WordPress can be very convenient and low cost way for posting a blog or a business web site. It is easy to bring online and has security included.
The pictures below are from my restaurant website project. I picked a theme that had eCommerce included, restaurant features, not one that other students picked in my class, and allowed CSS modifications.
Snack HangouT Restaurant Project
Nice features
- media library – easy to access and store your images with its attribution
- plugins for galleries, contact forms or restaurant menus
- block options like lists, accordions, images
- easy blogging
Difficulties
- Limited style options in the header. Difficult to insert large logo on the left or right side of the website name.
- Could not easily put picture on the side of an image.
- Had to use CSS to format
- Hard to reproduce a complicated design
Various WordPress screens from my project are shown below. I used CSS for formatting many of the headers font size and color, font family style and line-height of paragraphs (due to squished text). The WordPress header formatting was used but was difficult to get the logo and Site Title positioned nicely. I would of liked a smaller header section with the logo on the left of the Site Title.
Setting up the Header Section
Using CSS to format
Set up Category Colors
Overall WordPress enabled me to create a website using my content and images. I did opt to use CSS to improve readability. In conclusion, I would recommend WordPress for creation of a maximum of four page website.
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