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How to improve the appearance of your WordPress Website

I gave this presentation on December 12, 2017 for the WordPress KC Meetup which I’m an co-organizer for.

NOTE: All links in the slideshow are clickable.

Video Replay

 

 

Resource Links

Customizing Themes

  • www.wpbeginner.com/category/wp-themes
  • www.css-tricks.com/snippets/css/simple-and-nice-blockquote-styling

Designing Graphics and Editing Photos

  • https://www.canva.com
  • https://croppola.com

Colors

  • “Pixie” to find hex code for colors using eyedropper.
  • Find colors by using a color palette generators like
    • colorpalettes.net
    • paletton.com
    • coolors.co
    • colourlovers.com
    • color-hex.com
  • Learn about Color Psychology on colorpsychology.org and blog.kissmetrics.com/psychology-of-color-and-conversions.

How to use Chrome Inspector

  • www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/basics-of-inspect-element-with-your-wordpress-site
  • www.nutsandboltsmedia.com/how-to-customize-your-genesis-child-theme-with-chromes-inspector

Fonts

  • www.fonts.google.com
  • www.fontpair.co
  • Example of Typography: http://kissaskreations.com/typography/

Photos

Story of Green Pepper Photo:
“The $7,500 Blogging Mistake That Every Blogger Needs to Avoid!”
Read on: www.livingfornaptime.com/starting-a-blog/blogging-mistakes-to-avoid

Stock Photos – Paid Sites

  • www.istockphoto.com
  • www.shutterstock.com
  • www.bigstockphoto.com

Stock Photos – Free Sites

  • www.unsplash.com
  • www.visualhunt.com
  • www.pixabay.com
  • www.pexels.com
  • www.css-tricks.com/sites-with-high-quality-photos-you-can-use-for-free – Index
  • www.allthefreestock.com – Index of LOTs of free photo sites

Textures and Patterns

  • www.transparenttextures.com
  • www.thepatternlibrary.com
  • https://vector.me

Navigation

  • www.mashable.com/2011/12/08/design-navigation-bar

Layout

  • www.canva.com/learn/web-layouts

Mobile Responsive

  • See if your site is Mobile Responsive on https://search.google.com/test/mobile-friendly.
  • www.soulfulhustle.com/mobile-first-vs-responsive
  • www.godaddy.com/garage/design-mobile-first-use-responsive-web-design

Examples of Website Makeovers

  • http://kissaskreations.com/portfolio/website-makeovers/

Plugins

  • My favorite plugins: http://meetkarissa.com/plugins
  • WPKC Organizer’s from Past Meetup: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1fLz5IWGpYD1x5UQpqorElgIig7ck7EmSqpvQVcip0KE/edit?usp=sharing

Additional Resources

  • Beginner’s Guide for WordPress – www.wpbeginner.com

Psychology of web design:

  • www.thenextweb.com/dd/2017/11/08/psychology-web-design
  • www.webdesignerdepot.com/2010/05/the-psychology-of-web-design
  • www.3.7designs.co/blog/2012/08/10-psychological-principles-to-design-with
  • www.blog.kissmetrics.com/psychological-principles-converting-website

Logo Design:

  • www.howdesign.com/featured/how-to-design-a-logo
  • www.mashable.com/2010/08/23/business-logo-design
  • www.blog.scottsmarketplace.com/logo-design-tips

Learn CSS

  • www.csstutorial.net
  • www.learnlayout.com
  • www.lynda.com/CSS-training-tutorials
 

Need help with anything?

Karissa SkirmontI invite you to schedule a 15-minute help session.

Do you have something bothering you about your site? I will help you with one task, for free. If this sounds like a deal, just use my online scheduler below.
Looking forward to talking!
Karissa Skirmont

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I feel like I've won at the lottery! As a result of hiring Karissa, I not only have a logo and website that truly reflect my essence but I also have a strategic foundation from which future versions, as well as my online presence, will continue to be developed. Karissa is like a holistic web practitioner if you will. While collaborating, she listened attentively, researched diligently, and kept her nose to the grindstone until I was satisfied. Karissa is one of few people-focused, service-driven, and results-centred technical professionals out there. I highly recommend her services.

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