Posts by Susan Metoxen
Search Engine Optimization with Yoast
What is search engine optimization? Search Engine Optimization, or SEO, is the process of making your website come to the top of search results. When you create a new website, the next step is to get website visitors. There are three ways to do that: Option 1. Tell potential visitors about your website; for example,…
Read MoreHow to Add Content with the WordPress Block Editor
In this article we will learn how to add and edit a WordPress Post (Article) with the Block Editor. You need access to a WordPress website in order to go through the steps in this slideshow. In my college courses, I provide access to students to a WordPress website, WebDevPortfolios.com. If you are in one…
Read MoreWordPress 101: Logging In, the Dashboard, Editing, Themes, Plugins, and Customize
While WordPress is easy, it isn’t at all intuitive. This article describes at a high level some WordPress concepts that you will need to master as you learn WordPress, including how to login and navigate to the dashboard, how to edit a post, how themes and plugins work, and how to edit your overall website…
Read MoreHow WordPress Works
If you only know the web languages, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, it can be challenging to wrap your head around how WordPress works. With HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, you create and publish files to a hosting server. With WordPress, the website content and settings are not stored in the website files. Instead, the content is…
Read MoreWhy are most websites made with WordPress?
As of this writing, WordPress powers 43% of the World Wide Web. And, of websites using a content management system, market share is 64%. Why are so many websites made with WordPress? This article explains why WordPress dominates the web development marketplace. A strong understanding of WordPress is critical for students of web development.
Read MoreThe Magic of Publishing Your Website
Linking the Domain Name and Hosting Plan with DNS Does publishing a website really take magic? To publish a website you need to register a domain name from a domain name registrar, and you need to purchase a website hosting plan. Once you have the domain name and hosting connected with the DNS, then you…
Read More“What Should I Charge?”
If you are an aspiring web designer or developer, I recommend that you look for opportunities to work on websites to build your portfolio. Perhaps you find a family friend that needs help with their website. Perhaps you hear about a possible internship. At any rate, you have found a possible client who needs your…
Read MorePrice Promotion Options with WooCommerce
There are many free price promotion options with WooCommerce, the plugin that is used in combination with WordPress for e-commerce. With WordPress and the WooCommerce plugin you are able to run an e-commerce website at a very low cost. WordPress and WooCommerce are both free. Without adding paid plugins to WooCommerce, you can run the…
Read MoreDon’t Make Me Think Discussion Questions
In the Web Design course I teach at Saint Paul College we read Don’t Make Me Think, Revised (3rd Edition)* by Steve Krug. I searched the Internet for existing study questions and failed to find them. Hence, I will be writing my own discussion questions. I hope you find these discussion questions useful. If you…
Read MoreGetting Started on a New Web Design
When I am working on a new website, it sometimes can be hard to know how to get started on the design. I start by looking at competitor websites and I ask my clients to send me links to websites that they like. While not everything is done exactly in the order below, the process…
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