Now blogging is my full-time job, yes I left my retail job of 15 years! I’m looking at ways to improve my WordPress site design. I want to make my blog look different from everyone else. I already have a gorgeous new blog header. So I’ve been researching other ways to get it noticed.
1. Customisable Theme
Making your WordPress site look more professional doesn’t have to be daunting! Start by defining your brand identity and getting to know your audience. This will help you pick a web design theme that really fits your vibe. Next, keep your site structure clear and navigation simple so visitors can easily find what they need. Speed is key, so make sure your pages load quickly to keep people engaged. Ensure your Web Design is accessible to everyone, including those with disabilities, by following web accessibility best practices.
When you first build a website through WordPress, you will find a default theme. Some of these are pretty good, but they have limitations on what you can do with it.
2. Choose a Typeface
Until I started blogging I didn’t know what a typeface was, or the difference between that and a font. If you didn’t know, a typeface is a collective name of a family of fonts. Ariel is an example. Whereas Ariel Bold, or Ariel Italic are fonts. So we choose a typeface because of its common aesthetic qualities. Then we refine it down to a specific font by setting its size, weight, style. Got it!
Image credit – Fontsy
So for your website, you will want to create your own individual look. This is where Fontsy comes in. You will need a font that suits you and your brand, your personality, and easy to read. This will help your reader connect with you. If you download a WordPress font plugin you can play around to get your unique website looking great. Fontsy is pretty cool. It lets you upload your own web fonts or you can choose from their free font library.
3. Choose a Colour Palette
It can be hard choosing a colour palette for your website and brand. Where do you start? Well, a good place to begin is to look at your content and logo. You can pick shades from an image and add these to your sidebar, footer, links, and menu bar. If you look at my blog header, I’ve chosen the blue shades for the menu, sidebar headers, and links. It gives the website a continual look. To increase your brand awareness, you can also use these colours over on your social media channels and newsletters.
4. Create a Custom Homepage
I’ve been looking at creating a custom homepage for this website and it’s on my list of things to do. A custom homepage will be the first page your readers will see when they discover your website. A good trick is to put a welcome video on the home page to introduce your brand to the reader – convert video to mp4 for this. You can use it to introduce your brand, what you are all about. It will contain ways to contact you by email or through a form, an about you section and of course your products and services.
5. Customise Your Footer
The default WordPress footer is a little bland. You need your footer to show your personality. A custom footer will include your logo, copyright notice, and a link to your privacy policy (if it’s not at the top of your website). You can make these amends through the footer widget, theme settings or a plugin.
Know When WordPress Isn’t For You
WordPress is a fantastic option for many, but there are instances where it might be best for you to look into other options. Sometimes other solutions will offer up more flexibility much-needed for certain businesses. For example, if you are building a commerce platform, many domain owners opt for headless commerce solutions. Headless commerce gives you full creative control for a much better customer experience. Even Amazon is headless! Not to mention Target, Nike and Lancôme. It’s always best to look into things and decide what’s best for your website and which solution will best support your ultimate goals.
You need your readers to trust you and identify with your brand. If you make a start with these 5 tips, you will improve your WordPress site design for the better.
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Great, easy to follow guide!
Hopeless at stuff like this – thanks for your input- always eaay to follow