WordPress
Tips & Tricks
The Website Guidance Committee (WGC) will be sharing helpful tips and tricks to make working with WordPress easier and more approachable. WordPress is a powerful and expansive platform, and our goal is to highlight key tools, features, and best practices that will help you confidently build and manage your site on your own.
Resource
WordPress.org is a great resource because it gives you tutorials, lessons, forums, and guides, so you can find answers and learn helpful tips along the way. It’s perfect for building your skills and confidently managing your own website.
Practice Site
We’re sharing the demo site to show what WordPress provides. It offers simple tools and beginner-friendly lessons to help you create and manage your site, learn the basics, and build your skills with confidence without affecting your club’s live website.
Resourse Page
Extend your WordPress experience with plugins! Plugins are like small apps that add extra features to your website, such as calendars, contact forms, or photo galleries. With over 62,000 free plugins available, you can easily customize your site and add the tools you need without any coding.
Keep Plugins Minimal
Plugins are great for adding extra features like contact forms, calendars, or galleries, but too many can slow down your site or cause conflicts. Start with only the essential plugins and learn what each does before adding more. This keeps your website fast, stable, and easier to maintain.
Use the Block Editor
Wonderblocks or Block Plugin
The WonderBlocks plugin is a visual tool that lets you add and arrange text, images, buttons, and other content in blocks. Each piece of content is its own block, so you can move things around easily without touching code. Experiment with WonderBlocks for headers, columns, and galleries to make your pages look professional.
Preview Before Publishing
Always Hit “Save”
Always use the “Preview” button before publishing pages or posts. This lets you see exactly how your content will appear on both desktop and mobile devices. It helps you catch formatting errors, awkward spacing, or images that don’t display properly before your residents see them.