WordPress
WordPress is by far the most popular content management system in the world and we use it for all our projects and it gives us a wide range of website features:
- Easy to use interface which allows you to create unlimited pages and news posts
- Post content whilst you are on the go and keep an eye on your stats and website notifications
- Easy to build forms for newsletter signups, membership, job applications etc.
- Create customised layouts and page structures with any type of content
- Manage users easily with tiered access to determine content moderation permissions
- Share your website content directly to your social media accounts as soon as it is published
- All your media assets are organised for you and available to preview insert into any page or news post
Table of contents
Google and SEO friendly
Your website needs to be connected to Google so it appears correctly within search engine results. We will verify your website with Google’s search console and supply a website map to make it easy for Google to index as much of your content as possible.
Your website will also be configured correctly for SEO to give your content a much higher chance of ranking within search engine results. We can also help with Google My Business, a great way to get started with local SEO.
Content management
Keeping your website and its content up to date is vital to a continuing presence on the World Wide Web. Successful websites need to be updated, users and search engines need a reason to come back.
Our ongoing maintenance service covers the infrastructure required for your website to operate such as hosting, security certificates and spam protection. AND more importantly we also manage your content. This might include:
- Optimising and adding images
- Adding videos
- Creating new pages and news articles
- Creating additional pages for specific times of the year such as Christmas and Easter
- Keeping opening times up to date
- Group updates
WordPress app (Jetpack)
WordPress have developed the Jetpack app to keep you connected when you are on the go.
- Create and save posts
- Receive updates for activities such as new comments and subscribers
- Monitor your traffic
- Share on social media channels
- Browse the latest updates from your favourite sites
- Edit content offline and upload media from your phone’s camera roll
Third party integrations, additional website features
WordPress can integrate with many third party applications such as Mailchimp, Eventbrite, PayPal, Stripe, Just Giving, Ticket Taylor, YouTube giving you additional website features.
By integrating social media, streaming and booking services into your website your community can connect and interact more easily. Services, groups, fundraising, all your activities can be facilitated online.
- Advertise live streaming events and host the content afterwards, text video or audio
- Create donation buttons linking directly to payment apps or take payments on your website
- Display social media feeds directly on your website
- Keep group timetables and activities up to date, allow users to register interest and share online meeting details
- Use online chat tools to reach out to your community
- Integrate Eventbrite, Ticket Taylor or similar online event management services
- Increase your audience with automatic newsletter sign up
And much more besides, your website can become a hub for all the interactions you make with your community.
Responsive design
The term responsive websites has been around for a while now and generally clients are aware (and keen) on making sure their website ‘adapts’ to the device it is being viewed on. Google is also a fan and they take a mobile first approach when they index your website.
All our websites are responsive by default.
We also work hard to make sure that the look and feel of the website is consistent. This generally means starting with the mobile device and then working on expanding the display rather than decreasing it. And our own analysis shows (for our clients at least) that mobile usage is creeping up on desktop usage.
Average usage by device:
- Desktop 48%
- Mobile 45%
- Tablet 7%
And More…
Google Analytics, spam Protection with Akismet, security, hosting, support for updates and amendments, backups and Restoration, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificate. The list goes on, rest assured you will have all the necessary website features to be successful online.