8 Tips for Designing WordPress Websites

8 Simple Tips to help designers and developers when creating a website. This was part of the 5 minute lightning talk for the WordPress London Meetup Group on 14 May, 2014.

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1. 8 Tips for Designing WordPress Websites Presented by Ngaire Ackerley @ngaireackerley
2. 1. Use White Space Let content breathe
5. 2. Limit number of colours Let images bring in additional colour
8. 3. Limit number of fonts Use ones that complement each other
11. 4. Be consistent Keep flow and brand, avoid jarring
14. 5. Carefully consider
16. 6. Put important content in easy to find places Consider headers, sidebars and footers
20. 7. Guide the user’s eye What order do you want content to be seen in?
22. 8. Remove clutter Less is more – get the message across
24. Thanks! ngaire@designack.com designack.com | kiwifootprints.com | lbdesign.tv @ngaireackerley