There is a wide array of available widgets that offer pre-built styling for different purposes – sliders, image galleries and more. Scroll through this page to see examples of what can easily be implemented in any WordPress website.
There is one variation of an image carousel. You can have this in a number of formats, and when you click on any image the image pops up in a lightbox. In addition you can have captions that appear on the mosaic view upon hover.
This is an image slider. You can rotate a number of images and have them set to autorotate to a specific time. The images do not pop up in a lightbox however. If you use square images you can set the default background color to fill the image container.
Accordions are expand/collapse sections which are perfect for frequently asked questions and more information delivered in a web text format. Accordions save space and provide succinct information at a quick glance.
Put simply – a domain is the name your website resolves to. Let’s look at a few examples:
The internet consists of websites sitting on web servers. Each site is unique and has an IP address. IP stands for Internet Protocol. An IP address is a number that is unique to your web host (more below on web hosts, name servers and more).
TO put it simply – who wants to type a bunch of numbers into a browser? That’s where domains come in. It is a quick unique identifier of your website.
Of course there’s more to it. When you type your domain into a browser – the internet needs to find the exact webserver that hosts your website files to deliver them to the user. So this is how it works. There’s a thing called DNS – domain name server. It’s this large inter-connected loop of name servers that pretty much translate your domain name to the exact web server your site is sitting on. Then, through the magic of the internet – your website appears.
It’s that simple – actually it’s not, but that’s why I’m here. I make technology simple. I handle the rabbit hole stuff, letting you focus on creating content and delivering that content.
Let’s take it from the top. I’ll use an example. My name is Suzanne and I want to build a website to promote my consulting business. So I start to look for a domain name, something unique, catchy, that people will remember. I come up with something I like. The next step is – is the domain available? For example I’ll use my domain. There are only so many Mark Koszyks in this world. Hopefully I’m the first one that wants to use my name as a domain.
What I do – and what I suggest – is determine a domain I like, and a few alternatives. I then go to any domain register (seeing as nothing is free in the world, domain registrars serve the purpose of helping you find an available domain – and claiming it for your use). Going back to my example of “suzanne.com” – any registrar tells me this is not available. So, remembering my suggestion of having a few alternatives – I go to plan B. That might be “Suzanne-Consults.com”, or something else. When I find one I like – I buy it and I’m on my way.
The last thing is what is called the top level domain. More below on that below.
Website addresses end with .com, or .org, sometimes .biz. What’s up with that?
These are what are called top level domains. For some more detail you can click here
But the bottom line on this – while Suzanne.com might not be available perhaps “Suzanne.org”, or “Suzanne.info” might be.
So if you’re looking for the RIGHT domain – don’t get stuck on the .com, think out of the box and if a .org works it’s worth looking at.
HTML stands for HyperText Markup Language. HTML is the standard markup language for describing the structure of web pages.
Bootstrap is a sleek, intuitive, and powerful front-end framework for faster and easier web development. It is a collection of CSS and HTML conventions.
WordPress is a open source content management system. 38% of the world’s websites are built on WordPress. Like this one. So perhaps it has it’s limitations, and for a web developer it kind of sucks. But it works, and for you I can build you an awesome web presence for about $1000, give or take.
This is a parallax section. The image is fixed and the content scrolls over it. It doesn’t work on mobile but is a pretty slick presentation on a desktop
A Flip Box is a section that flips upon hover, the content is unique for front and back. This can be used to ask questions and then answer then on the back side.
A Testimonial Carousel is used to feature reviews and testimonials. It can feature numerous testimonials and they can be automatically rotated or manually cycled by using arrows.,
This is a fast easy way of inserting quotes. Since this is a section I can apply a background color to that section. To that end I can add background colors to any section.
This is a blockquote widget.
The video widget can use self-hosted videos or can call to YouTube for videos hosted there. The example video below is a random video I found on YouTube.
This animated headline is sure to get one’s attention. This style is not for everyone but in case you like it – it’s available.
Just another way to present an image gallery. This one has a nice presentation when you click on any image.
Forms can be imbedded on any page or in a popup window (also known as a modal). Forms can be configured to send the inquiry data in an email format to any recipient. Form data can also be saved in a database by using a paid plugin. Forms do require some SMTP connectivity to be configured so emails are delivered. The below is a simple form but additional fields can be added, ReCaptcha can be added to eliminate spam submissions, and the button label copy can be customized.
Google Maps can easily be integrated using Google Map data for anywhere in the world.
Get your visitors to act by calling them to action!
Add your main (top) or Footer menus anywhere you want if you’re so inclined. Do note this doesn’t work that well with drop-down menus like this example without some manipulation. Also the background color of the menu dropdowns is globally controlled so it needs to be the same as the original (in this case it’s the top nav).
