Artist Website, Step by Step
Introduction and Examples
Before we get started with the tutorial I would like to answer a question:
Why Wordpress?
While I have listed other easy and inexpensive ways for artists to create online portfolios, I urge you to consider using Wordpress with a theme. Wordpress uses open-source technologies, is open-source itself, and is backed up by a generous, enthusiastic, [...]
Domain Name & Hosting
I am teaching a 2 1/2 hour class at Maryland Institute of the Arts on creating a website for students’ work. I decided students should use Go Daddy to buy the domain name and set up a hosting account. These are the students’ instructions.
Install Wordpress
In this tutorial I explain how to install Wordpress on GoDaddy. The goal is to create an online artist’s portfolio using WPFolio created by Eyebeam.
FTP and Upload WPFolio
Learning about ftping in Dreamweaver and then install some more files necessary for WPFolio.
Categories – Navigation Menu
First, an explanation of the function of categories in Wordpress and WPFolio and website navigation, then create the categories.
Galleries of Images
Learn how to create a post with a gallery of images. Finally. This is the reason for all the set-up.
Customizing the Menu Order
Easy Customization of the Navigation Menu
If the WPFolio Categories Widget and the Pages Widget don’t allow you to customize the navigation menu as much as you would like I suggest you use Menus Plus+. Read about it here, along with Keigl’s instructions. Or follow mine below.
Install Menus Plus+
In recent versions of Wordpress it is [...]
