by Admin on November 21, 2010
At Sumy Designs, we are regularly contacted and asked, what kind of site do I need? That’s a good question, because today there are many different options. As a way to answer this, I’ve created this flowchart to help clients find the correct answer.
Some sites require a lot of maintenance, so the decision needs to be made about whether you want to maintain it yourself, or if you want the site to be maintained for you. We do both types of sites and are happy to take on regular maintenance once a site has been completed. Knowing if you will have the time to dedicate to updating the site yourself is important. We find that often times people really want the flexibility to be able to update the site on their own, but then are just too busy to make those changes.
We offer two different types of websites – a custom designed site that we maintain for clients. If your site has content that won’t change frequently or you don’t want the hassle of updating it yourself, then this is the way to go.
Our other option is a WordPress content management system. This gives you the flexibility to update the site yourself easily from any computer.
What happens if I change my mind after my site is done, and I don’t have the time to update the site myself? No problem! We are happy to maintain a site in either form.
What if I chose a static site, but later decide I want to do a blog? No problem, we can add a blog to your existing site, either incorporating the current site into the CMS, or just setting up the blog as an add-on.
by Admin on November 13, 2010
I get asked this question a lot, so I thought this would be a good place to answer it. How does one upload a PDF and link to it in WordPress?
First, make sure you open the page or post in WordPress where you want your PDF to be linked.
Step 1: Find the Upload/Insert area above your formatting buttons. You have four options: Add an Image, Add Video, Add Audio, or Add Media. Click on Add Media.
Step 2: Click “Select Files” and find the PDF from your desktop that you want to upload, click “Select.”
Step 3: Once uploaded, you will see a “preview” screen like the one below. Give your PDF a title. The title are the words someone will click on to get your PDF. Check the Link URL box to make sure the URL appears there. That’s the location of your file. If it does not show a URL, click the “File URL” button and it will show up. Once you have your Title and URL, click the “Insert into Post” button.
Once you hit “Insert into Post”, you will have a link in your post like this one.
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Step Four: Once your PDF link is ready within your content box, just click the “Publish” or “Update” button to update your post or page. That’s all there is to it!
by Admin on November 11, 2010
When we got started designing for WordPress, it was only for blogging. It was becoming popular, and we wanted a part of the action. At the time, we were also doing e-commerce sites, static sites, and fully loaded content management systems.
Over the years, one of the things we discovered was that most of the content management systems are just too much for the average end-user. Clients who came to us wanting to update their own site were intimidated by the CMS, and more often than not, we ended up doing the maintenance for it after all.
During this time, WordPress evolved into a more dynamic content management system in itself, with all the features we wanted but the ease of use our clients wanted that enabled them to do their own updates without spending hours banging their heads on the wall.
More and more we’ve been developing WordPress for clients who want a great site, but want to do their own tweaks and updates. It’s powerful enough to do what we need it to do, but easy enough for novices to maintain their own content. WordPress as a stand alone content management. We love it!
by Admin on November 8, 2010
Our website has needed a major overhaul for some time. The problem we run into is that we put our clients first, and we’ve been so busy with our clients websites, that we haven’t had time to do our own. It’s not a bad problem to have, but it got to the point that we were embarrassed to show people our site. Finally, we knew something had to be done, and we made it a priority.
We’re still working on it, tweaking out bugs, etc, but we’re pretty happy with how it came out.
