Canvas: WordPress Website Design Project
Procedure for developing your personal Website on WordPress – updated.docx
Please watch the assignment video at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V_QvuiO4X_Qd4qSm8AwYAP4e_7qnvWnK/view?usp=sharingLinks to an external site.
The Website Design (e-Portfolio) Project should be completed at the Website http://www.wordpress.comLinks to an external site.
A tutorial on how to use WordPress in creating a personal website is at https://en.support.wordpress.com/using-wordpress-to-create-a-website/Links to an external site.
Two good examples of personal websites can be found at https://houstontthompson.wordpress.com/Links to an external site. and https://marianhollis.wordpress.com/Links to an external site.
Your web design should look like the sample given above and consist of four (4) required pages as follows: Home page, About page, Experience page, and Contact page.
Home Page:
- Have a working navigation bar (the links to other pages, such as Home, About, Experience, Contact, etc.)
- Show your full name in large font.
- Include a photo of yourself.
About Page:
- Have a working navigation bar (the links to other pages, such as Home, About, Experience, Contact, etc.)
- Include a photo of your family or your campus life. (If you don't have any digital photos to use, borrow a digital camera from the CIS secretary and take some pictures yourself.)
- Have at least one paragraph (100 words minimum) of text introducing yourself.
Experience Page:
- Have a working navigation bar (the links to other pages, such as Home, About, Experience, Contact, etc.)
- Use the Entry Level Resume you have created in the MS Word assignment. Copy/paste your resume (the text of the resume itself, not a hyperlink to the file) to this Experience page.
Contact Page:
- Have a working navigation bar (the links to other pages, such as Home, About, Experience, Contact, etc.)
- Include another photo of yourself.
- Show your e-mail address and make it an active link.
- Create appropriate links to your Facebook, Twitter, and Blog pages.
Some resources on using WordPress:
Learn WordPress Guide - https://learn.wordpress.com/Links to an external site.
The Learn WordPress Guide includes 12 topics: (Make sure you read the last topic "Get a Homepage" before you start working on your website project.)
- Get the Most from WordPress.com
- Get Going Fast: A Checklist
- Get Started
- Get Comfy
- Get Personality
- Get Configured
- Get Published
- Get Flashy
- Get Connected
- Get Mobile
- Get Lingo
- Get a Homepage ( https://learn.wordpress.com/bonus-round-get-a-home-page/Links to an external site. )
How To Create A Website (Not A Blog) With WordPress (11:52) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4ACxJS8_-ELinks to an external site.
How to Make a WordPress Website FOR FREE – 2016 (2:36:55) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nmZNfHZIEIinks to an external site.
It is mandatory that you submit your WordPress website address through this assignment link in Canvas. Enter your website address (e.g., https://yourname.wordpress.com/) in the attached textbox.
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