How I’ve Set Up WordPress
Written on March 12th, 2008
Each and every time I’ve attempted to start a blog I’ve used WordPress. The ease of installation and usability of the CMS really sets it apart from most other software out there. It has come a long way since I last used it - there are now more features, themes and plugins than ever before, which is always a good thing.
I like minimalism, so as you can see I’ve opted for a very clean theme. I’ve modified the width slightly and changed the font faces from the “out of the box” defaults.
I took an hour or so to browse through the WordPress plugins directory and honestly not a lot took my fancy for my goals here on this blog. The plugins I’m running are purely functional in purpose:
The SEO Pack has some nifty features. WordPress by default does not include any keyword or description meta tags (which I find quite puzzling), so this is the first thing SEO Pack sets about fixing. It also offers you the complete ability to play with the format of various areas of the site such as post titles, page titles and description formats, as well as the ability to inject custom meta tags and play around with noindex/nofollow settings too. My favorite feature is being able to add keywords and descriptions per post too. I definitely recommend this plugin.
WP Lightbox automatically adds a very nifty preview-like functionality to images added to posts. If you scroll down a little and look for some bike pictures and give them a click, you’ll get a demo. I think it makes a big difference.
Filed in: Development, Life.
