Byte Technology

JANUARY 3, 2017

When it comes to designing, launching and running a WordPress site, there are so many critical elements to consider for achieving success, from stellar content to an easy-to-navigate theme and templates to keeping track of updates to plugins. Free WordPress Hosting. Shared WordPress Hosting. Is a free host the way to go?

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Byte Technology

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

For anyone who designs, owns, manages or administers a WordPress site, the importance of the “community” that surrounds the wildly popular content management system cannot be understated. Here are some good tips for tapping into this information-rich resource and becoming an active player in WordPress world. Check out a forum.

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Byte Technology

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Not so with the behemoth of the Internet, WordPress. Today nearly 75 million sites are constructed and managed on the WordPress platform—which first debuted in 2011—and there are some very good reasons why. Here are the top five reasons while WordPress is a no-brainer choice no matter the vision you have for your website.

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Byte Technology

DECEMBER 22, 2016

One of the hallmarks of the WordPress content management system is the ability to engage a user audience and create a back-and-forth conversation of sorts in the virtual world. Regardless of why a site doesn’t foster an active comment board, there are some quick and easy ways to change the issue.

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Byte Technology

DECEMBER 15, 2016

WordPress is an incredibly rich and multi-layered content management system, one packed with options and features that help it clearly stand head and shoulders above other platforms. That said, check out these seven helpful and easy-to-use features most WordPress users probably don’t even know exist. Hide and Seek. Sidebars Simplified.

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Qgiv

OCTOBER 12, 2021

About De’Yonté Wilkinson: De’Yonté is the Director of Site Builds at Cornershop Creative. He’s spent the last three years specializing in WordPress and conversion optimization, and is an active proponent of coding guidelines. Enter WordPress. WordPress is the most popular website builder on the internet, and for good reason.

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Top Nonprofits

JULY 1, 2022

You may be considering revamping your website by migrating it to a new system or creating a brand new site from scratch. Mobile responsiveness , allowing you to edit your site in the mobile view. Search engine optimization (SEO) tools to help your site pages rank on search engine results pages. Compare top platforms.

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NTEN

OCTOBER 19, 2011

As a user and developer of WordPress since 1.x If you want a really detailed look, please read the very exhaustive, recently released, updated Idealware report on OpenSource CMS , which includes Drupal, WordPress, Joomla and Plone. WordPress still has only two content types: Blog Posts and Pages. that aren’t one or the other.

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NTEN

JUNE 10, 2011

Consider how you can support more robust knowledge sharing. By providing your stakeholders with a dedicated place to share knowledge with one another, community building happens naturally. What is a knowledge sharing network? Knowledge is a lofty word. What are some examples of knowledge sharing networks?

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Byte Technology

APRIL 20, 2017

Have you ever wondered if there was a way to gauge and chart your user’s behaviors while they’re on your WordPress website? Essentially, the tools and programs for creating a heat-map build an “overlay” of your various site’s pages, and areas that attract more activity appear “hotter” than sections that experience low activity.

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Whole Whale

JUNE 23, 2022

If you’re sold on a microsite separate from your main website, here are some platforms that can help spin up a website: WordPress : Free open-source software that can be used for a wide range of websites, hosted solutions cost money. Once a campaign is over the site content needs to be updated or migrated. Sunsetting Microsites.

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Forum One

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Forum One worked with PacSci to redesign and develop their website in WordPress to highlight the museum’s post-pandemic reopening and connect audiences with their expanded slate of digital events and exhibits. The site offers an intuitive and high-performing experience across devices, with a smooth ticketing process and user-centered design.

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Tech Soup

DECEMBER 22, 2014

A staffer from a small library listed a few popular services — WordPress, Wix, and Weebly — adding that she worried she might regret her decision six months down the road. WordPress Pros and Cons. In this case, Yann and others described WordPress websites as easily transferred to other platforms. Migrating Your Site.

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Forum One

MAY 27, 2021

Forum One worked with the Vilcek Foundation and design partner Pentagram to launch the new vilcek.org, implementing designs in the WordPress CMS to create a responsive, accessible digital experience that tells compelling and engaging impact stories. . The Frist Art Museum. Excellence – Website for Cultural Institutions. Climatelinks.

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Forum One

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Forum One worked with the Frist team to reimagine, redesign, and develop a new museum website in WordPress, with the goals of creating an engaging digital presence that inspires cultural curiosity and brings visitors back time and again for new and enriching experiences. City Health Dashboard. Climatelinks.

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NTEN

JULY 28, 2010

Jeff Patrick, Common Knowledge. A whopping 86% of nonprofits say they have a presence on Facebook or another social media site according to the 2010 Nonprofit Social Networking Benchmark Report. . Should you be considering this important demographic when you redesign your site next time around? Why is this important?

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Bloomerang

DECEMBER 19, 2023

One of those organizations is the German American Heritage Center (GAHC), a nonprofit dedicated to preserving German heritage and sharing knowledge about the German immigrant experience. WordPress Platform overview: WordPress is a free, open-source CMS, meaning anyone can view and change the software’s code to suit their needs.

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Forum One

JUNE 8, 2022

Forum One has worked with EPA since 2012 to plan and implement a range of strategic, prioritized efforts to unify and optimize the Agency’s complex enterprise Drupal presence, encompassing hundreds of sites. History Assessments, designing and building interactive reports to explore NAEP data at the national, state, and district levels.

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Robert Weiner

JULY 20, 2013

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DNL OmniMedia

MARCH 24, 2021

Your nonprofit’s website serves as your organization’s home on the internet, so it’s understandable that you want to get your site up and running as quickly as possible. However, it’s not worth it to rush the project, especially if you fail to set a strong foundation and have to rebuild your site from scratch a few years down the line.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Customer service can be unreliable and slow to respond and if your site has been taken offline or data compromised in a cyberattack, and in either case, you are going to need fast-responding, knowledgeable customer service. Another benefit of premium website hosting is automatic daily backups of your website.

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Byte Technology

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

And when it comes to designing and running a WordPress sie—whether it be a blog, a money-making e-tail page or even a bit of corporate PR—getting the right image that grabs attention and keeps visitors interested and engaged is incredibly important for a successful website.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 12, 2011

For example, the Latin America Work Group’s website is www.lawg.org , but when the organization was setting up its profiles on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, “lawg” was not available on all three sites. Use a Square Version of Your Organization’s Logo as Your Avatar on Social Media Sites. Learn Basic HTML.

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NTEN

JUNE 23, 2014

Furthermore, across our multiple online platforms and websites, there’s little to no design consistency, and the transitions between the sites are clunky at best. Finally, and perhaps most glaringly, none of our sites have a real responsive design, making them difficult or impossible to access on a mobile device. Design triumph?

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

APRIL 3, 2024

If your website has been taken offline or your data compromised in a cyberattack, you are going to need fast-responding, knowledgeable customer service. Since then, our site has experienced zero downtime, no more bot email subscribers, and customer service is exceptional. Customer service can be unreliable and slow to respond.

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The MatrixFiles

MARCH 8, 2023

Some CMS systems have friendlier drag and drop authoring systems, while others require a bit or a lot of knowledge of CSS (cascading style sheets). As a company, we do website implementations in WordPress, which is an open source content management system, and Sitefinity, which is a Microsoft.NET based system.

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The MatrixFiles

MARCH 8, 2023

Some CMS systems have friendlier drag and drop authoring systems, while others require a bit or a lot of knowledge of CSS (cascading style sheets). As a company, we do website implementations in WordPress, which is an open source content management system, and Sitefinity, which is a Microsoft.NET based system.

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NTEN

JULY 14, 2011

Even if you're using a content management system like WordPress or Drupal, by incorporating APIs, you can further enhance built in app-like functionality to create a highly customized experience. Sites like PayPal, authorize.net , Network for Good, and FirstGiving offer payment and donation APIs to third parties to build applications on.

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Judi Sohn

AUGUST 1, 2011

When I was in the AT&T store yesterday, I heard at least two salespeople steer customers away from Android and towards iPhone the moment they asked a question that demonstrated a lack of technical/gadget knowledge. So many sites either assume you’ve already rooted the phone or tell you to come back when you have.

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Tech Soup

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

It requires technical knowledge to manage the site, forethought to work ahead, and people skills to track down information from ministry leaders. WordPress features theme-based template design. Consider making it part of a second phase or future budget year. Be Realistic. Sharefaith : No setup fee; $41/month for hosting.

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Care2

JULY 11, 2013

While I have close to two decades of experience in the nonprofit field and love to share my experiences and data, I’m lucky to be surrounded by such smart nptech folks who share their knowledge with me. Check out some of my favorite resources in the nonprofit space.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

JUNE 23, 2020

Innovation in online fundraising was driven by the release of new technology, such as email marketing services like MailChimp in 2001, the launch of WordPress ( a content management system now used by 44% of nonprofits worldwide ) in 2003, and social networking websites beginning with Myspace in 2005.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Several prominent nonprofits participated, including the Electronic Frontier Foundation, WordPress, Mozilla Foundation, Public Knowledge, Greenpeace USA, Sierra Club, Common Cause, and MoveOn.org. The Battle for the Net site lists some powerful stats like: Over 40,000 sites participated. How did it work? Pretty darn well.

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Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Naples, Florida: Return to Basics: WordPress Walk-in Clinic. So You Have (or Want) a Plone Site. Portland, Oregon: Secret Knowledge of Open Source. Tuesday, October 14, 2014. Guayaquil, Ecuador: The Guayaquil NetSquared Meetup Group Monthly Meetup. North America. Thursday, September 18, 2014. Tuesday, September 23, 2014.

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

AUGUST 7, 2007

August 7, 2007 I’ve been experimenting with the non-content centered social networking sites LinkedIn and Facebook for a while now. Truth be told, there is nothing on my LinkedIn or Facebook profiles that isn’t public knowledge, except who my contacts are. The content centered ones, like flickr, del.icio.us 3 KJ 08.09.07

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Neon CRM

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Neon Websites Wix Squarespace WordPress Weebly WildApricot GoDaddy Site123 Wired Impact Jimdo What Are Nonprofit Website Builders? Educational Resources: Prioritize builders that provide extensive educational resources, including knowledge bases, video tutorials, webinars, and community forums. All right, let’s get to it!

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Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology

MARCH 27, 2008

And, I guess truthfully, the blurb on my consulting site is kinda dry. I kinda thought that was surprising, but in thinking about what I write, I realize that people could get the wrong idea (or, more accurately, fail to get the right idea.) Gotta work on that. So, what do I do?

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