dean 0 Report post Posted May 22, 2010 I just purchased WhiteHousePro and I'm slowly learning my way around. Most of my design experience has been in Dreamweaver 3 but I can get around a bit in code. I'm also new to Wordpress. Would you care to get me started off on the right foot? I want to set the site up for music, short-stories, poems and an occasional daily blog. I understand the blog but I want to make sure I use the proper pages for poems and short stories. I may have 30 or 40 of each--maybe more. I want the search and hierarchy to be easy. What is the best way to structure WHP for this type of content? I've been experimenting with it offline a bit here: http://www.deanhall.com/wordpress/ Any and all suggestions would be much appreciated. Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew 207 Report post Posted May 24, 2010 Would you care to get me started off on the right foot? Would love too.... Most of my design experience has been in Dreamweaver 3 but I can get around a bit in code. First step, IMO, is to stop using Dreamweaver and move to a solid text editor and install a local server (MAMP for mac, WAMP for windows, etc..). Edit code in the editor and preview in your browser. What is the best way to structure WHP for this type of content? There is no 'set' way to structure content. This is one of the challenges of web architecture. Every project is different. There are plugins for almost anything you can imaging though. I might organize each poem/story as a post on the blog and categorize and tag them accurately. The one key piece advice I have is this: You're site can't be simple enough; but it can easily become to complex. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dean 0 Report post Posted May 24, 2010 Thanks, Andrew. WHP is great! I'm getting around pretty well for a newbee. I'll take your advice--I really want it simple. Before I was experimenting with putting the poems and stories on separate pages. What advantage, if any, would putting them on a blog give me over a page? I think this might be settle everything and I can get started. Regards, dh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmunns 16 Report post Posted May 24, 2010 With blog postings you can categorize like poems and order them chronologically down a page as well. You can also have people comment on it when it is part of the blog Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dean 0 Report post Posted May 24, 2010 Thanks for the help. I'm looking forward to digging in. ~dh Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
