50 of the Best Church Website Designs

Published March 17th, 2008 in Galleries, WordPress - 266 Comments

As far as web design is concerned, churches have come a long way in recent years. It wasn’t too many years ago that most church websites were several years behind the times. Apparently a growing number of churches today are recognizing the importance of their web presence.

This gallery isn’t only for those who design church sites; these examples are excellent sources of inspiration for any design project. Many of them involve excellent use of color, images, and graphics that draw attention right away. In addition, most church sites have a lot of content that needs to be displayed and easily navigated. The layouts and methods used here can be applied to other projects with similar requirements.

Here are some of my favorites. Let me know which ones you like in the comments.

Stonebriar Community Church

20 Specialty WordPress Themes

Published February 11th, 2008 in WordPress - 112 Comments

One of the primary reasons that WordPress is the platform of choice for most bloggers is the incredible variety of themes that are available for its users. With thousands of existing free and premium themes to choose from (and plenty of designers willing to create custom themes), there is no need to settle for a one-size-fits-all solution.

There are a growing number of specialty WordPress themes available that have been designed for specific industries or for specific types of websites. These specialty themes in combination with the CMS capabilities of WordPress provide businesses, website owners, and bloggers new and improved opportunities to quickly and easily build and manage an effective website with substantially lower costs than just about any other option.

Premium WordPress Themes and Plugins: Making WP a More Valuable CMS

Published January 11th, 2008 in WordPress - 34 Comments

Earlier today there was a post published at Smashing Magazine titled Premium WordPress Themes: Are They Here To Stay? The article looked at some of the leading premium themes that are available and posed some questions to readers: Have you ever considered releasing a premium WordPress theme? Would you consider using one? How much would you spend? They also asked if it’s time for premium WordPress plugins. I’d like to take a moment to respond to these questions, particularly the last one, because I feel this is a topic worth discussing for designers and WordPress users alike.

40 Resources for WordPress Theme Designers

Published November 20th, 2007 in WordPress - 50 Comments

If you’re looking to learn more about design websites, please see our post Learn Web Design for plenty of resources to help your educational pursuit. One of the reasons WordPress is the most popular blogging platform is its theme system. WordPress allows its users with almost unlimited design options when modifying or designing themes. This [...]

Improve Your Look with a Customized WordPress Theme

Published September 13th, 2007 in WordPress - 18 Comments

One of the features of WordPress that is most appealing to bloggers is the theme system. With WordPress you can find literally thousands of free themes, pay for a premium theme, or design one yourself. Most bloggers choose free themes for obvious reasons. However, it can be difficult to stand out from all of the [...]

How to Successfully Switch Your WordPress Theme Without Throwing Your Computer Through the Window

Published September 5th, 2007 in WordPress - 53 Comments

A few weeks ago I re-designed this website, which meant also re-designing the WordPress theme. I’m sure many of you have also gone through the process of changing themes, and it can be quite frustrating. Fortunately, I had some experience with this process on a smaller blog before, so I was prepared for the potential [...]

Top 10 SEO-Related WordPress Plugins

Published August 21st, 2007 in WordPress - 56 Comments

The quality and quantity of available plugins can often influence bloggers to choose WordPress when setting up a new blog. However, sometimes the huge number of plugins can become confusing and frustrating. There are several very good plugins that have been developed to enhance the search engine optimization of your blog. Here are 10 of [...]