• A slider on the Home page for easy navigation through the 4 main pages
• A feature whereby the company’s clients can add feedback or testimonials which are then displayed on the site
• A video demonstration of how the products function
• An Order Now call-t0-action graphic

This WordPress project was a redevelopment of an existing site to simplify management of the content by the owners.

Features include

• A slide show in the sidebar displaying the business centre’s facilities
• An interactive map on the Contact page
• Tabbed sections on the Pricing page to make navigation easier for readers
• Minor pages hidden for the main menu and linked to from the footer only

At the time of writing the site is in English only, but the site is built to accommodate others at the click of a button.

The number of different scenarios is what can lead to confusion: Moving from WordPress.com to WordPress.org (self-hosted); from one hosting company to another; perhaps to a different location on the same host; from one domain to another.

You may be asking yourself can WordPress be moved with zero down-time? Will I need to reinstall themes and/or plugins? Will visitors find my new WordPress site? Is the move a good time to upgrade WordPress to the latest version?

There is excellent documentation available from many sources to guide you through the moving process and answer your questions. The WordPress codex on moving WordPress is the first port of call. It is also advisable to consult the tutorials listed at the foot of that guide. [I have listed some more references at the foot of this post]

However, if you feel some of the technicalities are beyond your grasp or you simply couldn’t be bothered learning new skills Glic I.T. can help. The cost will be in the range of €30-€70 depending on the complexity of the move and what additional functionality you wish to add to your site during it.

Contact us for a quote.

Additional references: (Note: While all the below have the same, or similar, end result, each author has approached the process slightly differently)

• Weblogs Tools Collection
• Donncha O’Caoimh
• Joost de Valk

While I built the framework and the base design, the hard work was done by Dan and Elise. After only a two hour training session with myself (and a few follow up emails) they managed to master the job.

The site is built on WordPress with some carefully selected plugins to enhance functionality and some tweaking of the theme to render a viable content management system (CMS).

Down the line I will be helping Dan and Elise roll out the ability for supporters of the foundation to make donations and to purchase goods from their shop online.

Pop by and visit. You never know – you may just see a dog or cat in need of rehoming and fall in love.

Redeveloped on WordPress, the site is now fully managed* by the owners.

Features include

• Calls to action for donations and assistance
• Newsletter sign up
• Lightbox effects for images

Planned for the future are an ecommerce facility to sell the foundations own animal-care product line and integration with a third party online lottery sales system.

*Glic I.T. continues to assist with the maintenance and updating of the underlying software

Courses range from Computers for Beginners to the more advanced Web Authoring. The Institute is registered with the Further Education and Training Awards Council (FETAC) to offer programmes leading to FETAC awards in the National Framework of Qualifications.

All of the trainers, including myself, IT professionals with years of experience. (Yes, this is a shameless plug!)  Class sizes are limited to 10 so as to provide each participant with individual attention.

There is an Open Day today, August 22, for anyone interested in finding out more. Coming from the Naas direction, the Institute is on the right just before the Chinese restaurant – a three-storey Georgian house with plenty of parking spaces. See this map.

However it packs a lot of punch onto that single page

• Straightforward description in plain language of the product for sale
• Full contact details (including email that the site owner reads and responds to using mobile phone)
• Interactive map providing directions
• Well chosen words and phrases (and domain name) to assist the site stay high in Google searches

These are the type of questions I am asked over and over again. I can never answer.

Would you ask a builder how much they’d charge to build you a house? No. You would show them the plans. You would discuss the materials and what work, such as the kitchen, you’d like them do and not do. Possibly you would state your budget. And so on.

Once the builder understands your requirements they can draw up a quotation. The same applies to web development. Until I know what you want I cannot give you a price.

Ideally the first approach should be statement-then-question: Here is what I need. What would you charge me?

However, more often than not I find people do not know themselves what they want or need. That is not a problem. We can sit down and analyse your requirements, thereby defining the “here is what I need” statement.

Then the “how much does a website cost?” can be easily answered.

Features include

• A clearly defined menu structure
• Tabulated listing of available channels
• Contact form on the sidebar of all pages acting as a call to action (with options on how and when the enquirer would like to be contacted)
• A simple explanation of how free-to-air works and why it is free

• Built on WordPress it has a number of features that assist the councillor getting his message across.
• Tabbed content for quick access to updates, topics and useful links
• An About page with numerous links to more detailed information
• An automated feed from the local media with up to date news
• Lightbox enhanced images
• A tailor made banner depicting the Irish flag, the councillor, his party logo and the Kildare county coat of arms