Customization of WordPress to your needs

There are many different ways to create a website, and one of the most popular methods is to use the WordPress content management system. WordPress is suitable for many purposes and is also popular because it can be further customized to suit your needs. Plug-ins and themes make it easy to make your wishes come true. But how does it work exactly? And what is important to change? And what is better to leave as it is? We will cover this in more detail in this blog post.

WordPress is the solution for many businesses and individuals. With a low barrier to entry, it's easy to create a website with a little bit of homework. However, to make your website a bit more, it is necessary to extend WordPress a bit more. Too many extensions can not only result in a slower website, but also severely compromise the security of the site. So, think carefully about what you want from your website and how you want to achieve it.

What is important for your website?

Your website may exist for a number of reasons, such as to bring more visitors to your business. To attract more customers to your services or to inform, persuade or entertain people. Websites rise and fall on their content and how they present it. For many people who choose WordPress, the simplicity with which the website can be created and the ease with which content can be created for the website is key. WordPress was originally designed to make it easy to set up and maintain a blog without having to do a lot of coding. And the focus from the beginning was to make blogging, or writing, as easy as possible. They did this first with a popular editor that was popular for a long time and still is. And now they're doing it with an even more visual editor. Old veterans still prefer the old editor, but the majority of new users won't want anything else.

However, with WordPress you have the choice of how you want to create the website or build the content. You are still free to install the old editor or work only with HTML for your content. So decide what is important for your website and how you see your WordPress website.

What is your working method?

If you want to create your website in a certain way, it's also useful to look at your workflow. Are you someone who likes to write content for your website? Or do you prefer to outsource this? Are you good at creating images and graphics, or do you think a few stock images will suffice? With these decisions in mind, you can determine how you want to work and how best to set up your site.

WordPress, for example, can be customized with another editor or with a site builder directly from the front end. So it also depends on what you want, whether you just want to work with a front page of the website. Or will you also work with a full source of information. With WordPress, plug-ins and themes can be used to further customize the website to your way of working.

Extending WordPress with plug-ins

Extending WordPress with plug-ins is the most commonly used method. Many websites have numerous plug-ins installed that provide a variety of features. However, this can also lead to problems, because plug-ins are only as good as they are maintained and developed. It is possible that the plug-ins you have installed already have critical security issues. Therefore, it is important that you do your homework and check what you install on your website. Regular backups are also highly recommended for any website, as they ensure that you can always return to an earlier point in time on your website in case something goes wrong.

Plug-ins for WordPress hosting come in all shapes and sizes, with many different purposes it is possible to make your WordPress website work completely differently. For example, you can install a different text editor or add webshop functionality to your website. In this way, you can use WordPress for many different projects.

Customize WordPress layout with themes

Another great advantage of WordPress is that you can install themes that allow you to change the layout of your WordPress website at the click of a button. This way, you can be sure that your website will always look the way you want it to, as there are thousands of themes available. However, it is important that you choose a theme that is supported and updated regularly. Unsafe themes can cause a lot of problems on your WordPress website. The same goes for outdated plugins.

We hope that you will be able to customize WordPress to suit your needs. However, if you run into problems, you can always contact us. We can often point you in the right direction to make your website truly yours.