On fazd.tamu.edu, we found that in addition to the standard pages and posts, we had three distinct things: research projects, tools (the tangible items created during past research projects, like software suites or new vaccines), and people. These will become our custom post … [Read more...]
Content modeling for WordPress, part 2: functional and organizational requirements
In the first post in this series, I mentioned that, as you decide whether you need to create new post types, you should think ahead to the way your content will be displayed and sorted. Let's go back to Rachel Lovinger's A List Apart article on content modeling. … [Read more...]
Content modeling for WordPress, part 1: analyze content
In my recent WordCamp talks on content strategy, I've talked about content modeling in WordPress: how to analyze a site's content and break it up into new custom post types, fields, and taxonomies. I've gotten a lot of questions about it, so I'm going to spend six or seven long … [Read more...]