Shanta has spoken at more than 30 WordCamps, mostly in beginner and content architecture talks. She was a professor in Web Design and Development at Sheridan College for 5 years before joining Weever Apps Inc. in Hamilton, Ontario a year ago as the Customer Service Co-ordinator. She is now the Quality Assurance Supervisor, overseeing the QA Department.
She blogs at shanta.ca and can be found on Twitter @ShantaDotCa
Shanta will be speaking at 3:30pm on Saturday, July 13th in the Manotick room. She will also be running a workshop on Sunday, July 14th in the Rideau room. Her talk is entitled, Create a 3-page Website in 30 Minutes, and her workshop is entitled, How to organize your content through navigation and wayfinding.
Create a 3-page Website in 30 Minutes
With all the new changes to WordPress with Gutenberg, many people are confused.
I’m going to show you how to create your home, about and contact pages in 30 minutes using Gutenberg blocks.
How to organize your content through navigation and wayfinding
There is so much confusion about what types of things should be put on a page and what should be in a post. Static vs. Dynamic content is the best way to tackle this. An “About Us” page would be just that… A PAGE. If you are talking about something that is more time sensitive, then you want to do a post. Connected to this would be Categories and Tags. What are they? When creating a website, you can edit a menu to include not only pages, but also category archives that can create a more complete experience for small businesses. This is not just how to do it but WHY you should do it. This gives an in depth look at the justification for placement of content on your website and way finding.