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Wordpress customization

Posted on Tuesday, December 15th, 2009 by Jamie

Wordpress is a powerful, yet simple, blog management system which runs online. Installation and customization is simple, it can be skinned to look like almost anything and if you don’t have a design in mind there are hundreds of themes available. The license allows us to modify the templates as much as we like and does not even require we credit Wordpress… oh and its completely free!

This allows us to use Wordpress almost like a Content Management System with any custom arrangement of pages, categories, sub-categories and even our own custom static pages. In some cases we have stripped out what we don’t need and used it as a simple and effective feedback or latest news system.

But Wordpress is just as useful ‘out of the box’ it contains everything you need to set up and manage a successful blog and can be a great asset to your website, giving it an up-to-date feeling, while increasing repeat visits and improving SEO. There are thousands of plug-ins available for Wordpress which do a range of things from running automatic backups and basic security, to automatically updating your Twitter account and turning your blog into a photo gallery.

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Blog > Facebook

Posted on Monday, September 14th, 2009 by Jamie

Our Blog Web Dev Blog now links directly to Facebook (we already link to Twitter) all our blog posts will now appear on our wall.  Clever eh?

Welcome to WebDevBlog

Posted on Friday, December 5th, 2008 by Jamie

Welcome to Semlyen IT’s blog – WebDevBlog.

We aim to keep you up to speed about:

  • what’s going on at Semlyen IT – what we’re up to, and what we’re thinking about. Everything from reflections on running a technology company in York, to the new services we’re offering.
  • the latest interesting ideas for website design – should you believe the hype, or will the latest widgets really take your site into orbit? Our reviews will help you navigate the confusing world of web-development. (more…)
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