Sarasota Web Design, 3d Animation, Video, Audio

Statistics released on June 21, 2011, show that WordPress is used in 63% of all websites using content management systems, commonly called CMS. Content management system distribution is calculated from the top million websites on the Internet. The CMS with the second place position among content management based websites is Joomla, but at a mere 10% it pales in comparison to the popularity of WordPress. This is a testament to the superiority of WordPress as an overall website CMS. WordPress has a simplicity that makes it very popular with end users, yet it’s potential for functional complexity is unlimited. WordPress web designers appreciate the straight forward templating system and the power to create virtually any web design from a WordPress website. Companies appreciate that WordPress is the most stable and up to date website CMS in the industry. And software developers reap the benefits of the WordPress open plugin architecture, allow anyone to program a custom website application that simply ‘plugs in’ to the WordPress core. WordPress was voted best website CMS in 2009 and 2010, and there is no doubt it will claim a Hat Trick in 2011.

Below is a chart displaying the current website CMS distribution ratios, with WordPress claiming the vast majority share of 63%.

Website CMS Distribution in Top Million Sites

Image courtesy of Built With Trends

Are you seeking a WordPress web designer? Razworks Sarasota Web Design has been developing professional websites with WordPress for five years. Visit Razworks Sarasota Web Design website at: http://razworks.com/web-design/ or call 941-685-8851

WordPress was voted Best Website CMS (content management system) for 2010, under the Hall of Fame category, which is reserved for software that has won the Open Source CMS Award at least once in the past. WordPress was voted Best CMS of 2009 as well. Two years in a row establishes a trend that much of the world’s web design community already knows, WordPress is the best website publishing system in the World. But don’t take a Sarasota website designer ‘s word for it. And don’t let the votes of the Open Source Awards sway your opinion, nor the other hundreds of thousands of website designers across the world who swear by WordPress web design. Instead, ask Yahoo why they use WordPress. Ask Sony why they use WordPress. Ask the New York Times, CBS, Pepsi, GM, GE, MIT, Intel, Best Buy, The U.S Army, The U.S. Air Force, Harvard University, The Wall Street Journal, National Geographic, Samsung, Ebay, Duke University, Delta Air Lines, Lexus, San Diego Zoo, Xerox, Fox News, The NFL, Nokia, Cornell University, The American Red Cross, Library of Congress, Forbes, Boston University, The Official Star Wars Blog, National Republican Senatorial Committee, University of Southern California, Network Solutions, MTV, McAfee, Fischer Price, Nikon, Blackberry, Nivea, University of Maine, Mozilla, Republican Governors Association, University of Arkansas,  Congressional Budget Office, Oregon State University, AMD, DC Comics, Wired, University of Toronto, Rackspace, ZDNet, University of Florida, Carnival Cruise Lines, Reuters, Anderson Cooper 360, University of Missouri, Larry King Live, Danielle Steel, University of Melbourne, Benjamin Netanyahu, Nancy Pelosi, University of Berlin, Charles Barkley, Ryan Seacrest, Sylvester Stallone, University of Calgary…. And that is just a small sample of the companies and institutions that are using WordPress web design to manage corporate, government and organization websites. So you can feel confident that WordPress web design will serve your website needs. Razworks Web Design Sarasota specializes in WordPress web design. Call Razworks today for a free Sarasota Web design consultation – 941-685-8851. Or click here to send Razworks a quick email.

WordPress web design customization can be a simple task for experienced WordPress developers. By simply adding function calls and filters to the active theme’s ‘functions.php’ file, you can perform just about any WordPress web design customization, to both the front end and backend of WordPress websites.

WordPress has a built in function for logging users in and out called ‘wp_loginout’. The default text displayed for this is ‘Log in’ and ‘Log out’ respectively. But what if you want your login link to display as ‘Sign in’ and ‘Sign off’ instead of the default ‘Log in’ and ‘Log out’? Add a filter to the active theme’s functions.php of course.

/**
 * Change login text
 */

add_filter('loginout','loginout_text_change');
function loginout_text_change($text) {
$login_text_before = 'Log in';
$login_text_after = 'Sign in';

$logout_text_before = 'Log out';
$logout_text_after = 'Sign off';

$text = str_replace($login_text_before, $login_text_after ,$text);
$text = str_replace($logout_text_before, $logout_text_after ,$text);
return $text;
}

Now upload the edited functions.php file, and when viewing the WordPress web design in a web browser, the ‘Log in’ text link will now display as ‘Sign in’.

In regards to website development, modern web design and content creation utilize a Web 2.0 philosophy comprised of a unified set of standards. Web 2.0 styled Internet websites have a standard set of default web pages, such as About Us, Contact Us, Customer Service, etc. Most Internet users are accustomed to seeing these default web pages, and often seek these web pages for establishing a company’s credibility prior to making a purchase.

A common web 2.0 web design practice is to optimize access to such default pages. Using the standard nomenclature for default web pages will help optimization efforts. Clients often request customizations to these pages, such as changing the title or removal from the primary navigation. For instance, in regards to requesting customer service, consumers are most familiar with the title ‘Customer Service’, therefore changing that title to ‘Customer Satisfaction’ or ‘Customer Care’ may not provide optimal results in regards to website navigation.

Torus geometry object

Let’s say Quality Auto Parts Inc., a regional auto parts dealer, personalizes some standard automobile terminology to help induce a unique corporate image. The owner of the company prefers the term ‘steering torus’ to ‘steering wheel’, and changes this term in all the company’s printed, broadcast, and electronic media. Neither of these terms are incorrect, and they both work well grammatically. However, most consumers immediately relate to the term ‘steering wheel’, almost at a sub-conscience level. The term ‘steering torus’ is not as familiar to a consumer because it is not used regularly by the industry.

Quality Auto Parts Inc. shortly after re-issues new versions of all their printed, broadcast, and electronic media with all instances of the term ‘steering torus’ changed back to ‘steering wheel’.

In respect to media and website usability, specific terminology is relevant. Design personalization is most effectively executed by customizing design elements such as graphics, fonts, colors, etc.

†A torus is a geometrical surface of revolution generated by revolving a circle in three dimensional space about an axis coplanar with the circle. Real world examples of torus objects include doughnuts, inner tubes, many lifebuoys, O-rings and Vortex rings.  Learn more about geometric objects such as the Torus.