Well, WordPress was a lovely little bow on top of our CMS adventure! With using traditional, physical, and archival materials we set up our exhibits but it feels so long ago. How time flies! WordPress has always been very reliable in allowing us to enter all of the info we want and add tags, categorize, and organize media. Having all the content organized into a blog format kind of makes reading all the information easier and a lot neater. It’s also very user-friendly, so if you aren’t well versed with Omeka’s system or you’d prefer to refer to all the material outside of a timeline format, WordPress is the platform for you!
So far, what I’ve enjoyed the most about WordPress is that it’s allowed me the option to play with the idea of using a formal versus an informal voice. When it comes to exhibit building, the tone of voice used is key; for example, if I were to write label copy that uses a writing style that is too formal and/or specialized, then my exhibit risks alienating the general audience. The inverse of that example would be using a writing style that is too informal, with which comes the risk of sounding unprofessional and quite possibly insulting the audience’s intelligence. Continue reading “CMS #3: WordPress”
In our third stop on our digital adventure, we worked with WordPress. Using WordPress for our objects has been interesting and a welcome CMS as I know how to use it. I have used it for years for classes, some jobs, and personal blog posting and photography keeping.
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Projects:
Project 1:
https://twitter.com/RITmuse/status/916377751657107456
Project one I was not sure what to think about but did I enjoy myself. I really enjoyed having to to the research about my topic, I had fun designing the cases, and I really had fun working with our class. My only problem was that I had to work on my own a lot and it was a bit of a scramble for materials at the end. But I am glad I was able to do this project. It really helped me understand what Metadata is and what goes into making an exhibit. Overall it taught us the innerworkings behind exhibits and exhibiting, and introduction to metadata, and to think about the visual setups behind putting together an exhibit.
Project 2:
Omeka.net
Project two was difficult but also fun. Working on Omeka, Drupal, and WordPress was an interesting venture. Overall I ended up liking Omeka and WordPress more because they were a lot more user friendly and easier to navigate. This project helped me better learn Metadata and how it works, How to build a good website both for online exhibitions and information, and helped me explore what is out there to work with.
Project 3:
http://agreenthumbandaproblem.omeka.net/
I think this was my favorite however. It really helped me throw myself into my work during a bad situation and focus on something I really enjoyed. Exploring how to work with Omeka was fun and (incidental learning) I ended up teaching myself some HTML in the process! I got a lot better at metadata by this point as well. This project helped us look into things that were important to us and set it up like an online exhibit. This helped the class prepare for if they had to make an actual online exhibit and how they would do so.
Ever since 2011, I’ve always wanted to have a website. It didn’t matter what kind of site is was, but I just wanted a website. Although I never thought about having a blog site, I very much so enjoy WordPress. It’s a great way to publish my thoughts and write about history. Because I intend to work in a museum, I figured I’d start my museum career with a website dedicated to my exhibitions and artifacts found in this class.
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