Customizing My Website Theme

For this lesson, I had fun updating my San Miguel Pottery Land website with new colors, images, widgets, and menus. I learned a few new things along the way, and I'm finally starting to see my website come together!

My Website Theme

I looked through a few different WordPress themes before deciding on Blocksy for San Miguel Pottery Land. I wanted something fun, colorful, and easy to customize, and Blocksy seemed like the best fit for what I had in mind.

My Website Security and Users

I learned why website security is important and some of the different ways I can protect my WordPress website. I also learned how WordPress user roles can control what different users are allowed to do on a website.

Why Web Accessibility is Important

I learned why web accessibility is important and how small changes can make a website easier for more people to use. This is something I want to pay more attention to when building a website in the future.

Blast Off with Jetpack

I have learned how to manually install Jetpack and more about where plugins are stored in WordPress. I also learned about some of Jetpack's features and how they could help my website.

External Storage and File Sharing

I learned why having external storage is important for my WordPress website and how it can keep my backups safe. I also learned about some of the different options I can use, like Dropbox, Google Drive, and OneDrive.

What I learned about Plugins

I learned how WordPress plugins can add different features to a website and why it is important to choose safe and trusted plugins. I also learned how plugins like Smush can help improve my pottery website.

The art of San Miguel Pottery Land

Take a look inside San Miguel Pottery Land and discover the pottery, wall art, decorations, and unique New Mexican and Mexican-inspired pieces that make the shop special.