Expression Web 2 Meets WordPress
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So the Reader’s Companion Site is slowly taking shape. Powered by WordPress and custom designed using Expression Design and Expression Web 2, the site showcases many of the tools and techniques taught in the book including the hidden text sliding doors buttons on the top of the page, advanced positioning and dedicated individualized styles for different sections.
Feel free to rummage around the CSS to figure out how everything fits together. And if you have any questions I’ll gladly post them and the answer right here on the site. Think of this site as a further learning tool and a stepping stone further into the world of web design.
Like I said, this site is powered by WordPress – the best and most popular free blogging platform out there. For many the thought of having to re-design a blog from scratch seems like a daunting task. Others can’t get their head around the fact that just because a site is running on WordPress doesn’t mean it has to look like a blog. Hopefully this site will serve as an example and show you that a blog really doesn’t have to be a blog.
Expression Web 2 is the perfect tool to dissect and redesign themes for blogging platforms like WordPress. If you want to learn how to do this, swing by my official blog where I discuss blog design and the concept of WordPress as a CMS (Content Management System).
