Session: A content modeling workflow for planning custom post types

Date: Friday, July 13, 2018
Time: 3:00 - 3:45 pm (CDT) (UTC-05:00)
Location: Simon Hall 122
Format: General Lecture Session

Session description

Custom post types are an essential part of the WordPress toolbox. These add-ons make updates easier for content managers, provide databases that help with content delivery and simply just allows for easy customization. These always represent a specific content type, but how much content modeling is actually done before the website development begins.

Whether approaching a redesign or brand new site, using a detailed content modeling workflow will engage both stakeholders and the design team in a content-first approach, as well as, save time and revisions at the end.

You'll learn the following:

  • How to identify separate content types and build a connected content model map
  • How to work with stakeholders to map each type to an audience and develop a list of attributes
  • How to work with the developer to turn those attributes into CMS fields
  • How to use content model worksheets and spec sheets to get content from stakeholders

Presenter

Amy Grace Wells

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Editorial Director, UX Booth

Amy Grace is a content strategist and UX designer with nearly 15 years of experience in higher ed, publishing and nonprofit. She holds master's degrees in higher education and user experience design and serves as the editorial director for UX Booth.

Her experiences include leading content strategy at University of South Carolina and Texas A&M AgriLife, where she directed content strategy, information architecture and social media for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and five state agencies. She served as an expert reviewer for “Content Strategy for WordPress,” published in 2015. Bragging rights include holding a sensei rank in karate and singing happy birthday to Muhammad Ali.

Sessions

  • General Lecture Session: A content modeling workflow for planning custom post types

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