Wordpress

droptodesign

Hey all,

Over the lifespan of my business, I've accumulated a www website, a word press blog and smug mug that I use for my main web presence. Of course I have most of the main social media thingys too.

I checked with smug mug and they don't have a plug in play 'block' or ability to insert word press blogging into a smug mug page, so they suggested that I post here to see how others deal with blogging vs smug mug etc.

Any feedback or strategies would be great to hear. Thanks in advance.

denisegoldberg

I have matched the header of my blog (on blogger) with the header of my smug site. Links to both are in my signature.

For the amount of blogging I do it makes more sense (to me) to use a blogging platform as opposed to using pages on smugmug.

--- Denise

Hikin' Mike

I'm using the self-hosting version of WordPress to run everything (including a portfolio/gallery), but I also have a SmugMug site that I matched to my WordPress site. I created a sub-domain to run my SmugMug site.

My links are in my sig as well.

pabloconrad

I use custom CSS in Wordpress to match my SmugMug site. The menus, header, and design match with the exception of a white background on my blog for easier reading. The designs match and the URL shows you're on the same site.

I use HTML to embed photos from my Smug site into my Wordpress posts so when you click on one of the photos, it takes you to the gallery. This is also good as it shows my watermark as I can't right-click protect the images that are on my wordpress site..

It took about a week of reasonably hard work to get them to match, and then another month to fix minor issues.


Here they are:

http://blog.paulconrad.photography
http://www.paulconrad.photography

jerryr

Hi - I have worked with a lot of people who have use the same strategy.
Smugmug - main site - portfolio, client galleries and information pages (about, contact, services, etc...)
Wordpress (hosted) - blog - designed to match the SmugMug site for seamless integration and branding

Examples :
http://www.joffoto.com/
http://www.kamykphotography.com/
http://www.lindsaygoudreau.com/
http://www.jmastersonphoto.com/

THOnline

Nav in Sidebar
I noticed all of these use navigation in the header. I have my navigation bar in a left side bar (http://www.Tuffer.com). Is it just too difficult to sync up wordpress with a sidebar navigation?

Hikin' Mike

THOnline wrote: »

I noticed all of these use navigation in the header. I have my navigation bar in a left side bar (http://www.Tuffer.com). Is it just too difficult to sync up wordpress with a sidebar navigation?

No, you just need to find a WP Theme that has the left side nav.