WordPress (WP) is currently on version 3.2. My website is using version 2.8.6. It’s time for an upgrade. I figure, now is a good time to do some spring cleaning to the website while I’m at it.

I have a plan, and I think it’s a legit plan because I’m using Darren Rowse’s book as a reference. Not because I want to increase my blog’s traffic or become a famous blogger, but because I don’t want my blog to suck. So I enlisted some help from a Pro Blogger – indirectly, of course. I don’t actually know Darren Rowse.

I’ll share my website redesign plan here and work toward that goal. I’ll share things that I learn along the way, because sharing is what I like to do.

The Goal

Currently my blog is a mixture of blog posts about being an administrative assistant, pictures from my Facebook profile, and a calendar with my family’s birthdays on it. I want to move this website to a more public version of “Me, blogging.” If you search my name this website comes up first, so it should be an appropriate public introduction to who I am.

The Plan

1. Upgrade to WP 3.2 – I’ll need to back up my posts from this site prior to the upgrade. WordPress makes this simple for me with their Export tool.
2. Update Theme – There are literally thousands of WP themes to choose from. I am in love with my current theme, Notepad Chaos by Evan Eckard. I stumbled upon it a few years ago and I have yet to find a theme that I like better than this one. Fortunately, Evan offers this theme (and others) for free and also includes the layered Photoshop files. Evan rocks! Once I upgrade to WP 3.2, I’ll upgrade my theme to version 2.
3. New Pages – New pages will be: About page, Portfolio of my design projects, Bio page including my professional experience, and of course the Home page will be my blog posts.

Let’s Go!