Web Design FAQs: Can I have any Control over the Layout

This is the first web design FAQ; questions we are frequently asked when discussing projects with clients.

Q: Is There Anyway We Can Control the Layout after you Design our Website?

A: Yes.

WordPress started out as a blog, but with the ability to have a static homepage and blog index of recent posts on another page, and a host of other features implemented in various updates, WordPress is now a fully fledged, and fully capable content management system.

It has almost always been possible for developers to create themes that could be modified by the end user through the front-end control panel (wp-admin). From custom header images, the customisations became more and more advanced with themes like Thesis allowing the user to customise navigation background colours, number of columns, the width of those columns, all fonts, and practically every other aspect of the design aesthetics.

But it has just gotten easier. WordPress has just added custom theme API’s allowing developers to hook into the admin system and make their themes more customisable with half the work and code. When you don’t have to burn out your brain writing reams of code to make a simple customisation possible, it leaves a lot of brain power left over to put to creating even more complex flexibility in your design.

What this means is that those people who want control over the layout and look of their site can now have a site for a lower cost, that will either be as customisable or more customisable than a more expensive site a few years ago. More features, more flexibility, less dosh.