Skip to Content
WordPress® All-in-One For Dummies®
book

WordPress® All-in-One For Dummies®

by Lisa Sabin-Wilson, Cory Miller, Kevin Palmer, Andrea Rennick, Michael Torbert
April 2011
Beginner to intermediate content levelBeginner to intermediate
908 pages
22h 37m
English
For Dummies
Content preview from WordPress® All-in-One For Dummies®

Changing Your Header Graphic

Creating unique header graphics is one of the fastest ways to personalize a site and make it unique. The header graphic is typically the strongest graphic design element. Positioned at the top of your theme, a header graphic often includes a logo or other information about your site or business.

Here are some elements you might include in your header graphic:

  • Business name or logo: This sounds obvious, but the header graphic is the prime way to identify the site. If you don't have a logo, this can be as simple as stylizing your business name, but your brand identity needs to be prominent and polished in the header graphic.
  • Profile photos: If it's for a blog, or an independent professional's site, say for a real estate agent, you might want to include a studio-quality profile photo of the person to help your site guests know who they're dealing with and to add a touch of warmth.
  • Taglines, important slogans, and keywords: Use the header area to tell your site visitors something about your site or business.
  • Contact information: If you're doing a small business Web site, including phone and address information is vital.
  • Background images: Be creative with the header image behind all this information. Use a pattern or graphic that matches your brand colors and doesn't distract attention from the vital information you want to communicate.

image Most new WordPress ...

Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.
Start your free trial

You might also like

WordPress® 24-Hour Trainer

WordPress® 24-Hour Trainer

George Plumley
Gaming Hacks

Gaming Hacks

Simon Carless

Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9780470877012Purchase book