{"id":2347,"date":"2018-03-04T12:45:45","date_gmt":"2018-03-04T18:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2018.kansascity.wordcamp.org\/?post_type=wcb_session&#038;p=2347"},"modified":"2018-04-18T21:50:30","modified_gmt":"2018-04-19T02:50:30","slug":"karissa-skirmont-how-to-brand-your-wordpress-website","status":"publish","type":"wcb_session","link":"https:\/\/kansascity.wordcamp.org\/2018\/session\/karissa-skirmont-how-to-brand-your-wordpress-website\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Brand your WordPress Website"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/2018.kansascity.wordcamp.org\/schedule\">Saturday, April 14, 11am \u2013 Town Square<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The word &#8220;Branding&#8221; is used a LOT but what it really means to &#8220;brand your website&#8221;? After this session you will know how to integrate all the elements of your branding (logo, favicon, colors, fonts, typography, design elements, etc.) in WordPress to create a customized website without having to know a lot of code.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In this presentation, Karissa will cover&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Logos, Colors, Fonts, photos and design elements<\/li>\n<li>How to customize the theme<\/li>\n<li>What is a favicon<\/li>\n<li>What the H1, H2 etc tags are really for (hint: its not to make text bigger or smaller)<\/li>\n<li>Where to find royalty free graphics to use on your blog posts (and save yourself from getting a $7,500 demand letter)<\/li>\n<li>And more<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Karissa will be available in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/2018.kansascity.wordcamp.org\/community-support-lounge\/\">Community Support Lounge<\/a>\u00a0on Saturday at 3pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Karissa Skirmont<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kissaskreations.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/2018.kansascity.wordcamp.org\/files\/2018\/03\/karissa_skirmont.jpg\" alt=\"Karissa Skirmont | WordCamp KC 2018 Speaker\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>Karissa Skirmont tames technology for women entrepreneurs who are overwhelmed and tired of trying to figure it out by themselves. 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