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The WordPress Admin Dashboard User Experience

The WordPress admin dashboard is where users manage a website’s content. It’s important to make sure this dashboard is easy for content creators, managers, and publishers to use. If it’s confusing or cluttered, they might not want to use it, and the site could suffer as a result.

One way to improve the dashboard is by creating templates for different types of content, so users have a clear starting point. Simplifying the main dashboard landing page by showing only the most frequently used options can also help. Additionally, organizing the sidebar and limiting unnecessary choices or actions for different user levels makes the process smoother.

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Behind NASA’s Web Evolution: WordPress, Block Editing, and the Solar Eclipse Traffic Surge

Lone Rock Point’s Stacy Holtz and Gary Kovar were guests on the 100th episode of the Gutenberg Changelog podcast, where they discussed NASA’s migration from Drupal 7 to WordPress and the block editor. Moving NASA’s content was a huge task, especially since some parts didn’t fit with the new design system. Andrew Norcross led the migration, which involved reorganizing content and dealing with outdated or duplicate information.

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Atomic Design Systems and WordPress

Atomic design is a bottom-up methodology that breaks down web design into smaller elements. The smallest components are “atoms,” which form “molecules” when combined, and these molecules come together to create “organisms” that represent templates or pages. This approach simplifies complex designs into manageable parts while maintaining a cohesive structure.

In WordPress, the Gutenberg Block Editor aligns with atomic design by using blocks—such as paragraphs or images—that serve as atoms or molecules, creating flexible, reusable components for building dynamic and user-friendly websites.

NASA sites built by Lone Rock Point win Webby Awards
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NASA sites built by Lone Rock Point win Webby Awards

Last week, NASA was Webby Awards the newly revamped www.nasa.gov and for the NASA+ streaming service, plus.nasa.gov Lone Rock Point, along with several other dedicated teams, was contracted by NASA to redesign and rebuild the www.nasa.gov website, with an aim to modernize and increase its accessibility. Following the successful redesign, Lone Rock Point continued its…

Unpacking OMB M-23-22 to Build the Next Generation of Federal Websites
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Unpacking OMB M-23-22 to Build the Next Generation of Federal Websites

Every day, Americans spend an average of 4 hours 25 minutes on their phones. Social media and eCommerce sites have perfected the user experience, delivering seamless, tailored content to the individual. However, when it comes to government websites, users encounter a starkly contrasting experience: out of date designs, a sea of information, and a lack…

WordPress VIP 2023 Partner of the year badge
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WordPress VIP honors Lone Rock Point as its 2023 Partner of the Year

Lone Rock Point is honored to be named WordPress VIP 2023 Partner of the Year. This is the latest milestone in a long standing relationship between Lone Rock Point and WordPress VIP. A relationship that dates back to 2018 when we began helping them with public sector strategy and evolved when we joined the VIP…

Behind-the-Scenes Look at Content Migration for NASA
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Behind-the-Scenes Look at Content Migration for NASA

To say NASA has a lot of web content would be quite the understatement. Being one of the first government websites to come online, they’ve amassed almost 20 years worth of content. This also meant 20 years of different content management systems (CMS), image managers, re-platformings, fixes, and conversions. Even a complete and full migration…

Screenshot of NASA's WordPress website with welcome message
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NASA’s Flagship Website Launches on WordPress

Last Thursday night, on September 28, Lone Rock Point reached the latest and most critical milestone to date in supporting NASA’s Web Modernization program by launching a new version of NASA’s Flagship website, www.nasa.gov. This is the climax of 18 months of active web development, data migration, and content building. Eighteen months that followed a…

WordCamp US 2023 Recap
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WordCamp US 2023 Recap

WPVIP Government Summit Our WordCamp week actually started the day before WCUS officially began and it started as an evening full of learning and connection. First, we had the pleasure of attending the WPVIP Government Summit at the Washington Hotel in Washington DC. This was a great opportunity to meet other government organizations using WordPress…