Setting Up WordPress: A NUX Case Study
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The document discusses user experience challenges in setting up WordPress, highlighting common problems such as the difficulty of thinking like a new user and the subjectivity of a 'done' setup. It lists key setup components and the perceived difficulty level for users, revealing that tasks like installing themes and creating blog posts vary significantly in user performance. The text emphasizes collaboration in addressing these issues to enhance adoption rates.
Setting Up WordPress: A NUX Case Study
- 1. Setting Up WordPress: A NUX Case Study Drew Jaynes | #wceu
- 4. “A person’s perceptions and responses that result from the use or anticipated use of a product, system, or service.” UX
- 5. Ease of setup drives adoption.
- 7. Problem #1: Thinking like a new user is hard.
- 9. “Set it up”
- 10. Problem #2: “Done” is subjective.
- 11. “What was your first impression of the Customizer?”
- 12. “How important do you think X, Y, or Z setting is to the setup process?”
- 13. • Set title & tagline • Install theme(s) • Install plugins • Change colors • Header image • Background image • Create menus • Configure widgets • Setup front page • Write a first blog post • Create an About page • Configure time/date • Turn on/off comments • Create new users • Configure media
- 14. • Set title & tagline • Install theme(s) • Install plugins • Change colors • Header image • Background image • Create menus • Configure widgets • Setup front page • Write a first blog post • Create an About page • Configure time/date • Turn on/off comments • Create new users • Configure media
- 15. Set title & tagline: 8/10 users
- 18. Creating your first blog post: 4/10 users
- 19. Adjusting time/date settings: 2/10 users
- 20. Setting home/front page: 5/10 users
- 21. Welcome Panel
- 22. Experiments
- 24. Problem #3: Knowing where to start is hard.
- 26. Jetpack “Start”
- 27. Install + Setup
- 29. These are ideas, not solutions.
- 33. Let’s solve this together.