WordPress websites: Posting ideas

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Working with WordPress websites is easy, and as such, the expectation is that you'll be able to post more often. To make sure that posting stays fresh, here are some posting ideas that can hopefully inspire you!

General housekeeping items

• Crew additions: Welcome new crew members onto the site by posting their name, character information, and a quick message.
• Crew departures: Say goodbye to a cherished crewman by posting a notice about the crewman's departure, including how they are leaving IC, if applicable.
• Crew LOAs: Keep everyone up-to-date on who's around, and who's not by posting LOA notices.
  • Bonus: Keep a page with each crewman's status!
• Crew promotions: This is a "gimme," considering that promotions must be submitted to the Captains Council each month as part of the ship report. These promotions should be listed on the site immediately.

Real life crew-member events

• Baby births: We've no shortage of future members! Any time one of the crew announces that they, or their spouse has had a child, be sure to post any information you have!
• Birthdays: Drop a note in a post saying Happy Birthday to any crew-member on their special day.
• Weddings: Congratulate crew-members on their happy day.
• Education Milestones: Congratulate crew-members on graduation from high school, college, or grad school.

In Character events

• Baby births: Treat any IC births almost like they're OOC, by posting the parents and baby's name, as well as stats like birth weight, sex, number of antennae, etc.
• Weddings: Announce IC weddings/divorces.
• Sub-plots: Many crew-members carry on intriguing sub-plots which don't get featured in the monthly plot summary. Be sure to recognize their hard work and make mention of these sub-plots, when applicable.

Special OOC events

• Award recipients: recipients of awards from the yearly ceremonies should always be featured on the site.
• Writing Challenge winners: If a member of the crew has won, or come in second on the Writing Challenge, post their name, a link to the winning entry on the forums, and the banner.
• Top Sims Contest winners: Similarly, post the name, and a link to the winning Top Sims Contest entry.
• Notable forum threads: if your crew is active on the forums, be sure to point them from the site to any interesting threads.

Hall of Fame

Be sure to create a "Hall of Fame" page on the site, and post the names of all recipients of awards, commendations, challenge/contest winnings there.

IC Ship Changes

• Upgrades to the ship: Detail any upgrades the ship gets done while in drydock.
• Shuttlecraft: Announce shuttlecraft addition/destruction and give history on the names of each shuttle.