None of the above is covered in the Core training for either OEC or Bootcamp as they are specific requirements rather than one size fits all.

For changing the theme, yes, this can be done at any point, you are not stuck ;-)

For filtering, I don't believe this is possible to the level that you want, however, you can use Categories and Tags to perform basic filtering. There might be plugins for advanced filtering, but I have never needed to use these. The filtering you're talking about is more common with an e-commerce store.

This post I did might help you with your menus and categories, although this principle can be applied to Tags and any links you place anywhere on your website. How To Separate Blog Posts and Review Posts I've also just found this that might help you achieve what you are looking for

https://www.wpbeginner.com/plugins/how-to-let-users-filter-posts-and-pages-in-wordpress/

If you were running a Clothing Niche website, you could have a Category called "Women's Tops" and a Tag called "Size 10" on that Post. Using the plugin mentioned in the post above, you can filter based on the Category and the Tag at the same time, meaning it would only display posts for Women's Size 10 Tops.

Hope this helps,
Chrystopher

Hello Chrystopher,

I was actually thinking of my Strength Training Books for Women. My goal is to help women quickly find the best book for their needs based on age, fitness level, experience, and goals. Many of my posts will be reviews of books and what audience they are best suited for. My son suggested tags. I am unfamiliar with that. I was originally thinking menu pull-downs.

Reviewing books is becoming time consuming for me though. Now that I realize that being prolific with posts is important, I am thinking of switching to something I have a lot of expertise in, there is a real need, and writing posts quickly will be easier I am an expert at teaching math to people that have difficulty learning math. I can even hook people up with tutors that match their learning styles. Many people are looking at homeschooling this year and I think there will be a demand for tutoring.

Love to hear your thoughts.

I'm wondering if this could be something you could use WooCommerce for?

For which one? The Strength Training Book Reviews? I'd like to stay on WA because I want the community support. I'm guessing WooCommerce would not be part of WA.

WooCommerce is a free plugin for WordPress by its creators to turn your website in to an e-commerce site.

Thanks for the info Chrys!

You’re welcome, so in summary, yes it could be added to your existing website here at WA. As for the book reviews or maths niche, only you can decide which one would work best fir yourself, based on passions and time.

Hi Denise,

Sorry I was offline for a little while... but it looks like Chrystopher has answered your question.

To confirm, Woocommerce can be added to your site while on WA, and it can be for any "product" you're selling. This product could be digital, a simple PDF, a physical item, or even a course... and whether they are "for free" or paid. So different to affiliate link.

In a way, "products" are like a different category of items, like "posts" or "pages" or "projects" etc. So it is creating a new database of "things" and Woocommerce allows these items to be linked to a shopping cart.

It can be set up to assist you building an email list, as you can collect emails on checkout... which is a little different to the "sign up to my email list to receive this free.... thing"

...but of course, keep in mind it would still be important to have all the required options and check boxes for opting in to your newsletter etc, and double optins as well, with easy "Unsubscribe". I would personally spend a lot of time crafting a very supportive and transparent set of autoresponders here.

You can use aspects of Woocommerce to "categorise" and filter these products and help people find what is right for them... (a little like the addition of categories in the sidebar Jay was showing for websites a couple of weeks ago)

...and I mentioned this plugin because it seemed that was what you were trying to do. I like the idea of people being able to "collect" what they want or need on your site, and put it in the cart, while they're distracted by more great browsing because your website is so interesting to them! ;) For great websites, I love this as a service they provide, including an email to remind me what is in my cart (I often get called away unexpectedly).

I got the idea that you yourself had products... books that you have written. It may depend on where or how they're available, and if you want to take the money for them or do it through Amazon or something else.

I'd say all of this would require more research to choose what's best for your situation... and keep in mind I'm pretty new and have only installed Woocommerce on a few sites! But I love it!

Please excuse any errors in my suggestions or understanding or your situation... and feel welcome to double check on anything I've said.

Thanks for all the great information. I have not written any books myself and want to just help them figure out which ones to buy. I will have to do some research as I don't see how a cart could work for me. I am not selling anything, just linking them to recommended product. .

I'm not sure who Jay is and would love it if you can point in the direction of "the addition of categories in the sidebar that Jay was showing for websites a couple of weeks ago."

At about 38-39 minutes in, Jay starts talking about how to add categories in the sidebar. There could be a number of approaches, and might depend on the theme you're using... Jay does a webinar every week. Components That Make a Beautiful Website

I use Divi and have not had any slow load times. I really like the builder format. And I use Monarch for social sharing and Bloom for the opt ins. For me, it just works well. But I'm always open to learning about others.

Thanks for sharing that insight, Diane

You are welcome. We all have unique experiences and it's good to share what we've learned. Hopefully, we help each other that way.

Sounds great Edwin :-) When you get to that stage, rather than creating a new website, you can ask SiteSupport to create you a Staging website, so that you can work with your actual content. Then once happy, you can ask them to move the Staging site back to your main domain name. Just don't update the main domain name during that time :-)

That's great feedback Moses, thank you :-) I use GP Premium with Elementor, looks like I'll be giving GenerateBlocks a go now :-)

You're welcome Colleen :-) and yes, I'd go with GP Premium over Divi any day :-)