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Maintaining Site Consistency

A key aspect of any high-quality website is consistently designed and structured information across every page of a site. Here’s a framework for thinking about how to get that.

Author Mark Root-WileyPosted on August 18, 2025August 18, 2025Categories Articles Talks & Presentations

The Benefits of Following the Grain

Two very different examples of the importance of knowing the high-level reasons for why things work they way they do and the consequences of following or not following those intentions.

Author Mark Root-WileyPosted on April 23, 2025Categories Articles Nonprofit Websites

23NTC Field Notes (Days 1-3)

Sometimes good things take time. Sometimes life doesn’t go according to plan. So better late than never, here are my 23NTC Field Notes for all three days of the conference.

Author Mark Root-WileyPosted on May 5, 2023September 25, 2024Categories MRW Web News

“Well, how do you do it right now?”

Two overlapping talking bubbles in the form of a venn diagram.

A short story about training and learning new tasks.

Author Mark Root-WileyPosted on April 28, 2015April 21, 2025Categories Musings

Appoint an Internal Project Manager for Nonprofit Website Projects [link]

When doing a big tech project, your organization needs a project manager.

Author Mark Root-WileyPosted on September 2, 2014December 3, 2024Format LinkCategories Links & Resources

The Right And Wrong Way to Manage Volunteer Website Projects

Websites are expensive. Nonprofit budgets are tight. So why not get a volunteer to build your website? It’s not easy, and frequently, volunteer-built websites never see the light of day. Here are a few reasons why.

Author Mark Root-WileyPosted on September 10, 2013December 3, 2024Categories Articles

Where Good Ideas Come From [video]

A frame from the "Where Good Ideas Come From" video. Many small drawings make up the shape of a light bulb.

I’ve watched this video more times than I can remember, and it’s one that informs how I view my daily work and collaborations with clients and colleagues.

Author Mark Root-WileyPosted on November 29, 2011December 3, 2024Format VideoCategories Links & Resources

Get to Know Me

Mark is a white man with short light brown hair and short stubble. He's wearing a collared blue shirt with a small white floral print in this formal portrait with a stark white background.

My name is Mark Root-Wiley (he/him). I design and build WordPress websites for nonprofits. About/Resume

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I maintain Nonprofit WP, "The Start-to-Finish WordPress Guide for Nonprofits" building DIY or low-cost websites. Visit NonprofitWP.org for time-saving tips and best practices.

Latest Blog Posts

  • A web accessibility training win with Percolator Consulting June 23, 2026
  • My shortest post yet about not using “click here” links May 18, 2026
  • Project Launch: The Life and Legacy of Efraín Arévalo Ibarra March 24, 2026
  • 26NTC Field Notes: Day 3 March 13, 2026
  • 26NTC Field Notes: Day 2 March 12, 2026

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