Modular web design is comprised of two types of patterns — Content Patterns and Display Patterns — and WordPress has been the perfect tool for me to put them together.

Let’s understand how each of these work…

Content Patterns

Content comes in many different forms & types. Each format has specific attributes that need to be communicated. For example, an event may have a registration date, a max capacity, etc. A business listing should let their customers know when the business hours are and how to get ahold of them.

CMS’s have been getting a bad rep for not being flexible enough to handle all these different Content Patterns. They generally are regarded as this single box that you throw content into. For those of us who have a deeper understanding of what’s possible and actually very obtainable without a ton of extra effort. WordPress has — built into it — custom post types & custom fields. These two features are exactly what you need to handle Content Patterns effectively.