Associations, sports clubs, schools and town halls need websites that volunteers can update easily and members can read on their phones. Here is what works well on WordPress.
Newsletters and magazines as flipbooks
Many organisations publish a monthly newsletter or a yearly magazine as a PDF. Displayed as a flipbook, each issue becomes pleasant to read on a phone and stays on your site. Create one page per issue and an archive page. See how to add a PDF flipbook.
The team and volunteers
Board members, coaches, teachers, volunteers: a team page with groups helps members know who to contact, see team pages.
Membership fees
A clear table of membership fees by category (adult, youth, family, student) avoids repeated questions, see price lists.
Events and announcements
An announcement bar for the next event, registration deadlines or exceptional closures, scheduled to disappear automatically.
Office or facility hours
Show opening hours of your office, gym or library with holiday closures, see holiday hours.
Sponsors and partners
Thank sponsors with a logo carousel: it is visibility for them and credibility for you.
Easy contact
A contact button with email, phone and messaging.
Keep it simple for volunteers
Choose plugins with blocks and shortcodes that anyone can use without technical skills, and avoid complex page builders.
Flipbook, team, price list, announcement bar and logo carousel are in the Complete Plugin Bundle; try the flipbook demo.
Common mistakes
- Outdated news on the home page.
- Membership information buried in PDFs.
- No clear contact person per activity.
- A site only one volunteer knows how to update.
Checklist
- Newsletter flipbooks with an archive page.
- Team and volunteers by group.
- Membership fees table.
- Announcement bar for events.
- Hours and closures.
- Sponsors logo carousel.
- Simple contact options.
Frequently asked questions
How should we publish our newsletter online?
As a flipbook page per issue, with a short summary as text, plus an archive page.
Can volunteers update the site easily?
Yes, with blocks and simple plugins rather than complex page builders.
How do we thank sponsors online?
A logo carousel or grid on the home page and a sponsors page.