This week felt like a mix of beginnings and endings. I submitted my first draft of the Sayembara website outline, received feedback, and immediately started turning ideas into something tangible. At the same time, I attended the last live event of my internship as a technical assistant, which honestly made me pause and realise how fast everything has gone by.
From Outline to Experimentation
After submitting the website outline and reviewing the comments, I didn’t want to overthink things. I jumped straight into experimenting with WordPress and started drafting based on the feedback.
Since this is my first time using WordPress, it definitely took me a while to understand how everything fits together — pages, themes, plugins, and how content actually flows. At first, it felt a bit messy and confusing, but slowly things started to make sense.
Learning WordPress From the Scratch
This week was very much a learning week. I spent time:
- exploring WordPress basics and its overall structure
- understanding themes (especially Astra)
- learning what plugins are actually needed (and which aren’t)
- experimenting with Elementor for layouts and sections
Most of this learning came from a mix of YouTube tutorials and WordPress documentation. Some things worked immediately, others didn’t. but each small experiment helped me understand WordPress a little better.
To avoid getting lost while experimenting, I also created a simple Figma draft of the website. Nothing fancy, just a basic structure to help me visualise how the pages should flow and what sections belong where.
One Last Live Event
This week also marked my last event as a technical assistant during my internship. Being part of a live event environment, troubleshooting issues in real time and supporting the system while it’s actively being used has been one of the most intense but rewarding parts of my internship.
It honestly felt a little unreal knowing that this was the last one. Time really does fly, especially when you’re constantly learning and moving from one challenge to the next.
Reflections & Insights
- Starting something completely new feels uncomfortable at first, but experimentation makes it more manageable over time.
- Early drafts are not meant to be perfect; they exist to help ideas take shape.
- Watching ideas slowly turn into visual form can be unexpectedly motivating.
- Working in live event environments builds confidence that isn’t always obvious at the start.
What’s Next
Next week, I’ll continue refining the WordPress draft, improving layouts, and turning the website outline into actual page content. There’s still a lot to explore, but I’m excited to keep building and learning while I still have time.
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