Here's how to create a website for your bakery

Baking the perfect sourdough bread is an art, but fortunately, creating a website for your bakery doesn’t have to be. Potential customers check their phones first before they even walk in, drawn by the aroma wafting from your oven. So it’s up to you to make sure you don’t just rely on passersby, but also attract people to your bakery online.

In this blog, we’ll explain how you can get online in no time with the right foundation and easily set it up and maintain it yourself.

1. The Foundation: Reliable Linux Web Hosting

Just as a good oven is essential for your baking process, good hosting is the engine behind your website. For a WordPress site, Linux web hosting is the gold standard. Why? Because it’s stable, lightning-fast, and perfectly optimized for WordPress.

At MijnHostingPartner.nl, you’ll find affordable packages designed specifically for business owners. This gives you the speed you need to load those mouthwatering photos of your baked goods instantly, without breaking the bank. With our Linux 10 hosting package, you can set up everything you need right away. You’ll also get immediate access to email with your own domain, so you can communicate professionally with your suppliers and contacts.

If you’re still using a free email address, it looks unprofessional, and there’s a higher chance that you won’t be taken seriously and will end up straight in the spam folder.

2. Accessibility: A Website for All Customers

WordPress is known for its focus on accessibility. This means your website is designed so that everyone can use it, including people with visual impairments or those who navigate using a keyboard. However, you must also take this into account yourself and can, for example, pay attention to the following when it comes to the images and structure of your website:

• Alt text: You can easily add descriptions to your photos (e.g., “Freshly baked raisin rolls on a wooden board”).

• Structure: WordPress helps you use logical headings (H1, H2), which is not only beneficial for screen readers but also improves your visibility on Google!

3. The Theme: Astra (A Favorite Among Many)

If hosting is the oven, then the theme is the recipe. The right theme saves you a lot of work and ensures your website is built much faster. We recommend the Astra theme. Astra is one of the fastest and lightest themes in the world. This is important because a visitor who has to wait for a slow-loading menu page will have already moved on to the competition. Plus, Astra is constantly updated and kept secure by the large team behind it, so in most cases, you’ll be able to use it for years without any issues.

Why Astra for a bakery?

• Speed: No unnecessary bloat, so your website loads in a flash.

• Customization: You can easily apply the colors of your logo (for example, warm golden brown or fresh white) throughout the entire design.

4. A quick start with starter templates

Don’t have the time (or desire) to design everything yourself? Astra offers so-called starter templates. These are ready-made website designs that you can import with a single click.

• Free templates: There are beautiful free templates designed specifically for bakeries or cafés. Simply replace the text and photos with your own, and you’re all set! Take a look, for example, at the following free template that we really liked:

https://websitedemos.net/cafe-library-02/?customize=template

• Premium (paid) templates: Want that extra something? The paid versions often offer advanced features, such as more comprehensive integrations for online orders or a more exclusive look:

https://websitedemos.net/fiona-patisserie-04/?customize=template

Check out all the starter templates yourself at the following link:

https://wpastra.com/website-templates/restaurant/cafe-bakery/

You’re not on your own

With MijnHostingPartner.nl, you’re not on your own, and we’re here to help with many of your questions. We’ve provided an extensive knowledge base where you can find answers to many of your initial questions. It guides you step by step to help you get the most out of your website and email account. Still have a question? We’re available via online chat and the ticket system. We can help you quickly there.

Would you like even more help setting up your WordPress website? Then just get in touch with us—we’d love to work with you to see how we can help you bring your vision to life!