You are creating your WordPress site custom header and you have a photo you would like to use. Your goal is to create a great visual with your photo that conveys as much information as possible about your business in that narrow header space. That is great, but how do you get there? John McWade, ... Read More »
WordPress tips and tutorials from getting started to customizing your site. How to install and use plugins to expand the power of WordPress.
Rick’s Tips: 5 Favorite Low Cost or Free Image Sources for WordPress Blog Posts
You've written a terrific article and now it needs a finishing touch - an image. Most people skim articles on the internet, engaging your reader with a great image is a great way to get your article noticed. I always add an image to my blog posts. But where do you find a great image that looks ... Read More »
WYSIWYG Widgets WordPress Plugin Tutorial – HTML Free Text Editing in a Text Widget
WYSIWYG Widgets, at last a plugin that adds a text widget that uses the same text editor you use when making a post or page. Now you can easily create lists, add links and add images without having to know HTML - WYSIWYG (What You See is What You Get). Just follow this WordPress plugin tutorial to ... Read More »
Social Media Subscribe/Connect/Follow Buttons in Your Sidebar
Want to add your social network connection buttons to your website? Short on coding skills? The no coding required, Subscribe/ Connect/ Follow Widget plugin, it the simple way to set up buttons in the sidebar of your site for visitors to easily subscribe to email updates and to connect to Linked ... Read More »
Connecting to Your Social Media Network with Your RSS Feed
Let’s set up the RSS feed for this site. RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. We will be connecting through Feedburner, http://feedburner.google.com,a Google service that makes it simple to connect to your social media network and for your visitors to sign up to receive your articles by email. ... Read More »
How to Post an Article with WordPress
Follow Craig Johnson, CCIM as he creates and publishes a WordPress post. Craig shares helpful tips for finding article sources, the etiquette regarding posting an article from another author and the benefits of hot linking. He also demonstrates adding a link, a photo and using the read more tag ... Read More »
Personalizing Your WordPress Site
Personalize your WordPress site in less than 10 minutes. Customize the header, background, general settings, permalinks, user profile and explore widgets. A written version of instructions follows the video. When we last left Craig, we had installed Wordpress with Bluehost Simple Scripts and ... Read More »