Your First Word Press Task When your Word Press site is first set up, one of your first tasks after choosing your theme is the “Settings Menu.” Settings is located on the tab on left near the bottom. When you click to open settings you’ll find you have a number of choices. You’ll want to [...]
Plugins are programs created to increase the functionality of your WordPress website. Since Word Press is built on open source software many developers create these add on’s so that you have more flexibility for your site. There are a plethora of plugins for everything from forums, to shopping carts to galleries, the list goes on [...]
What is a Theme? A “theme” is the framework and graphical layout that defines and frames your blog. They are developed using CSS (cascading style sheets) which creates a cohesive look and feel to all pages of your site. The theme is separate from your blog content. This makes it easy to try different themes [...]
The Final Tasks Before You Publish Your First post looks good and you are ready for the world to see it, but how will the world find that first post? You do WANT the world to find you, right? Your final tasks before you publish will both organize your posts, and provide valuable SEO (Search [...]
What is the difference between a page and a post? A page stays where you put it and has a heading in your theme. The creation of a page is very similar to creating a post. Images can be added, media can be added, advertising can be used, etc. All of the features you have [...]
Add Some Color with Pictures! There are a couple of ways to add images and media to your blog. If you know you are going to be using several images, you can go straight to the “Media” link on your dashboard and upload them. They will then appear in your “library” to choose from. To [...]
Ready for Your First post? At first glance the Admin area may be just a tad intimidating. Don’t be scared, you have something to say! The easiest thing to do is just dive in and start writing. The Admin area for Word press is really easy to use. When you first access it either from [...]
Website Vs Blogs When is a blog NOT a website? Never! Originally a blog was simply a time-line of posts. It still CAN be that but it can also be so much more! For an individual or small business (or large business for that matter) who has something to say, content management systems like Word [...]
