Once you have a new WordPress website, you may want to create a blogpost or a page to give your visitors some information. Creating a blogpost or a page is very similar. To create a blogpost follow these steps Login to your website On the left hand side, click on Posts, then click on Add…
Just like setting up Permalinks, and tomorrow’s tip, backing up your WordPress website should be done very early on when you first get your WordPress website. The best backup system for WordPress is one that is implemented and tested regularly. A good backup routine will guarantee that if you make a mistake on your configuration, or…
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One of the coolest things about a new website is picking just the right theme. To make things easier for you I’ve installed about a dozen of the best themes available for WordPress. This is a tutorial that shows you how to activate the theme you want to use. If you can’t find a theme…
This quick video explains how to log-in to your brand new free wordpress website that I built for you. The video applies to most WordPress websites and I cover logging into it with the standard log-in link, but also teach you how to log in without the link in case the link isn’t there for…
In this vlog I talk about three things. Check it out. First I remind you about my free wordpress installation service. I also mention one of the more popular Wordcamps around the country, that’s Wordcamp San Diego, that will be taking place this coming Saturday and if you can get your hands on a ticket…
This is a free tutorial created for the Free WordPress Website offer I have going on. It covers how to update plugins and themes so that your WordPress website has the best chance of fending off a hijacking or hacking attempt. It’s short and sweet and to the point.
If you’re one of the lucky people to have one of my free WordPress websites, you may want to take a look at the video below. This is a Quickstart guide to your new website. It covers most major sections of your new WordPress site and it also goes over some of the special configurations…
This is a quick tutorial that shows you how to use the press this feature in WordPress. This is very helpful for curating. Many apps and services use bookmarklets and WordPress is no exception. The video is short and explains the basics of Press This and how to use it for your own blog.
This is the first video I publish from a series of Fly on The Wall style tutorials. Several people have asked me to invite them to a hangout when I’m doing “stuff” on WordPress. That usually wouldn’t work because I don’t know when I’ll do these things. So I did the next best thing and…
Lots of people start blogging at WordPress.com. WordPress.com is easy to use, you can get started quickly and it’s free. Other benefits include the built-in community that exposes your blog to millions of potential readers and a technical benefit is that WordPress.com is robust and reliable. Your blog there will probably never go down. If…
I was reluctant to buy Gravity Forms. I thought what can Gravity Forms do that the free, ready and very capable Contact Form 7 can’t do?. Well let me tell you, there’s plenty it can’t do. Gravity Forms is by far the best form maker system I’ve used in WordPress. I know it may seem…
