Blogging Tips | Blog Design | Blog Themes | Grow Your Blog
When you first set up WordPress, you fill in your username and password, or, depending on how you installed it, it might assign a generated login for you. In either case, it ends up on your profile under > users. But did you ever complete that profile?Have you even thought about it? There are actually [...]
I talk about it a lot, the importance of backing up your WordPress blog if you are self-hosted. Yes, I said backup. Often when I tell users this, they ask… Why? There are a number of things that could go wrong in the life of your WordPress blog: host-related troubles, updates, corrupted themes, you name [...]
Have you ever landed on a blog site that is text only? Not an image or a graphic in sight? How did you feel? Was it word overwhelm? Did you stop to read the words or move off of the page as quick as possible? If you moved away from the site you need to [...]
If you are going to install WordPress, or have recently done so, there are a few things you might want to delete before moving ahead. Some are more important than others, but in any case, it’s always nice to start with a clean slate. 1. “Hello World” post. Some people choose to edit this post [...]
I can’t tell you how many times I have heard one of these two things from clients: “Someone told me I should have the XXX plugin because it will help with [fill in the blank.]. Do you think I need that? Can you install it for me?” or “I would love it if my theme [...]
I spend most of my waking hours working on all things WordPress, so I explore and test new plugins constantly. But when it comes down to it, I use certain proven ones over and over. Many of the must-have lists include the usual suspects: Akismet, All in One SEO, Google Sitemaps, etc. You know what [...]
It’s choice time. Time to decide which WordPress option is the right one for your blog or website. The only problem is, well, you’re kind of confused—and afraid you’ll screw up. One of the most frequently asked questions from my clients is, “What the heck is the difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org? And should I [...]
Unless you have been asleep for the last two days—or living under a rock— you know it’s time to upgrade WordPress again (the self-hosted WordPress.org version, as opposed to the hosted WordPress.com one). And with 3.3, also known as “Sonny,” you will find some new goodies. So let’s dig in, shall we?
If you are using WordPress, or thinking about it, once it’s installed, you are given an administrative role. What does that mean? Well, you can do anything and everything to your site because you have full access. One question I get a lot is, “Why are there different user roles and what are they good [...]
1,970 Subscribers Subscribe
2,169 Followers Follow
51 Subscribers Subscribe
