 As a web designer, one of the things that has frustrated me over the years is the limitation in using different fonts on websites. There are only a handful of fonts that are considered “web safe” and honestly, using those repeatedly can get a little boring.
In the past, designers have resorted to creating graphic images to use fancier fonts for page titles and optimizing those images with alt and title tags to help with search, but the more graphics …
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While many themes have their own built in menu features, combining those with the custom menu feature in WordPress makes it much easier to create the menu that you want for your site.
The WordPress menu features allow for simple drag and drop placement of menu & sub-menu items, as well as customize what the menu item label and title attributes will be. I like to use my theme’s menu styling options for background color or images, rollover colors, menu …
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With the improvements to WordPress as a CMS (Content Management System), many people are now using WordPress for their website, not just their blog. By default however, WordPress will make your posts page the “Home” page, instead of a static page. If your website is more than just a blog, you will undoubtedly want to make your home page static, instead of a listing of all your recent blog posts.
This is easier than ever and doesn’t require any coding …
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**Note: this post assumes you are using the latest version of WordPress, 3.3.1. If you’d like to upgrade WordPress and you’re not sure how to do that, please read How to Update WordPress.
Most of the time, WordPress users can get by without using any HTML code. Every now and again, however, we want to add something to our website to enhance the user’s experience and this …
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 Every now and again, WordPress will come out with updates to their platform and you will need to update your version of WordPress so that you will be able to use all the new features that are included with the new version.
This is very easy to do, and just requires a few minutes of your time, and it is well worth it. WordPress always provides great new usability features to make things easier, with each of their updates. The …
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Every now and again it is necessary to manually install a plugin for WordPress, instead of going through the automatic process that is provided in the plugin dashboard. Especially if you are looking for a particular plugin by name, WordPress will not always find the exact one you’re interested in, however you have access to the download through the plugin website.
In this example I will be installing the Add Google Plus One Social Share plugin to my website …Continue reading WordPress Wednesday – How to Manually Install a Plugin
 WordPress was already a great asset to any business, but now, with the new 3.3 update, it is even more polished and user-friendly.
You may have heard buzz about the new update under its nickname “Sonny” in honor of Sonny Stitt, the legendary Jazz saxophonist. This update has significantly changed the WordPress interface with these new features:
Drag-and-Drop Media Uploader: All you need to do is press a single button to upload all different types of media–just drag and drop media directly from your desktop. Drag …
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 If you’ve been blogging or maintaining your own website for any length of time, you know the importance of SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and getting found online. At least I’m hoping you know this, or you have quite a bit of catching up to do!
One terrific WordPress plugin that can help get your site ranked better in search …
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For any busy entrepreneur, automation is a key factor in being effective. If you can set up certain tasks ahead of time, when your schedule allows, it will help make your days flow much easier and help with your overall effectiveness as a business person as well. One of the ways I do this, is to schedule my blog posts.
For example, today is Monday, December 19th, as I am writing the WordPress Wednesday post. However, for obvious reasons, I …
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 Because there are so many incredible free plugins available for WordPress, I thought I’d continue this week along those lines and feature another great plugin that I use regularly, Network Publisher.
One of the reasons that we spend so much time blogging is that it establishes us as an expert in our field, allows us to interact with our visitors and helps us promote our own businesses. We can provide valuable information to those that are seeking it, and hopefully, …
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