Category: How To

How to install a plugin in WordPress

This is a step by step guide to installing a WordPress plugin. Plugins are used to add functionality to your website and could be anything from blocking content spam to creating website forms. Go to the Admin menu and select “Plugins” -> “Add New” If you have downloaded a plugin from somewhere select “upload”. If…

February 13, 2012
How to add an image to your website

Images make a huge difference for a website. Having an image on a page or a post helps to break up the text and provide visual appeal to the layout. It is often hard to find an image that specifically relates to the information of the page or article that you are talking about. In…

February 2, 2012
How to setup a text widget in your sidebar on WordPress

This post is actually pretty exciting. I have a fun trick for those of you that aren’t programmers to help you more easily make your sidebar look the way you want it to look. Today I am going to show you how to create a Text Widget on your sidebar. To get started log in…

January 20, 2012
What is a WordPress widget?

What is a widget? Most WordPress themes today come with “widget” areas that allow you to add custom content into the theme without having to be a programmer. Most of the time widgets are in the sidebar of the theme. On this site you can see my “about me” widget, as well as a widget…

January 19, 2012
Installing a WordPress theme

Well, now that you know how to create posts and pages you can get your content on your website. I hear you though, your website is so dull looking. Well, let’s fix that. In this post I”ll show you how to find and install a new theme to give your website the look you want.…

January 16, 2012
Creating your first blog post

So you’ve decided you want a blog our your website. That’s actually a really good idea. Blogs offer a great way to interact with your customers in a public way to provide input for their needs. If you don’t want a traditional blog, the post features can be a great way to keep people “in…

January 13, 2012
Setting Up Your WordPress Settings

After you’ve cleaned up your WordPress installation by removing the default entries you are ready to setup the last few settings. After getting through this post you’ll be all set to start creating content on your business’s brand new website. Set Your Site Title, Tagline, and Other Settings Go to Settings -> General Set Your…

January 9, 2012
How to cleanup the initial WordPress install

Once you setup your WordPress installation, you need to clean up the default post, pages, and comments. Now as you may recall I often do this after my first page creation because I’m too excited to clean things up before getting some content on the site, so I give you permission to do that if…

January 6, 2012
How to create a page in WordPress

Once you have your website setup with WordPress you will no doubt want to start adding content. Now you could go through and worry about a theme, plugins, etc, but if you are like me at all you want to test some of the functionality of the new site – even with the default theme.…

January 4, 2012