Sharing access to your WordPress website is a deceptively awkward situation. It doesn’t seem like that big of a deal, but let’s face it: you feel a little uncomfortable handing over your personal username and password. It’s not that your designer is going to steal your passwords and take controlRead More »
You’re a WordPress blogger. You’re a also writer. A researcher. A marketer. A designer. A webmaster. A search engine optimizer. Oh, and on top of that, you’re probably either employed full-time or are running a small business associated with that blog of yours. Am I right? You wear a lotRead More »
I don’t have to tell you how important your site menu is. You know that it’s the first place visitors look (except for maybe your logo) and that it tells them how to get around your website. That’s why you’re here, trying to learn how to use them. WordPress givesRead More »
You would cry too if it happened to you. No, I’m not talking about getting dumped on your birthday. I’m talking about getting hacked. Getting hacked sucks. But it happens. Especially if you don’t take the proper precautions to protect your website. The biggest problem with WordPress security is thatRead More »
Getting started with WordPress plugins If you’re a DIY WordPresser, plugins are your best friend. These bits of code let you add features to your WordPress site–often with a just a couple of clicks. Need social sharing buttons on your blog posts? There’s a plugin for that. Want to displayRead More »
Quick edit: the most overlooked WordPress feature WordPress has a ton of handy features that help you spend less time managing your website. That’s more time doing the work that you love. I could wax poetic on the ways in which I love WordPress, but I’ll save you the timeRead More »
When I first got started in web design, a friend/mentor told me that to always keep three copies of my files. That’s right, the originals plus 2 backups. TWO BACKUPS. This was his suggestion: Keep one copy on your computer. You’ll have easy access to work with these files onRead More »
12 WordPress Plugins that will Improve Your Website WordPress out of the box is pretty great, but plugins are where the real fun is at. Plugins are the building blocks of your WordPress website. The right ones can add features, improve functionality, increase security, and boost speed. But where doRead More »
The WordPress visual editor is the window you’ll use to input content for every single post and page on your website. It looks a little something like this: If you have a WordPress website, you’re going to be seeing a lot of this editor, so you might as well learnRead More »
WordPress has two built-in content types: posts and pages. At first glance, WordPress posts and pages can look nearly identical, but there are a few major distinctions between these two types of content. It’s the combination of posts and pages that makes WordPress so flexible–and the only platform I useRead More »
A Glossary of WordPress Terms If you’ve been following the blog over the last few months, you already know that I build WordPress websites. I choose WordPress because it’s easy to use, even for the non-techy. You don’t have to know a lick of code to edit your own website.Read More »
7 Reasons WordPress is the Only CMS I Use When someone asks what I do for a living, I usually start with, “I’m a web designer and developer.” People always know what I’m talking about and, at least at a basic level, understand the services that I provide. If I’mRead More »