Here you will find lots of useful WordPress tips & tricks. Beginners guides from creating a post to adding a WordPress gallery. Tips on using the post editor and creating menus and important ways to keep your WordPress website secure. From time to time I will include general updates that you need to be aware of.
Starting October 2017, Chrome (version 62) will show a “NOT SECURE” warning when users enter text in a form on an HTTP page, you need an HTTPS secure page. What this means is that any pages with a contact form, newsletter..
WordPress out of the box is already technically quite a good platform for SEO but that doesn’t mean you can’t improve it further! This plugin is written from the ground up by Joost de Valk and his team at Yoast..
When the developers release security updates or enhance functionality, the WordPress platform and plugins will need to be updated. Outdated and vulnerable software is a security risk and one of the top reasons for WordPress websites getting hacked. It is..
‘How do I add an email link to my WordPress posts or pages?’ is a question that I get asked a lot. Email links are slightly different to standard links but you add them in the same way. Here’s how..
I get asked lots of questions about how to do things in the WordPress editor. Here are some answers to the most frequently asked questions. Q: I cannot see all of the icons on the WordPress editor bar. Click on..
Have you ever wanted to see the posts in your WordPress blog appear in a different order, an order of your choosing? It is a question that I get asked quite often. You can manually stick a post to the..
If you are going to set up a WordPress CMS website, you will need to make sure that your hosting company can offer you the minimum required server specification for WordPress below. A MySQL database will need to be provisioned,..
I often get asked how to resize images for uploading to a WordPress website. The first thing to say here is that if I have built a WordPress website for you, there is no need to resize images before you..
SEO for WordPress makes it easy for you to manage your website. SEO or Search Engine Optimisation is the art optimising your website to ensure it is found and ranked by Google and other major search engines. Getting the Foundation..
WordPress as a platorm is open source and therefore free to install, however if you are going to care for your website properly you are going to need to pay out some money every year for backups and security. It..
Here is an example of a WordPress gallery. Images are tiled neatly with captions. 1. Place your cursor In order to add a WordPress image gallery, you must first insert you cursor in place in the WordPress page or post..
1. Uploading Images The easiest way to upload images in WordPress is to add them through the post or page editor. The process is the same whether you are uploading images into posts or pages. (You can also load other..
WordPress lets you manage every part of your content from text to images to video embeds and more. You can add a link to an image during the upload process but it is very easy to add it later. In..
More wonders of WordPress. It is easy to embed Video from YouTube or Vimeo. Plus embed Twitter, Facebook & Instagram posts into your WordPress page or post. No more worrying about HTML code embeds, all you need is the web..
Appearance → Menus The WordPress Appearance Menus Screen enables a user to create custom navigation menu. Click the link from the left hand side of the dashboard menu. If you already have menus set up in your WordPress theme, you..
Adding downloadable documents with a clickable images will make them stand out in your WordPress page or post. There are a couple of steps to do this and 2 file uploads: one for the PDF file you wish to make..
It is useful to add reports and white papers to pages and posts to keep visitors interested and to encourage them to return to your WordPress website or blog. WordPress makes this a very simple task but it is not..
A featured image in WordPress represents the contents, mood, or theme of a post or page. Posts and pages can have a single featured image, which many WordPress themes and tools can use to enhance the presentation of your site. ..
The default WordPress username makes your WordPress website vulnerable to hackers. The popularity of WordPress with millions of users around the world also makes it one of the most targeted platforms and it is so important to keep your website..
In your WordPress post editor create the text you would like to add a link to – e.g. Link Text. Highlight the text with your mouse. Click the WordPress link icon above in the bar above your post content editor…