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Add Your Custom Website Icon to Replace the Default WordPress Logo

Posted on May 1, 2020 | Updated May 1, 2020 by Tracey Rickard
Favicon

Got a WordPress logo as your website icon and want to replace it? The website icon is that little icon we see in the tab of our browser window and it should be personalised to represent you or your business…

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Using Embeds in WordPress

Posted on November 28, 2019 | Updated October 16, 2021 by Tracey Rickard
Blogging for business mixed letters and words

Here is a really useful Video if you wish to Embed content within your WordPress post or page. The most popular items to embed are videos and with good reason. It is wise to embed videos rather than upload them..

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Add an email link to your post or page

Posted on February 6, 2016 | Updated October 18, 2021 by Tracey Rickard
WordPress and search engine rankings

‘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..

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Tips for using the WordPress editor

Posted on February 3, 2016 | Updated March 5, 2018 by Tracey Rickard
Styling and editing your posts and pages

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..

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Manually Change The Order of Your WordPress Posts

Posted on December 21, 2015 | Updated October 18, 2021 by Tracey Rickard
Loving WordPress 4.8 update

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..

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Resizing your images for upload to your website

Posted on May 8, 2015 | Updated October 18, 2021 by Tracey Rickard
Bluebells in the Woods

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..

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Manage Your Metatags & More SEO for WordPress

Posted on July 19, 2014 | Updated October 18, 2021 by Tracey Rickard
SEO in a nutshell

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..

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Adding a WordPress Gallery

Posted on May 11, 2013 | Updated December 15, 2018 by Tracey Rickard
WordPress galleries

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..

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Adding images and other media to your WordPress site

Posted on May 4, 2013 | Updated October 18, 2021 by Tracey Rickard
Ladbybird

1. Uploading Images The classic Editor way 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..

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Add a link to an image or logo in WordPress

Posted on April 10, 2013 | Updated October 18, 2021 by Tracey Rickard
The Wonders of Wordpress

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..

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Easy Video, Twitter, Facebook & Instagram Embeds

Posted on February 9, 2013 | Updated October 18, 2021 by Tracey Rickard
Easy embeds with WordPress

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..

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Managing WordPress Navigation Menus

Posted on January 20, 2013 | Updated March 31, 2018 by Tracey Rickard
The Wonders of Wordpress

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..

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Add a downloadable PDF document with clickable image in WordPress

Posted on January 3, 2013 | Updated December 15, 2018 by Tracey Rickard
Easy embeds with WordPress

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..

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Add a downloadable PDF document in WordPress

Posted on January 3, 2013 | Updated December 15, 2018 by Tracey Rickard
Easy embeds with WordPress

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..

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Add a featured image in WordPress

Posted on January 1, 2013 | Updated October 18, 2021 by Tracey Rickard
My featured image

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. ..

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Changing Your WordPress Admin Username

Posted on January 1, 2013 | Updated March 31, 2018 by Tracey Rickard
The Wonders of Wordpress

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..

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Add a Hyperlink to your WordPress Post or Page

Posted on December 30, 2012 | Updated December 15, 2018 by Tracey Rickard
Easy embeds with WordPress

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…

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How to add a WordPress post

Posted on December 20, 2012 | Updated April 15, 2021 by Tracey Rickard
Easy embeds with WordPress

The most basic thing you can do with a blog in WordPress is add a post.  This is a very simple guide to adding a standard post. Adding pages is much more simple but the same rules apply.  You just..

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