Painless and Easy
I have looked at your website and it looks like yours are the most painless and the easiest. Thanks for the info. Rodney
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Just tried your Snapshot Backup tool – worked superbly, as we didn’t have FTP access to the box, so it was a perfect method to grab the theme to transfer to new host. Many thanks! Pete
read moreWorkshop: How to post Source Code in your Comments
In this workshop I’ll show you how you can make source code show up in your comments. I’ll also show you how to format it so it looks different to ordinairy text. By default, WordPress strips out most HTML tags for security reasons. That’s a good thing, however if you’d like to share some HTML or PHP source code with someone it won’t show up. The workaround is to paste the code into an empty post via the visual editor, then switch to the HTML editor and copy the resulting transcoded characters. This works because...
read moreWorkshop: How to use PHPlist
In this workshop I’ll talk you through how to use the PHPlist Campaign Manager.PHPlist is another Open Source venture which has grown tremendously over the years. Even though not anywhere near as elegant as WordPress it gets the job done and it’s free to use – so we can live with its intricacies. Using the system isn’t as easy and straightforward as it could be so I thought it’s time for a screencast. I’m not going over all options here, this is more designed to be a refresher course if you haven’t...
read moreAdding Photos to your Blog
Let me take you through the steps (and pitfalls) of uploading a photo. The process is the same for posts as well as pages, and in my example I’m using a post. So first, we want to create a new post or edit an existing one. You’ll see something like this: I’m going to insert my photo after the first paragraph, so I’ll position my cursor there on a new line. Regardless of where you’d like you picture to appear, position your cursor there. Could be anywhere within the post. You may have to insert an extra...
read moreAdding links to WordPress posts
Here’s how you add links to your posts (and pages). You can use this if you want to link back to a source you’re referring to. Here’s a sample post I’ve written – your window will look similar once you’ve started a new post: If you wanted to add a link anywhere in this text, you first highlight the passage that you’d like to turn into a link. In my case I’d like the Lorem Ipsum dolor sit amet in the second paragraph to link to my website http://wpguru.co.uk. Once highlighted click on the little...
read moreHow can I find my article on search engines?
Having trouble finding your article on Google, Yahoo etc? It can be difficult for articles you write to show up in search engines, just because the competition is huge. Unless you search for your exact headline you may not show up, especially if you didn’t add any keywords or tags for SEO (that’s Search Engine Optimisation – rather a dark art of getting your content found). For example, I frequently write about WordPress. Yet searching for WordPress is not going to bring any of my articles up on the front page. Maybe further...
read moreWhat is an FTP Client (like FileZilla)?
An FTP client is a piece of software on your local computer (i.e. your laptop) that allows you to access files on a remote computer (i.e. your web server). FileZilla is one of of those, but there are several others which all work with the same information. FileZilla needs 3 pieces of information to connect to your site: your FTP host (similar to this ftp.yourwebsite.com) your FTP user name and your FTP password Only your current host can give you those details. Contact them if you need them. Once you’re connected you will likely want to...
read moreHow to get started with WordPress
There are two very easy ways you can get started with WordPress, I’ll explain both options here. First however you need to decide where your blog is heading – this is important because there are two different versions of WordPress available to you. I’ve explained the difference between these versions in the article called WordPress.com v WordPress.org self hosted in the Knowledge Base. In a nutshell, one version is free and ready to go straight away. All you have to do is sign-up at WordPress.com, pick a name for your blog...
read moreYou’ve been awesome – a tremendous help
I’ll pop over to your custom menus tutorial and check out the thesis stuff. I just want to say thank you for your help over the past 30 days. You’ve been awesome – a tremendous help! Julia
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