Sidebars and Widgets 3.x

To Manage the Sidebar, we need to go to the Widgets from the Dashboard. What is a Widget? Widget is a fancy word for tools or content that you can add, arrange, and remove from the sidebars of your blog. Widgets make it easy to customize the content of your blog sidebar. You can access [...]

Users and Administrators 3.x

From a Security prospective it is advantageous to use a second account that has the same level of access as the admin account.  I recommend that you create a primary Username that you use for creating content.  Each user must have a separate email address, be sure to have this ahead of time. How to [...]

Overview Dashboard 3.x

How to log into the Dashboard You will start all updates to your website from the Dashboard.  From a new web browser window Step 1 – In the browser web address bar, type your domain name and the admin page http://www.yourname.wp-clique.com/wp-admin Step 2 – Enter Username and Password Step 3 – Click Log In The [...]

Install WordPress 3.x

The Famous 5 Minute WordPress Install WordPress is well known for its ease of installation. Under most circumstances installing WordPress is a very simple process and takes less than five minutes to complete. Many web hosts now offer tools to automatically install WordPress for you. The web hosting we are going to be using for [...]

What is a Widget?

“WordPress Widgets (WPW) is like a plugin, but designed to provide a simple way to arrange the various elements of your sidebar content (known as “widgets”) without having to change any code.” Are you smarter now?    so let me explain a little more.  When looking for your new theme, make sure that you pick [...]

Applying a new Theme

Fundamentally, the WordPress Theme system is a way to “skin” your weblog. Yet, it is more than just a “skin.” Skinning your site implies that only the design is changed. WordPress Themes can provide much more control over the look and presentation of the material on your website. A WordPress Theme is a collection of [...]

How to Add a Subscription Form to your Header

This is an advanced technique and you should not attempt it if you do not feel comfortable with CSS or PHP. From the Dashboard Step 1 – Under Appearance, Click Editor Step 2 – Click your Style sheet *this will usually be open and it is usually called style.css* Step 3 – look for the [...]

Install and Activate Akismet

Akismet helps to filter out spam comments. From the Dashboard Step 1 – Install the plugin Step 2 – Activate plugin Step 3 – Get your API Code from Akismet or from WordPress Step 4 – Configure Akismet, Under Plugins Click Akismet Configuration. Step 5 – Enter API and Click Update Options

Activate WordPress Plugins

To activate Managed WordPress Plugins From the Dashboard Step 1 – Under Plugins, Click Installed Step 2 – Click the Activate link If required update configurations for the plugin under the Setting menu.

Installing WordPress Plugins

Installing a WordPress Plugin From the Dashboard, installing from WordPress.com Step 1 -Under Plugins, Click Add New Step 2 – Type your keyword example: SEO, Click Search Plugins Step 3 – Select the Plugin you want to install, Click Install. A popup box will appear. Step 4 – If you are sure this is the [...]

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