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 [...]

How to Add Enhanced Contact Form

This plugin makes it easy to create a very nice contact form on your sites. Step 1. Install plugin look for Enhanced WP-ContactForm Step 2. Activate plugin Step 3.  Update Configuration info.  Go to Settings >> Contact Form Start with the Contact email address and the Subject line that YOU will see when someone sends [...]

How to Add a Youtube Video

Once you have done this a couple of times you will be an expert! Step 1. Find a Video on youtube that you would like to share Step 2. Click on the Embed button to open the options Step 3. Select your options, the colours and the size of the viewing screen Step 4. Copy [...]

Easiest Way to Install Google Analytics

Having statistics for your website is a high priority if you are a business.  You want to know where people are coming from to track if you advertising dollars are paying off.  You can also see what information people are looking for most often. Statistics answer the big questions, who, when, where, what. Why would [...]

How to Add an Image

I love pictures!  of course they have to fit the topic, but a picture really can speak a thousand words. Adding pictures to your posts and pages takes a few simple steps. I am making one assumption that you have pictures stored on your computer, that you have permission to use the pictures.  Check out [...]

What is the Pagemash Plugin?

Updated: June 10, 2010 This Plugin has been retired, you can find info on the newest plugin CMS Tree Page View Here With Pagemash you can Customize the order your pages are listed in and manage the parent structure with this simple ajax drag-and-drop administrative interface with an option to toggle the page to be [...]

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 Create a Post with Audio

Audio is a great addition to your website. Step 1 -  Install and Activate the Audio Plugin. Step 2 – Configure the plugin options. Step 3 – Create a audio folder on your server. http://www.yourdomain.com/wordpress/audio. * contact your web host for specific information on your ftp access. Step 4 – Create a New Post Step [...]

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

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