Explore WordPress (self-hosted) both in conversation and in action in the first part of my introduction to WordPress. We’ll help each other uncover ways WordPress can put us in control of the online image we project to the world. We’ll cover terminology and address your questions about search engine optimization, … Continue reading →
After answering your questions from “Intro to WordPress: First Steps,” in the “Intro to WordPress: Part Two (Going Deeper)” workshop you’ll spend most of your time in our online WordPress (self-hosted) lab, completing targeted exercises offering a closer look at key WordPress functionality. Note: You do not have to have … Continue reading →
You’ve decided to develop and control your own WordPress website. Now what? In the “Intro to WordPress: What’s Next?” workshop, I’ll guide you through considering each step in the process — exploring what’s involved with each step and helping you decide what resources you need to complete each one. It’s … Continue reading →
Give a unique holiday gift that is also practical and empowering. Don’t know what to give your loved one, friend, colleague, or employee? Holiday gift certificates are available from Joyce Kaye, The Computer Spirit! Purchase whatever number of hours you like, and the recipient can use them for not only … Continue reading →
I know that WordPress has quite a buzz these days, but perhaps you didn’t know there are TWO WordPresses. Huh? There is WordPress.org and then there’s WordPress.com. Let’s go over the basic differences… WordPress.org provides free blogging software. You can install themes and plugins, run advertisements, edit the database, and … Continue reading →
Here’s some helpful and interesting info about images and websites. Have you ever had your mouse hovering over an image and then some text appears? This is because the developer included a TITLE. This is a nifty way to display tool tips containing additional information about images. Note that this … Continue reading →
In addition to small, intimate workshops, you can book a WordPress retreat with Websites and Coffee. You can have your very own personalized, customized WordPress retreat in half-day blocks. A personalized WordPress retreat opens the door to complete flexibility. No matter where you are in your website journey, and regardless … Continue reading →
Blog posts in a WordPress site are listed in chronological order on the posts page, with the most recent at the top. Sometimes you may want a post to remain at the top of the list – to do so, you designate that post as a Sticky. For instance, if … Continue reading →
Here is the Websites and Coffee October 2015 WordPress Workshop schedule – join us before you get too busy with the year-end holidays! OCTOBER 2015 Date Day Time Event Town Oct 22 Thu 6:00 – 8:00P “Intro to WordPress: First Steps” Sedona Oct 29 Thu 6:00 – 8:00P “Intro to … Continue reading →
Billie Holiday and WordPress In case you weren’t aware, Matt Mullenweg, the founder of the company behind WordPress (Automattic), is a jazz fan, and, in fact, studied jazz saxophone at Houston’s High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. Hence, when updates are made to self-hosted WordPress, each version is … Continue reading →
