Category Archives: Coaching

Generating Cross Links

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Here’s an easy example of one way of generating cross links. I just finished posting a resource link to one of our other sites, Choosing Joy for Your Wedding. The resource concerns “conflict resolution for couples” – that’s the focus keyword. Here’s the link to the post itself, which includes links to our friend Larry Barkan’s terrific book and fun e-newsletter. Now I’m going to use the WordPress SEO by Yoast to jack up the seo for this little post about generating cross links. “Generating Cross Links” is my focus keyword. By the way, I created a category on our … Continue reading →

WordPress Themes

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Since there are so many WordPress themes available and it’s so easy to change them, it’s tempting to jump right in and start searching for the “perfect theme.” However, because there are so many themes, and so many different types of themes, searching for one – while fun – eats up a lot of one’s time. And, soon you realize that you don’t understand much of the language being used, i.e., frameworks, child themes, CMS themes. Also, you’ll notice that themes, depending on the developer, can differ in Admin pages, layout options, color options, features (i.e., post types, sliders), level … Continue reading →

The Latest Plugin Adventure

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You’ve read it here before: there MUST be a plugin to do whatever one wants to do on a WordPress site. Wanting to incorporate the workshop signup process directly into our Websites and Coffee website, and provide an example for other WordPress users, we took our own advice. Rog and I searched for a WordPress plugin to enable folks to register for our workshops in a different way than the current one. Well, I spent days testing plugins to handle event registration. There being only three pages of plugins to choose from should’ve been a hint that this might be … Continue reading →

Website in a Weekend – Really.

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Well, a holiday weekend. We got the idea to build a website as a gift for a friend’s birthday – on Friday. We tweaked it this morning – just needs a ribbon. Part of the idea is to get the birthday person’s friends and colleagues to enter their best wishes in the comments area of the opening blog post. So, we were eager to get it done so we could advance our idea to launch the site as a real “living” entity. The birthday is next Saturday. Although the idea came up at our Friday morning coffee vacation, we didn’t … Continue reading →

Activating One WordPress Plugin at a Time

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Not all WordPress plugins are compatible with one another and when that is the case, havoc can result. For instance, having more than one plugin for text widgets activated, can result in one of them not working properly, while on its own, it works beautifully. Avoid complications by activating one WordPress plugin at a time and checking elements in the back end as well as view the site to see that all is looking and functioning properly. If all appears well, then move on to activating the next plugin, and go through the same routine. If upon activation something is … Continue reading →

What the Heck is a Plugin?

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  In computing, a plugin is a set of software components that adds specific abilities to a larger software application. It enables customizing the functionality of an application. Plugins can have many different functions. Plugins can extend WordPress to do almost anything you can imagine. When I run up against a new and different task I want to accomplish in WordPress, Rog will hear me say: “There MUST be plugin for that!” And, there always is. Some examples of how plugins can enhance your adventure with WordPress are: Allowing you to place categories in the order that you want … Continue reading →

What’s the Difference between a Page and a Post?

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A WordPress site’s primary elements are pages and posts. Here’s a brief explanation of the difference between a web page and a blog post. Whether you have your own website, or you’re looking at others’ websites, I think you’ll find this information useful. Let me know… Pages are used for content that won’t change often. “About Us” is a good example. In general, pages are linked to the navigation bar. They are highly visible and easy to find because pages contain good general information about the services you provide. Pages tend to serve as great references on your website. A … Continue reading →