The default, ‘plain vanilla’ WordPress text widget sorely lacks functionalities and requires HTML knowledge if you want to do anything beyond the barest functionality it provides – even like changing a font color! I found the Black Studio TinyMCE Widget early on in my WordPress career – and what a … Continue reading →
I’ve talked about the website as your hub, your home, where you steer people to go to learn the details about you, your work, your organization. Well, as with any home, it requires maintenance. You don’t just move your stuff in (add content) and never touch it again. You have … Continue reading →
As of this date, there are more than 34,000 WordPress plugins, and it can be tempting to try all of them – beware of plugin overload! Excessive use of plugins can slow down your website, and will surely increase maintenance as well. So use only the plugins you need. Note … Continue reading →
These days when building a website, I always use custom menus in WordPress to order my pages and to add a category(ies) to my navigation bar. You can do this by going to the main navigation menu APPEARANCE -> MENUS. Note: The availability of this option is dependent on the … Continue reading →
In some instances, PayPal coding doesn’t work correctly when pasted into WordPress. The issue is attributed to WordPress’ Visual Editor: it tries to ‘correct’ the code, sometimes dependent on the theme. When I pasted the code for a PayPal button with a drop-down list in the Text Editor, the list … Continue reading →
There are two parts to your self-hosted WordPress website, the files and the database. Your WordPress site consists of the following files: WordPress Core Installation WordPress Plugins WordPress Themes Images and Files JavaScript and PHP scripts, and other code files Additional files and static web pages Everything that has anything … Continue reading →
It’s hard to believe that I first wrote about Responsive Web Design a full year ago! As noted then, Responsive Web Design had become one of the hottest trends in 2013, and there is still no end in sight as more and more people are using smaller-screen devices to view … Continue reading →
WordPress security is serious business and what you don’t know can actually hurt you! A hacked site can wreak havoc on your search engine rankings for weeks or more without you knowing about it. And, you can lose sales if your customer notices your hacked site before you do. After … Continue reading →
WordPress automatically orders categories alphabetically by name. For example: Case Studies Detox Energy Medicine Events Hands-on Healing Testimonials However, alphabetical order may not make sense for you – you may want them listed in order of priority on your site. The Category Order plugin allows you to easily reorder your … Continue reading →
I’m the first one to promote small businesses, but sometimes you really need to work with the Big Guys! This is often the case with web hosting services. Here’s some really important features you’ll want from a hosting service: Website backup – Daily, a fresh copy each time (not overwriting … Continue reading →
