Most website design systems, like WordPress, include the ability to have posts as articles that are added to your site like pages, but also have a date and author assigned to them, along with topic categories and tags. Categories and tags help your site visitors narrow down your site content by topics they are interested in. … Continue reading Website Post Categories and Tags
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Using StatCounter for Website Analytics
Summary StatCounter.com is a great service for learning more about your website visitors. The user data is anonymous. You only get the IP address of the visitor, and some information about their browser and computer, but nothing personally identifiable -- necessary information collected by all websites as part of managing multiple site visitors and page requests. What's … Continue reading Using StatCounter for Website Analytics
BlueHost WordPress Install Database Failure
If you're setting up a WordPress installation on BlueHost using the Mojo Marketplace, you may get an error message stating: "Error. Sorry, it looks like we can't create a database for this script. You'll need to manually create a database and enter your credentials." Changing the Site Name or Title may help with this error. … Continue reading BlueHost WordPress Install Database Failure
The Grid: A Website So Smart it Designs Itself
Content is power. Power your content on The Grid. http://www.thegrid.io This is not another do-it-yourself website builder. The Grid harnesses the power of artificial intelligence to take everything you throw at it - videos, images, text, urls and more - and automatically shape them into a custom website unique to you. As your needs grow, … Continue reading The Grid: A Website So Smart it Designs Itself
Vantage Theme from Site Origin – Header Spacing CSS
Summary The Vantage Theme from Site Origin offers a clean and simple layout with responsive design. Depending on your preference, you may wish to have less unused and empty space at the top of the page. The instructions here describe how you can adjust the spacing at the top of the page in the header … Continue reading Vantage Theme from Site Origin – Header Spacing CSS
Brown Wing Studio New Site Design
Brown Wing Studio has always had a fresh and attractive website. Lately they upgraded it, and now it's even fresher and more attractive. There's a more modern appearance and responsive design. If you've not visited their site recently, it's worth taking a quick tour. As a long-time web designer myself, I've always admired what Brown … Continue reading Brown Wing Studio New Site Design
Using WordPress with Facebook, Twitter, and Social Media
Summary WordPress.com and WordPress.org (self-hosted) websites have the ability to automatically announce new posts via social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and other social media. WordPress.org self-hosted sits will need the JetPack plug-in. Connecting In your Dashboard under Settings > Sharing you'll find the various social networks you can connect to. To make the … Continue reading Using WordPress with Facebook, Twitter, and Social Media
WordPress.com to WordPress.org Website Migration Tips
Summary This page provides a brief introduction to WordPress.com and WordPress.org (self hosted) options for hosting a website. Then below instructions are provided for migrating from WordPress.com hosting to WordPress.org with a self-hosting provider. WordPress.com Hosting Some websites are anticipated to be well served, indefinitely, by the WordPress.com hosting package that costs $18 per year. … Continue reading WordPress.com to WordPress.org Website Migration Tips
Spam Emails About Available Domain Names
When you own a domain name with certain keywords in it, you will likely get offers to buy similar domains. I recently received an 'offer' via email to buy a domain name that seemed like a very premium and valuable domain. The selling price was $39, so the email caught my attention. Yet, I wouldn't … Continue reading Spam Emails About Available Domain Names
WordPress Plug-Ins
This is a short list of some basic WordPress plug-ins that are usually useful for just about any website. Akismet. Used by millions, Akismet is quite possibly the best way in the world to protect your blog from comment and trackback spam. Contact Form 7. This contact form plug-in is helpful when you want more advanced … Continue reading WordPress Plug-Ins