In this post we will take a dive through the Settings area of your WordPress admin area. For some this is a rarely visited zone of confusion, so we are going to explorer what options are available here, what they do, and how to set things up ‘the right way’. Today we will continue ourContinue reading “WP Basics – WordPress Settings Overview : Discussion, Media and Permalinks”
WP Basics – Translating Your WordPress Theme
This is something that comes up often when answering support questions for our customers. So I have written a neat little guide to help you translate your WordPress theme using the POT file provided with your theme. Tools you will need The bulk of the work is carried out using a fabulous piece of softwareContinue reading “WP Basics – Translating Your WordPress Theme”
WP Basics – WordPress Settings Overview : Writing & Reading Settings
In this post we will take a dive through the Settings area of your WordPress admin area. For some this is a rarely visited zone of confusion, so we are going to explorer what options are available here, what they do, and how to set things up ‘the right way’. Today we will continue ourContinue reading “WP Basics – WordPress Settings Overview : Writing & Reading Settings”
WP Basics – WordPress Settings Overview : General Settings
In this post we will take a dive through the Settings area of your WordPress admin area. For some this is a rarly visited zone of confusion, so we are going to explorer what options are available here, what they do, and how to set things up ‘the right way’. General Settings Site Title: QuiteContinue reading “WP Basics – WordPress Settings Overview : General Settings”
WP Basics – The World Of Child Themes
Sometimes when your using a theme, you may need to tweak, alter or extended the theme in anyway possible. Whilst the brave out there may just dive straight into the code and start ripping things up, its considered much better practice to give yourself a safety net, in the case of WordPress ‘themeing’, this isContinue reading “WP Basics – The World Of Child Themes”
WP Basics – Setting Up a Backup/Restore System
Having a good backup solution in place should be paramount for any website, after all there are so many things which could occur which bring your site out of action – it makes sense to have a fall-back should the worst happen. Today we are going to explorer a simple to setup, but very effectiveContinue reading “WP Basics – Setting Up a Backup/Restore System”
WP Basics – How to Install Plugins
When working with WordPress, part of the appeal of the platform comes from the unparalleled extendibility offered by the wonderful range of plugins available. This post will show you how to install plugins from places such as wordpress.org as well as other repositories such as CodeCanyon or other marketplaces. Installing from the WordPress.org repository ImContinue reading “WP Basics – How to Install Plugins”
WP Basics – How To Install WordPress
In this post I hope to provide you with detailed instructions on how to install WordPress on your server. Although most hosts now offer easy installation through scripts such as Softalucous or SimpleScripts – sometimes this is not available so were going to cover the process of manually installing via FTP. Step 1 – Download WordPress Well, itContinue reading “WP Basics – How To Install WordPress”
Boost Your Sites SEO
There are many aspects of a web site which affect how well its optimized and how well it ranks in your search results, and whilst WordPress (and our well-coded themes) give you a fantastic and solid foundation – there are some ways you can really take control over all deeper aspects of your sites SEOContinue reading “Boost Your Sites SEO”
Tweaking WordPress without Host/FTP Details
From time to time, you may find yourself in a position where you need to edit a themes js file, but you have no FTP details or access to the cpanel/file manager – or perhaps your simply want to make some tweaks to a plugin and feel like living dangerously (you shouldn’t really develop directlyContinue reading “Tweaking WordPress without Host/FTP Details”