Once you log into your WordPress site you will land at the dashboard. If you want to see the front of your website (what visitors see), click on the name of your website in the upper left hand corner of the dashboard. This will pull down a short menu that says "Visit Site" - click on that to … [Read more...]
How To Log Into Your WordPress Website
To log into your WordPress Website, you will need your user name and password. Type your website address in the browser. Type /wp-admin after the website address. Be sure to include the backslash (/) before /wp-admin. Hit the return button and you will see the WordPress Log-in Screen. Type in … [Read more...]
Upload Multiple Photos to WordPress
Instructions for how to upload multiple photos to your Wordpress website and then create a photo gallery page or post.Go to your Dashboard, scroll down to Media, and select Add New. If you using a Mac:Select the files in Finder by holding down the shift key and clicking on the photos you wish to … [Read more...]
How to Prevent Accidentally Publishing a WordPress Post
Who hasn't done it? You've been happily editing away, hitting the "Save Draft" Button and checking to see your updates. You aren't even halfway finished writing your post, and BOOM, you accidentally hit the Publish button instead of Save Draft, and out goes your incomplete post to all links and … [Read more...]
Making Money Blogging
Recently I subscribed to Amy Lynn Andrew's "Useletter" ~ she sends out a weekly email with helpful content and also has an annual guide for How to Make Money Blogging as an 11 year veteran making a full-time income from blogging. Amy gives a great overview of streams of income used by bloggers, … [Read more...]
WordPress for Beginners
There is a lot of information online for getting started with WordPress. This is assuming that Wordpress is the best tool for you, as there are plenty of other platforms you could use if you want a simple blog. Some folks feel that they are happy for a while with sites created with Squarespace, Wix, … [Read more...]
WordPress.com vs. WordPress.org – What’s the Difference?
Thinking of creating your own WordPress website? You've heard people talk about it, you know many blogs and sites use it, but are you wondering what the difference is between wordpress.com (which is free) vs. wordpress.org (which has costs). Isn't it a no-brainer to use the free … [Read more...]
How to add a Gradient to your WordPress Site Background
I found the code for how to add a gradient to your WordPress Site background in reference to the Twenty Eleven theme, but changed the color to blue (see below wherever #5586CD is listed). I used this in the Executive Pro Genesis Child Theme and place it in a custom CSS file (via Jetpack). Here is … [Read more...]