Today we can automate many of the administrative parts of WordPress — updating plugins, themes, and the core software itself. Most of the time this works smoothly. Sometimes, however, it doesn’t. The key is to be prepared before something goes wrong. Three Ways to Prepare It only takes a few minutes to prepare yourself and […]
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three tips for wordpress updates
This week saw a security release for WordPress which addresses several potential cross site scripting vulnerabilities. Great! However, if you’re one of many waiting to update to the newest version of WordPress you may be a little confused and worried. Why? When you login to the WordPress dashboard, there’s a notice that says “WordPress 5.0.1 […]
Ways to Grow your WordPress Skills
Many of my clients have used WordPress for years and are advanced users. It’s (mostly) straightforward and they feel confident when choosing a new plugin or changing a small part of their site’s appearance. However, when things start to go awry they realize there are gaps in what they thought they knew and what we […]
preparing for changes: wordpress & gutenberg
There’s a new content editor headed to WordPress, it’s called Gutenberg. What does it mean for your site? Change. You don’t need to change today, or tomorrow. While it’s planned for WordPress 5.0, that’s not due out yet (4.9.8 is in beta and scheduled for Tuesday, July 31st). You will be seeing more about it […]
Three Tips When Modifying your WordPress Theme
While I urge clients to focus on content before looks, questions about WordPress themes are those I hear most often. The methods for how to interact with them has evolved over the years. Today I’ll discuss three ways you can work with your theme to tweak or completely change how your site looks. These advancements […]
Basic edits to your WordPress theme
A common question I hear from potential clients is, “Can you help me change the color for a section of my WordPress website? I’d like this sub-heading to be different.” Yes, I can. Today I’ll begin to give you the tools to make these basic theme edits yourself. As with most things in life, there […]
WordPress themes
One of the most common refrains I hear from clients is “I need a new theme”. This follows with a question that is a toss up between “Is it hard to switch?” and “How do I choose?”. Today’s post will very briefly cover the world of themes and WordPress with future posts covering specific issues […]
Seven tips to help your post to look its best
A question I often hear from my clients is “I struggle to get my post to format how I want”. I understand. It’s very tempting after spending hours writing your post to become caught up in the display of your masterpiece. It’s what you do when you create something to be printed, right? In a […]
when your scheduled post neglects to check its watch
A question I sometimes hear from my WordPress clients is “Why didn’t my post publish when I scheduled it?” (Please note this answer is specific for those who self-host WordPress. If you use wordpress.com please refer to this page for instructions on scheduling posts and use this contact page if you experience difficulties.) The ability […]
What’s the difference? categories vs tags
First let me explain how categories and tags work in general: Let’s say you decided you want to bake a batch of chocolate chip cookies. Your shopping list has eggs, flour, and milk. When you walk into the store, looking to pick up the ingredients, you don’t walk to aisle F for flour, but go […]