{+} The WordPress login page is pretty clean and is easy to use. The only real problem is that it looks very plain. It is also essentially the same on all sites. If this doesn't bother you then fine you don’t have to change a thing. However there are a couple reason ...
Tag Archive: Advanced Tips
WP Advanced Tip 9 – Custom Menus
{+} In WordPress 3.0 they introduced Custom Menus. This allows you to create your own navigation menus with way more flexibility. Now it is very simple to exclude pages from navigation, add categories or redirect a nav button to an outside page. Click here to read Tip 9 - Custom Menus Stay tuned for ...
WP Advanced Tip 8 – Separate Blog Page
{+} WordPress has a built in function, that allows people to create a static homepage, while including another page for the blog. This is most often seen for business websites. You can have a traditional page for people to visit, but you still get the power of the blog. Since it is now ...
WP Advanced Tip 7 – Exclude Pages
{+} The WordPress search is not the greatest of all searches out there. One thing that many people find annoying is that the search brings up pages instead of just posts. In general your readers will want to search for your posts a.k.a. your content. The pages aren’t needed in search because they ...
WP Advanced Tip 6 – Feedburner
{+} We mentioned Feedburner in a previous lesson, since we only glossed over it there we wanted to add a full lesson. Feedburner integration should be one of the first things you do when setting up your blog. The advantages of using it include: Click here to read Tip 6 - Feedburner Stay tuned ...
WP Advanced Tip 5 – Blog Interaction
{+} One of the best ways to increase the time people stay on your site, and to keep them coming back, is to increase the interactivity of your blog. This gives people a stake in your site, they will feel more connected. It can help you retain readers, increase comments and reduce your bounce ...
WP Advanced Tip 4 – WordPress SEO
{+} SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization, and it means to make your site as friendly to the search engines as possible. Your goal is to get your site to rank higher in the search results. This is one of the best ways to get traffic to your blog. For the purposes of this ...
WP Advanced Tip 3 – Customize with Firebug
{+} One of the most intimidating steps to take when getting in depth with WordPress is tackling the Theme Editor. The Theme editor is found underneath the Appearance heading in the WordPress dashboard menu. Click here to read Tip 3 - Customize Theme with Firebug Stay tuned for the full list of 10 advanced tips ...
WP Advanced Tip 2 – Center Videos
{+} The second tip in our series of 10 Advanced Tips and Tricks is all about centering youtube embedded videos: When I am browsing blogs, aesthetics matter. If a site is eye catching, neat and orderly then I am more likely to stick around. One issue that drives me crazy is when a post has ...
WP Advanced Tip 1 – Line Break
{+} Over the next 3 weeks, I will be sharing 10 different advanced Wordpress Tips and Tricks that will come in very handy as you do more and more work with your Wordpress site(s). This first lesson is all about line breaks... One of the most annoying parts of dealing with WordPress can be the issues that the ...