So I’d recently started a new blog (although I now won’t be using it, for various reasons…shortest blog life ever! Ha!). I’d installed a security plugin, but hadn’t done much else since I was just getting it all going. And then yesterday, I got notifications that someone was trying to force their way into the… Read more
WordPress 101: How to work with menus
One of the most-asked questions about WordPress…how to use the menus! 🙂 It’s actually very easy once you know where to go & what to click. [youtube_sc url=”https://youtu.be/NcDuSUKmoaI”] Quick overview: Go to Appearance–>Menus You can work with a menu you already have, or create a new one Select from the lists of Pages & Categories… Read more
WordPress 101: How to work with WordPress categories
Here’s a little vid I did to explain how to use WordPress categories, which is one of the most often-asked questions clients have when they start with WordPress (along with how to use the menus, which will be the next post). 🙂 Creating categories is easy…deciding what categories you want to use, well, that might… Read more
How to install WordPress on Bluehost hosting
I’m showing you how to install WordPress on the two different web hosts I recommend, Hostgator (last post) and Bluehost (this post). You’ll see that the process is very similar, and so if you’re using a host other than Hostgator or Bluehost, you’ll be able to replicate the installation pretty easily. Soon I’ll show you… Read more
How to install WordPress with Hostgator hosting
For the DIYer’s out there, I’m going to show you how to install WordPress on the two different web hosts I recommend, Hostgator (this post) and Bluehost (next post). You’ll see that the process is very similar, and so if you’re using a host other than Hostgator or Bluehost, you’ll be able to replicate the… Read more
WordPress 101: How to work with WordPress widgets
If you’re new to WordPress & not sure how to use widgets, here’s a short video I made that explains the interface. I hope it helps you! 🙂
How much does it cost to have a self-hosted WordPress blog?
If you’ve been thinking about starting or moving to a self-hosted WordPress blog, you might be thinking that it’s going to be expensive. WordPress might be free, but the “self-hosted” part is giving you pause. Here’s the truth: You can run your own self-hosted blog for about $9 per month. Or less. Here’s how: Buy… Read more
A few thoughts on blog security & domain stealing
You know the old adage “you learn something new every day?” Well, today it’s certainly true. Today I learned that it’s possible for someone to steal a domain out from under someone. Insane, right? Read the story here on Mashable (and she’s also posted it on her site): Blogger Pulls Off $30,000 Sting To Get… Read more
The Grammar of WordPress
WordPress has its own terms for various things. This is a cheatsheet to help you get familiar with these terms: Dashboard: The area you see when you log in to the WordPress (WP) admin area. It is the topmost menu item of the left-side admin menu. The Dashboard shows an overview of your site, such… Read more
The difference between WordPress.org and WordPress.com
I get a lot of questions about the difference between WordPress.org and .com, and it seems that people are often confused—and rightly so. WordPress is WordPress, right? Well, sort of. Usually when people talk about “WordPress,” they mean blogs that people run on their own domain on their own host, i.e. “self-hosted.” This traditional WordPress-powered… Read more
