WordPress is one of several platforms used to develop websites. You may have heard of some others, ie Joomla, Drupal, Wix, Squarespace, etc. WordPress is the most popular platform, with roughly one-third of all sites being currently built using it. It was first created in 2003, used primarily for blogging. It has since grown and […]
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If you haven’t set up WordPress before, you will no doubt wonder what to do. If you have set up WordPress before, but haven’t set up very many, this will serve as a guide. Let’s go behind the scenes to the Dashboard. Settings The Settings > General page is where you specify the Site Title
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// Change Speak Your Mind Comments Heading add_filter(‘genesis_comment_form_args’, ‘custom_comment_form_args’); function custom_comment_form_args($args) { $args[‘title_reply’] = ‘Leave a Comment’; // $args[‘title_reply’] = ”; for total removal return $args; }
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These instructions are for Genesis with Management Child Theme. Go to the Dashboard. Click on Theme Settings. Scroll down to Comments/Tracking. Check Enable Comments on Pages Go to a page that you want to allow comments Click on Screen Options upper right corner and check Discussion. This causes a menu to appear a ways down
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In my search for a good ad plugin, I looked specifically at four. They are ones that others have used and recommended to me. WP125 I like how easy WP125 is to set up and use. It is intuitive. You can select random images vs normal using a drop down menu. You can select one
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Create a page Under Page Attributes, select blog in the template drop down Save If using Genesis, select Theme Settings > select categories under Blog Page > Save Settings
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The difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org can be very confusing. Let’s take a brief look at them. WordPress.com WordPress.com is free and easy to set up. You do not have to download software, pay for hosting, or manage a web server. Your address will be “somename.wordpress.com” or you can map it so it reads “somename.com”
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