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In the world of WordPress, there are three major circles. Remember those Venn diagrams in high school geometry, with circles that overlapped with other circles where they shared common things?? Well, these circles are not like that. These circles don’t have a lot in common with each other. It isn’t that one is better than another—just different. People who use WordPress usually fall … [Read more...]
If you are using the Genesis framework with or without a child theme, chances are a lot of the setup of the homepage depends on using the default widgets that come with the install. These widgets include Genesis Featured Page, Genesis Featured Post, and the Genesis User Profile. The featured page and post widgets are highly flexible. Watch this video to learn more. … [Read more...]
If you have a blog with a lot of users, from admins to authors to editors, sometimes you just need a little more control over certain things in WordPress. Yes, roles have things they can and can’t do, but what if you need something more specific, or a way to share information with everyone? Here are 4 great plugins that, well, give you the control you might need: 1. WPHelp This plugin … [Read more...]
If you know how to use hooks and what they are, you will love this plugin specifically for the Genesis framework and its child themes. If you are clueless to what a hook is, it's a piece of code written into a theme that allows you to attach content to the theme itself. In other words, it provides the ability to extend functionality by way of inserting (or hooking) code. These hooks are in … [Read more...]
People always talk about how complicated WordPress can be. The dashboard can be overwhelming, and other settings you may find eventually by mistake. For example, after uploading an image into your post you can make some changes to settings you have already made, and even size the image down. First you need to click on the image, and then click on the "Edit Image" icon. Once you do that, … [Read more...]
I spend a lot of time online. A good part of that is checking out WordPress blogs and websites. Whether it’s to look for resources, read a great blog post, explore someone’s business, or just keep tabs on certain industries, I’ve seen it all. But there are some things that drive me crazy when I see them. Typically they are simple, easily-fixed things. They don’t always mean that the … [Read more...]
What if a reader landed on your blog, found an amazingly interesting post, but didn't have time to read it then? Sure, they can bookmark it, or maybe even note to revisit your blog. But what if they could send it to their Kindle? So many people who use Kindles, love their Kindle. And to think, later, when they are kicking back to catch up on some reading, they find that amazing post of … [Read more...]
In a recent blog post I did a video on a few features coming in WordPress 3.6. Among them was the new user interface for post formats. Now you may be asking "what the heck is a post format?" At a recent WordPress meetup in Seattle, a colleague and friend of mine, Mark Root-Wiley and I did a presentation on what was coming in 3.6. When we came to the subject of post formats, I asked casual … [Read more...]
If you use a Genesis framework child theme, and the demo shows a slide show, it's likely you are looking at Responsive Slider plugin. Or you may have a widgeted area on your Genesis child theme's homepage where this would work perfectly. This plugin allows you to create a simple responsive slider that displays the featured image, along with the title and excerpt from each post. If you are just … [Read more...]
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5 Ways To Give Your Blog Content a Boost
I spend a lot of my time here blogging on the technical side of WordPress. But today I wanted to share 5 posts from blogger, writer and author Judy Lee Dunn. Of course I am biased as she is also my wife, but rest assured, for those of you who don't know her, she provides some kick-ass content and advice. (And note, this is the only time you will see the word kick-ass on my blog). The Hollywood … [Read more...]