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Customizing Your Thumbnails: A Hidden Jewel

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There are a lot of plugins out there that give you great options for editing images and creating galleries. But sometimes I am reminded of a buried feature as I am doing tutorials. This is one of them. Let's say you have created a small gallery using the WordPress default gallery. And you have added the plugin, Gallery Carousel Without JetPack, that adds a simple slideshow. But there's … [Read more...]

Power Up Your Blog: The Emotional Impact of the Right Photo

Power Up Your Blog: The Emotional Impact of the Right Photo

Do people remember your blog posts? Does your content have staying power? If you evoke emotions in your readers, I can guarantee that your ideas will remain firmly planted in their brain. How do you do that as a blogger? With the right photo, of course. Posts with engaging photos get read more and shared more—even on sites that you aren't necessarily active on. Why You Should Touch the … [Read more...]

A Look At the Genesis Default Widgets

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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...]

How To Add a Border Around An Image in a Post or Page

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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...]

The Genesis Responsive Slider Plugin for WordPress

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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...]

Tweaking the Alignment in 3 Images Using the Text Widget

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Before I start, yes, this post is pretty specific. Also, it's geared to anyone who doesn't know html. In the screenshot below I am using a theme that has three widget areas on the homepage. As you can see, the left and right widget are neatly aligned. But not so much with the middle one. So let's create a scenario here. Imagine that originally all three were videos and the text has been … [Read more...]