BuddyPress for WordPress BuddyPress is a social networking tool that WordPress users are completely enjoying. It allows users to register, create profiles, post messages, make connections, and create and interact in groups. It is quickly becoming a plugin used widely across WordPress users. To take advantage of this great Web Design tool, all you have […]

JetPack for WordPress The JetPack plugin is like a one stop shop for many different Web Design needs. It offers you a full array of options to use on your website. Below are some of the features, and how to get it. Features Include: 1. Subscriptions- Allows users to subscribe to your posts and blogs […]

WordPress Housekeeping Just like any website you should perform monthly housekeeping in your administration panel. This helps keeps your disk space down, and keeps things organized. In Web Design, you will find that simply choosing the “perfect” photo to upload usually requires you to upload about 30 pictures to find the right one! So what […]

What is a Gravatar What is a Gravatar you ask? Well in Web Design, and in the internet world, we all have heard “avatar”. With avatars, you can have different ones for each place you visit on the internet. Gravatars, on the other hand are “Globally Recognized Avatar’s.” This means that your Gravatar will follow […]

Smileys, otherwise known as Emoticons Who doesn’t want to brighten someone’s day when their reading? Well this is yet another great feature from WordPress, which allows you to do this in your Posts. See, by default WordPress automatically translates the correct combination of punctuation marks and turns them into “Smileys”. For instance to get this […]

What are Plugins, and How do I Install Plugins on WordPress? WordPress plugins are scripts that you can install on your website to extend the functionality of your site. They are designed to either enhance your current features, or add new features that are not usually available. These plugins are available for anything from spam […]

Restoring your WordPress site from Back Up OH NO!! Your San Diego website is gone! That’s okay, as long as you followed our advice earlier about periodically backing up your site, you can have it back in a flash! No need to do another new Web Design is you back your current one up! 1. […]

Backing Up your WordPress Site You should always back up your site regularly, especially prior to upgrading software. Below are the quick steps to backing up your WordPress site. 1. Log into your C-panel 2. Find the phpMYadmin icon, and click it. 3. You are then directed to your php admin page 4. On the […]

Dealing with Comment Spam As we discussed earlier when you publish Posts on your website, if enabled, readers are allowed to leave comments. Now, this is a very good idea because it encourages interactivity with your readers; however, it also leaves you open to spam comments. We will go over a few different ways spammers […]

Using WordPress Themes WordPress themes provide you a way to have complete control over the look, and presentation of your information on your web site. Web Design has been made so simple with the help of WordPress. Themes offer you “templated sites” that offer you tons of tools to effectively, and without a headache, get […]