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 […]

Using Widgets in WordPress Widgets are a wonderful way to add content and structure to your Web Design. They can be added, rearranged, deleted all from the comforts of your dashboard. To Activate Widgets in your WordPress: 1. Go to your Dashboard > Appearance> Widgets 2. Choose the widget you want and drag it to […]

WordPress Terminology Below we have taken some of the most common terminology as it relates to WordPress and defined them for you, in easy to understand words. • Content Management System (CMS): A system that allows publishing, editing, and modifying content, as well as all site maintenance from a central page. CMS also provides a […]

Inserting Pictures/Media/Audio/Video Inserting Pictures/Media/Audio/Video into your pages and/or Posts is actually very simple! There are few different ways you can do this so we will take you through all of them. There is a set of icons on top of the content box that, if hovered over, say “insert picture,” “insert media,” “insert video,” “insert […]

What is a Page? And how do I add one? Pages are for content such as” Home,” “Products,” “About Me,” “Testimonials,” etc. etc. Pages are used to present information about your company. You can add as many pages as you like, and keep all of your information organized neatly! You can add sidebars, contact forms, […]