Apparently, we are in love with WordPress. But what can I say, she's single... she needs a little romance. ::ducking the flying spit balls:: Okay - tease Heather - check. Write tutorial - next. Oh! And thank you so much for the comments and questions. I will get to each one. And I'm going to email responses to the specific questions as soon as I can. (These darn children get in the way of my blogginess!) So, Upgrading WordPress, AGAIN I've heard whiney'ness about the frequency of WordPress updates, not from you or anything. Just others. But you really ought to do it, here's … [Read more...]
Are you a control freak?
July 29, 2008
I do quite a few installations for Wordpress.com blogs and often times, I've noticed that they pay for both domain mapping and the custom CSS ability. That amount adds up to $30 a year (roughly) and for that they can basically make it LOOK like their site is on it's own domain and modify the look of thier blog. What I don't understand is WHY they would choose this platform and pay $30 a year when they could spend the same amount and have a self-hosted WordPress blog? For me, it doesn't make sense. The backend of Wordpress is the same whether you're on self-hosted or Wordpress.com, so it's … [Read more...]
Welcome to our first giveaway!
July 27, 2008
So....maybe you're a new blogger and just don't know what to do about all this stuff... or maybe you have a blogger blog, or wordpress.com blog or even a typepad blog that you don't want to pay for anymore. Regardless, if you're looking to either start or move your blog, this is for you. Included in this package is: Domain registration for 1 year. (Domain name after that will be approx. $9.95 a year) Assistance in choosing and purchasing the domain name 1 Year of free hosting (hosting after that will be $15 a year) Installation of Wordpress on your domain name Installation of a theme … [Read more...]
The quick and dirty way to back up WordPress
July 23, 2008
The Professor is IN, y'all. I can't really 'get' something until i understand the general concept. So here 'tis for the upgrade. All of this, is said in way more words here. First - there are 2 parts of your blog that need backing up. 1 - Wordpress stuff (this is anything that you ADD to the wordpress core files - themes, plugins, uploaded images) 2 - Database stuff (all the posts and other data that you enter from the administration area) No. 1: all the WordPress Stuff * Keep a zipped copy of the wordpress that is installed on your blog. If something bad happens, you always have … [Read more...]
Organizing Your Blog’s Graphics
July 16, 2008
I love the idea of photos to make my entries catchy and interesting. BUT, I hate the work involved in it all! If you haven't upgraded to Wordpress 2.5.1, it will make the image uploading so much easier! Find Graphics: Stock Exchange Microsoft Clip Art Scrapbooking graphics Keep them: I use a folder on my desktop called "To Upload" where I keep everything that I want to put on my blog, that I haven't uploaded yet. And that way I keep my desktop tidy. (A bit of a neat freak here.) AND I can then find those darn graphics on my computer. Would you believe that my automatic … [Read more...]
I want a siggie too…
July 14, 2008
So, you see all these cute signatures that people all over the blogosphere have at the end of their posts and you want one too, but you can't for the life of you figure out how to do it... perhaps you even saw my new signature over at Desperately Seeking Sanity... LOVIN' the Scribble! First, you need to get a signature and you can do this in a variety of ways. You could make one yourself if you're familiar with a photo editing program. Simply chose the font that you want and make a signature. Save it as a png or gif with a transparent background and you're almost there. Don't … [Read more...]
Adding a Button
July 11, 2008
First thing, we need a button. It should be around 125px or 1.25 inches square. Just for demonstration purposes, let's use, what shall we say? This guy? Okay. Moving on. :P STEP ONE: To upload your button, log in to your blog. Go to the admin area. And then the [write] > [post] area. At the top of the write-post screen, is [Add media:] and a picture of a box. Click the box. At the [Upload Media] screen, click on the [Choose Files to Upload] button near the top. Select your file from your computer. WP will upload it to your server for you. Then open another screen. Like … [Read more...]
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