1. You are typing a lovely post, title & text. (See my blog for some excellent examples, absolutely shameless I know.) :)2. Select the text that you want to turn into a link.3. Click on the "link" icon as shown.4. Link URL: This is the only thing that I ever complete. This is the full text hyperlink thingie: starting with "http://".Target: You can use this if you would like … [Read more...]
Are you a control freak?
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 … [Read more...]
Organizing Your Blog’s Graphics
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 graphicsKeep them:I use a folder on my desktop called "To Upload" where I keep everything that I want to put on my … [Read more...]
I want a siggie too…
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 … [Read more...]
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Finding and Using a Gravatar
Is your theme gravatar-enabled? If it is, you'll see a small image in each comment.Gravatars are images that represent your online presence anywhere on the internet. Gravatar stands for Globally Recognized Avatars.With WP 2.6 we can now include a default image that matches your site instead of the little grey head. We can set the size of the gravatar and placement within the comments. … [Read more...]