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Add Google Plus (& more ) to WordPress

August 30, 2011
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This tutorial will show you how to add Google Plus to your WordPress website.  This covers self-hosted websites, not those on wordpress.com.   What we want to accomplish: Easy sharing of your content Flowing and obvious placement of all social networks Customizing the twitter 'via attribute' ie: via @dswordpress Easy selection of styles and buttons My favorite configuration at the moment is something like this: Simple step-by-step instructions 1.  Add the plugin Go to your Plugins tab, Add New subtab.  And search for "Share This".  Select to install the plugin … [Read more...]

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Have a look at this Twitter background!

December 10, 2009
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It was a ton of fun to work with Mendi from the Little Ladybug that Could!  She wanted a twitter page with her signature black and white and red, but was looking for maybe a little color...  Saying color to a designer is like saying Santa's coming to a kid. The result was this very trendy teal-ish color with a contrasting pink!!  What do you think? … [Read more...]

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Day 14: Update a Key Page

April 20, 2009

Oh my goodness, this is a biggie.  If  you're like me, you have a list about a mile long of all the things you'd like to do on your front page, let alone the comments, and about pages.  Not to mention the contact and subscribe buttons.  This blog, and my other two should probably be the shining examples of blog layout and function, as that is what I do, however.  Have you heard the tale of the shoemaker's children?  Yeah.  In a nutshell, they're the ones without shoes.  Which lights a fire under me every once in a while, a rare once in a while, to make some necessary updates.  Here's … [Read more...]

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Twitter buttons Galore

April 3, 2009

Find out about twitter here:  http://twitter.com, register for an account, and find that gorgeous little blue birdie to put in your sidebar. I am probably the last person to find this site, but I'll give it to ya anyway for posterity's sake. http://twitterbuttons.com This is the only instructions you'll need to install twitter in your sidebar:  go to twitterbuttons.com. They provide oodles of graphics to choose from, and even your individual customized CODE to copy and paste into your text widget.  Just enter your twitter name into the top of the landing page, and then the code in each … [Read more...]

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How To Add Twitter to your Sidebar

January 15, 2009

I encourage twittering!  It's fun, and its good marketing for your blog!  Sign up at Twitter.com.  Fo'sure your first order of business will be to follow me!  @multimom, and then ya know, if there's time, there's Heather too:  @relocatedyank.  :D You might even be able to ask questions there, since ya know, we do it! (unlike the posting around here!)  Sorry 'bout the posting bit... I got a little carried away.  But no worries.  I'm carried right back.  :) 1.  Sign up for twitter 2.  Upload this great plugin:  Twitter Tools, and then you can put your tweets in the sidebar of … [Read more...]

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