Hello participants, thank you very much for taking part in the workshop this week. As promised, I will post about the plugins that we did not have time to finish talking about. In the meantime, please do post any queries that come up as you continue to work on your sites, and …
Thank you to all this workshop’s participants for being such an enthusiastic group – a real pleasure to work with you! Please post any questions relating to the workshop here and I will answer them. Thanks!
WordPress is a piece of software that can be used, free, by anyone. You simply install it on your website, usually with just one or two clicks, wait for the email confirming your installation, and you’re ready to go. To install the full version of WordPress, you do need …
Rubbish messages from spammers trying to put their links onto your website via your comments box is such a nuisance that I have decided to write a post about it. I get a sea of spam every day (or rather, I did, until I took matters in hand), and many of my clients have also & …
If you’re wondering what WordPress is or what all the fuss is about, here’s an outline explaining why it is such a wonderful tool for website owners and designers. WordPress started out as a blogging platform but it has fast become a hugely popular CMS – that is, a …
Your domain is the name of your website e.g. yourname.com. You do need to get a domain name, as while some free hosting providers will provide you with a website address, it will look like this: yourname.theirname.com, which absolutely doesn’t look professional. I can’t u …
A gravatar is a globally recognized avatar. If you have a gravatar, when you post or add a comment to any blog, your chosen image will appear next to your name instead of the default image. If you participate in online forums or leave comments on websites or blogs, it is …
Search Engine Optimisation – or SEO as it is known – has evolved into a very complex skill. However, as a website owner, there is a minimum that you, yourself, absolutely have to know. Firstly, while a skilled expert in SEO can work some wonders for your site, …
It’s quite likely that you collect your clients’, prospective clients’, or other interested people’s email addresses. If you don’t, then you should seriously consider doing so. It’s easy to put a form on your website and ask people to sig …
