HowTo: Add Sidebar Content to Pages on the WGR Website

This video shows the basics of how to add sidebar content to pages on the new Women Getting Real website:

NOTE: Since this video only covers the basics, let me know of any advanced topics you need me to cover in the comments. For example, do you need me to show you how to add video to that area?

Working with Text and Images in WordPress

I recorded this screencast in response to my client’s query about how to clean up some text and images on a particular page she’d created in WordPress. It’s a good primer on some of the default behavior’s of the WordPress image dialog and how to set them to your preferences. Learn about things like aligning images, setting the title attribute and removing the default image hyperlink.

Quick and Easy Color Palette Variations in Photoshop

See my trick for quickly creating multiple shades of colors from a color palette in Photoshop:

Understanding the Differences between Raster and Vector Graphics

Raster graphics programs such as Adobe Photoshop are used to create graphics made up of individual picture elements known as “pixels”. Vector graphics programs such as Adobe Illustrator are used to create graphics drawn by mathmatical equations known as “vectors”. See the key differences between these two types of graphics in this video:

Alignment and Drawing Tips for Adobe Illustrator

Here are three videos I made to show my client how to align some shapes in an Adobe Illustrator document:

1) Using Snaps

2) Drawing Straight Lines

3) Alt-Click Duplication

Updating the Custom Code section of the Multi-Level Dropdown Plugin

If your site uses the custom code feature of the multi-level dropdown plugin for WordPress, here’s how to update the HTML code:

HowTo: Make DHTML dropdown menus appear over embedded Flash videos in WordPress

Is your DHTML dropdown menu appearing behind your embedding Flash video on your WordPress blog? Watch this screencast to see the easy fix.

HowTo: Embed Screencast.com Videos in WordPress blog posts

Watch this video to how to embed your Screencast.com videos in a WordPress blog post:

HowTo: Manage Content on TheSewingMachineProject.org

These videos show you how to manage content on the new redesign for TheSewingMachineProject.org:

1) Working with the main menu and page titles

2) How to build and add a new form

3) How to work with the right sidebar (or how to edit the “What’s New” widget)

4) How to add a CSS frame to images

5) How to clear floated images

HowTo: Add a new photo gallery to FeedYourFaith.org

Watch this video to see how to add a new photo gallery to FeedYourFaith.org: