Archive for the ‘Tutorials’ Category

HowTo: Configure the new KnoxTenYearPlan.org Theme

A quick how-to for setting up the new KnoxTenYearPlan.org theme:

HowTo: Add a new product to WomenGettingReal.com

Here’s how to add a product to the WGR website (currently this process is a little kludgey, we’ll be fixing this in a future iteration of the site):

HowTo: Save a website’s background image to your hard drive

Here’s a quick and easy way to grab a website’s background image and save it to your hard drive (hint: this tip works in Mozilla Firefox):

Example of editing text in WordPress

In response to a client question, I recorded this screencast to show how to edit some text in a WordPress post. It’s a great example of working with the WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) editor in WordPress:

Working with the Site Footer on Medinteract.com

The footer on the Medinteract.com website is widgetized. This means you can control its content under “Appearance > Widgets” in the WordPress admin. Watch this screencast to see how:

An Introduction to the Ebenezer-Ministries.org Redesign

The following videos serve as an introduction to the beta version of a redesign I’ve been working on for Ebenezer-Ministries.org. While not an exhaustive review, the videos do serve as a good introduction to many of the main features of the new site: 1) Introduction to Ebenezer-Ministries.org This video provides a general overview of the [...]

How to save a post as a draft in WordPress

Saving a post as a “draft” is as simple as clicking on the “Save Draft” button under the publish settings when you’re writing a post in WordPress. Watch this screencast to see a visual demonstration of this technique:

How to administer the Aldis Customer Support Portal

The Aldis Customer Support Portal is a WordPress-powered site where Aldis customers and distributors can download files and app notes and also find answers to frequently asked questions. These screencasts show how to administer this portal: 1) New User Registration This screencast shows how new user registration works from the perspective of a customer coming to the [...]

Recognizing Broken Links with the Broken Link Checker Plugin for WordPress

The Broken Link Checker plugin for WordPress adds a strike-through to any invalid links. Watch this screencast to see how you can identify those links and correct them:

How to recover pages and posts from the WordPress Trash

WordPress has a trash feature that allows you to recover pages you accidentally “delete”. Watch this video to see how: