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 newly redesigned Ebenezer-Ministries.org website:

2) Adding Photos to the Ebenezer-Ministries.org Website

Watch this video to see how to upload photos to the Ebenezer-Ministries.org website:

3) Adding Teaching Notes and Prayer Request Posts

This video shows how to add teaching notes and other types of posts to the Ebenezer-Ministries.org website:

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 site and registering for access. The video shows how the customer will register for the site and how the admin will approve the customer for the site:

2) How to add a new Download, App Note or FAQ and restrict its access to specific user groups

Watch this screencast to see how to add new content to the Aldis Customer Support Portal and restrict access to that content to a specific user group:

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: