WordPress Static Front Page vs Blog Posts

Static Front Page vs Blog Posts By default, WordPress will display blogs as the main (front/home) page for your site.  The latest, most recent blog post will be at the top.  So what do you do if you want to have a static front page (sometimes called Splash page) as the main front page and how do […]

WordPress Portfolio Projects

What is WordPress Portfolio and How to Use it? To use the Portfolio feature, you first need to enable it. Settings >> Writing >> Your Custom Content Types >> (tick) Enable Portfolio Projects for this site >> Save Changes  

How to Make WordPress Site Private

I am having some private thoughts so it got me asking: how do I make my WordPress site private? The preliminary questions are: Do you want to make your entire WordPress site private? or Do you only want to make specific pages/posts private? Let’s deal with this a step at a time. Note: This article […]

Easy Redirect from Blogger

There are quite a number of ways to import/export blog postings from Blogger to a new site. Each of them have their own pros and cons. However if you want to easily just redirect all visitors (no matter which page URL they go to) from your Blogger site to a new site/domain, then one of […]

WordPress Columns – How to with Genesis Theme

There are times when it is just handy to be able to easily create WordPress columns in your posts. And without having to resort to endless fiddling or using HTML to create tables (not preferred). This is where Genesis/StudioPress Themes for WordPress is so cool because it already comes pre-built with CSS Column Classes.  You […]

WordPress Post Format for Genesis

This is a step-by-step tutorial on how to add additional WordPress Post Format if you are using StudioPress’s Genesis Framework and a child theme. We have already talked about what the new WordPress Post Formats are.   Genesis Framework is the premium (parent) theme  I use, together with a Genesis (from StudioPress) child theme of my choice. […]

WordPress Post Formats

Since WordPress version 3.1, there have been new additional WordPress Post Formats – and I want them!  Some of the new post formats like “aside” and “quote” look really useful.  I can immediately think of uses for them. For instance, there are times when I just want to post a short update (similar to a short […]

Add Google Authorship to WordPress – 2 Simple Ways

Update:  On 28 August, 2014 – Google ended their Authorship program.  Don’t be too upset.  This afterall, is Google all over.  If you need more comfort than swearwords can give, have a read of “The Right Way to Think About Google” by Sonia Simone.   This fully illustrated step-by-step guide on how to add Google […]

Transfer Blogger to WordPress – made easy

I was looking for the easiest way to transfer Blogger to WordPress – and I have found it!  The method below is especially for someone who has A LOT of posts that they need to transfer. There are tons of articles on the internet, some of them are in the Reference section at the bottom […]

Genesis Custom Stylesheet – How to Add

How to add your own Genesis Custom Stylesheet Tip: you can go directly to the Summary steps on how to add Genesis Custom Stylesheet. When I say Genesis Custom Stylesheet, I specifically mean adding your own .css file to your Genesis child theme.As you know, Genesis Framework (theme) is the base or core theme which is […]

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