The beautiful thing about content on the internet is that it innately sharable. Web 2.0 formats have made it possible for easy sharing of media formats across different platforms. With HTML5, embedding is getting even easier. Reason YouTube is the second largest search engine after Google (yes, beating out Bing and Yahoo!). You will probably…

There will always be a few things that you want to get tweaked “just right”. While there are several ways to make site-wide tweaks, you might want to do this specifically per post or page. Reason Eventually, you’ll want to get familiar with HTML and CSS. It’s better to go ahead and try out small…

After installing some plugins and adding content, you might notice that your screen is getting crowded with options. Or you might need some more immediate help with questions that are coming up as you work on your website. Reason Part of the goal of this series is to help you add functionality and become more…

The last part of our Basics section! Once everything is basically set up and you’ve been creating content, it’s time to review what the front end looks like. Reason You can do all of the tweaking and adding of content you like on the back end, but if the front end of your site does…

Widgets are another set of small functions that add a little bit of flare to your website. The basic widgets add a search bar to your site (SUPER important), add notes about comments and categories, and can even add a calendar. Reason There are certain areas on a WordPress site that are designated “widget areas”…

There is so much more to say than what the written word allows you to. Pictures, audio video and other written formats are all ways that you can allow your audience to consume your content. Reason For some of this content, you will the media to be available on your website. Until you develop a…

Websites and blogs can get pretty bland pretty quick. There are also plenty of functionalities that you’ve probably seen on other sites that you have though, “Ooo, I want THAT on my website!”. Enter Pugins… Reason Plugins also you to simply and easy add to the functionality of your website without necessarily needing to know…

Websites are more than just a landing page. They contain blog posts, about pages, different categories, even shopping carts and contact forms. Reason People want to see ALL of your content and they need to be able to navigate to the different parts of your site quickly and intuitively. This is where menus come in.…

Like snowflakes and Danny Boyle movies, no two themes are exactly alike. There is a theme for everyone out there, and you will probably want to change your theme as the personality of your website changes. Reason The only way to know if a theme will work on your website is to preview it with…

As humans, we categorize so many things: our clothing, our food, our friends, and even our coffee (I’m drinking some decaf, fair trade, fresh ground coffee now!). We also like to comment on anything and everything:-). Reason Breaking your content down into categories will allow you more flexibility on rendering that content on the front…