Favicons
You’ve certainly seen them – but did you know what they were called and how you could install them on your site?? FavIcon is short for favorites icon. Favicons became popular as icons that were displayed next to web site addresses on the favorites menu of a browser, also called the bookmarks menu. Today, favicons are displayed on the browser address bar and browser tabs, as well as on bookmarks and Internet shortcuts. A favicon is an icon associated with a web page or an HTML document. They aren’t a necessity – but you’ve got to admit – they...
Read MoreHiding Pages in WordPress
Have you ever wondered if it would be possible to hide a particular page name from the navigation bar at the top of your blog? You could make it “Private” – but then no-one else but logged in members would be able to access it. Mmmm……. Creating a hidden page in WordPress Sometimes it is handy to be able to “hide” a WordPress page from the public as opposed to making that page “Private”. What’s the matter with private pages I hear you ask?? Well nothing – if you don’t want anyone except those who are logged into your...
Read MoreManaging Plugins
How often do you want to use a wordpress plugin and think to yourself “Can’t be bothered to “ftp” or whatever they call it!” Well – if you are using the latest version of WordPress (currently v2.9.1) then the installation of plugins is really easy! Honestly! To start off – login to your WordPress Admin Panel and navigate your way to Plugins and you will see the page called “Manage Plugins“. Ok so you are there – at the very top of that page called Manage Plugins is a button marked “Add New“. Click on that button to...
Read MoreUsing a Static Page AND a Blog Page
How many times have you thought about how to have a static home or front page for your blog while still being able to have the “normal” list of blog posts on another page?? This will basically allow you to have both a Website Page and Blog Page using the same Template – i.e. the same format. For example if you write a page entitled “Blog”, it would be accessible separately at www.yoursite.com/blog. This would then allow you to have a static front page entitled, say “Home” and accessible from www.yoursite.com . OK – sounds easy!! And it is...
Read MoreWordPress Plugins
There is a vast array of WordPress Plugins out there – we shall do our best to bring you the best!! The post directly under here entitled “Managing Plugins” will guide you through the process of finding a suitable plugin and then automatically installing it on your blog. Listed below that is a selection of recommended plugins to keep you busy!
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