Build a Better Blog... themes, why 960? - 10/29/10 12:24 PM

 Hi guys, before I begin covering themes on my WordPress in Plain English series, I thought it would be a good idea to explain why so may blog themes and blog graphics (i.e. headers) are 960 pixels wide.
 

 This is the 2nd post in my Build a Better Blog series that will look at design concepts related to every blog platform including ActiveRain, WordPress, Posterous, etc...
 In my previous post Minimalism... It's Not Just For Breakfast Anymore I mentioned that we were going to look at...
- why I always use images that are 500 pixels wide (or … (87 comments)

WordPress in Plain English... widgets - 10/23/10 06:03 PM

 Hi guys and welcome back to the WordPress in Plain English series. If you're new to WordPress or if you're just joining us, you should read the first few tutorials in this series to catch up before reading this section.
 In this tutorial we're going to take a t look at how to add widgets to your blog. Let's get started. As usual you'll have to login to your WordPress admin panel...
 

 Widgets are essentially little pieces of code that extend or add functionality to your Wordpress blog. To access the default widgets, go to the Appearance section … (60 comments)

WordPress in Plain English... comments - 10/21/10 01:07 PM

 Hi guys and welcome back to the WordPress in Plain English series. If you're new to WordPress or if you're just joining us, you should read the first few tutorials in this series to catch up before reading this section.
 In the previous tutorial we looked at how to create a post in your WordPress blog. Today we're going to see how to moderate and approve comments on your posts.
Ready??? OK, let's get started. As usual you'll have to login to your WordPress admin panel...
 

 Once you've logged in...
- look on the left side for the … (33 comments)

WordPress in Plain English... posts - 10/15/10 11:46 PM

 Hi guys and welcome back to the WordPress in Plain English series. If you're new to WordPress or if you're just joining us, you should read the first few tutorials in this series to catch up before reading this section.
 In the previous tutorial we looked at how to create categories (topics) for your WordPress blog. Today we're going to...
- create a sample post
- add some content
- decided whether to allow comments on the post
- add some tags (keywords)
- and then save it as a draft or publish it
 
 Are you ready? To create … (75 comments)

WordPress in Plain English... categories - 10/09/10 11:32 PM

 Hi guys, and welcome back to the WordPress in Plain English series. If you're new to WordPress or if you're just joining us, you should read the first few tutorials in this series to catch up before reading this section.
 In this tutorial we're going to prepare your WordPress blog for some content. Content includes everything like text, images, links, videos and is usually added to either a page or a post.
 

 Before we add more pages or new posts, the first thing you'll want to do is to create some categories. You can think of categories as … (52 comments)

Build a Better Blog... Minimalism, it's not just for breakfast anymore! - 10/05/10 05:09 PM

 Hi guys, a lot of the questions, comments and emails I've received about my WordPress in Plain English series are relevant to blogs in general so today, I'm starting another series called...
 

 Rather than technical info, this series will cover a ton of stuff I've learned the hard way over the past 9 years of designing blogs and websites including...
- why less really is more
- how to create a clean, professional looking, custom blog/website for under $100
- why I always use images that are 500 pixels wide (or less) in my posts
- how to … (64 comments)

 
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