So you wanna get a little more fancy with your child theme? Awesome. Let's do this. In my previous post on creating and installing WordPress child themes, I mentioned the functions.php file. What is the functions.php file, you may ask? It is a php file that...
How to create and install a WordPress child theme
You've searched for and found a theme that really emulates the look and feel of your brand. You install it, play with the theme options, add content, plugins, widgets, etc. You are pretty darn happy with it. Except for that one thing... I get a lot of questions when...
My Top 10 WordPress Plugins
I get a lot of questions about plugins. What are they? How do they work? Why doesn't this one work? Which one will do [insert very specific action]? Since you are all quite interested in plugins, I thought I'd make a LIST of all my favourite plugins. Because who...
How to schedule WordPress posts for the future
Extra time is usually a luxury that small business owners don't seem to have a lot of. Especially if you manage your own website. And social media sites. And blog. One of my favourite systems to boost my productivity is using an editorial calendar and WordPress'...
How to turn comments off in WordPress pages and posts
Ever write a post that you just don't want to open up for comments? Write a page that you'd LOVE for folks to comment on? In this week's WordPress Wink I'll show you how to turn those comments on or off in WordPress pages and posts. First, navigate to the page or post...
WordPress How To: Create Navigation
Navigation is one of the most important functions of your website. It is the roadmap for your users to quickly see an overview of the content on your site, and how to find it. Clear navigation can impact your SEO, conversion rates, and the overall user experience of...