Author: d_alcalay-pearlman

Artist, educator, graphic designer, web designer

Learning CSS and the Edit Dashboard

Before we learn how to make Child Themes, we are going to learn a bit about CSS and how it relates to HTML. SEE CSS in all it’s glory HERE at the ZEN GARDEN! We will be using the following Resources: CSS 101 Visual Guide W3 Schools Khan Academy

How WordPress Works

PHP!!!!! (from webopedia.com) Self-referentially short for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor, an open source, server-side, HTML embedded scripting language used to create dynamic Web pages. In an HTML document, PHP script (similar syntax to that of Perl or C ) is enclosed within special PHP tags. Because PHP is embedded within tags, the author can jump between…

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CE Students Getting Started

This link is to supplement and aid in the learning process of  Wordpress Introduction and WordPress Intermediate. To get started, you can see the WordPress Codex here The specific page for Terminology can be found here! Another third-party site that is worth checking out is WP Beginner. Though originally created for my matriculated students, you are…

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Update for CE Students

Last night of course review: ::: Create a NEW Blog (OR change themes) ::: ::: Find FREE CONTENT to (practice on only) here , here and here. (Generally, even though it’s legal if it’s designated FREE, it’s not a good idea to use free content for a real blog…. read HERE why) ::: :::  To create an additional…

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Landing Page Resources

Learning About Landing Pages A Free Landing Page Course What is a Landing Page and Why Should You Care? What’s a Landing Page? 10 (Not So Dumb) Digital Marketing Questions, Answered Anatomy of an Optimal Landing Page, an info-graphic from Nifty Marketing Free WordPress Landing Page Themes Onesie Just Free’s list of Free Landing Page Themes…

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Google wants YOU to be mobile-friendly!

For all of my students and clients who are wondering why I want you to make your website “Responsive”, here is why: Google is now ranking mobile-accessible sites higher than non-accessible. If you already have a responsive theme, then you have no worries. Check out these articles now! http://techcrunch.com/2015/04/21/googles-mobile-friendly-update-could-impact-over-40-of-fortune-500/#.spyrng:EZd1 http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/7808-google-search-ranking-mobile.html https://yoast.com/mobilegeddon-has-come/ https://www.analyticspros.com/blog/google-analytics/is-your-site-ready-for-googles-new-mobile-optimization-requirements/

Monday April 20

WordPress Continuing Ed Class Review menus Learn about the Media Library! Image tags, editing images, adding Alt Tags

The debate about tags vs categories

From the GreenGeeks site… Read the whole article by Kaumil Patel   When it comes to SEO, one of the most talked about subjects is categories vs. tags. What exactly is the difference between the two? Are tags similar to implementing meta keywords? What are the SEO benefits of using categories rather than tags? If…

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