Category: CE-Continuing Ed

WordPress Beginner Tips

Repost: 12 Components Every WordPress Blog Must Have for Success  by Machielle Thomas, Content Manager READ Article Download Free WordPress User’s Guide (Dashboard wp-admin version) Cheat Sheets: How to start a free blog with WordPress WordPress For Dummies All-in-One WP Site Helpers

Blog or Website?

from 2createawebsite.com >>> Blogs & Static Websites – What’s the Difference? Back in the day, there was generally one kind of website. You put up web pages manually and linked them together in an organized fashion either using HTML and CSS or software. Read the entire article here What is a blog?  

Making Child Themes

We will use the excellent Generate Press theme (my latest favorite theme to customize) tonight to create a child theme. I. Using the WordPress Codex as a model, please copy the following code into a plain text document, : /*Theme Name: Learning Child Themes Theme URI: http://dinaalcalaypearlman.com/learning-child-themes Description: GeneratePress Child Theme Author: Dina Pearlman Author…

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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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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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More about “re-blogging”

The Dos and Don’ts of Reposting Articles in Your Blog By Tyree Nelson – June 16, 2014 If you’ve known us for like five minutes or so, you know we’re BIG on content. Content is King, as they say. If you want your website to rank in Google searches, and you want your audience to see you…

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