Category: Use
WordPress releases JetPack 1.3- now includes Contact forms!
The Jetpack plugin got an important feature addition this week with the release of contact forms into the suite of plugins provided by WordPress.com. While it’a a pretty basic form, it’s a great addition to those who need just that, a pretty basic form. In addition to the standard text fields you can also add [...]
WordPress.tv gets a facelift
One of the best sources for learning WordPress has got to be wordpress.tv. For those who have never visited before,it contains videos of sessions delivered at the various WordCamps around the world. Weren’t able to make it to WordCamp Philly last year? No worries, the sessions are on WordPress.tv. It’s an awesome source of WordPress [...]
Turning on/off comments in WordPress pages and posts
If there was ever a list of WordPress related questions I get asked most often,somewhere in the top three would be something about turning comments either on or off for posts and pages. And in addition to how to turn comments on or off, the second part of that question would be when should they [...]
Embed videos in your WordPress Posts and Pages
As more and more people include video in their arsenal of content types, I frequently get asked how to embed video into WordPress Posts and Pages. And the answer is really quite simple. In the Media Settings page in your dashboard (Settings > Media), make sure the checkbox for Auto-Embeds is checked. It is by [...]
Change the ‘Howdy’ in WordPress Admin bar
When you log into your WordPress dashboard, you are greeted with a simple ‘ Howdy, Username’ message in the top right hand corner of your admin bar.While it’s fun and friendly, you may not be a fan of the word Howdy, or may want something more corporate for a client. So how do you go about changing [...]
Change the login logo in WordPress
Ever want to change the logo on your WordPress login page–maybe to the cool looking one you spent all that money on? Or maybe you want to add your client’s logo to the page and make them realize just how awesome a resource you are? Why not do it? It’s simple to do because, like [...]
Font replacement in WordPress
Last week, I wrote about adding Google fonts to your WordPress site. While it is a very solid solution for many people, it is not the only solution. Today, we are going to look at some alternatives to Google Fonts to spice up the typography of your site….because man (or woman) can not live on Arial Black [...]
Turning Comments off in WordPress
Last week I received an email from a person I had met at WordCamp Victoria asking a question you don’t get asked much in the world of WordPress: How do you turn comments off completely in a WordPress site? I have to admit I found the question odd at first, because we are being told all of [...]
WordCamp Atlanta Slides
Here are the slides from my presentation Shared Hosting and WordPress as presented at WordCamp Atlanta WordCamp Atlanta- Shared Hosting and WordPress View more presentations from Al Davis
Top 5 steps to securing your WordPress installation
WordPress is probably the most well known piece of open source software available right now, and one of the great benefits of open source is that everyone can have it for free. Everyone. Yes, that includes hackers and people with less-than-honorable intentions. Which is why I’m going to show you 5 things you can (and [...]
