Page.ly has changed more than its hosting panel lately: they have a new policy on e-mail, which is to say, they no longer provide email service to their clients. This makes things considerably more confusing for the non-technical, so I’m providing a tutorial for my MediaBistro students and anyone else interested on how to get things set up. Continue Reading Setting Up DNS and Email on Page.ly
Review: Teach Yourself Visually WordPress Second Edition by Janet Majure
Teach Yourself VISUALLY WordPress, 2nd Edition By Janet Majure Indianapolis: John Wiley & Sons, 2012 ISBN: 978-1-118-197-87-5 One of my graphic designer friends raved about the first edition of this book, and I can see why. “Visual” is not an understatement with this series: it includes almost more images than text, and in bright full… Continue Reading Review: Teach Yourself Visually WordPress Second Edition by Janet Majure
How to Import Joomla Content Using the WP Importer Plugin
For my sins (I learned this phrase from my dissertation advisor back when I was in graduate school), I am on the board of the Bay Area Consultants Network. Actually, I love BACN and have missed possibly 5 meetings since I started going in July 2003; if you are a consultant, coach, or other solo… Continue Reading How to Import Joomla Content Using the WP Importer Plugin
How to Mobilize Your Genesis Theme in Less Than an Hour
NOTE 4/20/2015: Genesis child themes are now mobile-responsive, so if you are a Genesis user you shouldn’t need this tutorial. Actually, most WordPress themes created in the past 2 years are responsive. You might be better off just updating your theme, which is what I did for CBI once Lifestyle Pro came out. I love… Continue Reading How to Mobilize Your Genesis Theme in Less Than an Hour
The Obvious Argument in Favor of Responsive Design
Compared to designing a whole new mobile site, installing a mobile WordPress plugin is simple, and it did a good enough job for most sites and most phones…in 2008. Actually, for basic blogs, the standard mobile themes that come with plugins like WP Mobile Detector or Wapple Architect still do a perfectly good job, though they… Continue Reading The Obvious Argument in Favor of Responsive Design
