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
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Video Tutorial: Adding a (Dynamic) Widget
The text widget is one of the worst-named and most overlooked features in WordPress. It’s not just for text, but for images and HTML code or JavaScript. (Advanced text widgets even let you include PHP.) Easily add e-mail sign-up forms, linked images, and anything else to your WordPress sidebar just by pasting the code into… Continue Reading Video Tutorial: Adding a (Dynamic) Widget
Adding a Photo Gallery to a WordPress Post or Page
I have a client who’s on a world tour, and he wanted some help with uploading photo galleries to his blog, which is using the Coraline theme. Inserting a gallery isn’t quite as intuitive as inserting a photo, so I decided to create some instructions for him. Since I thought they might be useful to… Continue Reading Adding a Photo Gallery to a WordPress Post or Page
How to Configure Your WordPress Site for Mobile Devices (in One Minute)
George Smyth asked me to do another segment on his One Minute How-To podcast, and I picked this as a topic. First, log into your dashboard and go to “Plugins.” Select “Add New” from the menu. Type “WordPress Mobile Pack” into the search box and click the button that says “Search Plugins.” Click “Install Now.”… Continue Reading How to Configure Your WordPress Site for Mobile Devices (in One Minute)
