Category Archives: Wordpress

Defining WordPress Terms, Part 5 – Plugins and Widgets

Plugins WordPress is a very robust, albeit simple, content management system. The WordPress install is like a starter kit. It comes with everything you need to set up a basic site. However, many of us need or desire additional functionality. Fortunately, WordPress allows third party developers to create add-ons called plugins to bring the user… Continue Reading

Defining WordPress Terms, Part 4 – Publishing

This week I’d like to cover the options found in the Publish box of your post editor. Many of these options can also be found in the page editor, so we’ll cover them all in one place. When you start out creating a new post, the Publish box shows a few options, and there are… Continue Reading

Attention Bloggers! A Contest You Can’t Miss!

Andrew over at We Build Your Blog is celebrating the completion of his 100+ page free report, “How to build your own profitable blog in 45 minutes” with a big contest. I haven’t read the report yet, but I’m privileged to be reading, reviewing and offering my opinion on an upcoming course Andrew will be… Continue Reading

Defining WordPress Terms, Part 3 – WordPress Author or User Roles Explained

Business web sites and personal blogs will normally have just one login or user. However, multi-user blogs or companies who wish to assign responsibility for certain areas of the site to different members of a team may choose to have more than one user. In this case, the Admin would be the member with the… Continue Reading

A New Facebook Sharing Tool for Bloggers

Ok, so Helmi over at Huzzer Magazine just posted about Facebook’s newest sharing tool, and it’s just for bloggers! I’m so excited and can’t thank him enough for posting about it! There are several plugins out there that will allow you to put a Facebook Share/Count box in your posts, but so far, I haven’t… Continue Reading

Defining WordPress Terms, Part 2 – Categories vs. Tags

For many who have already blogged using a platform like Blogger, the Categories and Tags can be a little confusing. I like to describe it this way: A Category is like the drawer of a filing cabinet. The drawer is labeled: Owners Manuals. Inside the draw are sub-categories labeled: Kitchen Appliances, Outdoor Equipment, Consumer Electronics…. Continue Reading