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Frequently Asked Questions

How to make a different page the frontpage

Posted on June 11, 2012 by

The default starting page for WordPress sites is the blog.  To change this to a different page go to Settings -> Reading select “A static page” choose a page from the “Front Page” drop-down Save Changes Note:  setting the “Posts … Continue reading →

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Written by: Phyllis Erck on June 11, 2012.
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How to find what theme site is using

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

How to tell if a site is WordPress or not. Right-click on page View Page Source Ctrl-F (to find in page) Search for the word “wp-content” If it is a wordpress site you will see wp-content throughout the source How … Continue reading →

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Written by: Phyllis Erck on January 25, 2012.
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Anchors with id

Posted on October 29, 2011 by

In HTML a link tag is called an “anchor” tag.  That’s why it start with <a.  A is for Anchor.   If you want your link to go to a spot inside a page/post, you put an id in the page/post … Continue reading →

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Written by: Phyllis Erck on October 29, 2011.
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Remove Comment Box from Page/Post

Posted on October 22, 2011 by

Here are instructions for how to remove “Leave a Reply” from pages/posts. Dashboard All Posts/Pages Edit Uncheck: Discussion – > “allow comments” If you don’t see the Discussion section: Click Screen Options Check Discussion box   Share on Facebook

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Written by: Phyllis Erck on October 22, 2011.
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How to Add a Picture

Posted on April 1, 2011 by

Add Media Icon Click the  ”Add Media” icon Browse to the file on your computer Click Upload Wait for the upload to finish Click Insert into Post Share on Facebook

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Written by: Phyllis Erck on April 1, 2011.
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Add Facebook Like Box to your WP site

Posted on February 22, 2011 by

to add a Facebook “Like Box” like this to your website Use facebook social plugin to get the code to place into your WordPress site. Click “Like Box” fill in “Facebook page URL” such as www.facebook.com/phylliserckconsulting Adjust color scheme, width … Continue reading →

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Written by: Phyllis Erck on February 22, 2011.
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Install Updates for WordPress, Plugins and Themes

Posted on May 13, 2010 by

This video demonstrates how to install updates for WordPress, Plugins and Themes. It also includes instructions to backup a WordPress database.   This is part of a series provided for the students of the course “WordPress – Web Development on the right side of … Continue reading →

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Written by: Phyllis Erck on May 13, 2010.
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Install a Theme

Posted on May 11, 2010 by

To install a new wordpress theme, logon to your site, go to Appearance -> Themes and click the Add New button at the top of the page. This video demonstrates installing a WordPress Theme.  At 2:11 starts instructions for uploading … Continue reading →

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Written by: Phyllis Erck on May 11, 2010.
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Change Page Order

Posted on May 10, 2010 by

As of v3.0 most themes support Menus for managing page order.   If you’re theme does not support menus use the following instructions for ordering your pages. Pages are usually ordered alphabetically, but you can put a number in “Order” … Continue reading →

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Written by: Phyllis Erck on May 10, 2010.
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Allow Comments checkbox

Posted on May 9, 2010 by

If you’re trying to remove the comment section from a WordPress page. If you don’t see this, you may be in fullscreen edit mode. Click Toggle Full-screen Mode Share on Facebook

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Written by: Phyllis Erck on May 9, 2010.
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