Archive for November, 2008
Using permalinks to make your posts SEO friendly
Have you ever looked at your WordPress URL and wondered, “who came up with that?” I would like to introduce you to Permalinks. WordPress permalinks give you the flexibility to have a clear, easy to read, consistent look and feel to your URL’s. The default permalink settings for WordPress is “domain.com/?p=123“, who wants that? How [...]
How to create a dotted line for hyperlink in CSS
I ran across a website that used dashes to underline it’s hyperlinks which I thought was a bit different and eye appealing as well. I have used this now on my blog titles. I was going to update the hyperlinks within my blog too, but found that it made the screen look too busy. I found [...]
How to add flash to your WordPress blog
I was building a website (georgiaspetsitting.com) that needed to have a flash slideshow on it. I was making it with WordPress and figured there had to be a Plugin already created for doing this. Of course there was! It’s called Flashfader. The install is easy but be careful to read the directions closely. Most WordPress [...]
How to change “posted by admin” in your WordPress theme
There are 2 ways to change the display name in the “Posted by” label on your posts: 1. The first way includes 2 steps. The first thing is to change the nickname of your user id. You must click save before trying the next step. The second step is to change the “display name publicly [...]