I recently decided to try experimenting with multi networks for multisite on WordPress. Since I often write my best blog posts while I am learning a new technology, I thought I would go ahead and try to blog about it as I learn it! What does “Multi Network” mean? You probably already know that WordPress …(Read More)
How to Modify a WordPress Plugin
It’s a common request. You love your WordPress website, the theme is beautiful, and the plugin does almost exactly what you need, but there’s just one thing that you would like to change. You want it to do something differently. How can you modify that WordPress plugin? Are you sure? Before you try to modify …(Read More)
Always Changing
One day, I will become rich and famous, and then I won’t keep changing my plan all the time. Ha! Who am I kidding? Constantly changing, seeking new solutions, questing for better alternatives, considering superior plans, reinventing myself, and reimagining my processes, are central to my being. That’s who I am. If I got rich …(Read More)
How to add images and media to your WordPress website
Another question that I get asked about using WordPress is, “How do I add photos and video to the website?” And the answer is, WordPress makes it easy for you to add images and media to your web pages and blog posts. Uploading and Managing Images with the Add Media Button While you’re editing or …(Read More)
How to Format Text in WordPress
As you compose content on your WordPress-powered website, you will occasionally wish to format the text in certain ways. I’ve been asked questions about text formatting many times: at my WordPress presentations, and also by my clients during training sessions after I’ve built them a new website. So I have compiled an overview of how …(Read More)
What should you do if you can't contact the person who built your website?
I’ve been asked this question repeatedly, when I am talking with local small business owners who have decided that it’s time to update their company website. People say something like, “My website was set up by someone who no longer responds to messages, or is otherwise unavailable.” And they ask me, what can they do in …(Read More)
What is WordPress, and why do I need it?
As web designers, we tend to “talk tech” without starting at the beginning. This can leave you wondering about the basics, like “Why would I want to convert my business website to WordPress?” What is WordPress? First, the basics: WordPress is an open-source, database-driven content management system. (In other words, it’s a software platform: Not …(Read More)
"Intermediate WordPress" presentation
Please join Mardesco’s own Jesse Smith at the Silver Falls Library this evening for an informative presentation on Intermediate WordPress usage. Tonight’s presentation will discuss modifying a WordPress-based website’s appearance and functionality through the use of widgets, menus, plugins, themes, and shortcodes. That’s a lot to cover in an hour… It will be fun! We …(Read More)
Introduction to WordPress
Please join Mardesco’s own Jesse Smith at the Silverton Public Library this Thursday, April 23 at 7pm for a free presentation titled, “Introduction to WordPress.” This presentation is the first in a 3-part series. Future presentations will discuss Intermediate and Advanced WordPress administration. If you are interested in administering your own WordPress-based website, this week’s …(Read More)
WordPress security plugins redux
One of the questions asked by the audience at my WordPress presentation at the Silver Falls Library last autumn was, “What is the best security plugin for WordPress?” It’s an excellent question. The topic is important enough that I had previously addressed it in this post from 2013; but the matter is worth revisiting, because …(Read More)