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Step-by-step

1. What is the purpose of the picture?
2. Edit the photographs (resize your pictures)
3. Add photos to your post
4. Add a link (optional)
5. Save draft or update post

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If you’re writing the content for your page in a word processing package like Open Office (open source software that’s free to use) or MS Word, then it’s likely that your text will inherit the design codes that come standard in that package. Or perhaps you’ve even changed the way your text looks to jazz it up a bit?

When you copy any text and paste it into your Wordpress page or post, it’s most likely that the underlying style codes will be copied too. These codes will override the style sheet that is set out in your web design and show each article with different fonts, colours and sizes. This could also happen when you copy and paste text from e-mails (or other sources). 

So what if it’s completely different? Will the sky fall on my head? Read the rest of this entry »

Part of our job as web designers is to tell internet browsers, like Internet Explorer or Firefox, which font, colour and text size your website should have. A couple of years ago, this used to be done by paragraph or by header. Sometimes styling was even applied on a word-for-word basis!

This took a long time to implement and if the client changed his/her mind, it was a nightmare. For example, if a font colour was to be changed from a deep red to a slightly brighter red, it would take forever. With larger websites, this could take days, if not weeks. Style sheets are the solution! Read the rest of this entry »

Step-by-Step

1. Type in a title (e.g. Contact Us)
2. Add the content of your page
3. Add the “Insert More” tag to separate the intro from the body
4. Select the Parent attribute, if a sub-page
5. Change the Page order, if required
6. Change the Discussion settings
7. Click on Publish
8. DONE!

This is how to add a new page in a nutshell. Looking for more details? Follow these easy steps below.  Read the rest of this entry »

Step-by-Step

1. Type in title above (e.g. how to write a new post)
2. Type in an introductory paragraph
3. Type in the body of your post
4. End off with a conclusion
5. Add any thumbnails, photographs or galleries
6. Add the “Insert More” tag to separate the intro from the body
7. Type in relevant Tags for that specific post
8. Select Categories to sort/link your posts together
9. Click on Publish
10.  DONE!

This is how to add a new post in a nutshell. Looking for more details? Follow these easy steps below and you’ll be posting away in no time.  Read the rest of this entry »