Many times I've been asked "Why would someone want to break into my little site?". The answer is - to install malware and infect others. Last September Wordfence published a series of three blog posts exposing a hacker who had purchased a number of WordPress plugins as part of an elaborate supply … [Read more...] about Spammers are more evil than you think
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G’day Gutenberg
The name of Johannes Gutenberg, (1395-1468), who invented movable type and so revolutionised printing, is probably more familiar from the free eBook source at Project Gutenberg, but soon enough you'll know that name as well as your own. Gutenberg Project You'll learn about about the Gutenberg … [Read more...] about G’day Gutenberg
Classifications or Taxonomies Explained
Taxonomy is one of those words frequently used when talking about WordPress, but what does it actually mean? Taxonomy is the practice and science of classification of things or concepts I don't know about you, but in my daily speech I don't use 'taxonomy' a lot. I do, however, have … [Read more...] about Classifications or Taxonomies Explained
Make a Button
You don't need a resource-hungry plugin to create an interesting CTA (Call To Action) button in a page or post. It's easy to make one yourself. Navigate to the page or post where you want to put the button - or create a new page or post. Make sure that you're in TEXT mode. Check the tabs at … [Read more...] about Make a Button
Why I use Genesis Framework
From time to time someone will ask me why I use Genesis framework. What's a theme framework? WordPress themes define the design of your website, they control the look and feel. A framework simplifies the way to use a theme. Almost all of the programming is part of the framework. The … [Read more...] about Why I use Genesis Framework
Hide your Username
To get into your site, an evil hacker or an automated bot must know your Username and password. All too often they will find your Username but they can't do anything until they crack your password. And your password is strong isn't it? But let's not make things too easy for hackers. Hide your … [Read more...] about Hide your Username
Password Security Again
It doesn’t matter if your site is big or small, conspicuous or obscure, there’s always someone trying to hack it. These people will use bots to find your login pages and use a brute force tactic to gain access into your site admin area. Brute force means they will try multiple times at the most … [Read more...] about Password Security Again
Responsive Themes
It's been a while since I was asked about Responsive Themes but a question came in recently. The question was about 'mobile-friendly' but the answer is about 'responsive'. And it's an important question with the answer not just about mobile phones. "I'm trying to work out what makes a theme … [Read more...] about Responsive Themes
Contact Forms
The reason we have Contact forms on a website is to cut down the flow of spam into our email program. Of late it's a toss-up as to which gets the most spam, your email, or your contact forms. Let's go over those Contact forms again. Content in Contact Forms Someone writes into your Contact … [Read more...] about Contact Forms
HTTPS
What you need to know HTTP and HTTPS : What is it? HTTP stands for 'hypertext transfer protocol'. It’s a protocol (the official procedure / system of rules) which allows communication between different systems. It's used for transferring data from a web server to a browser to view web pages. … [Read more...] about HTTPS
Atmosphere Pro – 5
Front Page 4 Widget Area The Front Page 4 Widget Area uses five (5) Text widgets to display tiny bits of text. First Text Widget Another text widget that works as a heading. It doesn't use any paragraph text. Second Text Widget From now on, the rest of the text widgets don't use the … [Read more...] about Atmosphere Pro – 5
Atmosphere Pro – 4
Front Page 3 Widget Area The Front Page 3 widget area uses three (3) Genesis – Featured Page widgets to display an excerpt and a featured image. Open up the Front Page 3 area and drag 3 Genesis Featured Pages over. First Genesis Featured Page This is more or less the configuration in … [Read more...] about Atmosphere Pro – 4
Atmosphere Pro – 3
Widgets Front Page 2 The demo shows 7 text widgets Go to the widget area and open up Front Page 2. Drag 7 text widgets across and drop them in. (I found it easier to add these widgets one at a time) First Text Widget Title: The title serves as a heading for this widget area. Content: … [Read more...] about Atmosphere Pro – 3
Atmosphere Pro – 2
Widgets - Front Page 1 Dashboard - Appearance - Widgets Front Page 1 The Front Page 1 widget area uses one (1) Text widget to display text and a button that, when clicked, allows the page to scroll down to the Front Page 2 widget area. Here's the widget area. I've already filled out a text … [Read more...] about Atmosphere Pro – 2
Atmosphere Pro -1
Atmosphere Pro Theme uses the Full Width Layout only and will be set by default when the theme is activated. Content Archives Go to Dashboard - Genesis and follow the configuration Header Image You can replace the Site Title with a header image (optional). Go to Appearance > … [Read more...] about Atmosphere Pro -1