Jetpack is one WordPress plugin that I install on most projects. It is packed full of great features. One of the best things about Jetpack is the Related Posts feature. Jetpack’s Related Posts, unlike other related post plugins, doesn’t eat up a lot of server resources. With Jetpack Related Posts you’ll encourage site visitors to stick around longer on… Read more Customizing Jetpack’s Related Posts
AODA Compliance You may have heard that you need to make your website accessible for AODA compliance (The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act). Web accessibility obligations came into effect under AODA on January 1, 2014. Web Accessibility makes the web usable for everyone. It removes barriers for those with limited mobility, learning disabilities, hearing disabilities, those… Read more How to make your website accessible | AODA Compliance
When I first looked at Jetpack I didn’t get what all the fuss was about but now I’m a Jetpack convert. Over the years Jetpack has seen a lot of changes and now offers much more. JetPack, by Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, is a suite of plugins that brings wordpress.com features to your self-hosted… Read more Supercharge WordPress with Jetpack
If you’ve been blogging for awhile your WordPress database may be turning into a big monster — Post revisions, Transient Options, Comment Meta, Orphaned Terms — stuff you don’t even know exists! I actually like Post Revisions. I write my blog posts directly in WordPress and sometimes I realize that what I wrote previously is actually better… Read more Is your WordPress site becoming a monster?
Are you wondering how to create jump links to a section of a WordPress page? Linking is a great way to help users navigate through your content. If you have a long page you may wish to create an index at the top of a page or post. You can create jump links with anchor… Read more How to create jump links to page sections in WordPress
Types and Views are two WordPress plugins that work together to let you create complex custom WordPress websites without touching the php code. The Types plugin defines content – creates Custom Post Types, Taxonomies and Custom Fields. The Views plugin allows you to display the content without learning php. It isn’t a drag and drop… Read more Custom WordPress Websites with Types & Views
Houston, we have a new header image! Do you remember this? With the old WordPress Twenty-Ten and Twenty-Eleven themes you could set a featured image for each page that would replace the header banner image. One problem with this was that if you uploaded a large image as the feature image for a blog post and… Read more Custom Headers in WordPress
What is a Custom Post Type? Your WordPress website comes with two primary post types: blog posts and pages. You can extend your WordPress functionality by creating custom post types for the specific needs of your web portfolio. A post type can be pretty much any type of content (i.e. Events, Testimonials, FAQs). Registering a… Read more Creating Custom Content in WordPress with Custom Post Types
BackupBuddy is a Premium WordPress plugin that is an all-in-one solution for backups, restoration, and migration. Backup your WordPress site: BackupBuddy makes it easy to save either just your website database or a zip file of your entire WordPress site. Other free WordPress plugins will backup just your database but if your computer dies and… Read more Backup your WordPress Website with Backup Buddy
A number of my website clients are Artists. WordPress is a wonderful platform for web design and development including portfolio or gallery sites for artists. Artists need to have a content management system that will enable them to add new works and post information about shows and exhibits on a regular basis. With WordPress Artists… Read more WordPress for Artists