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How to add an image into a readme in a repository at Github

15 August - 2018 By Paal Joachim 1 Comment
Last updated on: August 15, 2018

Add-image-readme-github

  I uploaded an image into an issue I created at one of my repositories at Github and then closed the issue. Then used the image link in the readme. An example ![Custom movie post type and post screen ... [Read more]

Adjusting page or post list columns in backend

15 August - 2018 By Paal Joachim 2 Comments

Custom-post-movie-columns

I will be showing how to add and remove columns that are listed in the post, page or custom post screen in the backend. I began by creating a new php file I named columns.php which I placed into a lib folder inside the ... [Read more]

To manually add a Facebook like box

14 May - 2018 By Paal Joachim 1 Comment
Last updated on: July 23, 2019

Facebook-Page-Plugin-filled-in

Here is the process of adding a Facebook Like Box that also shows timeline posts. Go to: developers.facebook.com/docs/plugins/page-plugin Go through and fill in the options. Test it out and see what it looks ... [Read more]

Adding SSL to your web site

9 May - 2018 By Paal Joachim 4 Comments
Last updated on: September 28, 2020

WordPress-Settings-top-General-section

The process of adding SSL to a web site requires a few steps. Contact your web host and ask for their help as they will have their own method of adding SSL to a web site. This is what I usually do with my clients or ... [Read more]

Adding copyright information to the bottom of the page

1 December - 2016 By Paal Joachim 1 Comment
Last updated on: January 17, 2018

Adding copyright information to the footer

Copyright information Most often we add some copyright information at the bottom of the page that says something about year, made by, made with and perhaps a link to the wp-admin. I will use the date, site_url() and ... [Read more]

Speeding up the site manually and by using cache plugins

12 November - 2016 By Paal Joachim 13 Comments
Last updated on: June 24, 2019

Speedtesting easywebdesigntutorials

Speeding up the site manually and by using Cache plugins As I use this site to test out new plugins over time. Some plugins also affect the performance of the site. Further down I am also sharing code you can place ... [Read more]

Creating a footer that sticks to the bottom

1 November - 2016 By Paal Joachim Add a Comment
Last updated on: September 6, 2017

Fixed Footer TwentySeventeen

How to stick the footer to the bottom when there is very little content. If your using a Genesis child theme then check out my other tutorial: Creating a sticky / fixed footer in a Genesis child theme If one has very ... [Read more]

Adjusting the auto embed of WordPress site links

12 July - 2016 By Paal Joachim 4 Comments
Last updated on: December 25, 2018

Embedding a WordPress site

Adjusting the style of the auto embed links. Adding a link to your site from another WordPress site you will very likely get a standard auto embed of the link. It will look similar to what you see below. (Actually on ... [Read more]

Changing the size of thumbnails or other images

18 June - 2016 By Paal Joachim Add a Comment
Last updated on: June 18, 2016

Thumbnail blog post previews in WordPress

Adjusting thumbnails or other images used on a site ... Can create a blurred like look. This can be adjusted by refreshing the image cache. Last night I decided to turn off the checkbox to "Crop thumbnail to exact ... [Read more]

Creating a client friendly login screen

9 February - 2016 By Paal Joachim Add a Comment
Last updated on: October 5, 2018

WordPress Login screen

How to give the customer a customized login screen. The finished results looks like this: (I believe the image was purchased some time ago through Medialoot.com)   Inside the Functions.php The following ... [Read more]

Customize CSS to style your site

5 February - 2016 By Paal Joachim Add a Comment
Last updated on: October 20, 2020

Right clicking and selecting Inspect

Using CSS to style the site I have also added some html as how to use anchor tags for linking to another place on a page. Customize using CSS to further adjust the design of the site. One good way is so use the ... [Read more]

Creating a sticky / fixed footer in a Genesis child theme

5 February - 2016 By Paal Joachim Add a Comment
Last updated on: September 17, 2017

Sticky Footer in a Genesis Child Theme

Genesis themes have an unique way to add a sticky / fixed footer. If your using a theme that is not a Genesis theme then check out my tutorial: Creating a footer that sticks to the bottom Sticky is actually something ... [Read more]

Customizing a video embed

6 October - 2015 By Paal Joachim Add a Comment
Last updated on: June 20, 2016

Right video embed with the size 900x430 in WordPress

Customizing a video embed in WordPress. Further below I will also show a responsive iFrame Embed. The default view of a Youtube url embeded into a post or page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOA4yLHs0gQ (I am ... [Read more]

A checklist before launching a site

30 September - 2015 By Paal Joachim 3 Comments
Last updated on: July 20, 2017

Installed plugins WordPress

After installing WordPress there are many steps to take before adding content. The following video is a 1.5 hour long recording of a lecture I held at the Sarasota WordPress Meetup on the 29th of September 2015. I have ... [Read more]

How to make a sticky header in WordPress

24 August - 2015 By Paal Joachim 4 Comments
Last updated on: December 1, 2016

On-scroll-sticky-nav

How to make a sticky header in WordPress I will show multiple ways of creating a sticky header. A fixed/sticky header that stays in place as one moves down the page. Right click the area on your web site you want to ... [Read more]

Creating a custom Dashboard widget

17 June - 2015 By Paal Joachim 2 Comments
Last updated on: June 20, 2016

Custom Dashboard Widget WordPress

Creating a custom Dashboard widget in WordPress. I made a help widget for a client so they see it righty away when logging into the backend of WordPress. It is based on the resource links further below. (It is ... [Read more]

Adding your own avatar

17 June - 2015 By Paal Joachim 2 Comments
Last updated on: June 17, 2015

Adding Avatar Discussion screen

How to add your own avatar in WordPress. Today the default is to sign up at gravatar.com and to add your avatar there. It will then be available in a number of sites including WordPress sites. I am showing a few options ... [Read more]

Adding icons to menus

13 April - 2015 By Paal Joachim 2 Comments
Last updated on: January 8, 2019

Font Awesome Home Icon

Adding icons to your menus (Or anywhere you want to...:) Showing how to use Fontawsome and further down Dashicons. Fontawesome I am showing one way to add icons to your menu through the use of adding some code to ... [Read more]

Install of MAMP and WordPress

26 February - 2015 By Paal Joachim 1 Comment
Last updated on: January 8, 2016

Use MAMP to create a local (offline) site. I use MAMP to create a local development site and when I am ready to place it online I install the plugin Duplicator to back it up and through ftp move it ... [Read more]

Changing a menu link to become a text item

10 January - 2015 By Paal Joachim 1 Comment
Last updated on: October 31, 2018

WordPress menu

Removing the link from a menu item Go to Appearance -> Menus. Top right: Click the Screen Options tab beside the Help tab. Inside the Screen Options: Click to checkmark the Links and CSS Classes box. Below ... [Read more]

Automatic update of WordPress, plugins and themes

11 December - 2014 By Paal Joachim 4 Comments
Last updated on: December 23, 2018

Advanced Automatic Updates WordPress plugin

Automatically update major and minor versions of WordPress along with plugins and themes. I have been looking for easy ways to update my plugins and themes without having to login to a site. I am looking forward to the ... [Read more]

What I did when my site was hacked.

8 November - 2014 By Paal Joachim 1 Comment
Last updated on: October 18, 2019

The site ahead contains malware

My site was hacked.     My site Easy Web Design Tutorials was hacked through one of my other sites at Bluehost and the infection spread. In June Bluehost e-mailed me that one of my sites had ... [Read more]

Back to top link

27 October - 2014 By Paal Joachim 4 Comments
Last updated on: November 10, 2016

Back to top button hover

A Back to top link Having a back to top link is useful for longer pages. I did a search and came across this code at https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-back-to-top-button-1?replies=14  One can just place the ... [Read more]

Security

29 September - 2014 By Paal Joachim Add a Comment
Last updated on: April 9, 2017

Security Tips

Here are some security tips I picked up along the way. This article will on occasion be updated with additional information. Update WordPress, and your themes and plugins. Change username from Admin to something ... [Read more]

Adding social icons to a widget or a menu

28 September - 2014 By Paal Joachim 1 Comment
Last updated on: January 9, 2016

Social links icons

Adding social icons to a widget or a menu Upload the icons you want to use to your Media Library (or have a link to where they are located online). Find the link of each icon by going to media library -> click the ... [Read more]

Creating a social media menu

26 September - 2014 By Paal Joachim 1 Comment
Last updated on: October 27, 2014

Social Media Menu area

Creating a social media menu The following Social menu article is based on this tutorial by The Web Princess It has been coded for Genesis themes but can also be readjusted for other themes. It uses icons ... [Read more]

WordPress media structure ideas

22 August - 2014 By Paal Joachim Add a Comment
Last updated on: August 22, 2014

At the Wordpress.org forums there is a section called ideas https://wordpress.org/ideas Anyone can suggest an idea and others can then add to it and vote on it. I just added the "A better media structure" idea. ... [Read more]

Managing menus in WordPress

15 August - 2014 By Paal Joachim Add a Comment
Last updated on: December 22, 2017

WordPress menus UI

Finding good ways to manage and create menus with WordPress. NB! See further below on using conditional logic code to show specific menus. I asked a question at the Advanced Facebook WordPress ... [Read more]

How to get the site back up again when it goes down

6 August - 2014 By Paal Joachim Add a Comment
Last updated on: February 26, 2016

WordPress web site error

How to get the site back up again when it is down The speed read Got a plugin update error. Try these things: 1. Notice the error message and google it. Figure out which plugin has the error and rename the folder ... [Read more]

Creating customizations for each page or post in WordPress

24 February - 2014 By Paal Joachim Add a Comment
Last updated on: September 7, 2014

WordPress page template

Sometimes I just want to make a change to a specific page or post. Here are some examples on how to change for instance the backgrounds of the body area, header, content and footer inside any WordPress page, post or ... [Read more]

WordPress Page Templates

10 February - 2014 By Paal Joachim Add a Comment
Last updated on: January 8, 2016

WordPress Page templates   A Page template is a way to pre-style a page to create another type of style that is different then your other pages. It is located to the right of the content creation area of a ... [Read more]

WordPress Multisite Plugins

7 February - 2014 By Paal Joachim 4 Comments
Last updated on: August 28, 2018

Here is a list of WordPress multisite plugins I have found up until now. This post will be updated as I find other good multisite plugins. - Shared media across ... [Read more]

Creating a child theme

4 March - 2013 By Paal Joachim Add a Comment
Last updated on: August 17, 2014

Creating a child theme A child theme is based on its parents..:) Themes get updated and all the files in the updated theme can change. To avoid having your own CSS and other customizations be changed one creates a ... [Read more]

Getting to know WordPress.

2 March - 2013 By Paal Joachim Add a Comment
Last updated on: January 8, 2016

 Below here are many video tutorials that will help you get to know Wordpress.     To learn about designing a Wordpress site I begin by installing MAMP and Wordpress. So that I have a play ground to ... [Read more]

Installing MAMP 2 and WordPress locally

1 March - 2013 By Paal Joachim Add a Comment
Last updated on: January 8, 2016

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HJnV9KNIXc     How to install MAMP and Wordpress Download MAMP and Wordpress (if you are using for instance Joomla, Modx etc the procedure will be ... [Read more]

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