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Google Analytics Dashboard for WP plugin

20 March - 2015 By Paal Joachim 1 Comment
Last updated on: April 9, 2017

Google Analytics Dashboard For WP logo

Viewing Google Analytics stats An easy way to view Google Analytics stats is with using a Google Analytics Dashboard plugin. For instance The plugin Google Analytics Dashboard for WP  by Alin Marcu After having ... [Read more]

Google Analytics by Yoast plugin

20 March - 2015 By Paal Joachim 1 Comment
Last updated on: April 15, 2015

Google Analytics by Yoast plugin logo

Viewing Google Analytics stats An easy way to view Google Analytics stats is with using a Google Analytics Dashboard plugin. For instance The plugin Google Analytics by Yoast After having installed the plugin and ... [Read more]

How to create a Google Analytics account

19 March - 2015 By Paal Joachim 1 Comment
Last updated on: March 21, 2015

Google Analytics Sign in page

Getting started using Google Analytics This is part of a series on using Google Analytics. Part 1 - How to create a Google Analytics account. The following is a screen for screen showing how to signup for a new ... [Read more]

WordPress SEO plugin

19 March - 2015 By Paal Joachim 1 Comment
Last updated on: April 9, 2017

WordPress SEO by Yoast plugin logo

How to use WordPress SEO plugin by Yoast The WordPress SEO plugin by Yoast is one of the most popular SEO plugins for WordPress along with the All in One SEO pack plugin by Michael Torbert. I have added screenshots of ... [Read more]

Using the Advanced Custom Fields plugin

18 March - 2015 By Paal Joachim 7 Comments
Last updated on: January 9, 2016

Advanced Custom Fields Add New Field Group

How to use and display Advanced Custom Fields in a Genesis theme. This is a somewhat technical tutorial on how to use Advanced custom fields. I keep text to a minimum. Creating custom fields for your custom post ... [Read more]

Custom Post Types used in Genesis Child Themes

14 March - 2015 By Paal Joachim 14 Comments
Last updated on: November 21, 2015

Custom Post Type sidebar options

Code used in Minimum Pro and Executive Pro StudioPress have two Child Themes that contain custom post types: Minimum Pro and Executive Pro. Minimum Pro Demo Minimum Portfolio Post type The first code contains the ... [Read more]

The future of WordPress Multisite

3 March - 2015 By Paal Joachim 2 Comments
Last updated on: March 10, 2015

Network All Sites - Edit Site

WordPress Multisite options I am working on improving the user interface for multisite as part of the WordPress core group. https://make.wordpress.org/core/tag/multisite/ Every Tuesday there is a chat in the slack ... [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]

Code Snippets sites

25 February - 2015 By Paal Joachim 1 Comment
Last updated on: January 16, 2016

Code Snippets Is the name used for smaller pieces of code inserted into the child theme functions file, or even better into its own custom functions plugin independent of the theme. A good article to check ... [Read more]

How to use the excerpt

24 February - 2015 By Paal Joachim 1 Comment
Last updated on: July 3, 2016

Genesis Theme Settings Content Archives

How to use and style the excerpt I want to show good stylized previews of the posts on the home page without using featured images. One way is use excerpts with a Visual Editor (TinyMCE editor) to stylize the ... [Read more]

Helpful CSS resources

6 February - 2015 By Paal Joachim 1 Comment
Last updated on: November 8, 2019

Icon Hover effects

There are a lot of great resources to help you create better CSS code. I will add on to this article when I find additional resources that I find useful. cssreference.io learnlayout.com w3schools.com: ... [Read more]

Manage you avatar in WordPress

1 February - 2015 By Paal Joachim Add a Comment

Manage your avatar

Managing your avatar in WordPress The default for managing your avatar in WordPress is using a gravatar. This means you need to sign up at gravatar.com and add some avatar images to your new account. The e-mail address ... [Read more]

Exporting and importing WordPress posts, pages, media and more

29 January - 2015 By Paal Joachim 1 Comment
Last updated on: July 23, 2019

WordPress importer plugin

Exporting and then importing WordPress content The official WordPress Importer found through the tools section does not correctly add media. It gives an error message and adds links to media that are located in the ... [Read more]

Creating and adding a gist to a WordPress post

20 January - 2015 By Paal Joachim 1 Comment
Last updated on: July 1, 2016

Github add new gist

Creating and adding a Github gist into your WordPress post or page I usually use the pre or code tag from the Visual Editor TinyMCE bar to show code. But sometimes it just comes out looking wrong when I am trying to ... [Read more]

Drag and drop page ordering in a tree page view

15 January - 2015 By Paal Joachim Add a Comment
Last updated on: April 15, 2016

Nested Pages Plugin

Sort or order of posts, pages or custom posts within a branch view. Having a lot of pages or posts it would be nice to have a way to order / sort these in a natural way by drag and drop as well as sorting these into an ... [Read more]

An easy way to duplicate posts or pages

14 January - 2015 By Paal Joachim 4 Comments
Last updated on: June 17, 2016

Duplicate post quick edit WordPress

Duplicating a post or page One can duplicate a post or page or custom posts using a plugin or inserting code (snippet) into the functions file. Duplicate plugins: Duplicate Post plugin and Post Duplicator OR use a ... [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]

Tips on adding code to wp-config

10 January - 2015 By Paal Joachim Add a Comment
Last updated on: February 16, 2017

A few tips on code to add to the wp-config.php file. Empty Trash Automatically Set the number of days and reduce the size of your database. define('EMPTY_TRASH_DAYS', 15 ); Right before That's all, stop editing! ... [Read more]

Plugins for the Genesis Framework

6 January - 2015 By Paal Joachim Add a Comment
Last updated on: January 8, 2016

Simple Comments Settings

A few Plugins for the Genesis Framework I began this article when I noticed missing screenshots from a few plugins for the Genesis Framework. An oldie Genesis Simple Comments Plugin  by Nick the Geek. This is what ... [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]

Adding breadcrumbs to a Genesis child theme

30 November - 2014 By Paal Joachim 2 Comments
Last updated on: April 9, 2017

Breadcrumbs navigation Genesis Themes

How I added breadcrumbs to this site There are a lot of really good resources to find when creating a web site with using a Genesis WordPress theme. The following is the code and sites I followed to create the ... [Read more]

What I did when my site was hacked.

8 November - 2014 By Paal Joachim 2 Comments
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]

Modifying the search box in Genesis

27 October - 2014 By Paal Joachim Add a Comment
Last updated on: October 27, 2014

Search box WordPress

Customizing the search box in a Genesis theme. I did some searching and found a few really nice tutorials on customizing the search box in a Genesis theme.     First of all we have the WordPress ... [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]

Creating a home page layout in a Genesis Theme

26 September - 2014 By Paal Joachim 3 Comments
Last updated on: September 21, 2015

Home page showing featured post widget

Creating a home page layout in a Genesis Theme   The result showing the Plugin Articles section.   Adding widgets code to the child theme functions file. One can just add one home widget area and ... [Read more]

Customizing the comments section

8 September - 2014 By Paal Joachim 58 Comments
Last updated on: May 9, 2018

Customize Comment box Genesis Code Snippets

Some customizations I made for the comments section in my custom Genesis Child theme. These are specific for the Genesis Framework - StudioPress Themes for WordPress (affiliate link). I will post general customizations ... [Read more]

Adding a lightbox to WordPress without using a plugin

6 September - 2014 By Paal Joachim 10 Comments
Last updated on: October 3, 2018

Color Box Paal Joachim

Adding a lightbox to WordPress without using a plugin Sometimes one wants more control over how features are added to the site. Giving the option to either use a plugin or a jQuery scripts creates better control over ... [Read more]

Customizing a Genesis Child theme

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

rickrduncan.com: rename genesis child theme coolestguidesontheplanet: creating WordPress child theme genesis framework artofblog.com: building a genesis child ... [Read more]

Genesis Child Themes Overview

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

Genesis Child Themes

I looked at the various Genesis Child Themes and was curious about the features of each. The following is an overview. I have listed the latest updates as is mentioned in the Downloads page at the time of this writing ... [Read more]

Genesis Framework Changelog – version history

3 September - 2014 By Paal Joachim Add a Comment
Last updated on: January 6, 2015

Genesis Framework Changelog

The Genesis Framework Changelog - version history The Genesis Changelog web site Another Changelog for Genesis   A short overview: 15 July 2014 Genesis Framework ... [Read more]

Starting out with Genesis Themes

3 September - 2014 By Paal Joachim 2 Comments
Last updated on: January 8, 2016

I decided to try out Genesis Themes as I have seen so many positive comments at various web sites. Purchasing the Genesis Framework (affiliate link meaning if you purchase a theme through it I get a percentage) one ... [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]

Thoughts on future WordPress Core Plugin features

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

    Update 14 August 2014 For 4.0 planned release 27th of August - there are very few Core Plugins. Perhaps just one the Media Library Grid Plugin. I hoped that additional Core Plugins would also be ... [Read more]

Desktop Server the MAMP/XAMPP alternative.

14 August - 2014 By Paal Joachim 6 Comments
Last updated on: January 11, 2016

WordPress plugin Desktop Server

Desktop Server the Mamp/Xampp alternative.   I downloaded and tested Desktop Server to create a local WordPress development site. I create my sites locally with Desktop Server or MAMP before uploading them to a ... [Read more]

WordPress Media Grid Library update

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

Update: 13 August 2014 The Media Grid will be added to WordPress 4.0 planned release 27th of August. https://wordpress.org/news/2014/07/wordpress-4-0-beta-1/ Work is going on with the image Editing ... [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]

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