All Things Web
I love WordPress! It's a fantastic way to build a website without knowing how to write code. It truly makes web development easier. But, what a lot of WordPress website owners don't realize is how easy it is for someone to break into their website. WordPress is Open Source software, which is a great thing. This means that it's free to use by anyone. You don't have to … [Read more...]
Even if you are using WordPress, you will often need HTML for posts, pages, widgets, etc. ALL websites, regardless of how they are coded or what tools are used, are eventually translated to an HTML page. Regardless of which framework or programming language you use to build your website, it will eventually have to create an HTML page to show up in someone's browser. So, … [Read more...]
Adding Content to Your Site - Pages and Posts There are two main ways to add content to your WordPress website: Pages and Posts. There are many other ways, but these are the most used. It's important to understand the difference between Posts and Pages: Pages can be hierarchical and posts are not. Pages can be parent pages and/or children pages and can be many … [Read more...]
Creating Your Own Themes You can create your own themes if you’d like, but this takes some coding knowledge. You will need to be familiar with languages such as HTML, CSS, and PHP to create a new theme. This is beyond the scope of this class but we wanted to mention it here so that you were aware that it was possible. Many designers create free themes for … [Read more...]
Themes Themes are what give your WordPress website style. You can find your themes under the Appearance->Themes menu item in the admin sidebar. Most fresh installs come with 3 or 4 WordPress themes named Twenty Sixteen, Twenty Fifteen, etc. These themes are made by the developers at WordPress.org to get you started. Few people keep the original themes on their … [Read more...]