Do you want to jazz up the WordPress Default theme (aka, Kubrick theme) so that it’s a bit more customized? Maybe you want to make some changes to another theme so that it better suits your website. Now you can with a couple quick and easy ways to customize your WordPress blog. Read the rest of this entry »

There are two ways to create a WordPress site - 1) Upload the software from WordPress.org (it’s free!) to your own domain or 2) create a free site on WordPress.com. For many the choice may be confusing, but it really does become clear when you know what you intend to do with your site.

Wordpress.org

Wordpress.org offers free WordPress software, plugins, themes, and the guidance needed to set up a WordPress site. Before you do anything, you’ll need to find a hosting service that will host your WordPress site. Wordpress.org has a list of hosts but there are many that can host your WordPress blog, provided they meet the minimum requirements. Read the rest of this entry »

You’ve created a WordPress site, and now you’re ready to take advantage of the automation and interactivity that WordPress plugins can provide. Because WordPress is an open-source platform, it’s offered software developers the freedom and encouragement to create plugins that take boring sites and transform them into exciting, interactive destinations that people want to visit. Read the rest of this entry »

If you’re going to be adding or modifying themes, plugins or WordPress source files, you will need FTP software (aka an FTP client or File Transfer Protocol software) to access the directories in which your WordPress site is installed. FileZilla is a great choice for Windows operating systems because it works with all generations of Windows, and it’s also free (like WordPress)! Read the rest of this entry »

Let’s say you have an existing site that uses an older version of WordPress, and you want to upgrade so that your website benefits from the latest and greatest WP version. Maybe it’s a security or bug fix (which in either case you’re going to want to get the latest version) or maybe it’s an upgrade loaded with a bunch of neat features. In any case you’ve made the decision to upgrade, but it’s not without some trepidation. You think maybe you should leave well enough alone. Read the rest of this entry »