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 »

Depending on where you’ve installed your WordPress site, it can come with quite a selection of interesting themes (that’s the “look and feel” templates found in your WordPress control panel at Admin>Presentation>Themes section) or a couple very boring ones. Many times if you’re installing your WordPress site from your web host account, they will bundle a bunch of themes which you can browse and select in your Admin>Presentation>Themes section. However, if you’re downloading the WordPress software from the WordPress website, it comes with the two (or so) boring themes I just talked about. Read the rest of this entry »

Videos are taking the web by storm! That can’t be much of a surprise though. Wouldn’t you rather watch a WordPress video tutorial that takes you step-by-step through a process that you have no clue about vs. wading through page after page of directions in text? Honestly, a picture is worth a thousand words, but an instructional video I’d wager is worth a million, a billion, no…priceless. Read the rest of this entry »

Now that you’ve installed and are ready to use the WordPress software, you’re going to need an understanding of how to make your site work. Maybe you’ve peeked into the WordPress admin area (aka as the Dashboard, the Control Panel, the backend), but you’re really not sure about what to do with it…and you definitely don’t want to mess anything up. Read the rest of this entry »