Jetpack is a WordPress plugin that brings mixed reviews depending on who you’re talking to. It’s an ever-popular download, but it’s not popular in all crowds. So what’s the deal with Jetpack? Why would you want it? And why wouldn’t you? Here’s a run-down on Jetpack, with an explanation of a few of the pros…
WordPress.org allows you to add features to and completely customize your website through the use of plugins. A plugin is something you choose and install on your WordPress.org site that adds some sort of feature or enhancement to your site. You can activate or deactivate each plugin at will. There are thousands of free plugins…
Whether I’m setting up a brand new WordPress site, or optimizing an existing install, I always visit the settings first. If it’s a fresh site, I want the settings to be right from the get-go. If it’s a site that needs help, a glance at the settings often tells me what needs optimized first. So…
When you’re logged in to the administrative or “back end” area of WordPress, you’re in what’s called your Dashboard. It’s where you can control everything about your site; the dashboard is where the action takes place. Here are five things to know about your WordPress dashboard. 1. The Toolbar is your best friend. The dark…
If you’ve been blogging or using social media for any length of time, you’ve probably filled out dozens of profiles. And if you blog anywhere besides your own site, you probably have multiple WordPress profiles. And yes, you probably need them all. WordPress profiles all have the same look and feel, though plugins and platform…
Your WordPress username and password are what lets you inside your WordPress dashboard. Together they are two of the most important security features of your site—especially if you are using WordPress.org. While WordPress.com users won’t have the option of an admin username (#3), it is still important for you to have a secure password. Automated…
The first step to becoming savvy inside WordPress is to understand the differences between WordPress.com and WordPress.org. They share the same logo, name, and many of the same features, but that’s where the similarities end. WordPress.com Anyone can sign up for a free WordPress.com account and get a free site at yourname.wordpress.com. Paid upgrade bundles…
I grabbed How to Blog for Profit: Without Selling Your Soul last week, thanks to the recommendation of a friend in my mastermind group. Little did I know the nugget I was getting. It’s a quick read with pertinent and practical information about blogging right now, in today’s blogosphere. Ruth Soukup’s story of coming to her wit’s…
“Come climb up here on Mama’s lap And read a book with me. I know of one that’s lots of fun. Hop over and you’ll see!” So said the Mama Kangaroo to Baby Roo in God Bless You & Good Night. The rhyming board book visits a different animal family’s bedtime routine on each page spread….
“So how are things going with you all lately?” I heard one mom ask another. And the other laughed, “Are you sure that’s a question you really want answered?” We need the friends who ask how we are and wait for the messy, convoluted truth. We need the friends who ask the questions that get…
Three years ago I soaked up all the Tweets and bade children be quiet as I fought slow internet to listen to the live stream of the speakers from a brand new Christian blogging conference I’d heard about. The next two years, each by a last-minute miracle, I got to go and be at Allume,…
There’s nothing as exhilarating and overwhelming as attending your first writing or blogging conference. If you’re an extrovert, you’re probably like my Allume roommate Trina who thrived on the people and the crowds and pulled everyone into the photo booth with her. If you’re a bit more of an introvert like Crystal, you probably won’t…
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