WordPress Tip of the Day » Podcast Feed http://wptipoftheday.com Discover the SECRETS of using WordPress the EASY way ... In Less Than 5 Minutes Per Day, You'll Know More About WordPress Than Most Professional Bloggers! Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:22:59 +0000 en-us hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Copyright 2010 WordPress Tip Of The Day bcope1@gmail.com (Ben Cope - The Internet Genius) bcope1@gmail.com (Ben Cope - The Internet Genius) 1440 http://wptipoftheday.com/images/wptips144x144.png WordPress Tip of the Day » Podcast Feed http://wptipoftheday.com 144 144 Discover the Secrets of Using WordPress the EASY way! In less than 5 minutes per day, you'll know more about WordPress than most professional bloggers. wordpress,tips,free,training Ben Cope no no Copyright 2010 WordPress Tip Of The Daywordpress,tips,free,trainingTechnology/Software How-Tobcope1@gmail.comBen Cope How to Edit the Category Slug http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WordpressTipOfTheDay/~3/WJBiJpQgZ30/068st http://gfydmember.com/wordpress-training/wordpress-tip-of-the-day/068st#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:22:59 +0000 bcope1@gmail.com (Ben Cope) http://wptipoftheday.com/?p=599 In this video I’m going to show you how to edit the category name and category slug of your WordPress categories. The category slug is what appears in the address bar of your browser when viewing a category archive page (assuming you have permalinks enabled). Consequently, it’s a good idea to make sure that your category names include relevant keywords that you want your site to be associated with. I’ll also show you how to change the default category that new posts are automatically assigned to when writing a new blog post.

]]> http://gfydmember.com/wordpress-training/wordpress-tip-of-the-day/068st/feed/ 0 2:56 In this video I'm going to show you how to edit the category name and category slug of your WordPress categories. The category slug is ... In this video I'm going to show you how to edit the category name and category slug of your WordPress categories. The category slug is what appears in the address bar of your browser when viewing a category archive page (assuming you have permalinks enabled). Consequently, it's a good idea to make sure that your category names include relevant keywords that you want your site to be associated with. I'll also show you how to change the default category that new posts are automatically assigned to when writing a new blog post. category, slug, edit, default, permalink, change, wordpress, URL Ben Cope - The Internet Genius no no http://gfydmember.com/wordpress-training/wordpress-tip-of-the-day/068sthttp://wptipoftheday.com/mp4//wptips68.mp4 How to Edit File Permissions http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WordpressTipOfTheDay/~3/OrDYMsevfeg/067sn http://gfydmember.com/wordpress-training/wordpress-tip-of-the-day/067sn#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 18:04:39 +0000 bcope1@gmail.com (Ben Cope) http://wptipoftheday.com/?p=592 Editor” to edit your theme files), but you see a message at the bottom of the editor that says “You need to make this file writable before you can save your changes”, then you’ll need to edit [...]]]> If you are trying to edit your theme template files from within the WordPress Dashboard (click “Appearance > Editor” to edit your theme files), but you see a message at the bottom of the editor that says “You need to make this file writable before you can save your changes”, then you’ll need to edit the file permissions for the WordPress theme that you are using. Similarly, if you’d like to use a custom permalink structure, but see a message saying “If your .htaccess file were writable, we could do this automatically, but it isn’t …” then watch this video to learn how to change those file permissions!

NOTE: If your theme files and your .htaccess file are already editable from the WordPress Dashboard, then there is no reason to change the file permissions! Also, I recommend that you never change the file permissions to “777″ …

]]> http://gfydmember.com/wordpress-training/wordpress-tip-of-the-day/067sn/feed/ 0 4:48 If you are trying to edit your theme template files from within the WordPress Dashboard (click "Appearance > Editor" to edit your theme files), but ... If you are trying to edit your theme template files from within the WordPress Dashboard (click "Appearance > Editor" to edit your theme files), but you see a message at the bottom of the editor that says "You need to make this file writable before you can save your changes", then you'll need to edit the file permissions for the WordPress theme that you are using. Similarly, if you'd like to use a custom permalink structure, but see a message saying "If your .htaccess file were writable, we could do this automatically, but it isn’t ..." then watch this video to learn how to change those file permissions! NOTE: If your theme files and your .htaccess file are already editable from the WordPress Dashboard, then there is no reason to change the file permissions! Also, I recommend that you never change the file permissions to "777" ... .htaccess, file, permissions, edit, editor, theme, writable, cpanel Ben Cope - The Internet Genius no no http://gfydmember.com/wordpress-training/wordpress-tip-of-the-day/067snhttp://wordpresstips.s3.amazonaws.com/wptips67.mp4 Easy Way to Add Amazon Affiliate Links to Your Posts or Pages http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WordpressTipOfTheDay/~3/cRQNJtI16FY/066sx http://gfydmember.com/wordpress-training/wordpress-tip-of-the-day/066sx#comments Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:19:08 +0000 bcope1@gmail.com (Ben Cope) http://wptipoftheday.com/?p=586 If you frequently recommend books (or other products) from Amazon.com as an affiliate, the Amazon Reloaded plugin for WordPress can make inserting your affiliate links so much easier! No more worrying about copying and pasting embed code from Amazon, or having to figure out why WordPress is stripping out the iframe code when you publish, once the Amazon Reloaded plugin is configured, you can easily insert affiliate links to amazon books or products from directly within the WordPress Dashboard. In this video I’ll show you how to install and configure the plugin and how to insert an affiliate link into the post editor:

]]> http://gfydmember.com/wordpress-training/wordpress-tip-of-the-day/066sx/feed/ 0 4:40 If you frequently recommend books (or other products) from Amazon.com as an affiliate, the Amazon Reloaded plugin for WordPress can make inserting your affiliate links ... If you frequently recommend books (or other products) from Amazon.com as an affiliate, the Amazon Reloaded plugin for WordPress can make inserting your affiliate links so much easier! No more worrying about copying and pasting embed code from Amazon, or having to figure out why WordPress is stripping out the iframe code when you publish, once the Amazon Reloaded plugin is configured, you can easily insert affiliate links to amazon books or products from directly within the WordPress Dashboard. In this video I'll show you how to install and configure the plugin and how to insert an affiliate link into the post editor: amazon, affiliate, links, associates, plugin, reloaded, wordpress, image Ben Cope - The Internet Genius no no http://gfydmember.com/wordpress-training/wordpress-tip-of-the-day/066sxhttp://wordpresstips.s3.amazonaws.com/wptips66.mp4 How to Create a Custom Coming Soon Page http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WordpressTipOfTheDay/~3/AeotDJmcQz8/065se http://www.gfydmember.com/wordpress-training/wordpress-tip-of-the-day/065se#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:03:06 +0000 bcope1@gmail.com (Ben Cope) http://wptipoftheday.com/?p=580 If you’d like to create a “Coming Soon” page for your WordPress site, the Maintenance Mode plugin for WordPress can help you do just that. Perhaps you are building a new WordPress site and don’t want visitors to see your work in progress while the site is being built, but you still want to be able to access the WordPress Dashboard and preview the changes as they’re being made. With the Maintenance Mode plugin, you can create a custom landing page for your site that regular visitors will see when they access your URL, but you will still be able to see the actual site when you’re logged in as an admin user. In this video I’ll show you how to install and activate the Maintenance Mode plugin, and how to easily format the HTML code for your coming soon page:

]]> http://www.gfydmember.com/wordpress-training/wordpress-tip-of-the-day/065se/feed/ 0 4:53 If you'd like to create a "Coming Soon" page for your WordPress site, the Maintenance Mode plugin for WordPress can help you do just that. ... If you'd like to create a "Coming Soon" page for your WordPress site, the Maintenance Mode plugin for WordPress can help you do just that. Perhaps you are building a new WordPress site and don't want visitors to see your work in progress while the site is being built, but you still want to be able to access the WordPress Dashboard and preview the changes as they're being made. With the Maintenance Mode plugin, you can create a custom landing page for your site that regular visitors will see when they access your URL, but you will still be able to see the actual site when you're logged in as an admin user. In this video I'll show you how to install and activate the Maintenance Mode plugin, and how to easily format the HTML code for your coming soon page: coming soon, custom, landing page, maintenance mode, plugin, wordpress Ben Cope - The Internet Genius no no http://www.gfydmember.com/wordpress-training/wordpress-tip-of-the-day/065sehttp://wordpresstips.s3.amazonaws.com/wptips65.mp4 Add Page Navigation to Your WordPress Blog http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WordpressTipOfTheDay/~3/MLqcjP4wZ6U/064sr http://www.gfydmember.com/wordpress-training/wordpress-tip-of-the-day/064sr#comments Sat, 12 Jun 2010 17:01:01 +0000 bcope1@gmail.com (Ben Cope) http://wptipoftheday.com/?p=571 Reading … ” page of the WordPress dashboard), the WP PageNavi plugin can help provide your site visitors with a more user friendly [...]]]> If your WordPress blog has a ton of articles and you’re only displaying 10 articles at a time on each page (based on the settings you are using on the “Settings > Reading … ” page of the WordPress dashboard), the WP PageNavi plugin can help provide your site visitors with a more user friendly way of navigating your blog. In this video, I’ll show you how to install and activate the WP PageNavi plugin:

]]> http://www.gfydmember.com/wordpress-training/wordpress-tip-of-the-day/064sr/feed/ 0 2:22 If your WordPress blog has a ton of articles and you're only displaying 10 articles at a time on each page (based on the settings ... If your WordPress blog has a ton of articles and you're only displaying 10 articles at a time on each page (based on the settings you are using on the "Settings > Reading ... " page of the WordPress dashboard), the WP PageNavi plugin can help provide your site visitors with a more user friendly way of navigating your blog. In this video, I'll show you how to install and activate the WP PageNavi plugin: page, navigation, pagenavi, wordpress, user friendly, blog, wordpress, links Ben Cope - The Internet Genius no no http://www.gfydmember.com/wordpress-training/wordpress-tip-of-the-day/064srhttp://wordpresstips.s3.amazonaws.com/wptips64.mp4 Add a YouTube Playlist to Your Sidebar http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WordpressTipOfTheDay/~3/kljhB07Aj_0/063se http://www.gfydmember.com/wordpress-training/wordpress-tip-of-the-day/063se#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:32:02 +0000 bcope1@gmail.com (Ben Cope) http://wptipoftheday.com/?p=566 The Advanced Videobox plugin allows you to customize a playlist of YouTube videos that you can insert into the sidebar of your WordPress blog (or any other widgetized area of your site). The width and height of the video player is easily customized, and you can add up to 20 videos in the playlist. In this video, I’ll show you how to install and customize the advanced videobox plugin:

]]> http://www.gfydmember.com/wordpress-training/wordpress-tip-of-the-day/063se/feed/ 0 4:36 The Advanced Videobox plugin allows you to customize a playlist of YouTube videos that you can insert into the sidebar of your WordPress blog (or ... The Advanced Videobox plugin allows you to customize a playlist of YouTube videos that you can insert into the sidebar of your WordPress blog (or any other widgetized area of your site). The width and height of the video player is easily customized, and you can add up to 20 videos in the playlist. In this video, I'll show you how to install and customize the advanced videobox plugin: videobox, youtube, playlist, sidebar, widget, plugin, advanced, video Ben Cope - The Internet Genius no no http://www.gfydmember.com/wordpress-training/wordpress-tip-of-the-day/063sehttp://wordpresstips.s3.amazonaws.com/wptips63.mp4 How to Insert a Countdown Timer http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WordpressTipOfTheDay/~3/FLRdsYdfchU/062so http://www.gfydmember.com/wordpress-training/wordpress-tip-of-the-day/062so#comments Mon, 07 Jun 2010 18:14:13 +0000 bcope1@gmail.com (Ben Cope) http://wptipoftheday.com/?p=547 The WordPress Countdown Plugin allows you to insert a timer that counts down to a specific date & time and automatically redirects the browser to a new URL when the countdown reaches zero. This type of countdown is perfect for WordPress sales pages and limited time offer pages where you only want the URL to be available for a specific amount of time. The countdown timer is based on Universal Time, and you’ll need to insert the following shortcode in the WordPress page where you want the countdown to appear, changing the date and the “window.location” URL (redirect location) to suit your needs:

[countdown date="12:00:00 06/07/2010"]
<strong>This offer ends soon!</strong>
<h2>[counter]</h2>
[after]
<script type="text/javascript">
<!–
window.location = "http://www.google.com/"
//–>
</script>
[/countdown]

]]> http://www.gfydmember.com/wordpress-training/wordpress-tip-of-the-day/062so/feed/ 0 3:44 The WordPress Countdown Plugin allows you to insert a timer that counts down to a specific date & time and automatically redirects the browser to ... The WordPress Countdown Plugin allows you to insert a timer that counts down to a specific date & time and automatically redirects the browser to a new URL when the countdown reaches zero. This type of countdown is perfect for WordPress sales pages and limited time offer pages where you only want the URL to be available for a specific amount of time. The countdown timer is based on Universal Time, and you'll need to insert the following shortcode in the WordPress page where you want the countdown to appear, changing the date and the "window.location" URL (redirect location) to suit your needs: [countdown date="12:00:00 06/07/2010"] <strong>This offer ends soon!</strong> <h2>[counter]</h2> [after] <script type="text/javascript"> <!-- window.location = "http://www.google.com/" //--> </script> [/countdown] countdown, timer, plugin, redirect, sales page, wordpress, URL, clock Ben Cope - The Internet Genius no no http://www.gfydmember.com/wordpress-training/wordpress-tip-of-the-day/062sohttp://wordpresstips.s3.amazonaws.com/wptips62.mp4 How to Embed an iFrame http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WordpressTipOfTheDay/~3/oetPWDsoXLY/061se http://www.gfydmember.com/wordpress-training/wordpress-tip-of-the-day/061se#comments Sat, 05 Jun 2010 16:04:48 +0000 bcope1@gmail.com (Ben Cope) http://wptipoftheday.com/?p=542 If you use traditional HTML code for embedding an iframe, the WordPress backend filter may actually strip out your code when you switch between Visual and HTML view in the post editor, causing your iframe to not be displayed. However, there is a WordPress plugin called embed iframe that will allow you to use a shortcode to embed an iframe; using the shortcode allows you to switch between Visual and HTML view without the risk of losing your iframe code. This video explains how to install the embed iframe plugin, and how to insert an iframe into a WordPress post or page using the embed iframe shortcode.

]]> http://www.gfydmember.com/wordpress-training/wordpress-tip-of-the-day/061se/feed/ 0 4:23 If you use traditional HTML code for embedding an iframe, the WordPress backend filter may actually strip out your code when you switch between Visual ... If you use traditional HTML code for embedding an iframe, the WordPress backend filter may actually strip out your code when you switch between Visual and HTML view in the post editor, causing your iframe to not be displayed. However, there is a WordPress plugin called embed iframe that will allow you to use a shortcode to embed an iframe; using the shortcode allows you to switch between Visual and HTML view without the risk of losing your iframe code. This video explains how to install the embed iframe plugin, and how to insert an iframe into a WordPress post or page using the embed iframe shortcode. iframe, embed, shortcode, plugin, filter, backend, HTML, code Ben Cope - The Internet Genius no no http://www.gfydmember.com/wordpress-training/wordpress-tip-of-the-day/061sehttp://wordpresstips.s3.amazonaws.com/wptips61.mp4 Create a Blog Broadcast Using AWeber http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WordpressTipOfTheDay/~3/74hWhr8zjiw/060sy http://www.gfydmember.com/wordpress-training/wordpress-tip-of-the-day/060sy#comments Tue, 01 Jun 2010 18:27:19 +0000 bcope1@gmail.com (Ben Cope) http://wptipoftheday.com/?p=537 If you would like to offer your visitors an easy way to receive your latest blog content automatically via e-mail, and you don’t want to use Feedburner to deliver the e-mail, one alternative is to setup a Blog Broadcast through AWeber. The main benefit of using AWeber to send out your latest blog content (instead of Feedburner) is that you have complete control over your list, and once you’ve captured a person’s e-mail address through AWeber, you can send that person an e-mail whenever you like. Additionally, AWeber offers you the ability to customize your e-mail template and to control when the e-mail actually gets sent.

]]> http://www.gfydmember.com/wordpress-training/wordpress-tip-of-the-day/060sy/feed/ 0 4:50 If you would like to offer your visitors an easy way to receive your latest blog content automatically via e-mail, and you don't want to ... If you would like to offer your visitors an easy way to receive your latest blog content automatically via e-mail, and you don't want to use Feedburner to deliver the e-mail, one alternative is to setup a Blog Broadcast through AWeber. The main benefit of using AWeber to send out your latest blog content (instead of Feedburner) is that you have complete control over your list, and once you've captured a person's e-mail address through AWeber, you can send that person an e-mail whenever you like. Additionally, AWeber offers you the ability to customize your e-mail template and to control when the e-mail actually gets sent. aweber, blog, broadcast, feedburner, email, template, automatic, wordpress Ben Cope - The Internet Genius no no http://www.gfydmember.com/wordpress-training/wordpress-tip-of-the-day/060syhttp://wordpresstips.s3.amazonaws.com/wptips60.mp4 Follow Me Social Media WordPress Plugin http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WordpressTipOfTheDay/~3/5uhV2OHdUg0/059fe http://www.gfydmember.com/wordpress-training/wordpress-tip-of-the-day/059fe#comments Sat, 29 May 2010 16:55:13 +0000 bcope1@gmail.com (Ben Cope) http://wptipoftheday.com/?p=532 The Follow Me plugin allows you to display links to all your social media profiles in one, easy-to-access button or window. In this video, I’ll show you how to install and activate the Follow Me plugin, as well as how to configure the settings to include links to all of your social media profiles.

]]> http://www.gfydmember.com/wordpress-training/wordpress-tip-of-the-day/059fe/feed/ 0 2:45 The Follow Me plugin allows you to display links to all your social media profiles in one, easy-to-access button or window. In this video, I'll ... The Follow Me plugin allows you to display links to all your social media profiles in one, easy-to-access button or window. In this video, I'll show you how to install and activate the Follow Me plugin, as well as how to configure the settings to include links to all of your social media profiles. follow me, social media, plugins, widget, social, icons, wordpress Ben Cope - The Internet Genius no no http://www.gfydmember.com/wordpress-training/wordpress-tip-of-the-day/059fehttp://wordpresstips.s3.amazonaws.com/wptips59.mp4 Ben CopenonadultDiscover the Secrets of Using WordPress the EASY way!