How to add a custom widget area beneath blog posts in WordPress (without a plugin)
This post will show you how to add a custom widget area below your post content so you can easily insert a call to action for your products or services, a subscription form for your newsletter, an affiliate program, social media icons, author bio or anything else you can think of to the footer of…
How to automatically update your copyright year in your WordPress footer
Are you still manually changing the year in your WordPress footer? If so, did you know there’s a quicker and easier way to dynamically show the date in your footer? The method described below will automatically show the current year in your copyright footer. For this, we need to edit your theme files. Before we…
How to add a widget area above your WordPress blog posts
The space above your blog posts is a great place to add a blog menu, an email optin, a featured post, an ad or simply an image. This tutorial will show you how to add a widget area to above your posts on your blog page so you can place any widget you want to…
How to safely update WordPress, Themes and Plugins
Ready to update your WordPress version, plugin(s) or theme but not sure where to start and afraid something might go wrong? While this is understandable, it is important to use the latest version of WordPress, plugins and theme for the best security and performance of your website. How to update WordPress themes and plugins Outdated themes…
Are you incorrectly getting consent for cookies? The ICO publish cookie guidance for website owners and bloggers
Since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect last year, there has been a lot of questions surrounding cookies. Last week the Information Commissioner Office (ICO), which is the UK Data Protection Authority, published its long-awaited cookie guidelines. In relation to cookies, we look to the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) before…
How to create a child theme on WordPress (and why you should)
A child theme allows you to make customisations to different aspects of your site’s appearance while preserving your theme’s style and functionality. A parent theme includes all of the required WordPress template files and assets for the theme to work. A child theme works like any other theme, except it inherits the style and functions of the…
How to automatically set your featured image on WordPress
If you’ve recently changed your theme, you may be wondering why some post thumbnails aren’t being displayed anymore. This could be that the featured images aren’t set, but instead of manually editing each post individually to add a featured image there are ways to automatically set it. You can use a plugin to do this…
How to access your WordPress files via FTP using FileZilla (for beginners)
There’s been a lot of talk lately about the need for bloggers to understand the technical side of their websites. This post will show you how to set up and login to an FTP client and access your WordPress files. Related: Hosting 101 – complete guide to web hosting What is FTP/SFTP? FTP is short…
How to choose and install a WordPress theme
Today I’m covering WordPress themes – where to choose one from, how to install them, when to update them and how to safely switch themes… What is a WordPress theme?In relation to WordPress, a theme is a small directory found in the wp-content/themes folder, stored on your web host, that contains several files. These files control the…
How to add nofollow links in WordPress navigation menus (and open in a new tab)
There may come a time when you want to add a nofollow tag to links in your navigation – whether for external links, social media icons or something else. This post will show you how to add nofollow links in WordPress navigation menus and how to make them open in a new tab/window so that…
The difference between a web designer and a web developer
Any site is made of of two parts – the design and the code. When you decide you want a new blog design or website, you’ll think about the overall look you want it to have. You’ll think about the fonts, colours and layout. You’ll then (hopefully) think about the technical things like is it…
