Sep 3, 2010

I am writing this post sitting in an internet cafe in Lagos on the Portuguese Algarve on July 18th 2010. Drinking a large glass of Sagres beer is proving to be an enjoyable distraction. Anyhow, back to the purpose of this post… Although it’s very hot and sunny outside as I type, the chances are by the time you read this the weather won’t be...

Jun 14, 2010

A few weeks ago I was asked to train the Communications Manager at a school on how to use WordPress effectively. I didn’t realise they had Communications Managers in schools these days! Having said that I left my local comprehensive in 1977 so things have changed since then. Anyhow, back to the purpose of this post; I had a good look at the school’s...

Jun 1, 2010

Selecting the right theme for your WordPress website or blog can be very time-consuming but it is vital you choose the right one if you want to make your site fly! Here’s a few things for you to consider before making your decision: Do you want to make money from the site? If so, you may want to go with a ‘premium’ (paid for) theme or a custom (even...

May 31, 2010

When writing long blog posts the WordPress “read more” teaser is really useful. It enables the reader to “scan” the first few lines of the article and then make the decision to read the rest of it or not. WordPress makes it easy to break up long posts so you can save space on your home page. Simply insert the ‘more’ tag while editing a post, and...