What is the first step? First we’ll need to add a new hook for the slider area into our funtions.php file. This will add the widget area into the blog archive template which is page_blog.php. This is built into Genesis, unless your Genesis theme says otherwise. //* Hooks slider above blog content add_action( ‘genesis_before_loop’, ‘riot_above_blog_slider’ ); function riot_above_blog_slider() […]
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Create a Custom Default Avatar
What is a default Gravatar? Gravatar stands for Globally Recognized Avatar. It is globally recognized because millions of websites use them. It’s the most popular application and platforms like WordPress have built-in support for Gravatar. When a user leaves a comment (with their email address) on a site that supports Gravatar, it pulls their Globally Recognized […]
How To Create A Quiz Using Interact
Buzzfeed really started something with those awesome personality quizzes. There’s nothing like taking a quiz to determine what house you belong to at Hogwarts. I’m Gryffindor in case you were wondering. Taking a quiz is also fun and who says business always has to be about business? So what’s the tea? Well, first you’ll need […]
How to Upload Files Using FTP
What is FTP? The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard network protocol used for the transfer of computer files from a server to a client using the Client-server model on a computer network. How do we use it? Anytime you want to upload a file, fonts or image to your WordPress you’ll use this process to […]
How to Install Plugins
What are plugins? Plugins are ways to extend and add to the functionality that already exists in WordPress. For an example, you want to control the spam that is received on your site. So you’ll need to add that functionality by using the Akismet plugin. How do I install a plugin? From your dashboard Plugins > Add New then […]
JPEG vs PNG The Showdown
Let’s answer that tedious question, do I use jpg or png for my site? Well first let’s define words (that’s always important). JPEG (jpg) stands for Joint Photographic Experts Group who created the standard. Often used in digital cameras and photographic equipment. PNG Portable Network Graphics is a raster graphics file format that supports lossless data compression. PNG […]