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Getting Started Guide, How To, WordPress

Get Started with WordPress

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1. As a GDI affiliate, you don’t have to go through the process of registering with WordPress. It’s an option we offer through your account, so you just need to follow the next steps to get started. To access your already created account with WordPress, navigate to your Members Area then to Plugins>WordPress and toggle the on/off button to “On.” The link that appears below with the format blog.yoursite.ws is where you blog will exist.

a. You can have up to five (5) blogs as a GDI Basic Affiliate. To set your blog as your primary webpage simply click the options button to the right of the URL you would like in the plugin area and select “set to primary.”

2. Click on that link to see what your blog currently looks like. Maybe you like this format just fine and want to start posting, or maybe you want to change it completely. Either way you need Editto access the backend to do these things. WordPress calls the main area of the backend the “dashboard.”

3. To access the backend or dashboard, simply return to your plugin area. Near the URL of your blog or site, you will see an edit button. Clicking the edit button will bring you to the Log In area for WordPress. Your user name and password are same as your Members Area user name and password.

4. Once you have successfully entered your user name and password you will be taken to the dashboard. Which should look like the image below. Your dashboard is you main backend area in WordPress where you will be able to find everything you need.Dashbpard2

5. If you are happy with the way your blog currently looks, then you can begin publishing blog posts. To create a new blog post, navigate to Posts on the left hand side of the dashboard. When you click on Posts or any of the titles on the left hand side, a submenu will appear. In the Posts submenu you will see Add New, Categories and Post Tags. When you click on Posts, WordPress will take you by default to a list of your past posts, this will appear on the right hand side. WordPress automatically populates a post, which you will see in the list. You can delete that post by selecting Trash from the options that will appear if you hover your mouse over the post title.

 

How To, WordPress

Advanced: How to Add a Favicon to Your WordPress Site

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faviconLook up to the corner of the tab above this site. See that little WS image in the corner? It’s a favicon. It’s one more way you can personalize your site. Creating and adding a favicon is easy. Just follow the steps below:

Create a favicon to use

  1. Find the image you would like to use or search for a favicon in your favorite search engine
  2. Take that image and resize it to 16×16 pixels. (You can also find services online that will help you transform any image to a favicon.
  3. Next save the image as favicon.ico. The file extension .ico is very important, make sure you have it right.
  4. Your favicon is ready to be added to your site.

Add a favicon to your WordPress site

  1. Search within your WordPress theme settings. Some themes allow you to easily browse and upload a favicon in a specific place. If you have found this setting, upload your new .ico file and you’re all done.
  2. If your WordPress theme does not have this specific setting, you need to add your favicon using your FTP client. The following instructions come directly from WordPress:
    1. With an FTP Client, upload the new favicon.ico file into your current theme’s main folder.
    2. Upload another copy of your favicon.ico file to the main directory of your site (ie. http://example.com/favicon.ico). This will display the favicon in your subscribers’ readers.

Look up to the corner of the tab above this site. See that little WS image in the corner? It’s a favicon. It’s one more way you can personalize your site. Creating and adding a favicon is easy. Just follow the steps below:

Create a favicon to use

1.     Find the image you would like to use or search for a favicon in your favorite search engine

2.     Take that image and resize it to 16×16 pixels. (You can also find services online that will help you transform any image to a favicon.

3.     Next save the image as favicon.ico. The file extension .ico is very important, make sure you have it right.

4.     Your favicon is ready to be added to your site.

Add a favicon to your WordPress Site.

1.     Search within your WordPress theme settings. Some themes allow you to easily browse and upload a favicon in a specific place. If you have found this setting, upload your new .ico file and you’re all done.

2.     If your WordPress theme does not have this specific setting, you need to add your favicon using your FTP client. The following instructions come directly from WordPress:

    1. With an FTP Client, upload the new favicon.ico file into your current theme’s main folder.
    2. Upload another copy of your favicon.ico file to the main directory of your site (ie. http://example.com/favicon.ico). This will display the favicon in your subscribers’ readers.

Tips, Tools, WordPress

Our Favorite WordPress Features

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wpGDI offers a WordPress plugin to all of our affiliates. It’s your choice what service you use to create your WebSite, but here are a few reasons we love WordPress.

Scheduling Posts

You can line up posts to be published when you are nowhere near a computer. All you need to do is create a post and then choose the date and time you want that post to appear. Hit “schedule” and your post is queued up, ready to go live for when you set it. This is a great feature if you’re going to be away from your computer for a while but want to keep a presence, or you just like to be ahead of the game with your content.

Plugins

WordPress is infinitely customizable with plugins. You can search from within the backend of WordPress for these or plug terms into Google to find just what you’re looking for. From contact forms to SEO to games and image sharing, there’s a WordPress plugin for anything you need or want.

Comments

Invite conversation and engagement with comments. Each WordPress blog is automatically set up to receive comments. You can turn off the comment feature if you like, but we recommend encouraging conversations with it. Visitors to your WebSite have a direct line to you and you can talk right back to them with comments.

Change Your Appearance

Don’t like the look of your WordPress site? You can change it! There are thousands of themes available online to help you customize your site. Search within WordPress or your favorite search engine to find any theme you can imagine.  Search and add widgets for a finishing touch to your personalized WordPress site.