Updating your nextGEN photo gallery

If you wanting to delete or add new photos to your existing nextGEN photo gallery on your wordpress website please follow the below instructions. You can always go directly to the nextGEN website for further information as well. Login to your wordpress website as per previous instructions Once you have logged in to your dashboard you need to choose the GALLERY menu on the left hand side. Choose the option under gallery that is relevant to what you want to do right now.  For this example I will show you how to add images... Read The Rest →

How to add a downloadable PDF file to your WordPress site

I often get asked how to add a downloadable PDF file to your posts or pages. It is as simple as adding an image.. you just need to click a different button. It is important to follow the below instructions step by step and make sure you don’t miss STEP 5! 1. Add new post. 2. Click “Add Media” button. 3. Using the file selection thing, select your PDF and click the upload button. 4. After it uploads, you’ll have this new section that shows a Title, Caption, Description, and... Read The Rest →

Backing up your WordPress Website with Backup Buddy

If you have requested me to install Backup Buddy on your website then you now have the option to back up your website when ever you wish.  This is always a good idea to do before you update any new versions of wordpress or  before you update any plugins you have installed that have a new version released.. Share → Tweet

How to update the content on the PAGES of your WordPress Website

Once you have logged in to your website and you are now located in the dashboard you can now update the content on any of your pages of your website (pages are different to blog posts) Click on the pages tab as shown below.  This should bring up a list of the pages that are on your site. see below sample from my website:   click on the TITLE of the page you wish to update and this will then open that page for you. For this example I will click on... Read The Rest →

How to add a new blog post and set feature image for your WordPress website

Once you have logged in to your website and you are now located in the dashboard you can now add your new blog post. Click on POSTS in top left hand corner and click ADD NEW as shown in sample below. This will then bring you to the main screen for your new blog post. You will need to add a title for your blog Write your blog post in the section provided.  You can use the toolbar to change to bold, italics etc… If you wish to upload an... Read The Rest →

How to log in to your WordPress site

Begin by logging into the “administration area” or the back end of your website. Visit your site’s login page by placing “wp-admin” after your domain name (e.g. http://example.com/wp-admin). After logging in you are on the main Administration Screen called the Dashboard. to view the front end (what your website looks like to the rest of the world) of your new website, go to the top left hand corner and hover over the name of your website (see below says ‘castle design’) and then click on ‘Visit Site’ Enjoy looking around... Read The Rest →