Wordpress tutorials

Tutorial : How to add a favicon to your blog

A favicon is the little picture besides the URL ( see screenshot below ).

Favicons are used usually to create a more appealing visual interface for the visitor. The impression that they only contribute to the visual aspect of a blog is misleading, when adding a blog to favorites the Favicon is associated with the URL, so the blogs with favicons stand out.

 

Getting a favicon for your blog is highly advised at this point, if you don’t know how to do it but you want to find out, here’s how you can do it :

1.First off, you’ll need an image – any image that you think represents your site the most will do – keep in mind though you’re going to need one that it’s royalty-free and not copyrighted.

2. Go to Chami’s Favicon Tool Generator

3. Upload your image, by clicking the “Browse button” and afterwards “Generate Favicon”.

4. After the script will finish the favicon generation, you will be presented with a link to download the newly generated favicon. Click to download it and save it on your PC ( you can also test preview it by clicking “Test in Browser” ).

5. Unzip the folder you just downloaded ( the one that was generated on Chami’s site ), start a FTP manager and upload your files to public_html ( or www ).

6. You’ll now have to edit your header.php and add the following line of code :

Try to locate the code that starts with the same syntax

and place this one above it. Save your header.php file, go to your site’s front page and press SHIFT + F5 ( Windows Users ) to force Firefox to clear its cache. Voila, you now have a favicon on your blog. P.S : If you wish to change it, all you have to do is replace the .ico file with another.

Tutorial : How to separate Comments and Trackbacks

I’ve always felt that showing your comments and Trackbacks separated adds a bit of professionalism to your blog. It’s hard as it is to follow a long conversation, but also having to weed out the Trackbacks makes it even more difficult. I could never really understand why people don’t do this because honestly having those two separated takes only a minimal amount of coding effort and only 2 or 3 minutes of your time but has a great impact on your readers.
To get started, make sure you back-up your comments.php file before starting to edit anything.

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Tutorial : How to configure WordPress for a first-time run

If you havent yet installed WordPress you may want to first read the Tutorial : How to install and configure WordPress for a first-time run

One of the basic things you’ll want to do after you’ve finished your WordPress installation is to properly configure it. What does this mean ? I’m sure that by now you’ve heard many people say that WordPress isn’t just a blogging platform it’s more of a CMS and holds great potential – it’s true. It’s easy to customize, very flexible, light and ultra fast. The only problem is that it doesn’t come pre-configured. Here are a few tips that might interest some of you.

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Tutorial : How to install and configure WordPress for a first-time run

Installing and configuring WordPress for a first time run might not be that hard, and yet some people aren’t that skilled when it comes to installing scripts for the first time. This tutorial is written for those that need a bit of guidance with WordPress installation and configuration. This article will actually be the first in a series.

Step 1

The first thing you’ll have to do is to go to this link WordPress download and download the latest version of Wordpres. Be sure to check if your hosting meets the minimum requirements to run WordPress before going to step 2. Also note that many hosts will have an easy install process for scripts such as WordPress.

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Tutorial : How to migrate from a WordPress.com blog to a self-hosted one

This is one of the questions I received since starting this blog – Why and how should I move my WordPress.com hosted blog to a self-hosted one ?

The answer is pretty simple, while it’s not too much of a hassle to move your blog from the free hosted WordPress.com platform to a self-hosted one, many people don’t know how to do it. For the benefit of anyone seeking the answer to this question, I decided to write this post.

A self-hosted blog is a blog that is hosted on your own server, rather than on a sub-domain on a free blog hosting platform. Some people might call this WordPress.org rather than WordPress.com but that’s a mistake, because WordPress.org is the place where you download the software from. I don’t want to argue about the names and extensions, I’m just making sure everyone knows what we’re talking about.

With a WordPress.com hosted blog, they take care of all the technical issues that might look challenging at first. You’ll never have to touch a single line of code, mess with upgrades, plug-ins, databases or themes. All you have to do is just pick a theme ( the design of your blog, often called a theme or template ), and simply start writing your thoughts and ideas. Easy, right ?

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Tutorial : How to hide your affiliate links using WordPress

While there are some plug-ins out there that may do this for you, most of them are paid, and for those of you that can’t afford them this tutorial should be a life saver. One of the biggest streams of income for bloggers are affiliate networks, disguising your affiliate links can significantly improve your overall conversion rate thus leading to more profits.
The idea behind this whole ‘cloaking’ process is to make the readers think the URL the reviewed or promoted product is pointing is actually an internal URL

The idea behind using this theory is that readers will click on it thinking it is an internal link on your site, rather than taking you to a third party site. Another benefit is that all of your blog’s links point toward an internal address on your domain, giving you control to update the URL easily. This helps avoid dead links whenever a company changes a URL and makes it easy to update your affiliate links when the need arises.

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