Can You Display a User’s IP Address in WordPress?
It’s possible to display an individual visitors’ IP address within your WordPress website. However, this will require adding a snippet of code to the functions.php file of your theme. You can access this file by logging into your cPanel and going to the root folder for your WordPress website. Go to WordPress ROOT Directory >> wp-content >> YourThemeName. Here, you can create your own IP detection for your site. This is done by adding the following snippet of code to your functions.php file. After you’ve completed this task, you just want to add the right shortcode within a page, post, …
A Beginner’s Guide to Adding Post Thumbnails or Featured Images in WordPress
Post thumbnails and featured images are the same thing within WordPress. A handful of themes for photographers, churches, restaurants and other type of websites use a type of built-in support for featured images. When you use this type of image with each post, it can create a better visitor experience. Where do you Find the Featured Images Section in WordPress? Within each post you create, you will see a section that allows you to set the featured image. This section is found on the right side of the edit screen below the tags. This section is quite easy to locate …
Common WordPress Keyboard Shortcuts to Help Save You Time
Are you aware of the many different keyboard shortcuts offered with WordPress? When you want to speed up your posting and really learn how to make WordPress easier to work with, understanding these shortcuts is very important. Visual Post Editor Keyboard Shortcuts for WordPress Instead of using the mouse to choose all your different formatting icons, you can use your keyboard. Here are some of the most common shortcuts you can use from your keyboard. Ctrl + b = Bold Ctrl + i = Italics Ctrl + c = Copy Ctrl + v = Paste Ctrl + x = Cut …
Should You Upload Videos Directly to WordPress?
Uploading images, videos and audio are all possible within WordPress. These items make your website much better than not using them. However, adding videos to your website can take up a large amount of space. There is a way to go about doing it without using up all your space and slowing down your load times. You should NEVER upload videos directly to your WordPress website for many reasons. The most common reason is the space they take up, though. Here’s what you need to know about using and uploading videos. The Difference Between Embedding and Uploading Videos Understanding the …
Changing the Font Size in WordPress
It may seem like something very simple to do, but beginners often find changing the font size in WordPress to be a bit confusing. You don’t have to be confused any longer. Here are quick and easy instructions for changing the font size for your posts and pages. Paragraph Headings Within your visual editor, you will be able to change the size of the font with the “Paragraph” dropdown menu. From this menu, you can change the size with the heading settings. This is the easiest way to create a different size text when creating a post or a page …
Understanding WordPress Theme Framework and Whether You Should Use It
Beginners often don’t understand what WordPress theme framework is, but they should. Often, they understand what a theme is and how to install it, but that’s about as far as it goes. A full understanding of theme framework is important. Once you understand what this is, you will be able to compare WordPress theme framework to ensure you get the most out of your blog or website. What is a WordPress Theme Framework? This term refers to the code library used to facilitate a theme’s developments. Back at the beginning, there were many issues with the way themes were developed …
What Should You Do Before You Change Your WordPress Blog Theme?
Are you considering changing to a new theme for your WordPress blog? Do you think it’s just as easy as installing and activating the new theme? If you do, it’s not exactly that easy. Here are a few things you want to make sure you take are of before you change your WordPress theme. Perform a Full Backup Of course, the first thing you want to do before you install a new theme is back everything up. You never know what’s going to happen and it’s always better to be safe than sorry. Make sure you backup your entire WordPress …
How to Edit Images in WordPress
Basic image editing can be done within WordPress. You no longer have to crop, flip and rotate your images before you upload them to your WordPress blog. These features can all be done in WordPress without much issue. Here’s a quick guide to editing images in WordPress. Editing an Image Within a WordPress Post When you create a new WordPress Post, you may need to edit an image within the post. This can easily be done from the “Add Media” area used to insert the image. Once you’ve uploaded or selected the right image, you will see the following option: …
What do you Really Get with Unlimited Hosting?
The unlimited hosting term gets thrown around like it’s something super special. Just about every hosting company offering shared hosting offers unlimited hosting. It’s a very common type of hosting and one you should understand, if you’re in the market for hosting. Does Unlimited Really mean Unlimited? It’s impossible to truly provide unlimited hosting. Even with all the resources in the world, there’s a cap, at some point. However, this is one of the most common types of hosting and it’s important to know the real meaning of unlimited, when used to describe hosting. Unlimited really doesn’t mean unlimited. What …
WordPress Beginner’s Most Frequently Asked Questions – Part Two
In continuation from our recent post about Frequently Asked Questions from WordPress Beginners, this post will cover a few more of the questions you might encounter. You can find Part One here: WordPress Beginner’s Most Frequently Asked Questions – Part One. Here are a few more questions and the answers you’ve been looking for. What is a Sticky Post within WordPress? As you create blog posts, you may notice that you can create a “Sticky Post.” This is a post that will show up first on your blog feed instead of in chronological order. There are many benefits to using …
