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When using WordPress, you’ll be working with Pages and Posts very often. For a photographer, you’ll generally want to use a page for your galleries or portfolio. If you want to highlight a specific image or have a set of images that you’ll continually update, a post may be better. There are more differences. Posts Read More >

Depending on your theme, you may need to create a header image that goes across the top of your website. Here’s an example: The following tutorial will show you how to create an easy header image or banner using a graphics tool. Login to the WordPress Administrator Dashboard. The first thing you should do is Read More >

Before you create a menu for your website, you should consider how it will affect your website appearance and navigation. You should also have pages that can be used to build the menu. The following tutorial shows you how to build a menu in the twenty-fourteen theme. Login to the WordPress Administrator Dashboard. Click on Read More >

The easiest way to install WordPress is to use the WordPress Softaculous installation. This is available if you are an InMotion Hosting customer. If you are not, you must perform a manual installation. The following tutorial will walk you through a manual installation of WordPress. Create the Database Before we begin the installation of WordPress Read More >

WordPress was built for interaction with people in mind. All pages and posts can allow discussion in the form of comments. However, there are circumstances when comments are not welcome on a post. For example, the post may simply be an announcement or shared information. The WordPress interface does allow for the comment option to Read More >

A website that is used for displaying your photos will have pages that consist primarily of text and images. WordPress calls these pages, static pages. While all pages and posts within WordPress have the option to allow user interaction, static pages can be created with the option for user interactivity removed. The following tutorial will Read More >

If you’ve ever used Elasticsearch for managing your searchable content, you know that it is incredibly fast and scalable. If you’re a WordPress user, you likely also know that obtaining WP_Query objects can sometimes have a negaitve impact on your resource usage if you have a large database of center to search from. Thankfully, 10up Read More >

If you are a musician, you are certainly familiar with the streaming music service, Spotify and likely would want to promote your music on there. In this article, we will show you how to embed a link your Spotify profile into WordPress using the Spotify Master plugin. Installing the Spotify Master widget First, log into Read More >

One of the strengths of WordPress is its ability to quickly handle images within its pages and posts. In fact, you can easily create a gallery to display images with little more than the default theme. No plugins are needed! The following article will walk you through the steps necessary to create a basic image Read More >

If you want to modify a WordPress theme, you should create what’s called a child theme. A child theme allows you to make updates that would not be overwritten by updates to the theme. Theme updates occur on a regular basis, usually in response to updates to WordPress. If the modifications were made to the Read More >

The add_action function is arguably the most used function in WordPress. Simply put, it allows you to run a function when a particular hook occurs. In this article, we will introduce you to the add_action function and teach you how to use it in your first WordPress plugin. For example, if you wanted to add Read More >

When writing a WordPress plugin or theme, you may need to check if an action hook exists before running additional code. In this article, we will show you the has_action WordPress function as well as how to use it. Usage <?php has_action( $tag, $function_to_check ) ?> Parameters The has_action function includes 2 parameters, on of Read More >