Category: General web help
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How to enable infinite scrolling on a Genesis child theme portfolio page
From time to time, a client requests specific functionality on their website that I have never implemented before. In the case of the Spoonful Publishing website, owner Anthea wanted her portfolio to look amazing. For an artist or designer, this is completely unsurprising! But what was a little unusual is that she wanted the portfolio…
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Ask a SuperGeek: WordPress.com vs WordPress.org
There are some questions about WordPress that I get asked all the time. One of the most fundamental ones is: What’s the difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org? I can see why this is confusing for many people. You have heard all about this awesome WordPress thing, but when you Google it, you see results from…
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How I use Asana to manage WordPress projects
Have you ever used an online project management tool? I didn’t really even consider using one, until I realised that there must be a better way to work. I used to manage WordPress projects pretty well via email, or so I thought. But some projects became a little too complex, requiring a lot of back-and-forth…
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How I created a multilingual WordPress website
One of the best things about working on WordPress projects is that I’m constantly learning new things. Each website has its own particular needs and challenges, so new techniques often need to be learned in order to develop the website to its full potential. I recently implemented a plugin for the first time, so I wanted…
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Embrace your mediocrity by helping others
In my WordCamp US talk, I suggested three different strategies to embrace your WordPress mediocrity. My last two blogs have contained some more in-depth thoughts about two of those strategies – being authentic and working together. For this article, I want to explore the third strategy to embrace that feeling of not being “good enough” at WordPress: helping others. I know…
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How collaboration can help you embrace your mediocrity
While preparing my WordCamp US talk, I started thinking about the ways that I’ve worked together with other people in the WordPress community. As a freelancer, I work in solitary confinement in my home office (membership to a co-working space is on the wishlist!), and I don’t often get to collaborate with other people. When I worked in…
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How to Embrace Your WordPress Mediocrity – the WordCamp US video
All my life, I’ve felt somewhat mediocre. I decided to embrace that feeling and get up on stage to talk about it. I had applied to speak at WordCamp US in Philadelphia on a whim, because I know that speaking at a conference makes you much more engaged with it than you otherwise would be. But…
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How to edit menus in WordPress
In WordPress, the custom menu feature makes it easy to add and edit parent and child menu items. You can create custom menus to appear as navigation menus at the top of your website, or to be placed in sidebars or other widget areas. Here is a guide to creating and editing custom menus in…
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How to work with the media library in WordPress
The media library is where all of your images, videos, and other files are stored on your website. Although media is automatically entered into the media library when you add it to a page or post, you can also access the media library and add media, perform edits, and other maintenance tasks.
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How to edit widget settings in WordPress
Widgets and plugins are integral components of any WordPress website. Together, they work to display content in alternative areas and increase the functionality of your website. Widgets normally appear in the sidebar/s of your site, however widget areas can also appear in the header, footer, above or below the content area. These areas are determined…