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    4 Ways to Create Columns in WordPress

    January 5, 2021 by ProfK Leave a Comment

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    Columns are a great way to organize and display the content. Their structure enhances the user experience by improving readability, prioritizing information, and presenting material in attractive ways. Fortunately, creating columns in WordPress has become easier and easier over the years. Types of Content for Columns Instead of using one wide line length, break up the text into narrower columns. This is especially helpful on wide web pages without sidebars. Usually, separating the text … [Read more...] about 4 Ways to Create Columns in WordPress

    Filed Under: WordPress Tagged With: code editor, columns, custom HTML, Genesis columns classes, Gutenberg columns block, inline styling, tables, visual editor

    Can’t Login to Your WordPress Site?

    December 5, 2020 by ProfK Leave a Comment

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    There are lots of reasons why you may suddenly find yourself unable to login to your WordPress site. It could be due to something as simple as you forgetting your password. Or, perhaps it's because of web host maintenance, a database issue, a plugin conflict, etc. In this article, I describe the 5 most common problems and what to do to regain access to your site. 1. Forgot Your Password SOLUTION: reset your password. Go to the login page (usually mywebsite.url/wp-login.php or … [Read more...] about Can’t Login to Your WordPress Site?

    Filed Under: WordPress Tagged With: Cache Settings, Database Users Table, Disable Plugins, Edit My Profile, login, login page, Lost Your Password

    What Should I Do to Protect My Site from Hackers?

    October 5, 2020 by ProfK Leave a Comment

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    WordPress is the most popular content-management system in the world. For that reason alone, it is vulnerable to hackers who delight in finding large pools of potentially insecure websites. Cleaning up a hacked site is not fun or easy. So, it's important to take some simple measures to protect your site. My Recommendations Choose a reliable webhost that ensures a safe platform for your site.All user accounts should use strong passwords: at least 12 characters, including a number and a … [Read more...] about What Should I Do to Protect My Site from Hackers?

    Filed Under: Software Tips, WordPress Tagged With: Google Analytics, login page, passwords, Search Console, site backup, SPAM filter, SSL certificate, usernames, website security

    20 Best Google Fonts

    September 5, 2020 by ProfK 2 Comments

    So Many Choices! According to Extensis, there are at least a half million fonts in the world today! No wonder we sometimes labor over which typeface to use. Let me ease that task a little bit by sharing with you what I consider the 20 best Google fonts. Why Google Fonts? For web work, Google Fonts are my primary source because they are open-source and free, and offer a huge number of typefaces. All of these offerings are viewable through a user-friendly interface with filters to help … [Read more...] about 20 Best Google Fonts

    Filed Under: Typography, Web Design Tagged With: free web fonts, Google Fonts

    How Can I Change the Typeface in WordPress?

    August 5, 2020 by ProfK Leave a Comment

    Google Fonts SansSerif

    While the terms "typeface" and "font" are often used interchangeably, there are clear distinctions in their actual meaning. "Typeface" refers to an entire family of type styles: Neuton, Garamond, Goudy Old Style, and Lato are examples of typefaces. "Font" is the individual member of a typeface family: roman (or regular), italic, bold, and bold italic are font examples. It's very simple to change the font in WordPress. You just have to select the word(s) or sentence(s) and click on the "B" (bold) … [Read more...] about How Can I Change the Typeface in WordPress?

    Filed Under: Typography, WordPress Tagged With: @font-face query, embed fonts, enqueue fonts, font, Fontsquirrel, free web fonts, functions file, Google Fonts, stylesheet, typeface, upload fonts

    My Web Design and Development Toolset

    June 5, 2020 by ProfK 7 Comments

    My web design and development toolset includes desktop as well as cloud-based applications. I use the tools for brainstorming, thumbnail sketching, design comprehensives, and implementation of code. I'm always open to trying new things. Sometimes, I'll explore a new program, love it, and make the switch. PINTEREST Visual discovery platform I use Pinterest to find, store and categorize images and ideas. It serves as a great reference archive for my designs and artwork. It's part of my … [Read more...] about My Web Design and Development Toolset

    Filed Under: Software Tips, Web Design Tagged With: Adobe Color CC, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Balsamiq, Bootstrap, Cacher, Chrome DevTools, Dreamweaver, Filezilla, Instagram, Intuos Tablet, Local by Flywheel, Pinterest, Sublime Text 3, WordPress

    Migration and Cloning Tools for WordPress Sites

    March 5, 2020 by ProfK 1 Comment

    Screenshot of source cite cloned to destination site

    Migration is the process of cloning a website and moving it to another location. Some of the more common reasons for migrating a site are a change of web host, a change in domain name, or creating a development site to test things. There are many migration and cloning tools for WordPress. Plugins are the easiest tools to use for this purpose. In this tutorial, I'll review 3 of my favorite plugins that replicate all of the files and the database from one site to another: Duplicator, Backup Buddy, … [Read more...] about Migration and Cloning Tools for WordPress Sites

    Filed Under: Software Tips, WordPress Tagged With: All in 1 WP migration, backup buddy, Duplicator, site cloning, Site Migration, Wordpress migration

    SEO for WordPress Content Creators

    January 5, 2020 by ProfK Leave a Comment

    SEO plugins for WordPress

    In January, I facilitated a discussion about SEO at the WordPress Southwest Florida MeetUp. This blog post is a detailed outline of my presentation. SEO Defined SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization. It is an ongoing process of preparing your website content for discovery by search engines. Better preparation equals better optimization. Search engines find and sort information relevant to the user, based on key words and tags. There are many search engines, but Google, Yahoo, and … [Read more...] about SEO for WordPress Content Creators

    Filed Under: Web Design, WordPress Tagged With: Keywords, search engine optimization, SEO, SERP, WordPress plugins, WPSWFL

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