How to Hide Blog Titles on WordPress

1. Go to the wp-admin directory of your website and log into the WordPress dashboard. Navigate to 'Editor' under 'Appearance' to load the Edit Themes screen.
2. Click the 'Header.php' link to load the file in the editor box. Locate 'bloginfo('name')' in the code after the
tag. Wrap ' bloginfo('name')' in span tags:


Update the file to save your work.

3. Find the link to style.css under the Templates heading on the Edit Themes screen and click to load the file in the editor box. Add the following code to the bottom of the file:#title {margin-left: -999em; display: block;}You must use 'display: block' for margins to work on a span tag. Click the blue 'Update File' button to save your changes.

How to Upload a Squeeze Page Template Into a WordPress Blog

1. Open the squeeze page file in your computer's text editor application. Place your cursor above the opening '
' tag and enter the following:
Save your file with the '.php' extension (for example, 'squeeze.php'). This Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP) code identifies your document as a template in WordPress.
2. Log in to your web host account or FTP program that manages the pages of your WordPress blog. In the 'File Manager,' find your site's directory, which looks like 'public_html/yourblogname.com,' and then double-click the 'wp-content' folder. Double-click the 'Themes' folder, double-click the name of your theme, and then click the 'Browse' or 'Upload' option to select the squeeze page file from your computer and put it on your server.

3. Log in to your WordPress blog, and click the 'Appearance' link under the 'Editor' heading. Locate the 'Templates' column on the right-hand side to verify that your squeeze page file is now listed. If not, refresh the page, or log out and log back in to update the database.
4. Click the 'Add New' link under the 'Pages' section. Find the 'Page Attributes' section on the right, click the 'Template' drop-down menu and select your squeeze page from the list. Your template is now applied to the content that you enter on this page.

How to Hide Your WordPress Version

1. Open your Web browser and navigate to the WordPress Admin sign-in page for your website. Enter your username and password and click 'Log In.'
2. Click 'Appearance' located in the left menu and select 'Editor.'

3. Click 'Theme Functions (functions.php)' under the 'Templates' column on the right.
4. Scroll to the bottom of the file and insert the following code:remove_action('wp_head', 'wp_generator');
5. Click the 'Update File' button.

How to Upload a WordPress Template to My Domain

1. Download the WordPress theme that you would like to use, and save it to the desktop. Most WordPress themes come compressed with the ZIP compression algorithm, for which Windows has integrated support.
2. Right-click the ZIP file and select 'Extract' to uncompress it. Inside the archive is a folder with the same name as the WordPress theme. The folder contains all the files required for the theme to function.

3. Connect to your Web server with an FTP program. FileZilla is a free, open-source FTP program that you can download if you do not have one installed. Your Web-hosting provider can give you specific instructions on how to connect to your server with FTP software. Generally, this information is included in the email that you receive when you become a customer.
4. Proceed to the root directory for your website after connecting with an FTP program. Usually, the root directory is called 'public_html.'
5. Open the 'wp-content' directory.
6. Open the 'Themes' directory.
7. Upload the folder that you extracted in Step 2 to the 'Themes' directory on your Web server. WordPress themes often contain hundreds of files, and this process may take several minutes to complete.
8. Close the FTP program and open a Web browser.
9. Proceed to the dashboard for your WordPress website at www.example.com/wp-admin, where 'example.com' is the domain of your website.
10. Open the 'Appearance' menu on the left column of the page, and then click 'Themes.'
11. Scroll down to the 'Available Themes' section of the page. You should now see a listing and thumbnail image for the new WordPress theme that you have uploaded.
12. Click the 'Activate' link under the theme.

How to Publish WordPress to Twitter

1. Log in to your WordPress administration panel using your username and password. Click the 'Plugins' button, then click the 'Add New' button. Enter 'Twitter' into the search box, then press the 'Enter' key.
2. Browse the list of plugins to find one that fits your website's content. Some provide a button for users to retweet, while others simply act as a relay for publishing. As of the time of publication, there are over 1,000 Twitter-related plugins for WordPress. Some of the most popular include Twitter Tools, WP to Twitter and WordTwit (see Resources).

3. Click the 'Install Now' button once you have chosen which plugin to use. Wait while your WordPress account downloads and installs the plugin automatically. Once the plugin has been activated, click the 'Plugins' button.
4. Click the 'Settings' button next to the plugin's entry in the list. Some plugins may require that you click an 'Account Information' link to continue. Enter your Twitter username and password to connect. Some plugins may require additional steps, such as getting your Twitter API key and other information. Follow these directions carefully.
5. Click the 'Save Settings' button at the bottom of the plugin's Settings page once your account has been successfully linked with Twitter. Depending on the plugin's functionality, you will now be able to publish your blog posts directly to Twitter or even send tweets from the WordPress Administration panel.

How to Add Tracking Code To Wordpress

1. Obtain the tracking code that you'll need to install in your WordPress site from the monitoring site you intend to use. For example, to obtain tracking code for Google Analytics, open a browser and navigate to Google.com/analytics. Create a Google account, if you don't already have one. Then, follow the on-screen prompts to generate custom tracking code for your WordPress site. Copy and paste this code into a text document for later use.
2. Browse to your WordPress site and log in to the dashboard. If you are the site administrator, just add 'wp-login.php' (without the quotes) after the URL for your domain to navigate directly to the dashboard.

3. Open the WordPress file editor. Click 'Appearance' on the toolbar and then click 'Editor.' As new versions of WordPress are released, the procedure for launching the file editor may vary slightly but should closely parallel the procedure described here. Refer to WordPress Help if you need assistance completing this step.
4. Open the footer file on your WordPress site for editing. Click on 'Footer (footer.php)' to edit this file.
5. Scroll to the bottom of the 'footer.php' file and look for the following HTML code:


6. Paste the tracking code that you generated in Step 1 into the document above the closing
tag. Click 'Update File' below the text box to save your changes. The tracking code is now installed on your WordPress site. Navigate to the website that issued your tracking code (for example, Google Analytics) and follow the procedures on that site for logging in and accessing tracking reports on your WordPress site.

How to Install WordPress in cPanel With Network Settings

1. Log in to your Web server's cPanel.
2. Locate and click the icon labeled 'Fantastico.' Select 'WordPress' from the list of available software installation options. Click 'New Installation.'

3. Select the installation domain from the drop-down list at the top of this screen. Create an installation directory if you don't wish to install WordPress on your domain's root directory. Create an admin username and password.
4. Fill out the fields for admin nickname, email, site name and description. Enter your email information and mail server. Click 'Install WordPress.' Click 'Finish Installation.'
5. Open your file manager in cPanel and navigate to the newly installed WordPress directory. Select 'wp-config.php' and choose 'Edit.' Type 'define('WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE', true);' before the configuration line '/* That's all -- stop editing! Happy blogging. */.' Save your changes. Once you've saved your WordPress configuration file with these settings, the network feature becomes available through your WordPress administration panel.

How to Use WordPress Drupal

1. Select a host server. Both WordPress and Drupal must run from a Web server, and several commercial servers, such as Bluehost and Hostgator, specialize in WordPress and Drupal sites. Your host server must support SQL and PHP.
2. Install Drupal or WordPress. Log in to your account with your host server and click the icon in the Administrative Dashboard for the content management system you want to install. The host will gather some information from you, such as the name for the site, an administrator username and password. The host will automatically install and configure the proper code for you.

3. Select and install a design theme. Themes are user-contributed templates that provide a basic look for your site, and include a user interface so you can modify the design, add modules and post content. WordPress lets you browse through available themes from within your WordPress account. Drupal requires you to go to the Drupal site, select a theme, then copy the URL for the theme's code to install it from within your Drupal account.
4. Install modules or plug-ins. Once your theme is installed, your site has some basic functionality, but you may want to allow users to comment on posts or display galleries of photos. Add these capabilities with plug-ins or modules. The process for finding and installing either differs between programs, but is similar to the process for installing a theme.
5. Add content. The Administrative Dashboard of your WordPress or Drupal site will have prominent buttons to add an article or a static Web page to your site. The process for adding other types of content, such as menus, sidebars, and RSS feeds, will vary depending on which program you have installed and which plug-ins or modules you've added. Generally, you can add these items through the WordPress or Drupal interface.

How to Rebuild Thumbnails in WordPress

1. Log into your WordPress website.
2. Click 'Media' from the menu on the left, then click 'Library' from the sub-menu.

3. Click the 'Edit' link under the name of the image you wish to edit.
4. Click the 'Edit Image' button. This will open the built-in WordPress image editing tools, such as resize, rotate and flip. You will also see the image's current thumbnail image on the right.
5. Make your changes to the image using the tools.
6. Place a mark next to 'Thumbnail,' then click 'Update Media' to rebuild the thumbnail on your WordPress website.
7. Repeat this process for each thumbnail image you would like to change.

How to Customize the WordPress Layout in Photoshop

1. Launch an FTP client such as FilleZilla, FireFTP or WSFTP on your computer and log into your website host FTP account. You will see the folders on your server host in one pane and the folders on your computer in the other pane.
2. Navigate to the folder within your WordPress installation that contains the image files for your template. This location will vary depending on the template but will often be located in a folder such as “/public_html/wp-content/themes/(ThemeName)/images” where “Theme Name” is the name of the theme you want to customize. Sometimes themes do not have an “Images” folder but place images directly into the theme name folder.

3. Navigate to the folder where you would like to save your images in the pane that displays your computer files.
4. Click on the images you want to customize and click the “Transfer” button to move the files to the folder on your computer. The “Transfer” button will look different depending on the FTP client you are using but often appears as an arrow or simply the word “Transfer.”
5. Launch the Photoshop program, click “File,” then click “Open.” Double-click the WordPress image file to load it in Photoshop.
6. Use the Photoshop tools to color and customize the images. You can change the color or draw designs using the paint tools and add your own text using the text tool.
7. Save the changes to your image file when you are finished customizing it.
8. Return to the FTP client and transfer the edited images from the folder on your computer to the image folder on the website server. This will overwrite the current image with your new customized image. When you view your WordPress site you will now see the changes you made in Photoshop appear on your WordPress layout.

How to Integrate WordPress Blog Content Into a Web Page

1. Copy the direct link to your WordPress blog's RSS feed. Nearly all WordPress templates have a clear link to the RSS feed URL, indicated by a visual icon of the distinctive RSS satellite logo. If your template does not include a feed link, your feed URL is simply your domain name followed by '/feed/.' For example, Demand Studios' feed link might be 'demandstudios.wordpress.com/feed/' without the quotes.
2. Paste the RSS feed URL in a RSS embed generator, such as RSS Include, RSS 2 HTML or Web RSS. Each of these sites will automatically generate a code for a widget you can use in any field or page that supports HTML. Copy the entire code that appears after you submit your RSS feed's URL.

3. Access the HTML code editor for your web page. Determine an appropriate location for the RSS feed widget and paste the code into that section of the page's HTML. Save your changes and reload the page to check up on your new widget. Depending on your recent posts to the WordPress blog, you will see a brief list of previews for your posts.

How to Remove Fluid CSS in WordPress

1. Load your blog in a browser and right-click to view the source code. Find the tags that enclose each column of the blog, such as '
' or '
'. In Web design, a header is typically a full-width column above one, two or three columns in the middle of the page, followed by a footer. You need the ID or class name of each.
2. Log in to WordPress and navigate to 'Appearance' from the left sidebar. Click the 'Editor' link to load the 'Edit Themes' screen. The file you need -- style.css -- will load automatically.

3. Go through the CSS code of your theme and find the style rules that target each of your columns:#header {width: 100%;}#content {width: 65%;}#sidebar {width: 35%;}
4. Figure out from the percentage values how wide you need to make each column in pixels. Replace each percentage value with a pixel value, for example:#header {width: 960px;}#content {width: 624px;}#sidebar {width: 336px;}Update the file when you finish making your changes.

How to Transfer WordPress to a New Owner's Username

1. Go to the 'Users' section of your WordPress Dashboard. The 'Users' link is on the left side of the page between 'Plugins' and 'Tools.'
2. Click 'Add New' at the top of the page. Add the username and password of the new administrator, or let the new administrator do so. An email address will be required.

3. Choose 'Administrator' from the 'Role' drop-down menu at the bottom of the page. Click 'Add User.'
4. Log out of the WordPress Dashboard, and have the new administrator log in.
5. Go back to the 'Users' section of the Dashboard.
6. Check the box next to the previous administrator. Select 'Delete' from the 'Bulk Actions' drop-down menu, and click 'Apply.'

How to Create Static URLs in Wordpress

1. Log in to the WordPress dashboard at the following address:http://yourdomain.com/wp-admin/Substitute the name of your own domain in place of 'yourdomain.com.'
2. Navigate to 'Settings' in the left-hand menu and then click on the 'Permalinks' link when it appears in the menu. Doing this will bring you to the 'Permalinks' sub-panel, where you can change your website's permalink structure.

3. Click the radio button next to the permalink structure you want to use. Options include the default, day and name, month and name, numeric and then a custom structure. From an SEO point of view, go with the shortest permalink structure to avoid having very long URLs, especially if you plan on having many sub-pages and sub-categories.
4. Click the 'number of tags are available' link to check out structure tags you can use in the 'Custom Structure' field. Use these tags if you want a structure different from one of the presets. You must always include at least 'post_id' or 'postname' structure tags in custom structures. Format custom structures like this:/%post_id%/y%/

How to Use Photo Gallery with WordPress

1. Make sure you have a stable Internet connection before attempting to add any photos, no matter the quality or the size. An unstable Internet connection can lead to time outs or erratic photo uploads, so the speed of the Internet is important in this instance.
2. Log in to your WordPress admin account to access the dashboard of your website. If you do not have an account for WordPress, sign-up is free and only takes a few moments of your time.

3. Navigate to the Media section of tabs on the left-hand side of the dashboard screen, and select the 'Add New' category from the options. Your screen will refresh to a page with an upload box and browse button.
4. Click on the browse button to search your computer's internal (or external) memory for the right picture file. Current updates allow for file sizes of 2MB or smaller to be uploaded. You may also choose to use the flash uploader to upload several files at once. Select the appropriate file, or files, and hit upload when you are ready to proceed. WordPress uploads the file and takes you to the photo management page for this particular picture. Make a note of the file's Web address, either by writing this down or by copying the link.
5. Add a description to the file, if needed. Make note of the file name and change this if another name is desired for management. Save any changes you have made to return to the main page of the media library. If there is a particular post that already exists that you will be using to headline with this picture, attach the picture with the 'Attach File' feature on the file description.
6. Navigate to the intended post that you will use with the recently-uploaded picture. Scroll past the Visual/HTML editor box and locate the 'Custom Fields' area of the post editor. Under 'Add New Custom Field' an option box is presented on the left-hand side of this feature. If you would like to include a preview of your picture on the home page of your website, select the 'Thumb' option from the Custom Field box. Paste the URL in the 'Value' box. You only need to paste part of the URL, starting with 'wp-content.' Update your post and make note of the changes and positioning of the newly-uploaded photo.

How to Embed MOV Files in WordPress

1. Upload the file to your own server before embedding the video. Due to limits WordPress puts on the size of uploaded files, use an FTP client to upload the video. The exact location of the file is not important as long as visitors can access it somewhere on your server. If the video is already hosted on another server and you plan on linking to the file instead of hosting it yourself, skip this step.
2. Log in to the WordPress dashboard and navigate to the post or page where you will embed the .OV file. On the right side of the editor box, you'll see two tabs labeled 'Visual' and 'HTML.' Click 'HTML' to edit in HTML mode.

3. Add the
tags where the video will go. The opening
tag needs some specific attributes, so type it out as follows, minus the concluding period:
. This code tells the browser to use the QuickTime player, and the code for that rests on the Apple Web servers. After the
tag, add the closing
tag.
4. Add a
tag between the
tags. You can use multiple
tags to specify the look and behavior of the embedded movie, but the most important one looks like this:
. Since this
tag specifies the location of your MOV file, change the 'value' attribute to the path to your MOV file.
5. Type out your
code tag below the
tag and above the closing
tag. The
needs your MOV file's location again, along with the width, height, type and a path to the QuickTime player. Apple's website suggests typing the following, again without the terminal period:
.
6. Click the blue 'update' or 'publish' button to save your changes in WordPress. In your browser, visit the post or page where you added the MOV file. The QuickTime logo should appear while the file loads. After the video finishes loading, to play it, click the 'Play' icon, designated by a triangle on most video players.

How to Import WordPress Posts From CSV Files

1. Sign into your site and click on 'Plugins,' and then click 'Add New.'
2. Type 'CVS Importer' into the search box. Click 'Search,' and then click 'Install Now' beneath the plugin. You can also download the plugin from the Wordpress repository (see Resources) and click 'Upload' in the 'Plugins' page to install it.

3. Click on 'Activate Plugin' to enable the CVS Importer plugin.
4. Click on the 'Tools' menu, and then click on 'CVS Importer.'
5. Check the box next to 'Import Posts' as drafts if you want the imported posts to be saved as drafts, rather than published articles. Click on the 'Category' selector to choose category. If you don't, the posts will be uncategorized.
6. Click on 'Choose File' and select the CSV file you want to import. Click on 'Import.'

How to Use WordPress to Create a Website

1. Create a free WordPress account. Go to the WordPress home page, www.wordpress.com, and click on the 'Sign up now' button.
2. Fill out the one-step form. Create a user name that contains at least four characters. Your user name should use only numbers and lowercase letters, and be something you can easily remember. Fill in a password you made up in the space below your user name with any combination upper and lowercase letters, numbers and symbols. You will need to confirm your password by retyping it in the following space. Fill in the box requesting your email address with a current, valid email address. Then, read the terms of service and check the box next to the phrase stating you read and agree to follow the terms. Select the circle next to the words, 'Gimme a blog! (Like username.wordpress.com).' Click 'Next' to continue.

3. Choose a blog domain. In the second screen of WordPress signup process, indicate the blog URL you would like. The blog URL will appear in this format: www.(yourblogdomain).wordpress.com. After creating a blog domain, check its availability to make sure it does not already exist. Keep in mind that after creating a blog domain, you cannot change it. However, you can always use your WordPress account to create a new blog domain. Click on the 'Signup' button.
4. Add additional profile settings on the next screen that appears. You can always change or update these settings in the future.
5. Check the email account linked to the email address you entered in Step 2. WordPress will send you an activation link via email that you must click to activate your account.
6. Log in to WordPress after clicking on the activation link in your email. Use the username and password you created in Step 2.
7. Click on 'My Dashboard' at the top of the new page that appears. The dashboard of the blog provides links that allow you to create and access your blog, add sidebar content and pages within your website.
8. Make a custom blog title and tagline. Click on 'Settings' on the left side of the screen. Doing this will take you to the 'General Settings' page where you can type in a blog title, tagline to explain what your blog is about and set the time and date formats. Click on 'Save.'
9. Create a static front page if you do not want the homepage of your WordPress site to contain blog posts. To do this, add a new page to your site by clicking on 'Pages' in your dashboard, and then on 'Add New.' A new screen will appear; title the page 'Home.' Use the text box in the lower part of the screen to type your content and insert pictures or media files. Click on the 'Publish' button.
10. Create a new page. Click on 'Pages' in your dashboard, and then on 'Add New.' A new screen will appear; title the new page 'Blog' or 'Posts.' Click on the 'Publish' button.
11. Go to the General Settings via the dashboard. Click on 'Reading;' you will see a new menu that has the words, 'Front page display.' Select the circle that has the words, 'A static page,' next to it. Use the drop-down boxes below to make sure your front page is 'Home' and your posts is 'Posts' or 'Blog.' Now your blog posts will not appear as the main page of the website.
12. Use the dashboard to continue to add pages and content to your site.

How to Add a Sidebar to a Wordpress Template

1. Create the 'sidebar.php' file if one does not already exist for your theme. Add to this file any code needed for the sidebar, such as a
or
containers. Save the file. Then, open your 'index.php' file and check it for the following code:
If this code does not exit, add it to the code in the file where you want the sidebar to appear. Style with CSS rules as desired. Test that the new sidebar shows correctly by visiting your WordPress blog.
2. Widgetize your sidebar by adding the following conditional statement:
This code goes in the 'sidebar.php' file wherever you want the widgets to appear. Below this conditional statement, add template tags such as
that will appear when the user has not yet set his own widgets. After adding that code, type
to end the conditional statement.

3. Open or create the 'functions.php' file in your code editor of choice. Add the following code to the end or beginning of this file:
This code makes your theme widget-ready.
4. Reload your WordPress website and check that the default template tags you added to the sidebar work. Go to the dashboard for your site and click on 'Appearance' and then 'Widgets' in the left-hand menu. Check that the theme now has at least one sidebar. Drag and drop widgets into the sidebar from within the dashboard and then visit your WordPress site again. Check that only the widgets you added in the dashboard are now showing on the website.

How to Move Meta Boxes With WordPress

Move Meta Boxes in the Dashboard
1. Log in to the WordPress dashboard by navigating to the 'wp-admin' directory of your website. If you installed WordPress in a directory called 'blog,' then you would find the 'wp-admin' directory at 'http://yoursite.com/blog/wp-admin/.'
2. Navigate to 'Posts' from the left-hand menu in the WordPress dashboard. Click on the title of a post you wish to edit or click the 'Add New' button at the top of the screen to create a new post.

3. Click on the gray heading bar at the top of any module on the 'Edit Post' screen. In WordPress, a module is any box like 'Publish,' 'Featured Image' or 'Post Tags.' Modules and meta boxes are the same thing, since meta boxes save extra information about the post.
4. Drag the module while your mouse pointer is still holding the gray title bar. Move it to wherever you like on the screen. The only box you cannot move is the main editor box, and you cannot place anything above the editor, either. The menu is also not moveable as it is not a module.
Move Meta Boxes Programmatically
5. Log in to the WordPress dashboard by navigating to the 'wp-admin' directory of your website.
6. Navigate to the 'Edit Themes' screen by clicking 'Appearance' in the left-hand menu and then clicking the 'Editor' link that appears below 'Appearance.' Locate your 'functions.php' file under the 'Templates' heading on the right side of the 'Edit Themes' screen and click its link.
7. Locate the following line of code, which you may find in multiple places in your file:add_meta_box('mymeta', 'My Meta Box', 'my_meta_box', 'post', 'normal', 'default');The last two parameters -- parameters match with predefined variables and pass their values in to functions in computer programming -- in the above example specify the position of the meta box. Change 'normal' -- the 'context' or placement for this particular meta box -- to 'side' or 'advanced' to move the box to the side of the text editor or allow users to drag and drop the meta box to any position.
8. Change 'default' -- the 'priority' parameter for 'add_meta_box()' -- to 'high,' 'core' or 'low.' Both 'high' and 'core' place the meta box at the top of all others in their portion of the screen, such as right below the editor box for a 'normal' context or above the 'Publish' box for the 'side' context.

How to Insert a PDF in Wordpress

1. Open a web browser. Go to your WordPress login page or to wordpress.com to log in to your WordPress blog.
2. Type your username and password. Click 'Log in.'

3. Click 'Add New' under 'Media' in the left-hand Dashboard column. On the 'Upload New Media' page, click the 'Select Files' button.
4. Browse to the PDF file located on your computer. Click to select it and click 'Open.' Wait for the file to crunch.
5. Type a title, caption and description. The file URL is the name of the file location, like an image or video.
6. Click the 'Save all Changes' button. The PDF is now in your Media Library to insert into a post or page.

How to Create Home Pages in WordPress

1. Sign in to your WordPress installation.
2. Click on 'Add New' under the 'Pages' section in the left sidebar. This leads you to an editor to create a new WordPress page.

3. Type 'Blog' into the 'Enter title here' field and then click the 'Publish' button.
4. Click 'Add New' under the 'Pages' section once more to add another page to your WordPress site.
5. Enter 'Home' as the page title and, in the editing box below, customize your page. This will serve as the home page for your website. When finished, click the 'Publish' button.
6. Open the Reading Settings page by clicking 'Reading' in the 'Settings' section of the left sidebar.
7. Select 'A static page' for the 'Front page displays' option. Click the drop-down menu for 'Front page' and select 'Home,' then open the menu for 'Posts page' and choose 'Blog.'
8. Click the 'Save Changes' button. Your WordPress site now has a custom home page.

How to Embed Quicktime With Shortcode on Wordpress

1. Prepare your Quicktime embed link, if you have not already done so. Use the following embeddable code sample to prepare your Quicktime file:


2. Replace 'sample.mov' with the URL of the Quicktime video, but leave the quotation. Change the height and width to a custom size, if desired.

3. Sign in to your Wordpress site and click on 'Editor' beneath the 'Appearance' section. Click on the 'Functions.php' file to open it. Scroll to the bottom of the file.
4. Paste the following code to register a new shortcode:function QuicktimeVideo() {return '

';}add_shortcode('quicktime', 'QuicktimeVideo');
5. Type your Quicktime video shortcode to automatically embed the video in a post. In the example, the shortcode is 'quicktime,' so you would type '[quicktime]' -- without the quotes -- to make it appear.

How to Edit WordPress Themes in Dreamweaver CS5

Code Editing Only
1. Download the WordPress theme you wish to customize and store it somewhere that is easy to locate. The theme folder will have multiple PHP files inside which make up the main layout, requiring a header.php, index.php, footer.php, page.php and single.php at a minimum. In addition to these files, a theme will also contain at least one stylesheet, or style.css file, which controls how the layout elements look. Scripts, images and included file folders may also be present in your theme.
2. Launch Dreamweaver and click 'Open.' Navigate to the location of your WordPress theme and open it. Select the header.php and click 'Open.' The header.php file contains the top third of your page layout. The header will always contain the
portion of the HTML and the opening
tag. This file is where you can add scripts, links to css files, jQuery initiations, or meta tags.

3. Repeat Step 2 to open the index.php and footer.php files. The index.php contains the default content area of your theme layout, including the 'loop' which lists your blog posts. Unless a special page template is called, WordPress will always default to the index.php. The footer.php contains the footer area, which may contain a horizontal widget bar, or nothing more than a copyright notice and page menu. The footer must always contain the closing
and
tags.
4. Open the theme's style.css. This filename must never be changed, as WordPress is configured to look for a 'style.css' to identify the theme in the Appearance menu of the Administration panel. This file contains the theme's name and author, as well as all of the styles. Some themes might link to other stylesheets instead of placing all the CSS in one document. If that is the case for your theme, you will need to open and edit those additional stylesheets.
5. Open the functions.php file. Add any additional functions such as sidebars, plugins, or shortcodes to the end of the file. Keep an eye on the line counter to the left. If a line turns red, it means you have incorrectly formed a function call or missed a comma or semicolon.
Code and Design
6. Click on 'File' and 'New' and create a new HTML document. Click on the 'Code' button to enter the code editing view. Paste the following code into the file:







This will help you divide up your layout so you can easily reconstruct your PHP files later.
7. Paste the contents from the header.php file between the 'Start Header' and 'End Header' comments. Repeat this process to paste the contents of index.php into the content area, sidebar.php -- if there is one -- into the sidebar area and footer.php into the footer area.
8. Remove the template tags from the header area in order to get the JavaScript and stylesheets to detect properly, allowing you to view the design of the layout. Template tags will look like '
' and removing them may also require you remove the slash just after the tag. Fix any paths necessary and click the 'Split' button to view the final layout. Edit the template as you would any normal HTML webpage layout.
9. Replace the full file paths to any scripts or stylesheets with the WordPress template tag once you are done editing the layout. Also replace functions such as your navigation menu or sidebar widgets with the appropriate template tags. See the WordPress Codex for a full list of available template tags or refer to the original PHP files to copy them over.
10. Copy each section of edited code back into their separate PHP files. Ensure your index.php includes the 'get_header' and 'get_footer' template tags. Upload the theme to your WordPress installation and test it out by activating it through the Appearance menu. You can make any further minor tweaks by directly editing the theme under 'Appearance' and 'Editor.'

How to Merge a TypePad Post to WordPress

Export TypePad Posts
1. Sign in to your TypePad account.
2. Go to 'Blogs,' select 'Settings' and click the 'Import/Export' option.

3. Scroll down on the page and go to the 'Export' section.
4. Click the 'Export' button. This will automatically generate an export file. When the process is finished, a download link will appear.
5. Right-click the download link and choose 'Save Target As' or 'Save Link As.' Remember the location of where you save the TypePad export file.
Import Posts to WordPress
6. Log in to your WordPress account.
7. Go to the 'Tools' panel on the left sidebar. Click the 'Import' link.
8. Select the 'Movable Type and TypePad' option.
9. Click the 'Choose File' button on the next page. Locate the TypePad export you saved earlier and press the 'Open' button.
10. Click 'Upload file and import' to begin the import process. WordPress will notify you when the import is complete and if the importer encountered any errors.

How to Put a Code Box in a WordPress Blog Post

1. Create a new WordPress post. Toggle the post to 'Visual' from 'HTML,' which is found at the top-right side of the publishing client. 'Visual' mode prevents code you enter from being taken literally by WordPress.
2. Type the code you want to appear in the code box. Toggle back to 'HTML' mode after you enter the code. The
or ' added to the code is translated; this is normal. The translated codes are known as 'HTML entities' and should not be edited or deleted.

3. Add a
tag before the code begins and
at the end of the code. The
tag determines what is placed inside the code box. Save your post. Code or text entered between the

tags displays in a code box.

How to Install a WordPress Blog to an Amazon S3 Cloud

1. Sign in to your Amazon Web Services account. If you do not have one yet, you can signup for free.
2. Click on 'Products' in the main navigation menu and then click the 'Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2)' link. Choose a pricing plan, if desired, or proceed with the free tier. The free option is typically enough to handle a standard blog.

3. Enter your phone number on the verification page. Amazon will call the number and play through a recorded prompt which will ask you to enter a 4-digit PIN number displayed on the resulting page. Amazon uses this as a form of human verification to help combat fraud. When your PIN is accepted, the page will refresh to confirm your subscription. Click 'Continue,' then click 'Complete Sign-Up.'
4. Access your control panel by clicking on the 'Sign in to the AWS Management Console' link at the top of the Amazon Web Services page. Click the link to enter your EC2 Console Dashboard and select 'US West' from the region menu. Click on 'Launch Instance' to start up your server.
5. Click on the 'Microsoft AMIs' tab, enter 'Microsoft Web Platform' in the search field and hit 'Enter.' The resulting page will list the available images you can install. Select the WordPress image and follow the prompts to begin the installation. You will be asked to enter or select configuration details. It is recommended that you start with only one instance, and choose the 'small' instance type. When asked to configure your instance, leave the defaults set and continue to the next step.
6. Enter a name on the 'Create a Key Pair' page and click 'Create Download Your Key Pair.' This file acts like a certificate in order to authenticate you to the S3 cloud. Store it in an easy-to-find and safe location on your computer.
7. Continue to the next step and click 'Create a new Security Group.' Select HTTP, HTTPS, MySQL, and RDP, and click 'Add Rule' for each. These settings allow you to administrate your server and Web space remotely, and for visitors to access your website. Continue to the next page and click 'Launch.' Click 'Close' on the confirmation page.

How to Edit Style Sheet Links in WordPress Headers

1. Log into the WordPress dashboard from the 'wp-admin' directory of your website. Go to 'Appearance' and click 'Editor' to load the 'Edit Themes' screen. Locate the 'header.php' file listed under 'Templates' and click its link.
2. Locate the '
' tags in 'header.php':
' type='text/css' />These tags do not look the same in every WordPress theme, and some use different values inside of the 'bloginfo()' function. When 'bloginfo()' uses the value above, it outputs the following URL:http://yourwebsite.com/wp-content/themes/themename/style.css

3. Change 'stylesheet_url' to 'template_directory' inside the 'bloginfo()' function to output the path to your theme's files:
' type='text/css' />The above code outputs this URL:http://yourwebsite.com/wp-content/themes/themename/
4. Add the rest of the file path to your '
' tag after the PHP code:
/styles/mystyle.css' type='text/css' />

How to Change a Blog Default Home Page in WordPress

1. Go to the domain where you installed WordPress and visit the 'wp-admin' directory. Log in to the dashboard, which is the back-end management area for WordPress.
2. Go to 'Pages' in the dashboard sidebar and click the 'Add New' button to create a new page. Give it a name like 'Blog' because this will become your new blog page. Do not type any text in the editor as it will not appear on the page when used to list your blog posts. Click the blue 'Publish' button to create your page.

3. Navigate to 'Settings' from the sidebar in the dashboard. Click the 'Reading' link in the 'Settings' sub-menu to load the 'Reading Settings' screen.
4. Select 'A static page' for 'Front page displays' at the top of the 'Reading Settings' screen. Use the first drop-down box to select a new front page. You can use any existing page for the front page of your WordPress website.
5. Select the blank page you created for your blog using the second drop-down box. Click the blue 'Save Changes' to update the WordPress settings.

How to Fix a WordPress Backend

Repair Compatibility Issues
1. Sign in to your WordPress site, and click 'Plugins.'
2. Click the 'Active' tab to display the list of active plugins. Click the bulk select box to highlight all the plugins on the page.

3. Click the bulk arrow tool. Choose 'Deactivate.' This deactivates all the plugins.
4. Check your WordPress admin panel and see if the problem is fixed. If it is, there was a compatibility problem with one or more of your WordPress plugins.
5. Click the 'Inactive' tab to display the plugins you deactivated. Click 'Enable' beneath each plugin, one by one. After enabling each plugin, check your WordPress plugin. This step-by-step approach allows you to find the plugin that caused the problem. If the admin panel problems returns after enabling a specific plugin, you've found the culprit. Deactivate the plugin again, and click 'Delete' to remove it.
Reinstallation of the WordPress Admin Panel
6. Visit WordPress.org, and download the latest WordPress software package. Open the ZIP file and extract the contents to your desktop, or to a personal folder.
7. Open the main WordPress folder. Inside, you'll see a folder marked 'WP-Admin.' This is the folder you'll replace on your server to reset the WordPress admin panel.
8. Access your server using the host's file program, or an FTP program. If you don't know how, contact your host for specific instructions. You'll need the IP address and FTP username and password.
9. Copy the 'WP-Admin' folder onto your server. You should be asked if you want to overwrite the current 'WP-Admin' folder. Select 'Yes.' Check your WordPress admin panel. The problem should be fixed.

How to Add a ZIP File to WordPress

1. Create a ZIP file and place it on your computer's Desktop.
2. Start your FTP client. Connect to your account. Each FTP client will differ according to how you connect to your account. The procedure differs from client to client; look for a 'Connect' or 'Site Manager' button. For example, in FileZilla, click 'Site Manager' and then 'Connect.'

3. Move the zipped file from your Desktop to the root directory of your website using your FTP client. This procedure may be as simple as a drag and drop from one window in your FTP client to another.
4. Place a link to the zipped file on your website so that people can download it. The name of the file will be: 'http://yourURL/Downloads/yourfilename.ZIP.

How to Place an Ad on a WordPress Blog

1. Download the 'Advertising Manager' plug-in at WordPress.org (see Resources). According to WordPress.org, this free plug-in automatically handles ad placement and coding for popular ad-share programs like Google's Adsense. Adsense, Chitika, Adpinion and other supported ad programs simply require free sign-up and the plug-in will do the rest. The ads will be placed on your page and you will earn a percentage of revenue generated from ad-clicks. Such automated advertising programs work well for many bloggers, but you can also manually place your own custom ads onto your blog if you happen to have a separate advertising agreement with an individual client.
2. Upload the advertisement image that you want to use for any additional custom advertising. When you upload the image, make a note of the image's URL address as listed in the WordPress blog management dashboard.

3. Add an HTML box on your blog and then click on the dialogue box to begin entering HTML code. Adding a new box is very simply; you just click on the 'Add HTML' button on your WordPress dashboard. This will add HTML code to your blog's sidebar, a perfect place to add advertisements without cluttering up your blog's posting area.
4. Type the following code in as the first line of HTML, as indicated by HTMLCodeTutorial.com as the code necessary to anchor a link:

5. Replace the text reading 'link.html' with the web address for the site that the advertisement is supposed to redirect user to. Make sure, however, that you leave the quotes around the new address inserted in place of 'link.html.'
6. Type the following code in as the next line of HTML:

7. Replace the text reading 'picture.jpg' with the URL address for the advertising image you recently uploaded. Again, make sure you leave quotes around the new text. This line of code is responsible for placing the picture on your blog, but it is also tethered to the link code from the line above it, making the image 'clickable.'
8. Type in the following code on the third line to end the code and finalize the advertisement link:

9. Save all changes in the WordPress dashboard and preview your blog. In addition to automated ad placement, you should also see your custom advertisement image. When clicked, the custom ad should take you to the desired page exactly as you inserted it during Step 5.

How to Remove WordPress Thesis Attributes

Remove Thesis Theme Attributes
1. Open a Web browser. Go to your WordPress admin website. Type your user name and password. Click the blue 'Log In' button to go to the WordPress dashboard.
2. Hover your mouse pointer over 'Thesis' on the left-hand side of the dashboard. Select 'Custom File Editor' to open the 'Thesis Custom File Editor' page.

3. Select custom_functions.php from the drop-down menu. Click the green 'Edit selected file' button.
4. Scroll down to the end of the custom_functions.php file. Copy the following code and paste it into the file:/* Remove footer link*/remove_action('thesis_hook_footer', 'thesis_attribution');
5. Click the green 'Save Thesis Options' button. Click the WordPress site name to see the website with the footer link removed.
Remove WordPress Attributes
6. Open a Web browser. Go to your WordPress admin website. Type your user name and password. Click the blue 'Log In' button to go to the WordPress dashboard.
7. Hover your mouse pointer over 'Appearance' on the left-hand dashboard menu. Click 'Editor' to go to the 'Edit Themes' page.
8. Click the 'Footer' footer.php link to access the file. Scroll down until you see the link to 'WordPress.' It looks similar to this:
' class='rss'>WordPress Admin

9. Highlight the coding and press the 'Delete' key to remove it. Alternatively, copy and paste it into Notepad or another text editor.
10. Click the blue 'Update File' button. Click the website name to see the footer without the WordPress attribute.

How to Add Twitter Facebook to WordPress

Facebook Widget
1. Create a Facebook fan page for your blog, if you don't already have one. You will have to manually share content with your fans on the page, but it can be worth it to reach users who don't regularly visit your blog (because your fans will see your posts in their general news feed on Facebook).
2. Visit the Facebook Like Box Widget plugin page (wordpress.org/extend/plugins/facebook-like-box-widget/screenshots/). Click the orange Download box. Unzip the plugin archive.

3. Add the plugin directory to your general WordPress plugins directory (located by default in the 'wp-content' directory on your website). You can use an FTP client or your web host's file manager to upload this directory.
4. Log in to your WordPress dashboard and access the Plugins menu in the left toolbar. Locate the Facebook Like Box Widget plugin and click 'Activate.'
5. Click the Widgets submenu of the Appearance menu in the left toolbar. Drag the Facebook Like Box widget to your sidebar or one of the lower boxes. Click the widget box and enter your Facebook fan page's URL into the indicated field. You can also adjust other settings with this menu, such as width, number of fans displayed and how many recent posts will be shown in the box. Click 'Save' to complete the integration.
Twitter Widget
6. Log in to your (or your blog's) Twitter account. Visit the Twitter widget homepage (twitter.com/about/resources/widgets).
7. Click 'Profile Widget' to see a preview of the widget. Click through the Preferences, Appearance and Dimensions menus on this page to adjust the colors, size and layout of your Twitter widget. Whenever you change a setting, click 'Test Settings' to apply the changes to the preview. Click 'Finish Grab Code' when you are satisfied with the widget.
8. Copy all of the code in the box that appears.
9. Log in to your WordPress dashboard. Open the Widgets submenu in the Appearance menu on the left toolbar.
10. Drag a new text widget to your sidebar layout. Paste the Twitter widget code into this field and click 'Save.'

How to Add Blank Space to a WordPress Blog

1. Log in to your WordPress blog and click 'Add New.' Alternatively, click 'Edit' beside an already-created post you want to modify.
2. Click the 'HTML' tab beside 'Visual' -- above the post.

3. Type in the following code, in between the lines of text you want to separate, to create your blank space:





4. Click 'Publish' or 'Update' to publish or revise your post.