How to Upload an MP3 to WordPress

Uploading and Inserting Your MP3 File
1. Upload your MP3 file to your hosting account and make note of the URL.
2. Create a new post or page from the Wordpress dashboard.

3. Click on the HTML editor. Do not use the visual editor as it will not work properly to upload your MP3 file.
4. Insert your MP3 by typing this code: [audio: URL]. Replace 'URL' with the URL of your MP3 file. Do not include any spaces in the code, except between 'audio:' and 'http.'
Customize the MP3 Player
5. Change the color of your MP3 player by visiting the Wordpress audio page (see Resources section) and selecting from the customizable options, found under 'Default Color Options.' Each customizable option should be separated with a '|' and have no spaces in between.
6. Adjust the width of the MP3 player by adding '|123' immediately after the MP3 URL. Ensure there are no spaces, and replace '123' with the width in pixels. Only include the number of pixels wide you want it to be, don't include 'px' after.
7. Create a MP3 playlist, by using this code: [audio URL1,URL2|titles=TITLE1,TITLE2|artists=ARTIST1,ARTIST2]. Where URL 1 is the URL of the first MP3 in the playlist, TITLE1 is the title of the first MP3 in the playlist, and ARTIST1 is the artist of the first MP3 in the playlist, and so on.
8. Adjust other options by adding them after the URL in the code. Separate them with a '|' and no spaces. Options include: 'animation=no' (player is always open), 'initialvolume=80' (0-100, the volume is 60 by default), 'loop=yes' (loop the playback), and 'remaining=yes' (display the remaining time instead of elapsed time).

How to Post a Podcast on a WordPress Blog

1. Create the audio or video file that you want to share. Edit the file to eliminate background noise and content you want excluded. This will be your podcast file.
2. Upload your podcast file to a Web server. WordPress recommends Odeo.com.

3. Add a link to the file in your blog post. When you use Odeo.com, this link will also include a player for the audio or video content, and should look like this: [odeo=http://odeo.com/audio/filenumber/view], where 'filenumber' is replaced by the actual number of the file you wish to include.
4. Include a link in RSS/Atom feed for syndication so that listeners know new content is available.
5. Post your entry to your WordPress blog.

How to Backdate Your Posts in WordPress

1. Log in to the WordPress administrator account or the account that you used to create the posts that you want to backdate.
2. Click 'Posts' below Posts on the left side of the WordPress webpage that opens.

3. Point your mouse pointer above the title of the WordPress post that you want to backdate and then click the 'Quick Edit' option that shows up below it.
4. Click the drop-down box below 'Date' to select the month as you want on the post (for example, Feb). Next, type the date in the adjacent box (for example, 26) and then type the year in the next box in the row (for example, 2011).
5. Type the hour in the box after '@' (for example, 09) and then type the minutes in the adjacent box (for example, 45).
6. Click 'Update' to update the WordPress post. Repeat steps 2 to 6 to backdate other WordPress posts.

How to Keep Comments Open in WordPress

1. Log in to your website's administration panel.
2. Click on the 'Settings' button, located at the bottom of the list of options along the left edge of the screen.

3. Click on the 'Discussion' link in the expanded 'Settings' menu.
4. Check the box next to 'Allow People to Post Comments on New Articles.'
5. Remove the check in the box next to 'Automatically Close Comments on Articles Older Than (number) Days' to prevent comments for your posts from being disabled in the future.
6. Click the blue 'Save Changes' button at the bottom of the 'Discussion' page to save the changes.

How to Get Your Pictures Side

1. Sign in to WordPress, and click the 'New Post' button in the upper-right corner of the main WordPress page. Click the 'Picture' icon just above the 'Post' field.
2. Click the 'Browse' button to browse your computer's hard drive for the image you want to upload to WordPress. Alternatively, open the 'From URL' tab, and paste in the URL of an image hosted online to embed an image from the Internet. Click 'Insert Into Post.'

3. Hover your mouse over your image, and click it immediately to the right of the first image you uploaded, so the cursor appears just behind it. Click the 'Picture' icon once again, and upload an image from your hard drive, or once again from the Internet. Click 'Insert Into Post.' Your second picture now appears next to the first one.

How to Find a WordPress Page on My Server

1. Open your server explorer or FTP program so you can see a view of the entries on your server. This requires an active FTP account with your server company, with a correct log-in name and password. You need to be able to see all of the files currently hosted on your server.
2. Look for WordPress files in the root directory for your domain. If you are hosting a WordPress site, your WordPress package will be installed on your server in the root directory for that site. For example, if your website is called MyBlog.com, look for WordPress files under the directory for 'MyBlog.' Most of the WordPress files within that directory will be identifiable because they are named with the preface 'wp-' such as 'wp-content,' 'wp-admin,' or 'wp-includes.'

3. Search for WordPress files in other subfolders. If you are hosting a WordPress page, but within a non-WordPress website, look for these 'wp-' files in other sub-folders on the server. They are usually found in a trio, 'wp-content,' 'wp-admin,' and 'wp-includes,' plus approximately 30 files that make up the root of WordPress. For example, if you have a special blogger's page within your MySite.com website, look under the server directory for 'MySite/blogpagename' for WordPress files.
4. Conduct a search for PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) files, as many WordPress files are PHP files. Open your FTP program's search box and type in '*.PHP' and the search function will locate all PHP files on your server. Note where these PHP files are located, especially in large numbers. You can usually back track and find the remaining WordPress files associated with these PHP files by following these clues.
5. Run a search on a specific file you remember creating for your WordPress site, such as a unique name for a graphics or picture file. If you can recall uploading a photograph named 'angrycat.jpg,' for example, search for that term, 'angrycat.' Invariably, the picture file will be nestled inside a WordPress image file, which may in turn be found within the Wp-Content folder, and so forth.
6. Reinstall WordPress. If all else fails and you can neither find a missing WordPress file, nor get your WordPress site to function correctly, reload a fresh copy of WordPress to the proper directory on your server. You can simply discard any duplicate files found by your FTP upload program so you do not need to delete any files currently in the directory folder. Your WordPress 'engine' will be properly installed in the correct location again.

How to Find the Number of a WordPress Page

1. Navigate to the Dashboard page for your WordPress blog and log in.
2. Click 'Pages' in the menu column on the left side of the screen. This displays a list of the pages that you have created for your blog.

3. Click the title of the page for which you need to find the number or page ID. WordPress displays the Edit Page screen for that page.
4. Examine the text in the address bar at the top of the window. The address bar displays the text 'post=' followed by a number, such as 'post=225.' The number is the page ID for that page.

How to Update WordPress 2.3 to 3.0

1. Download the WordPress 3.0 setup file (see Resources). When you click on the link, a dialog box will open asking you where to save the file. Choose the location where you want to save the file, and then click 'Save.'
2. Click 'Start' followed by 'All Programs.' Select your FTP software to open it. Type the username and password required to connect to your Web host on the FTP software, and then log in to your Web host. If you do not know your FTP username and password, contact your Web hosting service provider.

3. Right-click the 'wp-include' directory on your Web host, and then click 'Delete.' In the same way, delete the 'wp-admin' directory and the '.maintenance' file.
4. Upload the new 'wp-includes' and 'wp-admin' directories that your downloaded onto your Web host. To do this, click the 'Upload' button on the FTP software, and then select these two directories. The FTP software will automatically upload the selected directories to the Web host.
5. Double-click the new 'wp-content' directory that you downloaded to open it on your computer. Similarly, open the old 'wp-content' directory on your Web host, and then individually upload the files from the new 'wp-content' directory to replace the old ones on the Web host as you did in step 4.
6. Upload all the remaining new WordPress setup files from your computer to replace the ones on the Web host. These include the 'index.php' and 'wp-login.php' files.
7. Navigate to the WordPress log in website on the Internet using your Internet browser, and then login using your administrator credentials. Your WordPress log in website address will be 'www.mywebsite.com/wp-admin'. Replace 'mywebsite' here with the name of your website. This completes the WordPress update process.

How to Create Columns in Wordpress

1. Log in to your WordPress account with your username and password.
2. Click 'Pages,' and click the page you want to create columns.

3. Click 'HTML.' Type this code into the page:
Left Column Text

Right Column Text


Click 'Update.'
4. Click 'Editor,' and then click 'Style.css.'
5. Type the following code into the page:.embed {width:48%;float:left;padding:0 0 0 10px;margin:0 0 20px 0;}.
6. Click 'Update File.'

How to Change the User Name Password in Wordpress

Changing Your Password
1. Navigate to the administrative page of your website (http://www.yoursite.com/wp-admin) and log in with your administrator credentials.
2. From the administrative main page, locate and click the subheading link on the left navigation bar called Users. Click the link underneath called Your Profile.

3. Scroll down to near the bottom until you locate the New Password option. Enter your password twice and click the button Update Profile.
Changing Your User Name
4. Log in to your web hosting control panel. Locate and click the phpMyAdmin link, which is usually located under the database section.
5. Once phpMyAdmin is open, locate your database from the list of databases on the left navigation bar. Click on the database link to open it.
6. Once you have opened the database in phpMyAdmin, scroll down the table list to locate the table called wp_users. Click the little browse icon to the right of the table name to browse the table contents. HINT: If you hover over the icon with your cursor, it should pop up and display the name and action of the icon.
7. Once you have opened the table and are browsing its contents, select the account that you would like to change the user name of by clicking the little pencil icon located to the left of the user name. This will allow you to edit the user name entry.
8. Change the user_login entry to the new user name that you would like. Scroll down and set your two drop-down boxes to Save and Go back to the previous page. Click the Go button and close phpMyAdmin.

How to Add Dates to WordPress Posts

1. Use an administrator account to log in to your WordPress installation.
2. Click 'Appearance' and 'Editor.'

3. Click the theme file for your WordPress posts.
4. Input the tag '?php the_date(); ?>' to display the date. You can enter this code anywhere within the WordPress loop, which is the code that handles the post display and processing. Save your changes to the theme file to make the changes on your theme.

How to Make a Contact Form on a WordPress Template

1. Click the 'Add Contact' button on the 'Add New Post' page. This opens the 'Add a Contact Form' page.
2. Click the 'Add a New Field' link to add more fields to the form.

3. Enter information into the label field. This information is displayed at the top of each field.
4. Click the 'Required' check box. Clicking this check box will force users to fill out the field before submitting the form.
5. Click the negative sign next to a field to delete it from your form.
6. Place your mouse over the 'Move' link to drag the field position up or down.
7. Click the 'Add This Form to My Post' button to finish your customization.

How to Use WordPress

1. Go to your hosting company's website and log into your account. Make sure you are at the control panel of your user profile once you are logged in.
2. Scroll through the control panel or profile options until you see WordPress. Depending on what type of hosting service you have it will be listed in the 'Software/Services' section of the control panel.

3. Click on the WordPress icon and choose whether you want to install a new version or import an existing installation.
4. Check you email for a message from WordPress with your user name and password. This is what you will use to access your WordPress account. You may always have the option to change the default generated password into your own code.
5. Log into your WordPress account. Click 'Appearance on the left hand toolbar and select 'Add New Themes. Choose which theme options you want and click 'Find Themes' to find a theme. Click 'Install > Install Now > Activate' to enable a theme. You may also disable themes by going to 'Appeareance > Themes > Delete.'
6. Go to 'Plug-ins > Add New Plug-ins' to search for plug-ins to add to your sites. Plug-ins may offer the latest Twitter Tools or even SEO for you website.
7. Explore the options on the 'Dashboard.' Do not be afraid to edit your site's PHP by going to 'Appearance and clicking 'Editor.' However if you choose to do this make sure you copy and paste the HTML code into a .Doc file so you can save a backup. Although WordPress is an extremely easy to use software it does not mean that it is error free.

How to Add PDFs to WordPress

1. Log into your WordPress account at wordpress.com.
2. Click on 'My Blogs' and select the name of the blog you want to post to, then click new post.

3. Click on the first icon above the text box, the one that says 'Add an image.' Click 'Select files' and find the PDF you want to insert into the post. Click 'Insert into post' when the file finishes uploading. There will now be a link to the PDF in the post.

How to Get Rid of Time Author in WordPress Blog Posts

1. Log in to the WordPress dashboard by visiting the 'wp-admin' directory of your website. Navigate to 'Appearance' and click the 'Editor' link to load the 'Edit Themes' screen.
2. Locate your 'index.php' template under the 'Templates' heading on the 'Edit Themes' screen and click its link to load the file.

3. Find the following template tag in your 'index.php' template's code and remove both the template tag and any wrapping HTML tags used to mark it:


In the above example, 'the_author()' is the template tag for outputting the author name and is wrapped in '
' tags to mark the text as bold. This is a case where you need to remove both the template tag and the HTML tags.
4. Locate the 'the_date()' or 'the_time()' template tag and remove it along with any wrapping HTML. This code is often found near the code outputting the author name. Some themes use 'the_date()' while others use 'the_time()' to show dates on posts.
5. Click the blue 'Update File' button to save your changes. Repeat the steps necessary to remove the author name and date in other post-related templates as needed. Template files where you can find the relevant template tags include 'home.php' and 'single.php' as well as any category- or tags-related template.

How to Moderate Comments on a WordPress Blog

Moderating Comments
1. Open your favorite Web browser.
2. Log in as the Administrator on your WordPress blog.

3. Click on the 'Manage' link in your control panel.
4. Click on the 'Comments' link.
5. Select the comment you want to moderate.
6. Delete the comments you want to remove.
7. Click 'Save Changes.'

How to Get WordPress to Use Google CDN

1. Go to your website's 'wp-admin' directory and log in to the WordPress dashboard. Click 'Appearance' in the menu on the left-hand side of the screen and then click the 'Editor' link that appears.
2. Locate your 'functions.php' file in the list under 'Templates' on the right-hand side of the 'Edit Themes' screen. Click the link to open the file. Scroll down to the bottom and add this code:function register_google_cdn_jquery() {wp_deregister_script('jquery');wp_register_script('jquery', ' http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.6/jquery.min.js');wp_enqueue_script('jquery');}Make sure this code goes above the ending '?>' PHP delimiter. You can change 'register_google_cdn_jquery' to another function name if you like. The above example shows how to deregister the copy of jQuery that comes with WordPress and register the Google CDN version, but you can do this for other scripts hosted by Google.

3. Add this code after your function that registered the Google CDN script:add_action('init', 'register_google_cdn_jquery');You must match the second parameter to the name of the function you used to register the Google CDN script. The first parameter, 'init,' is the initializer for WordPress. In simple terms, the next time you run WordPress, the 'register_google_cdn_jquery' function will run.
4. Click the blue 'Update File' button to save your work.

How to Learn WordPress CMS

1. Visit WordPress.com and click the 'Sign Up Now' link. Fill out the text fields, and then click 'Sign up.' When you're done, go back to WordPress.com and sign in with your new user name and password.
2. Make a new post to help you become familiar with the editing screen and WordPress structure. 'Posts' are articles on the blog itself, and each post is assigned a 'Category' from the menu on the right side of the editing screen. If you want to start a new category, just click ' Add New Category' and give it a name in the box that appears. When you've written your post, click 'Publish' on the top right, and then visit your blog to see how it looks.

3. Start a new page. 'Pages' are outside of the main blog and used for things like 'About Me' and 'Contact' pages. Click 'Pages' and then 'Add New.' The editing screen is exactly the same as the posts area, with one difference -- pages are not given categories. Try writing an 'about me' page, and then click 'Publish' when you're done.
4. Experiment with themes for your blog. Click 'Appearance' > 'Themes' > 'Install Themes.' You can search for themes here using the check boxes in the middle of the screen. When you find one you like, click 'Install' > 'Activate.' Visit your blog to see how it looks.
5. Go through the menus in the 'Settings' section of the left menu bar. These help you customize the functionality of your blog. 'General' allows you to change the site name and tagline, URL and your admin email address. 'Writing' lets you customize the editing screens when you are writing your posts. 'Reading' covers options regarding how your visitors see your content. 'Discussion' gives options for blog comments, where your visitors can leave messages on your posts.
6. Add widgets to the blog's sidebar. Click 'Appearance' > 'Widgets.' On the right are the active widgets on your blog -- these can include things like a list of categories, recent posts and links to other sites. Drag a widget from the middle area to the bar on the right, and then visit your blog to view the changes.

How to Add Twitter Reactions to WordPress

1. Log into your WordPress account. Click 'Plugins,' then 'Add New.' Note that you will need 'Administrator' or 'Super Admin' privileges to complete this process.
2. Type 'Twitter Mentions as Comments' into the search box, then click 'Search Plugins.' When the results list appears, locate 'Twitter Mentions as Comments,' and click 'Install Now.' The plugin will take a few seconds to install on your blog. When the installation is complete, click 'Activate Plugin.'

3. Click 'Settings' from the left-hand menu bar, then click 'Twitter ' Comments,' a new option that has now appeared. From the options screen, decide if you want to include ReTweets in your comments. A ReTweet is where one Twitter user duplicates another's message, sending it to their own followers. This could give the impression of a large discussion taking place, but it might also fill your comments with redundant Tweets.
4. Select the number of posts you want to check for Twitter reactions, starting with the most recent. If you want to check all posts, leave this field as '-1.' If you set this as '0,' the plugin will only check Twitter for reactions to the posts on your main index page.
5. Select a 'Comment Type.' You can have the Twitter reactions placed in-line with normal blog comments by clicking 'Comment' from the drop-down menu, or you can keep them separate by choosing 'Trackback' or 'Pingback' -- assuming your blog theme is set up to display these differently.
6. Select either 'Hourly' or 'Manually,' depending on how you want the plugin to check for new Twitter reactions. If you want the process to be automatic, leave this on the default 'Hourly' setting.
7. Click 'Save Changes,' then click 'Check for New Tweets Now.' The Twitter reactions will now be displayed on your blog.

How to Reinstate a WordPress Blog

1. Sign up for a new WordPress account if you have deleted yours. Alternatively, install WordPress on the domain that you want to reinstate the blog to if you self-host. Whether you use a custom URL or a free 'myblog.wordpress.org' one, select a blog address that is identical (if possible) or close to the one you used for your deleted blog.
2. Log in to the WordPress Dashboard. Scroll to 'Tools' and select 'Import. Click the 'WordPress' option.

3. Click 'Choose File' and select the latest XML export. Click its name and select 'Open.' Press 'Upload File and Import.' WordPress notifies you after the import is complete.
4. View the blog in a separate browser window or tab to see your deleted blog, visible and reinstated.

How to Move WordPress to a Root DIR

1. Connect to your site using an FTP program and copy all your WordPress site files into your computer.
2. Log in to the administration panel of your website. Go to your MySQL database control panel and export your WordPress database to a SQL file.

3. Open the SQL file in Notepad. Find and replace all instances of your old subdomain to your root domain; for example, if the WordPress site was previously located in 'www.mydomain.com/wordpress,' replace all instances of it with 'www.mydomain.com.' Save the file.
4. Copy all the WordPress files on your computer into the root folder of your site using an FTP program and delete all the old WordPress files residing in your site's subdirectory.
5. Delete your current WordPress database in MySQL.
6. Load the SQL file you edited earlier in MySQL to create a new database with the updated URLs.
7. Open a browser and type in your domain name to test your new root-directory WordPress installation.

How to Track Wordpress Blog Visits

1. Use the WassUp Wordpress plug-in. After installing this free widget on your blog, you can track your visitors in real time. That means that as soon as someone new visits your blog, their statistics will be counted towards your total number of visitors. As well as tracking the number of visits to your Wordpress blog, you can view details like which search terms visitors used to find your blog and even where in the word they are located, all of which can be accessed through your Wordpress dashboard.
2. Install the Wordpress.com Stats widget. With this free plug-in, you can view simple information about your visitor statistics, including the total number of visitors and which pages are most popular with readers. The plug-in presents the data it collects using a small chart in your admin bar if you are using Wordpress version 3.1 or later, meaning you don't have to sift through reams of statistics to find out what you need to know.

3. Set up Google Analytics. To do this, you will need to create a Google Analytics account and then paste your unique code into your blog homepage. Google will then start counting the number of visitors to your blog and you will be able to view statistics such as how long each visitor stayed on your blog, how many pages they looked at and which country or area they are from. Although Google Analytics is free, you will have to log into your account through the Google website to view your data; you can't do this through the Wordpress website.

How to Change WordPress Autosave Features

Disabling Autosave for New and Existing Posts
1. Open your WordPress directory in your FTP editor of choice, and go to the 'wp-admin' folder.
2. Select the file called 'post-new.php' and open it using your preferred text editor. Some FTP programs will allow you to open the file directly and save it back to your server when you're done. Other programs may require that you download the file, then upload it once you've completed your edit.

3. Go to line 46 in the text document; the code for autosaving, 'wp_enqueue_script('autosave');' will be there. Place two forward slashes in front of the code to disable it, i.e. '// wp_enqueue_script('autosave');'. Save the file, and upload the updated file to your server if necessary.
4. Repeat this with the file 'post.php' to disable autosave on your existing posts as well. The same autosave code is located on line 177 of the document. Once you've disable the code, save and upload the file to your server.
Changing Autosave Interval
5. Go to your WordPress directory using your FTP program, and open the file 'wp-config.php' using the text editor of your choice. Depending on your FTP program, you may be able to edit the file directly on the server, or you may need to download the file before editing it and then upload the edited file back onto your server.
6. Scroll to the bottom of your 'wp-config.php' file and add the following code: 'define('AUTOSAVE_INTERVAL', 160 ); // seconds'. The default autosave interval is 60 seconds -- this particular code changes that interval to 160 seconds. You can change autosave to whatever amount of time, in seconds, that you want.
7. Save the file and upload it your server, if necessary.

How to Export a Blogroll From WordPress

1. Open a Web browser and type the address of your WordPress blog in the address bar. Do not press 'Enter,' but type a forward slash at the end.
2. Type 'wp-links-opml.php' without the quotes. The full address bar should now read 'www.myblog.com/wp-links-opml.php' or 'myblog.wordpress.com/wp-links-opml.php,' where 'mywebsite' or 'myblog' is the address of your WordPress or self-hosted blog.

3. Press 'Enter.' The browser window displays an XML file containing all of the links in your blogroll.
4. Save the file to your computer to export it to another blog. In Internet Explorer, click the gear-shaped icon in the upper right corner of the window, select 'File' and click 'Save As.'