How to Write a WordPress User Bridge

1. Assign your plug-in a unique name. Search the directory before selecting the name to determine that it isn't already taken; then create a PHP file with a corresponding name -- if you name your plug-in YouTube Bridge, the file should have a name such as youtubebridge.php.
2. Document your bridge. If you want WordPress to include the bridge in its plug-in directory, provide a readme.txt file along with your plug-in. WordPress also recommends creating a Web page providing details of what your bridge does, how to install it and how to use it.

3. Write a header for your plug-in's main PHP file. You must have a header in order for WordPress to recognize your program, load it and run it. The PHP in the header must give the plug-in's name -- though you can include added information as well -- and must be written with UTF-8 encoding.
4. Program your plug-in's functions. Among the functions to consider, in addition to bridging to the other software, are connecting to a WordPress hook -- a way for WordPress to check when a plug-in is usable -- and saving data from the plug-in in the WordPress database.
5. Review your finished PHP code and confirm that it complies with WordPress requirements. The rules include that you use single and double quotes when appropriate, put spaces after commas and always use full PHP tags rather than shorthand tags.

How to Upload WordPress to Bluehost

1. Export the .xml file from your current WordPress blog, which you will later upload to your Bluehost WordPress blog to transfer all of its posts and settings. Log in to your existing WordPress Dashboard, scroll down to 'Tools' and click 'Export.' Click 'Download Export File,' which downloads a copy of your blog in .xml format to your hard drive.
2. Log in to your Bluehost account. Scroll down to the 'Software/Services' tab and click 'WordPress' to begin installing WordPress on your site.

3. Click the green 'Install' button. Open the drop-down menu that lists all of your Bluehost domains and click the one on which you want to install WordPress. Check the box to indicate that you've read the Terms and Conditions and then click 'Complete.'
4. Import your existing WordPress blog to your website. Log in to your Bluehost WordPress Dashboard -- if your website is 'website.com,' this is located at 'website.com/wp-admin' -- and scroll down to 'Tools.' Click 'Import' and browse your computer for the .xml file from your previous WordPress blog. Click 'Open' and wait for WordPress to import the file, which updates your new WordPress to reflect all the posts you made in your previous blog.

How to View WordPress on a BlackBerry

1. Click the 'Browser' icon on the home screen of your BlackBerry.
2. Type the URL of the WordPress site you want to visit in the browser's navigation field.

3. Click the BlackBerry trackball. The WordPress site will load and display in your BlackBerry browser.

How to Enable Auto Excerpts in WordPress

1. Open the 'Posts' section on the left side of the WordPress dashboard, then click 'Posts' to view a list of your website's published posts. Click the 'Edit' link under the post that you want to modify. Alternatively, click 'Add New' to compose a new post.
2. Remove the contents of the 'Excerpt' box below the post editing area to eliminate the post's manual excerpt.

3. Scroll to the post editing area, then click to place the cursor on the line below what you feel is the post's most important content. Click the 'Insert More Tag' button at the top of the post editor, shaped like two pieces of paper with a dotted line in between. To have WordPress generate an automatic excerpt starting from the beginning of the post, skip this step.
4. Click the 'Update' or 'Publish' button at the top of the post editing page.

How to Add a Banner to a WordPress Template

1. Open your Web browser and navigate to WordPress' website (wordpress.org). Sign into your blog or website user account.
2. Click on your blog or website's dashboard and select 'Appearance,' followed by 'Header.' Be aware that if these options aren't present, your currently selected theme doesn't support custom header banners. You will need to select a different theme to create a custom banner.

3. Click on the 'Browse' button in the Header menu to begin looking through your computer's files and folders. Select the image you want to use and click 'OK.'
4. Click on 'Upload' to upload the image into WordPress.
5. Highlight the area of the image you want to use, making sure to keep it within the box of broken lines. This is a cropping box, and everything outside of the lines will be cut from the image. When finished positioning, click on 'Crop and Publish' to add the image to your WordPress blog or website, with the title of your blog or website over-top.

How to Create a Blog Using WordPress

Creation
1. Visit WordPress.com and click the 'Get started here' button.
2. Enter a URL address for your blog. Free blogs hosted at WordPress.com have an 'X.wordpress.com' address, where 'X' is the blog name selected by you. The system lets you know if the name you choose has already been taken, so keep trying until the system accepts your blog name.

3. Type a username and enter a password twice.
4. Enter your email address, select your blog's language, then click 'Create Blog.'
5. Check your email inbox for an email from WordPress.com. Click on the activation link contained in the email to finish creating your blog.
Posting
6. Load your blog's admin panel by typing the following URL address in your Web browser's address bar: 'X.wordpress.com/wp-admin'. Replace 'X' with the name of your blog. Log in to your blog's admin panel by typing your username and password.
7. Click on 'Posts' in the left-hand column and select 'Add New.'
8. Enter a title for your new post and type the post in the large box under the editing icons. Use these icons to modify your text's appearance; they're much like the tools found in traditional word processors. For example, to center-align part of your post, select a phrase or sentence with your mouse, then click the 'Align Center' icon.
9. Click the 'Publish' button to publish your new post on your blog.
Customizing
10. Log in to your admin panel, click on 'Appearance' in the left-hand column and select 'Themes.' Here you can load new themes and alter your blog's appearance without losing any posts you might have created. Browse the gallery of available themes and click on 'Activate' under the theme you want to switch to.
11. Edit your current theme's options by clicking on 'Theme options' under the Appearance category in the left-hand pane. These options are specific to each theme and depend on the features the developer has added to it. For example, the default WordPress.com theme allows you to add your Twitter username so that users can conveniently follow you on this social network. When done editing your theme's options, click on 'Save all options.'
12. Add widgets to your blog by clicking on 'Widgets' under the Appearance category. Widgets allow you to add various types of items to your blog, such as Facebook 'Like' buttons or a calendar. To activate a widget, click on it and drag it to one of the items to the right of the page. For example, to add the Facebook widget to your blog's sidebar, which is the area displayed to the right of your posts, click on 'Facebook' and drag the icon to the Sidebar box.

How to Convert WordPress Posts to PDF

1. Open the 'Plugins' menu while viewing your WordPress dashboard, and then click 'Add New.'
2. Enter 'PDF24' in the text field at the top of the page, and then press 'Enter.'

3. Click 'Install Now' under 'PDF24 Article to PDF' on the search results page.
4. Click 'OK,' and then click the 'Activate Plugin' link at the top of the page.
5. Display any of the posts on your WordPress blog to see the 'Send article as PDF' box at the bottom.
6. Type your email address, and then click the 'Send' button to confirm that the plugin works.