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.