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images

Add an image to a Wordpress post or page

The web is a multi-media tool and images are an important part of that. It is simple to add an image to a post or page in WordPress. Just follow these steps:

1. Open your page or post for editing.
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Adding an image to a Billboard gallery / advertisement

  • Go to DisplayBuddy / Billboard
  • Select the group you wish to add the image / advertisement to – note the size/dimensions of the group – try to make sure your image is as close to this size as possible in order to keep your site running smoothly.  Click the “modify entries” link for the group you wish to add to.
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Adding images to posts quickly using Google

Sometimes you need to put a post up quickly and you don’t really have an image to go with it even though the page would look better if you did add one.  A great solution at these times is to use google.com and search using their Image function.  This way you can find a published image and you can filter not only on content but file size as well.  Here’s how:

1. First go to Google and click on the Images link.
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Cropping an image in Irfanview photo editing software

  1. Open Irfanview
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Downloading and installing Irfanview free photo editing software

Irfanview is free photo editing software that is excellent for the user who needs to make simple modifications to images (crop, re-size, re-format…) either individually or in batches.

Here is how to download and install it:

1. Visit the Irfanview website and download the software from one of the mirror sites listed (I like to use Tucows, they are reliable and fast). http://www.irfanview.ca/
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pages and posts

Add an image to a Wordpress post or page

The web is a multi-media tool and images are an important part of that. It is simple to add an image to a post or page in WordPress. Just follow these steps:

1. Open your page or post for editing.
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Adding a Page to Your Wordpress 3.0 Menu

1.  Create a new WordPress Page

  • Go to “Add New”
  • Enter your page title
  • Click “Publish”
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Adding images to posts quickly using Google

Sometimes you need to put a post up quickly and you don’t really have an image to go with it even though the page would look better if you did add one.  A great solution at these times is to use google.com and search using their Image function.  This way you can find a published image and you can filter not only on content but file size as well.  Here’s how:

1. First go to Google and click on the Images link.
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Create a New Post in Wordpress

A post in WordPress is a news item. Often these get pulled/teased to the front page of your site and get stored in a news archive on your site. It is most helpful to create frequent, short posts about topics of interest to your visitors as it keeps your content fresh and is quite appealing to the search engines.

Here are the steps involved in creating a new post:

1. Go to Posts / Add New
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Creating a post category archive page for themes which do not use Wordpress' new custom menus

  • Go to “Appearance / Menus”
  • Scroll down to categories and select the category you wish to create an archive page for.   Click “Add to menu”
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How to create a post category archive page in Wordpress 3.0

  1. Create a series of posts and assign them all the same category
  2. Go to Appearance/Menus and select the menu tab where you wish to place the archive page
  3. Scroll down to the ‘Categories” sub-section, select the appropriate category for your archive
  4. Click the “Add to Menu” button
  5. Go to the bottom of your menu items and drag the category page placeholder to where you want it to appear in the menu
  6. Save your menu
  7. Go to Settings / Reading and adjust the blog page settings to suit your needs ie: how many posts, display full posts or partial content
  8. Note: you can use the “more” tag within your posts to control where the summary text stops

Making documents available for download from your wordpres web site

Put your cursor in the content area of your document where you wish to place the download link.

Go to your page or post in the admin back end and click the “Upload Media” button.
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Uploading a PDF for download from a page or post

Place your cursor where you want the media file placed in your page or post.  Click on the “Add Media” starburst button which sits above your visual editor toolbar.
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galleries

Adding an image to a Billboard gallery / advertisement

  • Go to DisplayBuddy / Billboard
  • Select the group you wish to add the image / advertisement to – note the size/dimensions of the group – try to make sure your image is as close to this size as possible in order to keep your site running smoothly.  Click the “modify entries” link for the group you wish to add to.
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How to add / edit an image in a Wordpress Gallery

  1. Navigate to the page or post edit screen for the gallery in question
  2. Click on the gallery placeholder image
  3. Select the “edit gallery” icon in the upper left hand corner (beside the delete gallery icon)
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managing content

Adding tables to posts or pages using wp-tables

1. Go to Posts / Tables
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How to create a post category archive page in Wordpress 3.0

  1. Create a series of posts and assign them all the same category
  2. Go to Appearance/Menus and select the menu tab where you wish to place the archive page
  3. Scroll down to the ‘Categories” sub-section, select the appropriate category for your archive
  4. Click the “Add to Menu” button
  5. Go to the bottom of your menu items and drag the category page placeholder to where you want it to appear in the menu
  6. Save your menu
  7. Go to Settings / Reading and adjust the blog page settings to suit your needs ie: how many posts, display full posts or partial content
  8. Note: you can use the “more” tag within your posts to control where the summary text stops

plugins

Adding tables to posts or pages using wp-tables

1. Go to Posts / Tables
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How to move items around in WP-Ecommerce product display

  1. Go to Store / Products
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Importing subscribers to a WP-Responder Newsletter series

Go to Newsletters – Import/Export Subscribers in the admin menu (bottom left)
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navigation

Creating a post category archive page for themes which do not use Wordpress' new custom menus

  • Go to “Appearance / Menus”
  • Scroll down to categories and select the category you wish to create an archive page for.   Click “Add to menu”
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mapping

How to embed a Google Map in your Wordpress page or post

Letting people know where you are is a key element of conducting business online.

The best way to do that is with an interactive Google map.  By default WordPress does not like it when you try and embed iframe code but with a few tweaks it WILL accept the info and produce the desired display as long as you follow a few key steps:
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managing documents

Making documents available for download from your wordpres web site

Put your cursor in the content area of your document where you wish to place the download link.

Go to your page or post in the admin back end and click the “Upload Media” button.
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Uploading a PDF for download from a page or post

Place your cursor where you want the media file placed in your page or post.  Click on the “Add Media” starburst button which sits above your visual editor toolbar.
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Adding a new post with a photo…

Get the Flash Player to see the wordTube Media Player.

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