Ann Donnelly

There are a number of WordPress settings that you should look at when setting up your website. What email address do you want notifications to go to?  Will comments be moderated?  Use Permalinks for URLs that are search engine friendly. This video takes you through the various WordPress settings and provides suggestions on how to use them. … [Read more...] about Looking at Your WordPress Settings

The one thing that I don't like about WordPress is how frequently they upgrade the application.  Some of these upgrades are needed for security issues that are really important -- and it is good that they are improving on an ongoing basis. A lot of my clients don't think they can do the updates themselves; but it is very easy to do. Here is a video that takes you step by step … [Read more...] about How to Update Your WordPress Installation, Plugins and Themes

You probably chose to have a WordPress website so that you can easily add content. To keep visitors interested and coming back, and to do well on search engines, you need to add content regularly; so it's best if you get very comfortable with how to do it yourself. This video shows you the difference between WordPress 'posts' and 'pages' and takes you step by stop through how … [Read more...] about How to Add Posts & Pages to Your WordPress Website

Some people think that WordPress websites all look alike, but you can create your own header very easily and make your website all your own. This video takes you step by step to create a header using Pixlr; a great, free, online graphic design application; and uploading it to your WordPress website. … [Read more...] about How to Create a Header for Your WordPress Website Using Pixlr

Many people hire a web developer to set up a WordPress website because they worry that it's too technical, but many web hosting companies have an 'application vault' as part of your web hosting package. If WordPress is included in the application vault, it will be very easy to set up WordPress yourself -- and for free. This video will take you step by step through using your … [Read more...] about How to Install WordPress Using The Application Vault