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How to Create and Style a Testimonial Box on Your WordPress Site – No HTML Needed!

WordPress is heaven for the non-techie who wants a professional-looking site without having to know “code.” Most of the time. But what if you want to add more than just pages and posts? What if you want some text to appear in one of your … read more

How to Create a Basic WordPress Site from Scratch – Part 2 (Settings)

One of the things that makes a WordPress site so perfect for the non-techie is how easy it is to customize your site without having to do anything with the code. I’m gonna say that so often that you’ll either get sick of it or believe it! I … read more

How to Create a Basic WordPress Site from Scratch – Part 1

Have you ever wondered where to start when it comes to getting your WordPress site up and running? There are so many options and settings to be tweaked! Faced with so many choices, it can seem like you’re inside a rabbit warren. Whenever I build … read more

WordPress Settings: Setting Up Your Website’s Permalinks

What’s a permalink and why do you care? I don’t know why but for a few years the term “permalink” would leave me kind of cold. I had a major block going on with that name. When I’d look at the Permalink Settings page in the WordPress … read more