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This week we made a tutorial about adding rotating images to the sidebar of your website. Not only is this is a great way to add an additional visual element, you can also use this feature for ads. These could be ads that link to other websites that you have partnered with or ads to… Read more »

In this wordpress tutorial, I will demonstrate how to add a constant contact signup form to your wordpress sidebar. Table of Contents: Install the plugin: 0:30 Sign in: 1:03 Add the sign-up form to your sidebar: 2:21 Search “Constant Contact API” or download the constant contact wordpress widget here: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/constant-contact-api/

In this wordpress tutorial, I will demonstrate how to add a twitter stream to your wordpress sidebar using the really simple twitter widget plugin. Table of Contents: Add the plugin: 0:51 Add it to your sidebar: 1:47 Configure Options: 2:10 Search “Really Simple Twitter Widget” or download here: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/really-simple-twitter-feed-widget/

In this wordpress tutorial, I will demonstrate how to add YouTube videos to your wordpress sidebar. Table of Contents: To add a single video: Go to widgets: 0:57 Drag a text widget to your sidebar: 1:05 Go to the video page for the video you want to embed. Click “share” Then “embed” Adjust the size… Read more »

In this wordpress tutorial, I will demonstrate how to add a mail chimp subscribe form to the sidebars within your wordpress website with the MailChimp WordPress Plugin. Table of Contents: Install the plugin: 1:57 Setup plugin: 2:58 Add the form to your sidebar: 5:36 Creating an embed code for the sidebar: 6:45 Adding the embed… Read more »

In this wordpress tutorial, I will demonstrate how to enhance the FAQ section of your website using the Q and A – FAQ Plugin for WordPress. Table of Contents: Installing the plugin: 0:57 Create FAQ Categories: 1:23 Add FAQs: 3:42 Add the FAQs to the page: 5:34 To add FAQ categories: 6:49 To add individual… Read more »

In this video, I will demonstrate how to add a image gallery to your WordPress pages. Table of Contents: Finished Product Example: 0:47 Add the plugin: 1:27 Adjust initial settings: 1:55 Get your image sizes right before uploading! (650px wide – 600px max height) Add a gallery to your page: 2:39 Deleting images from the… Read more »

In this wordpress tutorial, I will demonstrate how to add a lightbox gallery to your website with the WP Easy Gallery Plugin. My favorite thing about this plugin is that you can use one image as a thumbnail to the gallery as opposed to putting all the thumbnails on one page. Table of Contents: Adding… Read more »

By now, many of us have a general newsletter that we send on a consistent basis. The problem is that, most of the time, we write blog posts much more often than we send out these fancy newsletters. Since we shouldn’t have to manually send out an email every time we post there are applications… Read more »

In this wordpress tutorial, I will demonstrate how to create multiple columns in your posts/pages. Table of Contents: Install the plugin: 0:39 Create columns: 1:44 Insert the shortcode: 2:16 Add content to the columns: 2:50 To download the plugin: Search “J Shortcodes” or download it directly here:http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/j-shortcodes/ Shortcodes can be found on their website here:… Read more »

In this tutorial, I will demonstrate how to add a form to your wordpress website. This is a great way to add more complex forms than your typical contact form. You can access the Jotform site here: http://jotform.com

In this wordpress tutorial, I will demonstrate how to add a slideshow to any wordpress page using the meteor slides plugin. This plugin is great because, since it is not flash, it will work on the iPhone and iPad. Table of Contents: Adding the plugin: 0:40 Create your slideshows: 1:10 Adjust your initial settings: 2:00… Read more »

In this wordpress tutorial, I will demonstrate how to add social icons to your sidebars using the social media widget wordpress plugin. Table of Contents: Installing the plugin: 0:35 Adding it to the widgets:1:20 Assigning links: 2:01 Assigning options: 3:21 Adjusting appearance to preference: 4:28 [/list_darkgrey]

In this WordPress video tutorial, I will demonstrate how to use the widget context plugin to customize the sidebars on your WordPress website. Table of Contents: Why you would use this plugin: 0:26 Adding the plugin: 0:57 Showing a widget on specific pages: 2:01 Hiding widgets on specific pages: 4:00 Configuring widgets for the blog:… Read more »

In this WordPress Tutorial, I will demonstrate how to add a slideshow yo your homepage with the Easing Slider plugin. Table of Contents: Installing the plugin: 1:18 Access the options: 1:45 Update Settings before adding images: 2:08 Adding images: 2:56 Adding the slider on the page you want: 5:12 Options discussion: 6:02 Search Easing Slider… Read more »

In this wordpress video tutorial, I will demonstrate how to add a table to your wordpress website with the wordpress table reloaded plugin. Table of Contents: Install the plugin: 1:10 Adding a table: 1:42 Adding the table to the page: 3:52 Taking the extra stuff off of the table: 4:55 Adding tables using excel: 7:28… Read more »

In this WordPress video tutorial, I will demonstrate how to add a PDF document to your wordpress website. Table of Contents: Choose the spot where you want it: 0:32 Upload the PDF to your site: 1:05 Copy the PDF link URL: 1:22 Link the PDF: 1:38 Update Your Page: 1:54 Want a custom wordpress tutorial?… Read more »

In this wordpress video tutorial, I will demonstrate how to add a custom menu to your sidebar. Table of Contents: Why you would need this: 0:44 Creating the menu for the sidebar: 1:42 Adding it to the sidebar: 3:05

In this video, I will demonstrate how to add a YouTube video to your WordPress website. This tutorial will also demonstrate how to create a playlist and using the plugin demonstrated, will show you how to customize your player. Table of Contents: Installing the plugin: 1:14 Next step is to pick the page and location where… Read more »

In this video, I will demonstrate how to add a PayPal button to your WordPress website. Table of Contents: Install the plugin: 0:44 Update the general settings: 1:10 Get the shortcode: 2:10 Add a button to a page: 2:50 Add a title to your product: 4:30 Making the button smaller: 5:20 Example of shortcode for… Read more »

In this WordPress tutorial, I will be demonstrating how to add a set of social sharing icons to your WordPress content. This makes it easier for website visitors to share your content with their friends which will lead to more traffic! Table of Contents: Why this plugin is recommended: 0:45 Adding the plugin: 1:17 Adjusting settings: 2:08 You… Read more »

In this wordpress video tutorial, I will demonstrate how to Add Testimonials Throughout Your WordPress Site with WP-Testimonials Plugin. They will also appear in the sidebars of your site if you like. Table of Contents: Why this plugin is useful and better than just typing them: 0:40 Installing the plugin that you need: 1:29 Adding… Read more »

Owning a website is great but we all know that there’s an absurd amount of spammers out there who, for some reason, want to sell us all kinds of R-rated items. These emails are not only inappropriate but they are incredibly annoying to sort through. This week, I made a tutorial that shows how to… Read more »

In this WordPress video tutorial, I will demonstrate how to easily add a WordPress slideshow to your homepage using the wp-cycle plugin by Nathan Rice. Table of Contents: Why this is a great slider plugin for the homepage: 0:40 Installing the plugin: 1:18 Adding Images to the slider: 2:21 Picking the order of the slides:… Read more »