WordPress settings

When talking about privacy in WordPress, there are 3 areas that you might be chatting about — privacy policy pages, private pages + search engine visibility. Learn the differences + which one of them you truly need on your site. WordPress Privacy Pages I’m going to kick this section off by reminding you that I am not a lawyer + this is not legal advice. With that, I have seen over + over that privacy policies are required by law. So, you likely want to have one on your site….

In order to install WordPress on your shared hosting account, you’ll need to have your domain name connected to your account + a new database created. After that, you’re a few minutes away from a brand new WordPress website! This post is the third part of a series in setting up your own WordPress website, DIY style. If you missed the second post, check it out here. Download the files WordPress is free to use, so grab the files you’ll need from their website. Once you’ve downloaded them to your computer,…

Many bloggers + website owners have a hard time deciding whether they want to allow comments or not. For many, the struggle with managing spam comments makes it not worth it. If that’s the only thing holding you back from having comments on your site — let this post guide you through getting rid of that headache to focus on what matters. Close old posts to keep spam comments away One of my favorite ways to ditch spam comments is by closing comments on old content. This may not work…

One of the biggest questions we get from clients is either how to turn comment email alerts on or off, depending on the site. Before digging into the email settings, make sure your email address is set correctly in WordPress. That way you’ll get these messages when they are sent. Once you’re logged in, head to Settings > General. Check the Email Address set right below your URL. If it’s not an email address you use or have access to, change it + click the “Save Changes” button at the…

Newer versions of WordPress have made updating your info a tiny bit more cumbersome. Thankfully it’s still pretty simple to tackle changing your WordPress email address. The developers simply added an extra step. To be honest, I’m ok with it. Because it is a step towards keeping things more secure. In the past, you could go to your profile, change the email address listed, save your changes + then go about your day. With an updated WordPress website, that’s not the case. After changing your WordPress email address + saving…

All WordPress pages + posts have an element in the editor called Featured Image. It’s located in the right sidebar, typically near the bottom. Though this can change depending on what plugins you are using. You can use the WordPress featured image function to your site’s (+ your business’s) advantage by adding one to each post. Social media sharing The biggest reason that I recommend site owners use the WordPress featured image function is because social media will use it when a link is shared on someone’s feed. Featured Images…

Jargon breakdown First things first, let’s break down the WordPress + website lingo before we dig into strategy for your online business. All sites have a home page, which is your primary domain name with nothing after the .com or .net or whatever ending you have. So in my case, my homepage is tinyblueorange.com. By default, WordPress displays blog posts on the homepage since it was originally built as a blogging platform. But because WordPress is so amazing, it’s being used for large restaurant franchises (noodles and company), meditation websites…