How to Add a Widgeted Footer Area to Your Site

January 7, 2010 Filed Under WordPress Tips Tagged Widgets 53 Comments

With the beginning of the new year, I’ve decided that it’s time to step things up here at StudioPress – this includes taking our blog to a higher level. One of the things I want to focus on is helping our users include featured elements into their themes. I’ve been asked this one many times, [...]

How to Add a Follow Me on Twitter Link to Your Posts

December 28, 2009 Filed Under WordPress Tips Tagged StudioPress, Twitter 32 Comments

There are many ways to enhance the way your blog or website looks. A common question we receive here at StudioPress is how to add a follow me on Twitter link posts. This is something that is very easy to accomplish by following the steps below.
Here’s an example of the Follow Me on Twitter [...]

How to Optimize Images on Your Blog or Website

September 25, 2009 Filed Under WordPress Tips 19 Comments

A lot of blogs and websites that use StudioPress themes are image heavy, and that’s a good thing, as that’s what makes them look good. However, these images tend to be a lot heavier than they have to be, because most people don’t know how to save their images for the web.
Over the last year [...]

How to Add an Author Box to Your StudioPress Site

September 18, 2009 Filed Under WordPress Tips Tagged Author Blocks, WordPress 17 Comments

One of the features that is now being included in our StudioPress theme updates is the Author Box. This is a great way to display an image of the post author, as well as some biographical information. Many people have asked how to include them in their sites and this post explains how.
Here’s an example [...]

How to Add Author Information Blocks To Your Site

July 8, 2009 Filed Under WordPress Tips Tagged Author Blocks, WordPress 15 Comments

There are several reasons why you’d want to show author information blocks on your site. It could be either because you have multiple authors, or you allow for guest posts on your blog. One of the reasons why people would want to guest post is because they can gain some extra exposure.
A cool way [...]

Translating a StudioPress theme

June 15, 2009 Filed Under WordPress Tips Tagged Localization, Translation 38 Comments

A new feature of StudioPress themes is that they are being Internationalized (I18n). This means that you can now translate these themes into your own native language! (Currently Internationalized StudioPress themes: Agent, Church, Corporate, Education, Lifestyle , Magazine & Streamline) This post is a simple “how to” that should help you get a translation done.
Step [...]

How to Display Recent Posts From a Specific Category Using Widgets

June 4, 2009 Filed Under WordPress Tips Tagged Categories, Recent Posts, Sidebar Widgets 6 Comments

One of the things I like most about WordPress is the ability to pretty much do anything you want with it. With the help of a plugin, or custom PHP code, you can accomplish most things. If you would like to display a list of recent posts from a specific category in your sidebar, follow [...]

How Downloading a Premium Theme/Plugin From the Wrong Place Can Ruin Your Site

May 19, 2009 Filed Under WordPress Tips Tagged pirated themes, spam links, viruses, warning 32 Comments

There are lots of sites out there that provide file sharing services and are meant to be a convenience for people that want to exchange large files and for other collaborative uses. There are also membership sites where the unethical practice of software sharing goes on.
Most people are unaware of the dangers in using [...]

How to Use the WordPress Image Uploader to Create Thumbnails

March 30, 2009 Filed Under WordPress Tips Tagged Images, Thumbnails 29 Comments

The first thing that I want to say is that I apologize – this post is long overdue, and I have been meaning to write it for months now. Thankfully, with the help of a Starbucks latte and some free time, I’ve finally gotten a round tuit and am writing it. I’m sorry for the [...]

WordPress Speed Tips & Tricks

March 24, 2009 Filed Under WordPress Tips Tagged WordPress Examples, WordPress How-to, WordPress Plugins 3 Comments

Everyone is looking for ways to improve and speed up their WordPress blogs. If you want to improve overall performance then here is another suggested article on WordPress Speed Tips & Tricks for Max Performance.
Many of these WordPress Tips and Tricks have been used or recommended by us to our Members, but this easy to [...]