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Top 100 WordPress beginners FAQ’s
I’ve trained over 1500 WordPress beginners in the last 2 years on our WordPress training courses. Over that time I’ve been asked many questions about WordPress. Here are 100 of them. 1) What’s the difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org? WordPress.com is a commercial website run by a company called Automattic. Automattic is actually run by…
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WooThemes Canvas online Masterclass – $75 per person, Thursday 17th October, 6-8pm GMT
I’ve had quite a few requests recently to run an online WooThemes Canvas Theme Masterclass. So on October 17th, 6pm-8pm (GMT), I will be running our first virtual WooThemes Canvas Masterclass. The cost for the Masterclass is $75 per person and will cover all you need to know so you can build a great looking website with…
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London WordPress Training Courses confirmed for 23rd September and the 21st October, 2013
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fblike style=”standard” float=”left” showfaces=”false” width=”450″ verb=”like” font=”arial”] [pinterest count=”horizontal” float=”left”][google_plusone size=”standard” float=”left” annotation=”none” language=”English (UK)”][divider_flat] We’ve just confirmed new Autumn dates for our next 2 London WordPress training courses for the 23rd September and the 21st October. Full details of our ‘Learn WordPress in 1 day course’ can be found here. But here…
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65 tips, tricks and CSS tweaks for WooThemes Canvas
Below are 65 tips, tricks and CSS Tweaks to help you further customise the Canvas Theme from WooThemes. We will add further tweaks and tips to this post as we find them. If you have your own tweaks please let us know and we will add yours to the list.
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50 testimonials (via Twitter) for Pootlepress WordPress training courses
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fblike style=”standard” float=”left” showfaces=”false” width=”450″ verb=”like” font=”arial”] [pinterest count=”horizontal” float=”left”][google_plusone size=”standard” float=”left” annotation=”none” language=”English (UK)”][divider_flat]Here are 50 lovely testimonials from happy Pootlepress customers who have attended one of our WordPress training courses. We provide Group WordPress training courses in London, Edinburgh, Manchester, Cardiff, Cheltenham and Exeter, Private WordPress training courses, and Online WordPress…
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New London Beginners WordPress training courses confirmed for 15th & 16th July, 2013
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fblike style=”standard” float=”left” showfaces=”false” width=”450″ verb=”like” font=”arial”] [pinterest count=”horizontal” float=”left”][google_plusone size=”standard” float=”left” annotation=”none” language=”English (UK)”][divider_flat]We’ve just confirmed 2 new dates for our Learn WordPress in 1 day beginners London WordPress training course for the 15th & 16th July in Central London. Our Learn WordPress in 1 day course will give you the knowledge and…
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The Pootlepress Academy now has 400 members!
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fblike style=”standard” float=”left” showfaces=”false” width=”450″ verb=”like” font=”arial”] [pinterest count=”horizontal” float=”left”][google_plusone size=”standard” float=”left” annotation=”none” language=”English (UK)”][divider_flat]Yesterday the 400th member joined the Pootlepress Academy. New members are now signing up at a rate of over 50 a month, and are joining from all round the world. It’s incredibly exciting to see the Academy growing…
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Buddypress Video: A quick look a some of cool features coming in 1.7
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fblike style=”standard” float=”left” showfaces=”false” width=”450″ verb=”like” font=”arial”] [pinterest count=”horizontal” float=”left”][google_plusone size=”standard” float=”left” annotation=”none” language=”English (UK)”][divider_flat]The new version of Buddypress is due out soon and after playing with the Beta for half a day I can say with some confidence that it’s a huge improvement over previous versions. In the video below I…
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Video walkthrough: Create great looking Google maps visualisations with your own data
Google have just released a Beta of Google Maps Engine Lite. This enables you to create your own data / map visualisations by uploading your own data. It’s very easy to use and below I show you a quick demo.
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Pootlepress Video interview with WooThemes Matty Cohen – Product Manager and Senior Developer
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fblike style=”standard” float=”left” showfaces=”false” width=”450″ verb=”like” font=”arial”] [pinterest count=”horizontal” float=”left”][google_plusone size=”standard” float=”left” annotation=”none” language=”English (UK)”][divider_flat]Matty Cohen is Product Manager and Senior Developer at Woothemes. His technology vision has helped guide WooThemes to their current position as the number one WordPress theme and plugin development company (…and he also helped us develop the…
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Pootlepress Video Interview with Paul Gibbs, Lead Buddypress Developer
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fblike style=”standard” float=”left” showfaces=”false” width=”450″ verb=”like” font=”arial”] [pinterest count=”horizontal” float=”left”][google_plusone size=”standard” float=”left” annotation=”none” language=”English (UK)”][divider_flat]We are huge fans of the BuddyPress plugin here at Pootlepress. Version 1.7 – coming very soon – promises amongst other things full theme compatibility with almost all existing WordPress themes. This will be a huge for BuddyPress…
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How to find out what WordPress Theme a website is using
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fblike style=”standard” float=”left” showfaces=”false” width=”450″ verb=”like” font=”arial”] [pinterest count=”horizontal” float=”left”][google_plusone size=”standard” float=”left” annotation=”none” language=”English (UK)”][divider_flat]I often get asked the question ‘what WordPress theme is that website using’ – so here’s a short video to show you how to find out.
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Customer showcase: A beautiful single page WordPress website for Coker Design
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fblike style=”standard” float=”left” showfaces=”false” width=”450″ verb=”like” font=”arial”] [pinterest count=”horizontal” float=”left”][google_plusone size=”standard” float=”left” annotation=”none” language=”English (UK)”][divider_flat] With the increasing use of tablets and mobile phones we are seeing more and more single page WordPress websites. Here’s a great example that Pootlepress built for Coker Design. The framework for the Coker Design website was…
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Video tutorial: How to add a contact form to your WordPress website using Contact Form 7
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fblike style=”standard” float=”left” showfaces=”false” width=”450″ verb=”like” font=”arial”] [pinterest count=”horizontal” float=”left”][google_plusone size=”standard” float=”left” annotation=”none” language=”English (UK)”][divider_flat] Contact Form 7 is the most popular free contact form plugin for WordPress – with over 9.5m downloads. Below is a short video tutorial that shows you how to use it on your own WordPress website.
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Customer showcase: Artist Judith Yarrow
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fblike style=”standard” float=”left” showfaces=”false” width=”450″ verb=”like” font=”arial”] [pinterest count=”horizontal” float=”left”][google_plusone size=”standard” float=”left” annotation=”none” language=”English (UK)”][divider_flat] Judith Yarrow creates beautiful art. She has exhibited widely and her paintings are in collections in the UK and abroad. Her new website www.judithyarrow.com was built on a WordPress Xpress day. This is where we build you…
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The Pootlepress Academy welcomes our 250th member
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fblike style=”standard” float=”left” showfaces=”false” width=”450″ verb=”like” font=”arial”] [pinterest count=”horizontal” float=”left”][google_plusone size=”standard” float=”left” annotation=”none” language=”English (UK)”][divider_flat]The Pootlepress Academy now has over 250 members. One of the great things to watch since launching the Academy last year, has been to see the truly international nature of our members – they come from every corner…
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Announcing the Pootlepress menu pack for Woothemes Canvas
This week we release the menu pack for Woothemes Canvas. The Pootlepress menu pack (£15) lets you create beautiful menus with 1 click. Take a look at the video below to see how it works.
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Video tutorial: How to create beautiful ‘Apple like’ graduated backgrounds on your Woothemes website
The Wooframework from Woothemes comes with some ‘out of the box’ tools such as the info box to help you design a great looking website. In this video tutorial I show you how to create a beautiful graduated background that you can easily reuse on your website.
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Video tutorial: The best way to upgrade a WordPress theme framework
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fblike style=”standard” float=”left” showfaces=”false” width=”450″ verb=”like” font=”arial”] [pinterest count=”horizontal” float=”left”][google_plusone size=”standard” float=”left” annotation=”none” language=”English (UK)”][divider_flat]WordPress theme frameworks such as Canvas, Thesis, Genesis, and Pagelines are often updated. The following tutorial shows you the best way to keep your theme up to date.
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A beginners guide to WordPress (in 2500 words)
WordPress is now the world’s largest website publishing system. There are many misunderstandings about WordPress, so we’ve put together this article to explain the key concepts.
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WooDojo from Woothemes: An in-depth video walkthrough
WooDojo from Woothemes is a very powerful WordPress plugin that includes a number great features. Here is an in-depth video walk through of all the great things you can do with WooDojo.
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Wooslider: A video tutorial
Wooslider is a great new slider plugin from Woothemes. WooSlider is powered by FlexSlider, a fully responsive jQuery slider plugin. In the following video tutorials I walk you through ‘step by step’ how to create great looking slideshows with Wooslider.
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10 beautiful WooThemes Canvas website designs
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fblike style=”standard” float=”left” showfaces=”false” width=”450″ verb=”like” font=”arial”] [pinterest count=”horizontal” float=”left”][google_plusone size=”standard” float=”left” annotation=”none” language=”English (UK)”][divider_flat]The Canvas theme framework from WooThemes is an incredibly flexible theme that is easy to customise and personalise. Here are 10 of my favourite examples of Canvas being used in the wild. This list has been compiled by…
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5 new WordPress Xpress websites go live
We’ve had a busy 8 weeks! Here are 5 brand new WordPress Xpress websites.
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Walking for the MNDA: The Welsh 3000’s
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fblike style=”standard” float=”left” showfaces=”false” width=”450″ verb=”like” font=”arial”] [pinterest count=”horizontal” float=”left”][google_plusone size=”standard” float=”left” annotation=”none” language=”English (UK)”][divider_flat]This Saturday, July 7th, I will be undertaking my latest challenge to raise money for the Motor Neurone Disease Association. The challenge is to walk the Welsh 3000s. To complete the challenge I need to summit 15 mountains…
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Some pictures from our latest London WordPress training course
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fblike style=”standard” float=”left” showfaces=”false” width=”450″ verb=”like” font=”arial”] [pinterest count=”horizontal” float=”left”][google_plusone size=”standard” float=”left” annotation=”none” language=”English (UK)”][divider_flat] Here are some pictures from our latest London WordPress training course. Our Learn WordPress in 1 day course costs just £95 + vat per person. Click here for details of July and August WordPress training dates.
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Customer showcase: Ant Design Gifts
Ant Design Gifts is run by graphic designer Kashmira Jhaveri. She uses her love of typography to design wonderful papercuts. Kashmira built her site after attending our Learn WordPress in 1 day training course.
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6 WordPress plugins, themes and services that we used to build Pootlepress
[twitter style=”horizontal” float=”left”] [fblike style=”standard” float=”left” showfaces=”false” width=”450″ verb=”like” font=”arial”] [pinterest count=”horizontal” float=”left”][google_plusone size=”standard” float=”left” annotation=”none” language=”English (UK)”][divider_flat] #1 WordPress Theme – Canvas is our favorite theme from the wonderful Woothemes. #2 Membership plugin – We use Wishlist member to power the Pootlepress Academy – the ‘members only’ area of our website. #3 Email newsletters…
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Customer showcase: C&M Consultants
C&M Consultants offer bespoke marketing and design services specialising in property, luxury lifestyle sectors and those industries targeting high net worth individuals. Their new website was built on a Pootlepress WordPress Xpress day and launched last week.
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How to build an Intranet with WordPress (using these 10 plugins and themes)
WordPress has some great plugins and themes that can help you build an Intranet. Below I have listed 10 WordPress plugins and themes that will help you.