Category Archives: Websites

I believe in creating simple, attractive, well-functioning WordPress websites, and that you be empowered to control your own WordPress website.

Your Social Media IQ

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As you probably know, people use social media to create, share, and/or exchange information and ideas in virtual communities and networks. Let’s have some fun! Here’s a brief quiz to test your Social Media IQ… Match the site name or form of social media with the description. The answer key is located below the quiz. No peeking! A. Instagram B. LinkedIn C. Wiki D. Facebook E. Pinterest ___ 1. This business-oriented site is mainly used for professional networking. Its goal is to allow registered members to establish and document networks of people they know and trust professionally. ___ 2. This … Continue reading →

WordPress Security

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WordPress security is serious business and what you don’t know can actually hurt you! A hacked site can wreak havoc on your search engine rankings for weeks or more without you knowing about it. And, you can lose sales if your customer notices your hacked site before you do. After I was notified that a visitor to one of my client’s websites had received a message from her anti-virus program about malware being on the site, I installed the Wordfence Security plugin in order to have the site scanned to see what was going on. I’m so glad I did … Continue reading →

Unique Holiday Gift

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Don’t know what to give a loved one, friend, colleague, or employee? Holiday gift certificates are available from The Computer Spirit! Purchase whatever number of hours you like, and the recipient can use them for coaching and consulting services related to: WordPress websites Constant Contact e-newsletters One-sheets Brochures and flyers PowerPoint slideshows Microsoft® Office (Word, Excel, Access, Outlook) To purchase and/or learn more, contact me via email or phone (928.301.7292). … Continue reading →

Using a WordPress Child Theme

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Thanks to my business colleague Paul McNeese, who through OPA Author Services provides services that every self-publishing author or small publisher will need in order to transform a manuscript into a printed book, I recently worked on a robust – and fun – author project. For Karyn Rashoff, M.S., I created a website, an announcement e-newsletter, and a one-sheet for the launching of her first book “Parents in Highschooland: Helping Students Succeed in the Critical Years.” Choosing to use WordPress’ TwentyTwelve default theme, I created a child theme. A WordPress child theme is a theme that inherits the functionality of … Continue reading →

Software Training

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Learning how to use your computer doesn’t have to be stressful – it can be fun! Joyce has a reputation of great patience and software training expertise, particularly with beginners and the senior population. In fact, for many years she was known as The Computer Therapist, “guiding people gently into the Information Age.” She still uses those therapeutic skills these days, making you feeling comfortable and providing encouragement. When you are guided and coached (hands-on) by The Computer Spirit, you can learn: Basics of the PC Windows Operating System Application Programs (i.e., Microsoft® Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access) How to … Continue reading →

WordPress Teacher – and More!

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Although Joyce and I are personal friends, her newsletter almost always brings refreshing information about what’s going on in her world and often information, articles, videos on touching and meaningful stories of what’s going on in the outer world.  Her work as a WordPress teacher provided me all I needed to get my two websites up and running as I desired them at reasonable rates and in an easy to learn setting, whether in class or private session.  I highly recommend working with her if you are at all considering taking on your own websites. Esther Shapiro, RN, Msc.D Sedona, … Continue reading →

Bulk Edit in WordPress

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There may be times in WordPress when you need to change the same value in multiple posts, i.e., author name. You can use ‘Bulk Edit’ to quickly implement the change. 1. Login into the WordPress admin area. 2. Click All Posts. 3. Select the posts for which you want to change the author by clicking on the box to the left of each title. A check mark will be inserted. 4. Go to Bulk Actions (near the top), and on the drop-down list select Edit, then click the Apply button. A Bulk Edit section will open up. 5. Make the … Continue reading →

Pro with WordPress Website Assistance

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Joyce is a pro with WordPress website assistance! She can spot what needs to be done and teaches us how to do it for our self. She knows this inside and out, and thus her classes and her consulting are both tremendously helpful. I am so grateful that she is available to help me create my websites, and to make them better! Thank you Joyce! Jewels Maloney M.Ed., Ed.D. Creativity Activities & Resources for Ascension … Continue reading →

What the Heck is a Responsive Website?

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Responsive web design (RWD) is a web design approach aimed at crafting sites to provide an optimal viewing experience – easy reading and navigation with a minimum of resizing, panning, and scrolling – across a wide range of devices, from an over-sized desktop computer monitor, a laptop, a 10-inch tablet, a 7-inch tablet, or a 4-inch smartphone screen. A responsive website changes its appearance and layout based on the size of the screen the website is displayed on. Responsive sites can be designed to make the text on the page larger and easier to read on smaller screens … Continue reading →

How to Rescue Your Website from an Unprofessional Web Developer

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As The Computer Spirit and facilitator of the Websites and Coffee workshops, I hear client horror stories – much too often – of working with web designers and developers. You’ve probably heard them too, or worse, experienced them. Ya know, like the web guy who thought he knew everything, was arrogant enough to express it, then fired you, leaving you without any user info about your website so you could move forward. Or, the web person who very suddenly dropped dead, and his office was so disorganized there was no clue that you, let alone your website, even existed. Then … Continue reading →