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Your Questions About Blog Design WordPress Com 0

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Blog Design Journal

Sharon asks…

Making a website for school newspaper, design?

I am making a website for my high school newspaper. I need to know what I should do for design. I have heard the programs WordPress and Dreamweaver and Fireworks, but I’m not exactly sure how those work.

I don’t have a domain and cannot purchase one now.

If anyone could offer any suggestions on what program could make a very functional and outstanding website (remember, not a blog, a website, for a newspaper, so something that is like Cnn.com)

Any help is appreciated, thanks again!

Blog Design Journal answers:

Make a Webpage:

Full Web Building Tutorials: http://www.w3schools.com/
Beginner’s HTML Tutorial: http://www.htmlbasix.com/
How to Create a Webpage: http://www.make-a-web-site.com/
HTML Tutorial: http://www.hypergurl.com/whatishtml.html
So You Want To Set Up Your First Site, Huh?: http://www.htmlgoodies.com/tutorials/getting_started/article.php/3479561
More info: http://www.hypergurl.com/
Web Site Blog: http://www.instant-web-site-tools.com/blog/

http://www.w3schools.com/site/default.asp

How to Start / Create Your Own Website: The Beginner’s A-Z Guide: http://www.thesitewizard.com/gettingstarted/startwebsite.shtml
So, you want to make a Web Page!: http://www.pagetutor.com/html_tutor/index.html

www.snappages.com

HTHs,

Ron

Carol asks…

Word Press domain name question?

I want to sign up for a Word Press blog. When I started to sign up, it gave me the option of myname.wordpress.com OR myname.com for $17/year. I would like to own myname.com, but if I sign up through Word Press, will they own it or will I? If I want the ability to design a website and host it at myname.com in the future, will I be able to or will Word Press have rights over it?

Blog Design Journal answers:

The safest way is using a web host supporting wordpress. This way you have your own domain name. You can use it with wordpress or design your own website.

Refer to:

http://www.threehosts.com/simplescripts/wordpress.html

Hope this helps.

Nancy asks…

Adding rss feed to website…?

Hi, I am relatively new with web design. and I had a couple questions. Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. Basically I am confused as to how to add an rss feed to my index.html and then have the “Read All News” button that links the user to a “news.html” page of my website (the news page just being a full feed of my rss.

I am looking for the EXACT setup that is used on Affliction Clothing’s website. (http://www.afflictionclothing.com)

I am using a self hosted wordpress blog.

I know this is a pretty broad question but any help would be GREATTTTLLY appreciated. I have a site that is actually very similar to afflictionclothing.com ( has javascript image rotator and all) and am looking to add my rss feeds in the same manner that they did. THANK YOU SO MUCH IN ADVANCE!

Blog Design Journal answers:

RSS:

Use any of these free online RSS makers. I like feedburner.com.

Http://jade.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/feed/index.php?s=build

http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/home

http://www.rssfeedsgenerator.com/

http://www.site-reference.com/rss-parser.php

http://www.make-rss-feeds.com/rss-tags.htm

http://www.site-reference.com/syndicate.php

http://www.wotzwot.com/rssxl.php

Introduction to RSS (Really Simple Syndication): http://www.htmlgoodies.com/beyond/webmaster/article.php/3845761

Hope those are still active links.

HTHs,

Ron

Steven asks…

How to add ONLY wordpress posts to an iframe on my personal website?

I have designed a website, where I plan on having a dedicated section for my blog posts inside of an iframe. I will personally design ad spaces, categegories, tags, and archives also. How do I only add ONLY the add posts section to an already existing iframe on my website. an exapmle of my site is below. Can someone please help me?

This is an expample —> http://i626.photobucket.com/albums/tt348/fwfats/pagecopy.gif

Blog Design Journal answers:

Tweak your tag, here is the code example:

frameborder=”0″
setting the border to 0 gets rid of it, allowing the page to seamlessly integrate with your main page. Possible values are 1 (yes) and 0 (no), you cannot give it a bigger border.
Marginwidth=”x”
adds a margin to the sides of the framed page.
Marginheight=”x”
adds the margin to the top and bottom of the framed page. Added to any margins you’ve given the pages in their tags.
Scrolling=”no”
if the framed page is too big for the dimensions you’ve specified a scrollbar will appear. This attribute will stop this from happening.
Align=”right”
like the image attribute, this will affect how the text around the frame aligns itself.
Hspace=”x”
sets a margin of white space around the frame to the sides.
Vspace=”x”
sets a white-space margin to the top and bottom.

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Choosing your wordpress theme for your blog 0

Posted on October 06, 2009 by Blog Design Journal

There are many a WordPress theme.  How to choose one that will enhance the quality of your links and the propensity of people to buy is a task you need to undertake if you want to make money online.

WordPress themes are available free online if you do a search.  The trick is that you have to leave the link to the developer intact.  If you don’t want to lose any link juice, you can have a wordpress theme developed just for you.

Here are some things to look for in a WordPress theme – how to choose the best one, in other words.

· Probably the most important thing is that the browser is compatible across browsers.  When you build a site, look at it in Internet Explorer as well as Firefox.  Check it out on PCs and Macs if you can.  You don’t want anyone’s experience on your website to be diminished because the theme is not compatible with their browser.

· The next feature you want to look for is the ability to add widgets to your word press theme.  One of the great features of the word press software is the availability of add on scripts called widgets.  These are extremely easy to upload.  But, if your theme can’t handle widgets easily, it’s not worth it, even if it has a nice look.

· You want your word press theme to load quickly.  If people have to wait seconds to see your site, they will click the back button before you have the chance to make your case.  If you are using a free theme, try loading someone else’s site that uses the theme before you take the trouble to put it on your own site.  If the CSS is compressed, this can speed page load time.

· Is the theme SEO optimized?  It doesn’t matter how good your content is if the search engines can’t find it.  Some things to check for as far as SEO compatible themes include an emphasis on content rather than graphics, have HTML validation, and should display post extracts on archive and category pages.

· Make sure your word press theme has a search capability.  This is a basic item, but there are still some themes that don’t have the compatibility for search.

· Is the theme already overused?  If too many marketers are already using the theme, your web site might have a “me too” feel. 

· If you plan to have ads on your site – either banner ads or Adsense – make sure that the theme supports them in its design. 

· Finally, can you grow with the design?  As your site develops, will you be able to keep the same look and feel?  You don’t want to surprise existing viewers with a new theme without a strategic marketing reason for it.

Choose wisely when selecting a word press theme.  How you make money off your site may depend on the theme you pick.

Hardeep Gill is owner of cheapresalerights where he sell
master resale rights and
private label rights ebooks softwares, videos and more.

Article Source:http://www.articlesbase.com/blogging-articles/choosing-your-wordpress-theme-for-your-blog-1306717.html


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