Get Awesome Images on Your Website An important aspect of a professional WordPress website is great digital images. Images provide visual interest, add increased functionality, and help to communicate the message of the brand. In this article you will learn how to select the right images, how to optimize images, and how to correctly resize images to get professional image results on a website. There are several things to consider when adding images to a website. These include selecting images that are appropriate for the subject matter of the website; optimizing images to prevent large files that cause slow website load times; and using the correct image sizes and proportions to prevent distorted images. We will cover each of these topics in greater detail below. Selecting the Right Images and Logo SELECTING IMAGES It’s very important to use the right images throughout the website. This is accomplished by making sure that: The images convey the message of the brand; are related...

10 Easy Steps to Add Content to WordPress

My last article titled, 7 Steps to Quickly Build Your Website outlined how to install plugins, create Web pages, and select a layout. By following the instructions of that article, you should have selected your WordPress theme, installed some basic plugins, and created some common website pages. Now we’re ready to move on to the next steps which, involves adding more content and widgets to your website. This article will provide detailed instructions on how to add more content and user interaction to your website. With the use of various widgets you can add functionality such as, calendars, call-to-action buttons, photo galleries, social media buttons, and many other elements. Let’s start by installing some basic widgets on your Website. Adding Widgets 1.From your WordPress Dashboard select “Appearance,” then “Widgets”. On the Widgets page you’ll see columns of widgets on the left side of the page and columns of page sections with drop-down arrows on the right. (The...

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