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For a project I’m working on I needed a WordPress quiz solution. There were some specific requirements: The quiz should have Yes/No answers. The quiz should be split into several pages, with one question per page. The quiz should keep overall score, but not offer instant feedback to users i.e. users should not be told […]
Grammarly is a web and desktop app designed to improve your writing. It comes in two flavours – free and Premium. First things first – What does Grammarly Free offer? Sign up for a free account at Grammarly.com to try it out. When you’ve created an account, after a short tour, you will be on […]
I start with a bit of background on 404 pages. To skip to the plugin review, click here. There’s a giveaway at the end, so keep reading! What exactly is a 404 page? All websites have an error page that is shown when a page is requested on a site that doesn’t exist. This is […]
Last week I went to a special conference, The Content Marketing Academy 2016. There was a great energy and sense of community at the event. If you missed the last post, my takeaways from TCMA Day 1 are here. Day 2’s speakers were: Ann Handley Kevin Anderson, Square Tree Marketing Colin Gray, The Podcast Host […]
The Content Marketing Academy 2016 – Day 1 Yesterday’s opening day of #TCMA2016 saw some of the best exponents of content marketing share their wisdom with an eager audience. Want to know what happened last year? Read: Six of the Best – The Content Marketing Academy 2015 Here are some of my top content creation […]
I’ve had some clients confused over Featured Images in WordPress. So I thought I’d write a post to explain. Some of the questions I’ll cover are: What is a featured image? What’s the difference between a featured image and images in posts or pages? How do I set featured images? How are featured images displayed in themes? […]
If you’re a WordPress blogger, you might have a theme you use for your blog but not be terribly excited about the blog page design. Or perhaps you want to customize the look of your blog more without getting into code. You might want to: Show your posts in a grid, carousel or timeline Only […]
One of the sessions I looked forward to at WordCamp London this year was the Accessibility Panel on Sunday. The WordPress accessibility experts The panel featured four authorities on WordPress accessibility. They also use the Genesis Framework. They were: Gary Jones – freelance web developer, WordPress and Genesis Framework contributor and accessibility advocate. Gary runs his own company Gamajo […]
The road to public speaking I gave my first conference presentation on Saturday 9 April at WordCamp London 2016. The topic, covered in my last post, was The How and Why of Small Business Blogging. It was quite a journey to the presentation day, I can tell you! The invite came from Diane Wallace, who […]
I gave this talk at WordCamp London 2016 on 9 April 2016. I have written another post about the experience of preparing and delivering the talk. This post focuses on the content. .@abrightclearweb gave an excellent talk about how to become a great blogger, with many useful tips #WCLDN pic.twitter.com/4nANvXwGd2 — Rian (@RianRietveld) April 9, […]
