15. How to Use the WP Google Fonts Plugin Watch my video below to see how to use the WP Google Fonts Plugin. Google Fonts is a free directory of fonts that you can use for your website. Fortunately for the Avada Theme, it comes built in with Font Options, however if you have a theme that doesn’t have this feature, Google Fonts is a good fix for that. Download the WP Google Fonts Plugin and activate it. Go to to www.google.com/fonts Pick a font that you like. Go back to the WP Google Fonts Plugin, search for your desired [...]

14. How to Create a Splash Page with the CGC Maintenance Plugin Watch my video below to see how I create a Splash Page with the CGC Maintenance Plugin. What is a splash page? Basically, it’s a page that you put up while you are working on your website in the background so users don’t see an ugly “park” page. There are hundreds of themes out there that offer beautiful landing pages like this one, or this one, but if you want to learn how to create a really simple splash page from scratch using HTML, and are not bothered by [...]

13. How to Install a WordPress Plugin Watch my video below to see how I install plugins in WordPress. What is a WordPress plugin? Well, imagine plugins as apps for your phone.  They each serve a function, whatever it may be. There are thousands of WordPress plugins available on the market. If you want to have a analytics, a Twitter feed, a Facebook like button, a gallery widget, SEO functionality, or a mail opt in form, you are covered. All these plugins are developed by third parties. Just like any software developed by others, make sure you read the reviews [...]

12. How to Create a WordPress Menu Navigation Watch below to see how I create a menu navigation in WordPress. The WordPress Menu Navigation is usually located on the top of any website.  Depending on the theme, it also could be on the left. To create a menu, go to your WordPress dashboard / Appearances / Menu. Near the top, click on “Create an new menu” Name it “header” Go to the “Manage Locations” tab. Select the header menu that you just created and assign it to the standard navigation. Depending on your theme,  there can be multiple locations for [...]

11. How to Install a Custom Theme in WordPress Watch below to see I install a custom downloaded theme that I purchased through Themeforest (Avada Theme) through my FTP Server. Besides the themes you can install through WordPress, whether it be premium paid themes or free WordPress.org themes, there are thousands of other independently developed themes that you can purchase and install on your own such as through Themeforest. Themeforest has thousands of themes made by independent third party developers. These themes are more robust in nature and have many more features than the free themes that you can get through WordPress. When [...]

9. How to Access your Hosting Server When talking about your files, I always tell clients to Keep Your Files Clean and Organized! There’s nothing worse than trying to find an image through a chaotic and disorganized filing system. Deleting old files that no longer exist is always a good move, however if you need to keep it, create a folder for these old files, or just back it up on your desktop or remote hard drive. Bottom line: Keep your files clean! Watch my video below and learn how to access your web hosting server. 3 ways to access your [...]

8. The WordPress Dashboard Watch my video below where I teach you how to navigate the WordPress Dashboard. Table of Contents How to Install WordPress through cPanel with One Click How to Access your Web Hosting Server

7. How to Install WordPress through cPanel with One Click Watch the video below to see how I do a one click install of WordPress through cPanel in HostGator. Login to your cPanel at www.yourdomain.com/cpanel. Under "Popular Links", click on "WordPress - 1 Click Installation", alternatively, Website Essentials / One-Click Installs. Select "Select Domain For Installation" and choose your domain. Under the /directory, leave this blank. This will install WordPress in the root directory. Click "Next", then fill out all of the information and then click "Install Now". Go back to your site and the WordPress splash page should show [...]

6. How to point your DNS Server Watch my video below where I teach you step by step on how to point your DNS server. This is the way of “connecting” your domain name (GoDaddy) to your hosting server (Hostgator), so they see each other. This means that when someone types in www.marinaduque.com, they will be pointed to your website. Until then, they will either see a GoDaddy landing page. To point the DNS, login to the cPanel of your website (ie. www.marinaduque.com/cpanel) with the username and password you received from Hostgator in your welcome message. On the left, go to Servers. [...]