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How to Add Social Media Icons to a WordPress Header – 2011 theme

Larry Snow — Mon, 07 May 2012 04:19:57 +0000

I can't believe it's been a year since I posted How to Add Social Media Icons to a WordPress Header using the 2010 theme. I thought it was about time to create an updated version for the WordPress 2011 theme. There are slight differences and a couple of added extra steps, but overall it is the same process as last year.

3 Questions Your EP/Security Business Website Should Answer

Larry Snow — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 11:50:15 +0000

The other day as I was reading through my Google alerts for executive protection and there was an item that grabbed my attention: “Executive Protection company launches new web design.” Since I am in the web business with an ep/security background my curiosity was piqued. When I got to the website I was sorely disappointed. [...]

Adding HTML to WordPress Categories

Larry Snow — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 04:34:59 +0000

In a recent project I was asked by a client to change the plain old arial font categories text that comes as default with the 2011 theme to something a little more elaborate. By default, the 2011 WordPress theme applies filters to the category text inputs to only allow straight text. As usual for me [...]

Tools and Resources

Larry Snow — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 19:33:47 +0000

I’ve been a web designer for several years and I’m always asked what tools I use. Questions vary from design to invoicing. So I thought I’d put a quick post together to share what tools I use. Unlike some other bloggers out there the links below are not affiliation links – in other words I [...]

WordPress 3.2 and Twenty Eleven Theme!

Larry Snow — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 03:04:35 +0000

Well it is finally here the long-awaited WordPress 3.2 update! I am pleasantly surprised at all the new features. Of course I went right to work and installed 3.2 (after I backed up the content – you never know!). I also installed the Twenty Eleven theme – so poke around the site and see what [...]

How to Run PHP Code in WordPress

Larry Snow — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 05:37:38 +0000

I was presented with a challenge the other day to retrieve data residing on a MySQL database and have it displayed on our client’s page. I decided to use PHP code since WordPress is built upon PHP but surprisingly without a plugin WordPress ignores the PHP code. Also surprisingly was the fact that there are [...]

How to Change Font Family in WordPress

Larry Snow — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 02:14:01 +0000

I came across this situation where one of my clients didn’t want the basic font style that came with the WordPress 2010 theme. Ordinarily, it’s simple to change Arial for Georgia or Verdana, but what if you wanted a custom font like in this case Perpetua? Not as easy. Why? First it’s a custom font so [...]

Optimize your Business Website – Top 10 SEO Tips

Larry Snow — Tue, 24 May 2011 22:39:44 +0000

OK so you’ve got a great looking website, triple checked it for typos, verified the content, added your contact/sales form, danced a jig, and you are now idling by the computer and your smart phone waiting for sales to come pouring in. Well, it isn’t that easy. There are over 200 million websites across the [...]

How to Add Social Icons to WordPress Header

Larry Snow — Sun, 01 May 2011 19:51:38 +0000

UPDATE: Hello there! I have created a new video that you might be interested in – How to Add Social Icons to a WordPress Header for the 2011 theme! While working on a client’s new WordPress website I thought it would great to have social media icons in the header. I had an idea on [...]

Article Marketing: How to Get Traffic to Your Website

Larry Snow — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:07:14 +0000

As I mentioned in previous posts article marketing is, in my opinion, one the top 3 ways to drive traffic to your website or blog, however, with all things that are web, there are certain nuances that you must account for when creating an article for the web. When you first set out to write your article for your website or blog there are a few things to consider: