In: OS WebMaster, Web Help

Start Your Design with XHTML Templates

By Kevin Hale

Most of us think of a “template” in terms of a complete finished design ready for you to insert stories in place of dummy text. But, a general template, like the ones given in this tutorial, can help you save a lot of initial set-up time, prior to the key design decisions you make during the website creative process. These templates are optimized for… Continue reading

In: Blogging Help, OS WebMaster, WordPress CMS Help

WordPress Roundup: News, Views, & How-tos for WP BlogMasters…

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WordPress Roundup: News, Views, & How-tos for WP BlogMasters…

by Scott Frangos, Managing Editor - WebHelperMagazine.com

Security Update 2.3.2 Released Dec. 29th…

WordPress 2.3.2 is an urgent security release that fixes a bug that can be used to expose your draft posts. 2.3.2 also suppresses some error messages that can give away information about your… Continue reading

In: Blogging Help, OS WebMaster

Google Docs to HTML — cleanly…

In this tutorial, we’ll explore a quick way to repurpose a Google word processing document for use on the web with validated code, using a trick that will help you produce clean code.


by Scott Frangos, Managing Editor - WebHelperMagazine.com… Continue reading

In: Learning CSS, OS WebMaster, Online Business, Web Help

Using the “Box Model” to Create a Layout with Columns

Learning about CSS at WebHelperMagazine.com

In this Lesson we will review the CSS Box Model and see how it is used to create an attractive column style layout with no tables involved. You can download and use the template discussed here, in your own work.

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Understanding the CSS Box Model

In: Blogging Help, OS WebMaster, Web Help, WordPress CMS Help

Top 10 WordPress Plugins…

By Scott Frangos, Managing Editor - WebHelperMagazine.com

Some of you know that in addition to my duties here at WebHelperMagazine.com, I also manage three CMS websites based on WordPress, plus work with clients using WordPress… and so I use and evaluate a lot of plugins. I thought I’d share with you some of my favorites with screenshots zeroing in on some key features.

My Ten Favorite WordPress Plugins…

1) AdSense Manager - A must if you run Adsense ads on your blogs:Adsense Manager
You enjoy a lot of control with the Adsense Manager plugin, including different… Continue reading

In: FireFox Tricks, OS WebMaster, WordPress CMS Help

Firefox Tricks: OneClick Install WordPress Themes & Plugins…

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by Scott Frangos, Managing Editor - WebHelperMagazine.com

Hey look… no FTP needed. OneClick for WordPress is a Firefox extension which aims to make your every day’s Wordpress maintenance more simple. The extension works in conjuction with a wordpress… Continue reading

In: FireFox Tricks, OS WebMaster

Firefox Tricks: Two Ways to Edit Your Websites…

Can you actually edit websites while browsing in FireFox? You bet. And, if you don’t want to make permanent changes — just look at, say, some alternate colors — you can do that too.