http://www.creative-web-ideas.com Custom designed Wordpress websites and blogs plus WordPress articles and tutorials. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:26:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/facebook-updates-on-website-newsletter/ http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/facebook-updates-on-website-newsletter/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:30:22 +0000 Jo Couchman http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/?p=5904 Add your Facebook updates to your website's homepage or sidebar. If you feel like some of your most useful tips and conversations happen on your Facebook Business Page, then this is a good way to ensure that they reach a wider audience and that website visitors are converted into Facebook followers. Read more...]]> http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/facebook-updates-on-website-newsletter/feed/ 2 http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/send-posts-to-multiple-twitter-accounts/ http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/send-posts-to-multiple-twitter-accounts/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 09:11:03 +0000 Jo Couchman http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/?p=4858 As well as sending your WordPress posts to your company twitter account automatically, the Wordtwit Pro plugin allows your blog authors to also send their posts to their own twitter accounts so you can tweet one post many times.]]> http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/send-posts-to-multiple-twitter-accounts/feed/ 4 http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/linking-your-posts-the-easy-way/ http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/linking-your-posts-the-easy-way/#comments Sat, 19 Mar 2011 07:43:23 +0000 Jo Couchman http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/?p=3929 It's important when you are adding content to your website to include click-able links whenever you reference another post you've written or refer to a service you offer. Find out the easy way to add internal links in WordPress and how to use them to make your website better for both people and search engines to navigate.]]> http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/linking-your-posts-the-easy-way/feed/ 3 http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/wordpress-inspiration-from-wellington/ http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/wordpress-inspiration-from-wellington/#comments Sat, 19 Feb 2011 09:56:13 +0000 Jo Couchman http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/?p=3539 I spent today at WordCamp New Zealand at Te Papa in Wellington listening to a diverse range of speakers all connected by WordPress. Here are a few of my notes, useful links and highlights including BuddyPress, VaultPress and SEO tips.]]> http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/wordpress-inspiration-from-wellington/feed/ 2 http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/related-posts-plugins/ http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/related-posts-plugins/#comments Thu, 25 Nov 2010 01:40:09 +0000 Jo Couchman http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/?p=3101 Adding a related posts plugin to your WordPress blog adds a list of similar posts underneath each post which readers can click on to read more of your fascinating insights. Find out how to list related posts by category, by author, by tag and with images.]]> http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/related-posts-plugins/feed/ 1 http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/rss-email-newsletter-options/ http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/rss-email-newsletter-options/#comments Sat, 13 Nov 2010 08:54:46 +0000 Jo Couchman http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/?p=3224 This post focuses on options for which blog content you send in your MailChimp email newsletter, what the content looks like in your newsletter and how to customise each newsletter. Examples of feeds and how to find yours.]]> http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/rss-email-newsletter-options/feed/ 6 http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/user-generated-posts-with-gravity-forms/ http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/user-generated-posts-with-gravity-forms/#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:51:05 +0000 Jo Couchman http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/?p=1864 Did you know that Gravity forms can be used to automatically create WordPress blog posts? This is an easy way to have users submit articles and listings for online directories without having to login or have access to the website administration. You set up a form with fields for title, content etc, add the form to your website and the form entries are turned into blog posts waiting for you to approve and publish them.]]> http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/user-generated-posts-with-gravity-forms/feed/ 9 http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/let-readers-create-a-watchlist-of-favourite-posts/ http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/let-readers-create-a-watchlist-of-favourite-posts/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 05:29:32 +0000 Jo Couchman http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/?p=2501 The 'My Favourite Posts' plugin lets your audience save a list of their favourite posts with one click. They can then login at any time and view their list as well as add/delete items. When you have hundreds of tutorials, property listings, shopping cart items and other types of blog posts on your website, it becomes more and more difficult to ensure that your readers can find the post they need quickly and easily.]]> http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/let-readers-create-a-watchlist-of-favourite-posts/feed/ 4 http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/wordpress-theme-for-real-estate/ http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/wordpress-theme-for-real-estate/#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 00:08:53 +0000 Jo Couchman http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/?p=2463 Wordpress and real estate are a match made in heaven especially when you start with a WordPress theme made especially for Real Estate like the AgentPress theme from StudioPress. Find out more about multiple categories, easy photo uploading, multiple authors and access levels, superior search engine optimisation and ways to automatically promote your listings.]]> http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/wordpress-theme-for-real-estate/feed/ 1 http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/wordpress-posts-to-e-newsletter/ http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/wordpress-posts-to-e-newsletter/#comments Sun, 09 May 2010 22:30:30 +0000 Jo Couchman http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/?p=2328 MailChimp lets you setup daily, weekly or monthly e-newsletters which send automatically containing summaries of your blog posts. It is all done using their 'RSS to Email' function (Translation: Blog Posts to Email Newsletter).]]> http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/wordpress-posts-to-e-newsletter/feed/ 12 http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/wordpress-posts-from-flickr/ http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/wordpress-posts-from-flickr/#comments Wed, 28 Apr 2010 22:53:05 +0000 Jo Couchman http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/?p=2280 Linking your Flickr account to your WordPress blog means you can turn each new Flickr image into a blog post without even leaving Flickr. Just create a photo category on your website and make it the default category, add your blog to Flickr, then click on the 'Blog This' button above any of your images to create a new post. ]]> http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/wordpress-posts-from-flickr/feed/ 3 http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/change-your-website-for-a-promotion/ http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/change-your-website-for-a-promotion/#comments Fri, 02 Apr 2010 20:49:51 +0000 Jo Couchman http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/?p=2139 If you're spending time and money on catalogues, sale flyers and print advertising, don't forget to add promotions, sales, events and new products to your website too. Adding graphics or changing colours on your homepage, header or sidebars wont take you or your web designer long. These days, there's a whole generation of people (including myself) who visit a website to find products and services or just to check things out before they ever visit a shop or purchase a product.]]> http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/change-your-website-for-a-promotion/feed/ 0 http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/screenshots-notes-blog-visuals/ http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/screenshots-notes-blog-visuals/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 03:51:40 +0000 Jo Couchman http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/?p=2021 http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/screenshots-notes-blog-visuals/feed/ 2 http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/subscribe-to-comments-plugin/ http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/subscribe-to-comments-plugin/#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 23:34:22 +0000 Jo Couchman http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/?p=1979 The Subscribe to Comments plugin adds an option to your comments form so that readers can receive email notification of any comments added to a post they are interested in. ]]> http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/subscribe-to-comments-plugin/feed/ 7 http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/plannning-a-website-with-wordpress/ http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/plannning-a-website-with-wordpress/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:38:01 +0000 Jo Couchman http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/?p=1695 If you are planning a new website using WordPress, here are some things to think about before you start. Planning or at least considering these will make the entire process easier and will ensure that you make the most of all of WordPress’ features and functionality. Plus, your website will be fabulous!]]> http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/plannning-a-website-with-wordpress/feed/ 6 http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/create-a-video-blog/ http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/create-a-video-blog/#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:38:37 +0000 Jo Couchman http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/?p=1381 http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/create-a-video-blog/feed/ 4 http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/list-blog-posts-pages-plugin/ http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/list-blog-posts-pages-plugin/#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:26:46 +0000 Jo Couchman http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/?p=1344 http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/list-blog-posts-pages-plugin/feed/ 41 http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/differences-categories-tags/ http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/differences-categories-tags/#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:16:24 +0000 Jo Couchman http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/?p=863 http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/differences-categories-tags/feed/ 3 http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/put-a-face-to-your-comments/ http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/put-a-face-to-your-comments/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:45:00 +0000 Jo Couchman http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/?p=1018 http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/put-a-face-to-your-comments/feed/ 8 http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/blog-weekly-twitter-daily/ http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/blog-weekly-twitter-daily/#comments Sun, 12 Apr 2009 11:21:44 +0000 Jo Couchman http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/?p=955 Post (or text) short snippets of info on Twitter on a daily basis. Think of it as micro-blogging! Once your customers are following you on Twitter, you can let them know exactly what's new and exciting, ask for feedback, get ideas - all in realtime.]]> http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/blog-weekly-twitter-daily/feed/ 12