http://www.creative-web-ideas.com Custom designed Wordpress websites and blogs plus WordPress articles and tutorials. Sun, 29 Aug 2010 20:47:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/08/tabbed-layout-to-split-content/ http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/08/tabbed-layout-to-split-content/#comments Sun, 29 Aug 2010 04:11:06 +0000 Jo Couchman http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/?p=2309 If you don't like long scrolling pages on your website or want to include a lot of information on each of your products, this is the perfect plugin for you. The PostTabs Plugin lets you easily separate your post or page content into any number of sections. When readers click on a tab, they see the relevant content.]]> http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/08/tabbed-layout-to-split-content/feed/ 3 http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/08/how-to-keep-wordpress-secure/ http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/08/how-to-keep-wordpress-secure/#comments Mon, 16 Aug 2010 01:21:31 +0000 Jo Couchman http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/?p=2846 Each new version of WordPress removes new security threats and protects against bugs and hackers (as well as introducing fantastic new features and better useability). Just like you keep your anti-virus software up to date, you should also make sure your website is always using the latest version of WordPress.]]> http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/08/how-to-keep-wordpress-secure/feed/ 1 http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/08/wordpress-plugin-guide/ http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/08/wordpress-plugin-guide/#comments Sat, 07 Aug 2010 10:24:33 +0000 Jo Couchman http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/?p=2678 An extract from my WordCamp Presentation...Plugins are pieces of software which you can upload to your WordPress website/blog to add functionality such as: email forms, photo galleries, social media sharing, events calendars, e-commerce etc.]]> http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/08/wordpress-plugin-guide/feed/ 6 http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/08/survey-your-customers-online/ http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/08/survey-your-customers-online/#comments Thu, 05 Aug 2010 08:44:34 +0000 Jo Couchman http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/?p=2655 Use the PollDaddy plugin for WordPress to add a survey to your website quickly and easily. Find out what they think about your products, what they want to know more about and a host of other questions. You can have the survey results instantly visible to everyone or just to yourself from inside your WordPress admin.]]> http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/08/survey-your-customers-online/feed/ 5 http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/07/online-calendar-with-upcoming-events/ http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/07/online-calendar-with-upcoming-events/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:47:20 +0000 Jo Couchman http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/?p=2562 If you're promoting events, courses, workshops, timetables or online seminars etc on your website, then a calendar is a 'must-have'. There are a lot of WordPress calendar plugins out there but my favourite is the Calendar Plugin by Kieran O'Shea. Not only does it display a great looking calendar on any page/post you can also include a widget to show upcoming events in your sidebar or a widget to show today's events in your sidebar.]]> http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/07/online-calendar-with-upcoming-events/feed/ 2 http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/07/let-readers-create-a-watchlist-of-favourite-posts/ http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/07/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/index.php/2010/07/let-readers-create-a-watchlist-of-favourite-posts/feed/ 2 http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/06/wordpress-theme-for-real-estate/ http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/06/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/index.php/2010/06/wordpress-theme-for-real-estate/feed/ 1 http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/06/multiple-category-search-box/ http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/06/multiple-category-search-box/#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2010 09:13:56 +0000 Jo Couchman http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/?p=2433 On large websites where posts are listed under many different categories, it makes sense for readers to be able to search several categories at once to narrow down their search. The Multiple Category Selector Widget is perfect for Real Estate, Car Dealers and any website with a lot of blog posts (like mine).]]> http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/06/multiple-category-search-box/feed/ 0 http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/05/expanding-text-for-faq-pages/ http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/05/expanding-text-for-faq-pages/#comments Thu, 27 May 2010 23:52:07 +0000 Jo Couchman http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/?p=2254 Frequently Asked Questions pages are difficult to handle well. They tend to be long which means readers have to scroll a lot. The Expanding Text Plugin from DagonDesign lets you hide the answer until someone clicks on the question. Your page looks clean and organised and your answers are easy to find.]]> http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/05/expanding-text-for-faq-pages/feed/ 2 http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/05/online-forms-plugin-for-wordpress/ http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/05/online-forms-plugin-for-wordpress/#comments Sun, 16 May 2010 09:53:53 +0000 Jo Couchman http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/?p=2019 The Gravity Forms Plugin for WordPress works for almost any form you can dream up, is unbelievably easy to use and has so many extra features I am planning several articles dedicated to this plugin. You do have to pay for this plugin but the $39 is well worth it.]]> http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/05/online-forms-plugin-for-wordpress/feed/ 4 http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/05/wordpress-posts-to-e-newsletter/ http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/05/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/index.php/2010/05/wordpress-posts-to-e-newsletter/feed/ 9 http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/04/wordpress-posts-from-flickr/ http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/04/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/index.php/2010/04/wordpress-posts-from-flickr/feed/ 2 http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/04/wordtube-embed-media-player-wordpress/ http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/04/wordtube-embed-media-player-wordpress/#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 21:42:17 +0000 Jo Couchman http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/?p=2198 Wordtube is a WordPress plugin which works with the JW Flash Video Player allowing you to embed videos, music and other media files on your website. It is easy to use and looks clean and professional. Website visitors can view the files without leaving your website or having to download any special software.]]> http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/04/wordtube-embed-media-player-wordpress/feed/ 2 http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/04/flexible-homepage-layouts-genesis/ http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/04/flexible-homepage-layouts-genesis/#comments Sat, 10 Apr 2010 08:26:10 +0000 Jo Couchman http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/?p=2169 The new Genesis theme framework from StudioPress has widgetised not only the sidebar but also the entire homepage and even the right hand side of the header. This means that you create your homepage layout by dragging a combination of different widgets into the various homepage sections in the Presentation section of your website admin. For example, if the theme's homepage layout is split into top left, top right and bottom, you just drag widgets into each of these areas.]]> http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/04/flexible-homepage-layouts-genesis/feed/ 3 http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/04/change-your-website-for-a-promotion/ http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/04/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/index.php/2010/04/change-your-website-for-a-promotion/feed/ 0 http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/03/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2010-03-01/ http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/03/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2010-03-01/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:48:00 +0000 Jo Couchman http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/03/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2010-03-01/ http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/03/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2010-03-01/feed/ 1 http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/02/integrating-wordpress-twitter/ http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/02/integrating-wordpress-twitter/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 03:12:47 +0000 Jo Couchman http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/?p=2091 Twitter is one of the best tools out there to drive customers to your website. To keep your website really fresh and up to date, use the Twitter Tools Plugin to completely integrate your Wordpress blog and your Twitter account. Some of the best features of Twitter Tools are: New blog posts automatically tweeted on your twitter account; Add your latest tweets to your website sidebar or a page of your choice.]]> http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/02/integrating-wordpress-twitter/feed/ 3 http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/02/screenshots-notes-blog-visuals/ http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/02/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/index.php/2010/02/screenshots-notes-blog-visuals/feed/ 2 http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/02/metal-exchange-website/ http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/02/metal-exchange-website/#comments Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:54:19 +0000 Jo Couchman http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/04/metal-exchange-website/ http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/02/metal-exchange-website/feed/ 2 http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/01/subscribe-to-comments-plugin/ http://www.creative-web-ideas.com/index.php/2010/01/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/index.php/2010/01/subscribe-to-comments-plugin/feed/ 5