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Hex colours are made up of six digits and are a way of specifying a particular colour which is defined by its mix of red, green and blue (RGB). Any blogger or website owner needs to know about hex colours. As an example, hex colours look like this: #ffffff (white), #000000 (black) and #8b6875 (purple) […]
Most blog packages come with email accounts depending on the package you have chosen. These are email addresses with your domain. This post shows you how to create your domain email address. My email address for example is hello@suefoster.info This looks much more professional than using hotmail or gmail addresses. The example below shows how […]
When starting a blog there are some important pages that you need to create. We’ll go through how to legally protect your blog by adding various essential policies and plugins. You will need to add these three essential legal policies to your blog. A privacy policy, terms and conditions, and a disclaimer. You will also need […]
If you’re new to blogging, you may not know that you can’t just take any old image from the web to use on your website, this is classed as image theft and it can get you into a lot of trouble. If you don’t want to pay out for images check out my suggestions on […]
If you’re totally new to WordPress, you may be wondering what a plugin is. Here’s a bit of information on what they are, and how to upload them to your blog. What is a Plugin? A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website. […]
I always advise getting a self-hosted WordPress website, this is not to be confused with WordPress.com. I am referring to the self-hosted WordPress from WordPress.org, which is open-source software that you install on your domain. Why Is WordPress Better Than A Free Blogging Platform? WordPress is much better than using a free blogging platform like […]
Following on from my post How To Install WordPress on Ionos, the following will help you choose and upload a theme. Once you’ve installed WordPress on your domain it’s time to log into your blog using the administrator name and password that you have just created. Here you will be able to choose one of […]
This post shows you how to install WordPress on Ionos.co.uk the hosting company I use for some of my blogs. Ionos packages include a free domain and SSL. Choosing A Host You will need a host when using WordPress.org. A host will store all your blog data on a server so that it can be […]
