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Image editing with Irfanview

Editing photos for a WordPress website using Irfanview Why do I need to edit my images? Irfanview is deservedly popular image editing software that enables you to easily crop, resize, add text or a watermark to your image, and optimise the file size for the web. And it’s free*! Download and install Irfanview for free* from: Irfanview […]

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How to add a simple product to a WooCommerce shop

Instructions for adding products to a WooCommerce shop built using the WordPress Canvas theme. You will need: Product name – see Choosing the best product names. Product description – short version and (optional) long version. Photos – optimised to 570 px square (recommended) and under 100kb (under 50kb would be even better). Add photos to the Media […]

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Subheadings – Style guide

Subheadings: Suggested guidelines It’s important that subheadings are consistent so that the website is easy on the eye (and brain!). Important! Subheadings must describe the contents of the section below Use specific descriptive words to accurately describe the content of the paragraph or section beneath – not general words that could be about anything . […]

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FastStone batch photo resizer

FastStone Photo Resizer is a free tool for resizing optimising and watermarking images in batches – all in one quick and easy process. These instructions offer suggestions for sizes and settings that will usually work on most websites for full size images taken from your camera. These options & settings will be retained for next […]

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SEO – It’s not just about keywords…

Google want to offer a great experience for anyone who uses their search engine, so your whole website needs to work well. Here’s a quick check list for best practice: Aim for: At least 30 pages of interesting content. Clear, intuitive navigation. Clear descriptive titles and subtitles. Easy to scan. At least 300 words per page. […]

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Using the WordPress SEO plug-in

To help you with your Search Engine Optimisation, you can use a WordPress SEO plug-in by Yoast, with an easy to understand traffic light system. Write your content first – with human visitors in mind! Use the SEO plug-in ONLY as a guide – if there is a reason to ignore it, then do so. […]

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What are SEO Keywords? Infographic

Keywords are the words that people type in to search for information, using a search engine website – such as Google. If the word is not on the page – Google cannot find it… There are 3 main types of key-words or key-phrases – also known as search terms: Specific keywords: Brainstorm a list including […]

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Before you start making SEO changes

SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) can be quite time consuming and there are never any guarantees – but it can also make the difference between being found by Google and the other search engines, and being invisible. SEO sometimes has had a bad press – being seen as a way of ‘tricking’ people or gaming the […]

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How to add images to a WordPress website

Adding images – quick check list: Optimise your image for the web & save in a folder on your computer – keep the folder open Go to the page you want Click near where you want the image Click ‘Add Media‘ -> ‘Upload files‘ (unless already in the library – click on the photo) Drag & drop […]

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