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Updated Images tutorial April 15, 2010

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I just updated the images tutorial with one that looks more closely at how to edit and manipulate images in WordPress:

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Changing a link to a file December 21, 2009

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Just a quick tutorial explaining how to change a link to a file. Basically all you have to do is add the new file through the Media Uploader (”Add Media”), copy the link it provides for you, and insert a new link on the selected text using the copied link.

Registering a domain name (through GoDaddy.com) December 15, 2009

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Although the title says “…(through GoDaddy.com)”, the principles covered in the video are applicable for registering a domain through any domain registrar.

Essentially, when you’re registering a domain name for your PCCWeb site, you just have to specify in change the nameserver settings that you are hosting your site with another provider. Then, you have to tell your registrar to point your domain name to the PCCWeb webserver. You do this by changing your nameserver entries. These must be changed to:

Nameserver ns1.presbyterian.ca ns2.presbyterian.ca
IP Address 70.38.86.241 70.38.86.242

GoDaddy.com requires nameservers with IP addresses; however, not all registrars will require these.

Again, we can help with this process. Just let us know.

Looking at inputting text December 14, 2009

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In this very long tutorial (12+ min) I try to show that inputting text, especially when pasting from Microsoft Word, can sometimes give unexpected and inconsistent results.

The crux of the tutorial is as follows:

How to embed a Google Map in a Page or Post November 27, 2009

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There is an issue with trying to embed a Google Map in a WordPress Page or Post: it disappears unless you do it a certain way. In this tutorial I demonstrate a workaround.

One correction to the video: if you only want a link to a Google Map, instead of an embedded Google Map, you’ll want to grab the “Paste link in email or IM” code” instead of the “Paste HTML to embed in website” code from the Link box on the Google Maps page. That way your link won’t be wrapped in <small> tags, which makes your font tiny.

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How to upload a sermon mp3 into a post October 28, 2009

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I just added a new tutorial explaining how to add a sermon mp3 audio file into a post so it will show up on your News page:

http://pccweb.ca/tutorials/#sermon

Note that this only works with mp3s (not WMAs — Windows Media). When you insert an audio file into your post for download, an embedded player will automatically be created.

I didn’t have time (the screencasts cut out at 5 min) to show how the sermon tag works. Just try clicking on the ’sermon’ tag which should show up just under the post title after you create your sermon post. That will bring you to a auto-generated page displaying all posts tagged ’sermon’. It’s handy: you then can create a link to that ‘page’ (e.g. www.yourwebsite.com/tag/sermon) and have an automatic sermon page.

Quick and easy web-based image editing with picnik.com September 29, 2009

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Picnik is a fantastic way to quickly and easily perform basic editing on a digital photo. Check out the tutorial below to see how easy it is—be sure to click on the full-screen button next to ’screenr’ in the bottom right of the movie box. And no, apparently I do not know how to spell ‘heroes’…

Sidebar tutorials September 29, 2009

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I just posted two new tutorials about sidebars on the Tutorials page. They explain the different widget options and show what some look like when added.

New Tutorial: Linking to a page not in the Main Menu September 22, 2009

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Sometimes you will want to create a page that doesn’t ‘live’ in the Main Menu. In that case you will want to link to it from an accessible page. This tutorial shows you how to do this.

Linking to a Page not in the Main Menu

3 New Tutorials September 21, 2009

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Three new tutorials are available in the

If there’s something specific you’d like to see a tutorial cover, just ask in the PCCWeb Support Site Forum.