WordPress Video Tutorials

WordPress Video Tutorials

  • How to Delete Local Backup Files in BackupBuddy

    It’s good to do a manual backup on your site before you upgrade. But, those files are usually stored locally on your hosting space. If you use BackupBuddy and do a complete backup, you’re also backing up your backup files. Those could really start piling up and slowing everything down.

    Plus, you’re paying for hosting space, so you don’t want to waste it on too many backup files. And, if you ever need to migrate your site, you’ll want to cut down on them before that too.

    In this quick video, I’ll show you how to delete locally stored files of your backup that you created with BackupBuddy. You’ll see easy ways to get rid of the problem and keep it from happening again so your site runs fast and smooth.

  • Byline Bug in Genesis 2.0

    Links for the byline that display below your post have two issues on Genesis themes. One is a security risk and the other is bug that started when Genesis 2.0 was released. The latter one will affect anyone who has updated to the Genesis 2.0 framework, but still has their original theme that has not been updated for the new schema markup yet. In this quick video, I’ll show you both issues and how they affect your site security and Google authorship. Plus, I’ll show you a super fix that you just may want to keep, even after they fix the bug.

  • Social Media Widget Plugin Injecting Spam

    On April 9th, 2013, the Sucuri blog reported that the Social Media Widget WordPress plugin was hiding spam and could inject it into your website. It has also since been removed from the WordPress Plugin Repository. In this video, I’ll show you what you need to do before you delete the plugin that will save you a ton of time. And I’ll show you how to set up another plugin called the Social Sharing Toolkit that pulls double duty for social follow and share.

  • Update Your Site Settings for WordPress 3.5

    Since the release of WordPress 3.5, I’ve been busy making updates to the BlogAid Video Tutorial Libraries. While updating the video for site settings, I realized that it’s been a couple of years since I checked my sites, and a few things have changed. In this video tutorial, I cover all of the standard settings and invite you to take just a few minutes to watch it while you are logged into your site. I’m betting you’ll find a few things that either changed in the core of WordPress and affect your site, or settings for new things you’ve learned since you first launched your site.