WordPress Plugins

Plugins (also called Add-ons, Components or Modules) are files you usually download separately from the WordPress basic installation. They provide additional functionality to your script that is not included in the standard installation. To install a plugin you generally just need to put the plugin file into your 'wp-content/plugins' directory. Once a plugin is installed, you may activate it or deactivate it from the Plugins menu in your WP administration.

WordPress Plugins: WordPress Images

How to include images in WordPress?

If you would like to include images or photos on your posts, you will need a Gallery Plugin added to your WP. Please, find here more details on how to install plugins.

Our example is based on WPG2 gallery plugin.

You can download WPG2 or other gallery plugins here.

If you plan to install Gallery 2 plugin, please make sure that you also download and install Imageblock and Imageframes modules for Gallery2. Downloads of the modules can be found here.

Once the Gallery addon is installed, you can see it included in WP template:

WordPress Plugins: Recent Comments

How to add WordPress Recent Comments plugin?

Recent Comments Features:

• Highly configurable via WordPress admin interface;
• Support for WordPress 1.5, 2.0 and 2.1;
• Adjustable layout by macros;
• Handles trackbacks and comments in separate lists, in one combined list;
• Widget support;
• Caches the output;
• Order comments by date, or by posting;
• Support for gravatars;
• Option to exclude comments to posts in certain categorys;
• Doesn't show pingbacks originating from own blog;
• There is a special version for lyceum multiblog installations, which could be found here .

How to install Recent Comments

WordPress Plugins: Spelling Checker

How to add WordPress Spelling Checker plugin?

What is WordPress Spelling Checker?

The Spelling Checker plug-in for WordPress provides a built-in facility for spelling checks on posts from within the administration pages as well as spelling checks on comments via simple calls added to your templates. It requires no changes to the WordPress code-base to use, you merely drop it into the plug-ins folder and enable it in the interface.

How to install:

First of all you will need to download plugin. The spell-plugin.zip file can be downloaded from here. As soon as you have the file you should extract (unzip) it on your local computer.

To install a plugin you generally just need to upload the plugin file into your wp-content/plugins directory. Once a plugin is uploaded, you may activate it from your WordPress admin area.

Plugin upload process:

How to start a WordPress blog?

All you need to do is open a hosting account, where you can have the Wordpress application installed.

Where to login?

Once you have your Wordpress blog installed, you need to login into the WordPress administration area, where you can write posts and articles, manage comments, change your theme, etc. To login the WP admin panel, please navigate to the WP login page from your side menu under the section Meta -> Login or by entering the exact URL:

www.yourdomain.com/wp-login.php

Writing a post in WordPress

Writing posts and pages is the core activity in WP. You can start your editorial experience at the Write menu

Comments in WordPress

In WordPress your visitors have the option to leave comments on your site. This feature creates a dynamic interchange between you and your readers.

WordPress Themes

How to change your WordPress Theme

In the default WordPress installation, there are a couple of templates you can choose from. You can find them in your WordPress administration area (Where to login?), under the Presentation menu button.

WordPress Categories

In order to have your blog in a decent structure and ease your visitors' navigation throughout your posts and pages, you should categorize your posts.

Creating a new category

A new category is created from the Manage menu, Categories section.