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My YouTube Channel – Free Training Videos
https://www.youtube.com/@tonysousa
Free Training Videos on WebTrainingJohannesburg
Registering at WordPress.org is different from your registration with WordPress.com and different from your registration on your own website.
- Registration at WordPress.org
- Registration at WordPress.com
- Registration on your own website
Keep in a safe place the login details of wordpress.com, your website, other…
Editing
- Canva.com > (Free!)
- Adobe Photoshop – Photo editing for all levels. The software has become the most used tool for professional digital art.
Images
High Quality Stock Free Photos
There are quite a number of websites offering free stock images. Two of the most popular include:
Image Dimensions
- Featured image should be a min. of 1200px (width) x 675px (in height) BUT NOT MUCH LARGER!
- Landscape images should be between 600 – 800px wide
- Portrait images should be between 600 – 800px in height.
Optimizing Images
Always Resize and Compress images before uploading. One can easily resize in bulk. You can also compress images in bulk (time saver). Very large images will slow down your website and potential visitors will go elsewhere.
Always fill in the Alternative Text.
Online Photo Editor
ILoveimg >
Smart WebP, PNG and JPEG Compression
tinypng > (ideal if you need to compress WebP images)
Online Image Converter – Convert Image Files of any Format Online
Every tool you need to work with PDFs in one place
iLovePDF – Every tool you need to use PDFs, at your fingertips. All are 100% FREE and easy to use! Merge, split, compress, convert, rotate, unlock and watermark PDFs with just a few clicks.
HTML Color Picker
https://www.w3schools.com/colors/colors_picker.asp >
Source of the Images you are using on your Website
If you are using someone else’s photo have the courtesy to give credit by mentioning name of the photographer and linking to his/ her own page for example: Photo by Nina Uhlikova on Pexels. They are helping us so the least we can do it to give them credit for their work.
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Site Icon
- Upload a Site Icon – Help People Recognize Your Website in Browser Tabs >
- How to Create a FREE Logo, Site Icon, Site Title and Tagline for your WordPress Website >
Classwork: Create your first Blog Post
Create your first blog post that includes:
- Title
- image/ images/ gallery
- a few headers and paragraphs
- a group
- Categories
- Tags