Tutorial Blog » How To

How to Add HTML Code in WordPress — Try Embedit

Spencer Spellman — Sat, 09 May 2009 16:00:21 +0000

If you have a WordPress blog that you want to make more like a website, then at some point along the line, you’re going to want to add specialized code to it to give it some flare. This may be in the form of advertising, affiliate links, videos and something else. Whatever you want to add, chances are it’s going to require a little snippet of HTML. In this post we’re going to look at how to easily add HTML code to your pages and posts.

Sometimes you may just be able to copy and paste code or write HTML code directly into your posts. To do this, you just need to click the HTML tab at the top of the post and then write or paste the code into your post and publish it. (...)
Read the rest of How to Add HTML Code in WordPress — Try Embedit

Remove Moiré Patterns in Photoshop

Barbara Holbrook — Thu, 07 May 2009 21:28:35 +0000

A TutorialBlog.org reader writes us today with a question about how to remove a moiré pattern using photoshop.

Are there any plugins for photoshop to reduce/eliminate moire patterns? — William

For those of you that don’t know, a moiré is an unsightly pattern that emerges when “two grids are overlaid at an angle, or when they have slightly different mesh sizes.” (Thanks, wikipedia.) (...)
Read the rest of Remove Moiré Patterns in Photoshop

Photoshop Tutorial: Plain Pic to Glamour Girl, Retouching Techniques. (part 1 of 3)

Charles McNally — Fri, 01 May 2009 18:00:33 +0000

Greetings, pixel pushers! Today I’m going to teach you how to subtly transform a good picture into an excellent picture in just a few easy steps. By the end, you will be able to turn your pictures into beautiful portraits for business, friends, family members, even touch up your own myspace pics…

This will come in handy when using your own photography on a website, or using your friends for product demonstration photos. This process is very similar to what magazines do to make sure skin is smooth, color is correct, and there are no visible blemishes. We all get zits from time to time, but you never see them in advertisements right?

That said, I picked my friend Nikki’s MySpace picture to use for this tutorial (with her permission of course) because the on-camera flash is something you see a lot and this lighting style really shows off even the slightest imperfections in her skin. We don’t really notice these imperfections in peoples’ skin most of the time because we don’t walk around with large, high-powered lights strapped to our foreheads. At least most of us don’t… but our cameras pick them up, so we have to get rid of them.

(...)
Read the rest of Photoshop Tutorial: Plain Pic to Glamour Girl, Retouching Techniques. (part 1 of 3)

How to Install WordPress Themes

Spencer Spellman — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:00:53 +0000

Let’s be honest, the free WordPress themes users get after installation are equal to or lesser then the ringtones that come on new cell phones. Very rarely do users like the classic WordPress themes they are given, and even in those rare cases that they do, they’re probably going to want to switch it out before too long. Below I’m going to walk through installing and uploading new themes to your WordPress blog or website.

Fortunately, putting a new WordPress theme on your blog is not too different then putting new plugins on it. So if you’re familiar with installing WordPress plugins, then this process will be easier. Nonetheless, even if you don’t know how to install WordPress plugins, then this tutorial can get you started. (...)
Read the rest of How to Install WordPress Themes

How to Install New Fonts

Barbara Holbrook — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:00:57 +0000

You’ve just downloaded a basket of gorgeous typefaces — everything from dingbats to blackletter. Now what? Well, in order to play with your new font candy, you’ll need to install the fonts onto your computer. Here’s the quick and dirty tutorial. (...)
Read the rest of How to Install New Fonts

20 Unique & Handy SEO Tips

Joel Reyes — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:00:23 +0000

There are thousands of tips available to the Do-It-Yourself webmaster who wants a boost in SEO rank. Unfortunately, only rarely do any of these “insights” turn into ideas that actually work. And, if they do, it could take ages to see any visible effect on search rankings! The other alternative is to hire someone — who’ll likely charge an arm and leg to get a visible boost in SEO rank and who’s strategies may do as much harm as good.

Fear no more because within this tutorial I will guide you through 20 simple and working, yes working, ways to get a boost in SEO ranking.

(...)
Read the rest of 20 Unique & Handy SEO Tips