On Getting Started with WordPress

Colorful WordPress stickers strewn across a black table

At our Metro Detroit WordPress meetup last week, I was one of the WordPress experts helping fellow members with questions about WordPress and their sites.

The members I spoke with were starting out with WordPress or had recently created a site, but had a number of questions on where to go next.

What about self-hosted WordPress, WordPress.com, blogs vs. websites, training, and keeping my site safe and secure?

They wanted information and answers to their questions so they knew they were getting started on the right track. Continue reading On Getting Started with WordPress

Our Refresh Detroit Site is Refreshed

About page on the Refresh Detroit website.

Woohoo! We have a refreshed and updated Refresh Detroit website.

Refresh Detroit is a local web design meetup group focused on accessibility, usability, and web standards.

I’ve been a member of the group for 13 years and co-organizer of the group since 2007. If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you’ve seen my promotions of our Refresh Detroit events.

With the annual web hosting invoice looming over me, I finally took the leap and updated the site. Continue reading Our Refresh Detroit Site is Refreshed

Using WordPress.com for Your Website? Update Your Workflow for Image Backup

antique black-and-white photos stored in a box

A client recently contacted me about their WordPress.com website I helped them with several years ago.

Their message was a bit alarming:

Deborah, my website page isn’t working. Call me!

Continue reading Using WordPress.com for Your Website? Update Your Workflow for Image Backup