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Displaying your iCloud calendar on your WordPress website

admin — Tue, 07 May 2013 13:29:15 +0000

Once known as .Mac, then Mobile Me, iCloud has become a great success in Apples quest to provide a highly adopted cloud based syncing service. Much of this may come down to the fact that it is now free.

Many people these days use iCloud to synchronise all they’re calendars and this is certainly handy as it works so reliably and is easy to setup, especially between Apple devices such as iPhones, iPads and Macs.

But one of the downfalls of iCloud over the earlier systems is that it is no longer possible to publish the calendars directly to a website.

It is however possible to share the calendar with someone else who has iCloud or get a public .ics link to access the calendar information.

If you happen to be running WordPress to power your website there is actually a method you can setup a stylish calendar, populated and synced on an hourly basis with iCloud.

Here how:

Begin by downloading and installing the Timely WordPress Calendar plugin and install in the WordPress backend by uploading the .zip file.

Once installed activate the plugin:

Now setup the calendar:

Now go to your iCal on your Mac and right click (control + click) on the calendar you would like to share.

Then choose ‘share calendar’ and choose ‘Everyone’

Then right click (control + click) on the calendar again and choose ‘Copy URL to clipboard’

Now go back to your web browser and the backend of your website and select ‘Events’ then ‘Calendar Feeds’.

Paste the link in the calendar feed and then press ‘add new subscription’

Then press refresh to import your calendars events.

Done! That it! Now marvel at your calendar on the front end of the website in all its glory! And adding events to your website can be done off your iPhone, iPad, Mac, PC or web browser.

WordPress site with secure members only section

admin — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 03:43:48 +0000

We’ve just completed the St. Joseph Childcare website which features a built in members section allowing parents to log in securely to view their childs development progress. They can only view their own childs information and no one elses.

The parent logs in from the ‘parent Login’ section.

Once they have logged in they can view and download their child files securely.

They can also leave a comment on the built in form which is then sent to the teacher to review

The website is built in WordPress with a customised premium plugin ‘Members Section’ which can be purchased from Code Canyon.

If you would like us to put together an easy to use WordPress website with members only section contact us today.

We are located on the Northern Beaches, Sydney

Multiple languages on one website? No Problems!

admin — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 02:25:49 +0000

So you need a website which is easy to change, but also in multiple languages? No problems!

There are many ways to do this, my favourite is to have your website setup in WordPress first of all (our favourite CMS).

Then get your hands on a powerfull plugin such as Qtranslate to power the multiple languages.
Qtranslate basically gives you multiple content areas to add content for each page in each different language.

Then you might want to add some flags to the site to change the language (we can do this for you).

If you have a slider or something like that we can modify the template to allow this to be translated too!

If you need more in depth explanation of how you can make your website available in multiple languages contact us today.

If your located in Sydney or on the Northern Beaches we can meet you to discuss your needs.

Sydney WordPress Web Design Modifications

admin — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 02:19:22 +0000

With more and more websites being built in WordPress these days, its hard to find someone who really understands how WordPress.

At Yotike we specialise in WordPress, its our favourite CMS system for Building websites.
We also pride ourselves on good communication and finding the best solutions at affordable prices.

So if you need help with your existing website contact us today.

If your located in Sydney or on the Northern Beaches we can meet you to discuss your needs.

Responsive Multi Language Sydney WordPress Web design at its best

admin — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 01:12:57 +0000

2012 has been a very unusual year in the PC market. For the first time since 2001, PC sales are projected to be lower than they were in the previous year.

So which devices are consumers buying? Tablets, for one thing.

Tablet sales are expected to exceed 100 million this year. Their sales numbers may top notebooks next year. Smartphones, of course, are also a hot commodity — according to Nielsen, the majority of U.S. mobile subscribers now own smartphones, not feature phones.

Meanwhile, the shift to mobile is happening at an extraordinary speed.

The solution, of course, is to make a website that works equally well on every device.

Enter responsive web design.

In simple terms, a responsive web design uses “media queries” to figure out what resolution of device it’s being served on. Flexible images and fluid grids then size correctly to fit the screen.

The benefits are obvious: You build a website once, and it works seamlessly across thousands of different screens.

This is exactly what we did with our latest WordPress website for VisAssist.

The website will downsize depending on what screen it is viewed on and look perfect not only on a desktop but also on tablet and mobile.

The other special thing about this website is that it is completely bilingual.

With the website powered by WordPress and a special multilingual plugin.
Add some clever coding too the result is a comply bilingual site, where the sliders, content, posts, footers and headers all translate with one click.

It’s also easy to update too.

So if you need a bilingual or multi language website powered by WordPress, contact us today.

Sydney WordPress

admin — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 02:28:19 +0000

If your located in Sydney (or anywhere on earth really ) and need help with you’re WordPress website or project contact us today. We have excellent skills in CSS, HTML and the WordPress core.

24 WordPress tips and tricks

admin — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 02:19:03 +0000

Here 24 tips and shortcuts that might eliminate some of those bumpy spots in the road:

When you do a return in a post or page, you always get a double space. If you want it single, simply press on your keyboard.
Creating a powerful password for your admin login is the first step in making your site more secure. The second is to change that password monthly.
To get your readers to click through to your full post, stop it at exactly the spot where they will be most curious to read the next sentence. Every post has such a spot (or it should). To take advantage, stop the post there and insert the “read more” tag.
If you have unused plugins or themes installed, and have not activated, delete them. This greatly beefs up site security.
If you are looking for a WordPress developer to create your site, your first question should be: “Do you know php?” If they claim to be a developer (not a designer), but their answer is no, run!
Don’t use a widget because it’s cool and shiny. Use it because it is useful to your reader.
Whether it’s your WordPress blog or website, make sure that people are able to contact you. Don’t hide your contact info in size two font in the footer of the page. Make a separate, highly visible contact page.
Remember, it’s WordPress. Capital W, capital P, no space between. If you land on a site and they call themselves a WordPress expert, but spell the name wrong, beware.
When inserting a photo into your post or page, don’t forget the alt (alternate) tag. This is what Google looks for when it’s indexing images on the web and the big G doesn’t like a site with alt tags missing.
If you have chosen to block search engines in your privacy setting during the construction of your blog or website, remember to turn it back on when you go live. Because that little sucker blocks them good.
Keeping your plugins up-to-date is just as important as keeping your WordPress version up-to-date.
Do you want to change your homepage to a static page rather than your blog? Can’t figure out what to do? Create a page for your homepage and one for your blog. Then go to settings >reading and change the settings on the “front page displays.”
If you are self-hosted, back up your database and all your files regularly. Hear that? Back up, back up!
Think about the theme you choose for your blog or website. Does it meet all your needs? Does it allow your site to grow as your business grows? Because if you decide to switch themes down the road, chances are it’s not a simple one-click process.
If you fly off the handle or rant in a blog post, remember, the moment you hit that publish button, it appears on the web and to your RSS subscribers. If you are angry when you write a post, it’s always best to save it as a draft and revisit it later for one last look.
Use a photo to provoke emotions in your blog post. Not only will you attract more readers, but they will remember your content longer.
If you have only one row of tools when you are creating a page or post, simply click on the far right button, “show kitchen sink,” and you will get a whole second row of tools.
If you are still using the default “admin” for your user name, it’s time to get rid of it. Create a new one, then delete the old one, assigning all posts and pages to your new user name. Otherwise you are giving hackers 50% of your login info.
If you cannot find an option on your edit post or page window, check the tab “screen options” in the upper right corner. That feature may be hidden.
To expand your editor window, grab the lower right, ridged corner and drag it.
Be careful when you underline text. Readers still have a habit of thinking any underlined text is a link.
Remember to turn off your comments on static pages. No one wants to comment on your about or contact page.
Remove or replace the default blog tagline under your general settings. Otherwise, people will see that generic message that says, “Just Another WordPress Site.”
And lastly, don’t be taken in by over-promises. Like most worthwhile things, WordPress has a learning curve.

Original source:
http://www.blogworld.com/2012/10/17/24-must-read-wordpress-tips-and-tricks/

How to recover deleted WordPress Post or Page content

admin — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 07:53:50 +0000

Oh!No! You accidentally deleted or over wrote your WordPress page or blog post and lost all your content and now you are panicking wondering how to get it back.

Don’t fret! There is a super easy way to recover your WordPress page content or blog post to an earlier version of the page. While in the edit page or post screen, scroll down and you will see a page revisions section.

Select a revision date (by clicking on it) prior to when you lost your content or made your unwanted changes.

This will take you to a page that shows the last version of the page in HTML. Just ignore that HTML gobbly-gook and scroll further down. You should see a whole bunch of restore dates.

Select the date that you want to restore and then click the restore link and say the magic words, “Alla-Peanut-Butter Sandwiches!”. And Presto! Your content is back, baby!

Top 20 WordPress plugins in 2012 for your Sydney or Northern beaches website

admin — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 22:46:11 +0000

WordPress has proven itself a popular and dependable Web publishing platform since its 2003 debut due to its ease of setup and use. In fact, it’s been downloaded over 25 million times in the past eight years. During this time a large catalog of plugins has emerged, giving the already user-friendly publishing platform the extra flexibility to tweak SEO (search engine optimization), the ability to display popular posts, welcome visitors, credit authors in new ways, and much more.
There are over 15,000 plugins available at the time of this writing, which can make it extremely difficult to discover beneficial additions to your website. If you visit WordPress’ Most Popular Plugin Directory to see the top 15 most download plugins of the moment, you’ll find some great stuff.

Essential WordPress Plugins for 2012
1. Akismet: This is the mother of all plugins. Almost 90% of WordPress users have installed Akismet spam blocker on their blogs. If you are getting sleepless nights due to plenty of spam comments on your blog, then, this is the right plugin for you. Just install it and kick all the spammers in to the bay. For personal use it is absolutely FREE.

2. All in One SEO Pack: The big daddy of SEO (Search Engine Optimization) for WordPress blogs. It gives excellent results, if you judiciously use this plugin. The common mistake bloggers do is – after installing All in One SEO Pack plugin they just forget everything, and expect it will do everything for them. If you use it for your every blog post then the outcome is outstanding. Most interesting part is, you can control the title, meta description and meta keywords for each blog post and page very easily. Thanks Michael Torbert.

3. Personal Favicon: Favicon is considered to be the signature of the blog. And, Personal Favicon WordPress plugin is the best favicon manager. You have to just add the URL of your favicon in the URL box of the plugin, rest everything will be take care by Personal Favicon WordPress plugin.

4. WP-PageNavi: Most essential plugin for your WordPress blog, if you are a serious blogger. It adds a beautiful page navigation at the bottom of your page, just like mine (MoneyCTL.com). Moreover you can customize the look and feel of the Page Navigation according to your needs. From SEO point of view and to increase the page-views I have added Page Navigation to my categories, archives and tags also.

5. Slick Social Share Buttons: Social sharing is the latest trend and every body are just diving in to this holy river. Slick Social Share Buttons is extremely essential plugin for your WordPress powered blog for 2012 for sure. It works wonderfully for Facebook, Twitter, Digg, StumbleUpon etc.

6. Google XML Sitemaps: Spidering and indexing of all your articles by search engine spiders are extremely essential for appearing in the SERP ( Search Engine Result Pages). Google XML Sitamaps generate a site map so many times in a day, there by providing essential data to search engine spiders for indexing of your blog articles. One of the BEST WordPress plugins for sitemap generation for 2012 for sure.

7. iWPhone: Responsive web design is the latest craze in webdesign world. Designers are making websites which fits for all devices available to surf the web, not just the desktop or laptop. By using this essential WordPress plugin your blog will be iPhone compatible. I am personally using this plugin on my blog and it is compatible with all the smartphones available in the market, not just the iPhone. Rock your blogging career in 2012 with this awesome WordPress plugin.

8. Contact Form 7: Contact form is most essential to communicate with your subscribers and clients. Have you checked my Contact Form on MoneyCTL.com ? Isn’t it beautiful ? This plugin is updating its version frequently and definitely going to rock 2012.

9. Subscribe To Comments: If you want to engage your reader by making them visit your blog frequently, the Subscribe to Comments is the right plugin for you. Whenever a reader click the check box, she gets notification via Email about any new comments on the same article. A great way to engage your readers. Isn’t it?

10 WordPress Related Posts: This plugin display a string of related posts below each article, thereby offering your visitors to read more and more articles during each visit. You can set the number of articles you want to display by setting in the plugin.

11. Redirection: A WordPress plugin to manage all your 301 permanent redirection and also take care your 404 errors. This is a great plugin for changing permalink structure in your WordPress blog or simply changing certain URLs.

12. Really Simple CAPTCHA: It adds a captcha to your contact form to prevent spam. It is a must for all WordPress powered blog to avoid cluttering of spammy message.

13. WordPress Database Backup: Have you ever imagined – While editing your WordPress theme folder, you put some wrong codes and POOF !, everything is gone. Your all the hard work will be a big zero. Install this WordPress plugin and schedule a database backup, at least once in a week. This plugin is going great and gonna rock 2012 as well.

14. WP Super Cache: Imagine, you blog post is featured on the home page of StumbleUpon for a really witty article. 10s of thousands of visitors came to your blog. Is your blog ready to receive this huge traffic ? Certainly not. Here, WP Super Cache come to your rescue. This WordPress plugin keep a catched version of your blog in the browser and helps to load your blog very fast. A must have WordPress plugin for 2012.

15. CloudFlare: The best WordPress plugin for CDN ( Content Delivery Network). Yes, it works great for WordPress Platform. It make your blog lightning fast. Definitely essential WordPress plugin for whole 2012.

16. WP-Polls: By adding a poll question, the interaction of visitors increases on your blog. Wp-Polls is a great plugin with plenty of customization option, making it a sure sort candidate for rest of 2012.

17. WP-Forum: If you want to extend your WordPress blog by adding a forum, then this plugin is certainly for you. Run a hassel free forum right from your blog.

18. SEO Rank Reporter: When you publish an article, do you eager to know its present Google rank ? Everybody do! SEO Rank Reporter instantly tell the present Google rank of your article.

19. Google Analyticator: It displays your Google analytics on your blog dashboard itself. You don’t have to visit your Google Analytics account every time. Most essential plugin for 2012.

20. Jetpack by WordPress.com: My favorite WordPress plugin for 2012. I remember, I installed this multi-tasking plugin on Jan 1st, 2012, early morning. Its a plugin to die for due to its multi-tasking nature. Checkout this awesome and essential WordPress plugin for 2012.

Its worth trying these plugins, many of them will improve your website or blog.

Sydney WordPress Specialists

admin — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 00:29:23 +0000

At yotike we specialise in WordPress. We understand its data structure & database. We know how to fix broken WordPress installations.

And we’re great at building you a new site, with excellent customisations using plugins and modfing the code in HTML & CSS.

So if your on the Northern Beaches or Sydney, contact us today for WordPress support.