Social Media Tools

change the title or image that’s shared Sometimes the title, description and/or image shared by default to Facebook isn’t what you want. Follow the instructions below to change them. Go to the Page or Post that you want to share. Click Edit Page or Edit Post in the WordPress administration toolbar. Locate the Yoast SEO…

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How to add a PDF file

PDFs are a bit different than images in that they’re files that are opened in a new window. To add a link to a PDF to your website, follow the instructions below, otherwise, convert the file to an image document such as a jpg or png and add it as a photo. On the WordPress…

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Realtor Tools

ON THIS PAGE Edit a Listing Showcase Add a Listing to a Page or Post listing showcases A listing showcase can be setup to automatically show your newest listings, sold listings or specific properties that you choose. To edit an existing Listing Showcase: The coding for Listing Showcases is copied and pasted onto the page…

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How to use MailPoet

MailPoet is an app that integrates with WordPress to provide complete Newsletter capabilities such as sign up forms, managing lists and subscribers, creating and sending newsletter and tracking opens and clicks.   MORE INFORMATION Expand If we’ve setup your MailPoet account for you, then you can head straight to the instructions below to manage your…

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How to use The Event Calendar

On this page, jump to: Add a New Event Add, Edit or Delete a Venue Add or Edit Event Organizers Add or Edit Event Categories How to Add a New Event   If your website has The Event Calendar installed then you’re website is ready to promote events. Some features may differ from below Go…

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Using the WooCommerce Bulk Editor

If you have a lot of products to manages then you’ll want to use a bulk product data editor. Access the WordPress Dashboard (the home page for the back end of your website) Hover over the Products menu on the left Choose BEAR Bulk Editor Check and choose your settings and filters Toggle the Variation…

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Using Lightspeed and WooCommerce

Manage product data and inventory in Lightspeed and sync it with your website using WooCommerce. The Lightspeed and WooCommerce integration plugin allows you to use the Lightspeed POS in-store and sell online using your WordPress website and WooCommerce. The following information outlines the default behavior which can be adjusted as desired to fit your system…

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How to Add a PDF

  PDF files can be added as a link to download the PDF file or open the PDF file. You can also provide an image preview of the PDF that is a link to the PDF file. To add a PDF file for users to download: Click and drag the File Download Module onto the…

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Edit Feature Homes using MyRealPage

If using our Drag and Drop Editor, you’ll see the following toolbar… This toolbar shows BOTH the Edit Page Attributes and Drag & Drop Editor. When using the Drag & Drop Editor, you’ll need to visit the back-end of the page to have access to the MyRealPage software. From there you’ll copy some coding and…

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Quickstart: Drag and Drop Page Editor

How to login Open a web browser such as Safari, Chrome, Firefox or Edge Go to your website Add wp-admin after the / The address bar should then read: mywebsite.com/wp-admin Enter your Username & Password or click Forgot Password Website Editing Toolbar Once you’re logged in, the main website editing toolbar will appear at the…

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How to Convert a Classic Content Block

Any content that existed in your website before WordPress 5.0 will be automatically placed into a Classic Content Block. Converting the Classic Block into individual Content Blocks allows you to take advantage of the new features available in the Page and Post Editor. Click on the Classic Content Block to select it Click the button…

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How to add a Group Block

  The following instructions are for the native WordPress Editor If your website uses our Drag & Drop Editor (it should!), please use the link below instead of the instructions on this page. Drag & Drop Editor Instructions If you don’t see the Drag & Drop Editor button at the top of your website’s pages…

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Add or Edit a Featured Image on a Post or Page

Some Themes may not take advantage of the Featured Image functionality. Please contact us if you have any questions or would like any changes made to your website. Add a Featured Image Click Document, in the upper right to see the Page Options Scroll down to the Featured Image palette Click Set Featured Image or…

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How to add a Slideshow to a Post or Page

There are several types of slideshows that can be or are added already to your website. These instructions are for adding a Block Gallery as shown in the screenshot below. If your website doesn’t have this functionality, please contact us to have it added for you. How to add a Block Gallery: Click to add…

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How to Manage Orders

automated emails An email is sent to you when an order is placed. Check your junk folder. An email is sent to your customer when they place an order. manage orders Login to your website and access the back end. Using the main dashboard menu on the left, go to WooCommerce > Orders Click on…

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How to use YouTube

ON THIS PAGE: Video files are very large and it’s recommended to “embed” a Video that’s hosted elsewhere such as YouTube or Vimeo. Adding a large Video to your Media Library will slow down your website’s speed and load time. Using YouTube or Vimeo also give views more control over viewing and sharing the video.…

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Quick Start – Add a New Post

Posts differ from Pages in that they have an inherent structure to them. The most basic example of this is a News or Blog section on your website. Once logged in, you’ll see the WordPress Tool Bar across the top of the page: To add a new Post: Posts require some special settings that are…

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How to Decide Payment and Shipping options for your online store

  MORE INFORMATION Payment and Shipment options are added to your website as third party software. Some options have free software available, some require a one-time purchase and some subscription based software needs to be renewed yearly. They all require some minimal setup. Payment Options The most popular options are PayPal, Square and Stripe. All…

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How to Integrate MailChimp with your Website

MailChimp provides online E-Newsletter services. It’s free for most users and offers great functionality such as managing subscriber lists and creating e-newsletters in a what-you-see-is-what-you-get interface. It also includes all the necessary legal disclaimers and unsubscribe functionality. First, head over to MailChimp and setup your account… If you don’t have the Mailchimp for WordPress plugin…

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How to Restore a previous Version of a Post or Page

Your website stores a record of each saved draft or published update made to a Page or Post. To Restore a previously published version of a Page or Post: Navigate to the Page or Post that you want to Edit Using the Administration Toolbar at the top of the window: Choose Edit Page or Edit…

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How to limit Public access to a Page or Post

The Pages and Posts on your website can be Public, Private or Password Protected. PUBLIC means that anyone visiting your website can view the front end of the Page or Post. This is the default setting. PRIVATE means that only site Administrators and Editors can view the front end of the Page or Post. PASSWORD…

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All about Blogs

what is a blog? Blogs are a great way to add a lot of content to your website in a structured and easy to navigate form. Search engines reward websites with well executed Blogs for these reasons. A Blog in it’s simplest form is just a group of posts or articles. Posts differ from Pages…

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How to use the Social media sharing toolbar

If your website doesn’t have a social media sharing toolbar (shown in the front end, usually on the right side of the screen), please contact us to have one added (for no charge). The social media sharing tool allows you and your website users to share a link to your website’s content onto Facebook. This…

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How to use the Search Engine Optimization Tools

If you’re using our Drag & Drop Editor, you can access the SEO tools by clicking Edit Page/Post Attributes on the page or post that you want to edit. Otherwise click Edit Page/Post. QUICK LINKS: Change the Search Engine Snippet Change the SEO Title Change the Meta Description SEO Page Analysis SEO features Your website…

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What is Website Management and Hosting?

These services provide the necessary foundation to reliably serve your website to users online and deliver premium functionality to you and your customers. All of the websites that we design are managed and hosted by us to provide the best experience for our clients and their website’s users. To ensure that the websites we build…

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How to Add a New Category (of Posts)

By default and unless otherwise setup, your website will have one category – Uncategorized. Any posts that are not placed in another category will go in there. To add a new Category Using the Main WordPress Dashboard Menu, on the left of the screen, when in the backend: Choose Posts> Categories The Category Editor will…

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What’s new in the back end of your website?

WordPress 5.0 offers a new Page and Post Editor. Creating engaging content has never been so easy! Adapting to changes in the Page and Post Editor The first time you open the new Page and Post Editor you may be confused at the simplicity of the layout. Don’t worry, all the same options are there…

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How to Bulk Edit Products:

This functionality is great for editing all or some of your products at once. You’re also given the ability to increase or decrease prices by percentage. TIP: You can filter the list of products by Category before Bulk Editing them. This may allow you to have easier control over what you’re editing. Access your Product…

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Add a (Variable) Product

Variable Products are those that come in various sizes, colours etc. Variable products are displayed as one product in your store and users then choose a variable before the item is added to cart. Enter the Product Name & Description: Type a meaningful TITLE Type or Paste the PRODUCT DESCRIPTION and use the Text formatting tools as desired. The Product Description is the…

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Add a (Simple) Product

Simple Products are those that have no options for size, colour etc. Enter the Product Name & Description: Type a meaningful TITLE Type or Paste the PRODUCT DESCRIPTION and use the Text formatting tools as desired. The Product Description is the main text content on the Product page. An original Product Description, one that is written by yourself is the best way to ensure…

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Add a List of your Posts:

  The following instructions are for the native WordPress Editor If your website uses our Drag & Drop Editor (it should!), please use the link below instead of the instructions on this page. Drag & Drop Editor Instructions If you don’t see the Drag & Drop Editor button at the top of your website’s pages…

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Create a Reusable Content Block:

  The following instructions are for the native WordPress Editor If your website uses our Drag & Drop Editor (it should!), please use the link below instead of the instructions on this page. Drag & Drop Editor Instructions If you don’t see the Drag & Drop Editor button at the top of your website’s pages…

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Add a Reusable Content Block:

  The following instructions are for the native WordPress Editor If your website uses our Drag & Drop Editor (it should!), please use the link below instead of the instructions on this page. Drag & Drop Editor Instructions If you don’t see the Drag & Drop Editor button at the top of your website’s pages…

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Add Structured Data Content onto a Page or Post

  The following instructions are for the native WordPress Editor If your website uses our Drag & Drop Editor (it should!), please use the link below instead of the instructions on this page. Drag & Drop Editor Instructions If you don’t see the Drag & Drop Editor button at the top of your website’s pages…

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Embed External Content onto a Page or Post

  The following instructions are for the native WordPress Editor If your website uses our Drag & Drop Editor (it should!), please use the link below instead of the instructions on this page. Drag & Drop Editor Instructions If you don’t see the Drag & Drop Editor button at the top of your website’s pages…

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Add a Shortcode to a Page or Post

  The following instructions are for the native WordPress Editor If your website uses our Drag & Drop Editor (it should!), please use the link below instead of the instructions on this page. Drag & Drop Editor Instructions If you don’t see the Drag & Drop Editor button at the top of your website’s pages…

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Add a Separator (Line) to a Page or Post

  The following instructions are for the native WordPress Editor If your website uses our Drag & Drop Editor (it should!), please use the link below instead of the instructions on this page. Drag & Drop Editor Instructions If you don’t see the Drag & Drop Editor button at the top of your website’s pages…

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Add a Spacer to a Page or Post

  The following instructions are for the native WordPress Editor If your website uses our Drag & Drop Editor (it should!), please use the link below instead of the instructions on this page. Drag & Drop Editor Instructions If you don’t see the Drag & Drop Editor button at the top of your website’s pages…

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Add a Media and Text Block to a Page or Post

  The following instructions are for the native WordPress Editor If your website uses our Drag & Drop Editor (it should!), please use the link below instead of the instructions on this page. Drag & Drop Editor Instructions If you don’t see the Drag & Drop Editor button at the top of your website’s pages…

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Add a Column Block to a Page or Post

  The following instructions are for the native WordPress Editor If your website uses our Drag & Drop Editor (it should!), please use the link below instead of the instructions on this page. Drag & Drop Editor Instructions If you don’t see the Drag & Drop Editor button at the top of your website’s pages…

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Add a Button to a Page or Post

  The following instructions are for the native WordPress Editor If your website uses our Drag & Drop Editor (it should!), please use the link below instead of the instructions on this page. Drag & Drop Editor Instructions If you don’t see the Drag & Drop Editor button at the top of your website’s pages…

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Add a Table to a Page or Post

  The following instructions are for the native WordPress Editor If your website uses our Drag & Drop Editor (it should!), please use the link below instead of the instructions on this page. Drag & Drop Editor Instructions If you don’t see the Drag & Drop Editor button at the top of your website’s pages…

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Add a Pullquote to a Page or Post

  The following instructions are for the native WordPress Editor If your website uses our Drag & Drop Editor (it should!), please use the link below instead of the instructions on this page. Drag & Drop Editor Instructions If you don’t see the Drag & Drop Editor button at the top of your website’s pages…

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Add the Classic Editor to a Page or Post

  The following instructions are for the native WordPress Editor If your website uses our Drag & Drop Editor (it should!), please use the link below instead of the instructions on this page. Drag & Drop Editor Instructions If you don’t see the Drag & Drop Editor button at the top of your website’s pages…

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Add a File to a Page or Post

  The following instructions are for the native WordPress Editor If your website uses our Drag & Drop Editor (it should!), please use the link below instead of the instructions on this page. Drag & Drop Editor Instructions If you don’t see the Drag & Drop Editor button at the top of your website’s pages…

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Add Audio to a Page or Post

  The following instructions are for the native WordPress Editor If your website uses our Drag & Drop Editor (it should!), please use the link below instead of the instructions on this page. Drag & Drop Editor Instructions If you don’t see the Drag & Drop Editor button at the top of your website’s pages…

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Add HTML to a Page or Post

  The following instructions are for the native WordPress Editor If your website uses our Drag & Drop Editor (it should!), please use the link below instead of the instructions on this page. Drag & Drop Editor Instructions If you don’t see the Drag & Drop Editor button at the top of your website’s pages…

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Add a Quote to a Page or Post

  The following instructions are for the native WordPress Editor If your website uses our Drag & Drop Editor (it should!), please use the link below instead of the instructions on this page. Drag & Drop Editor Instructions If you don’t see the Drag & Drop Editor button at the top of your website’s pages…

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Add a List to a Page or Post

  The following instructions are for the native WordPress Editor If your website uses our Drag & Drop Editor (it should!), please use the link below instead of the instructions on this page. Drag & Drop Editor Instructions If you don’t see the Drag & Drop Editor button at the top of your website’s pages…

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Add a Video to a Page or Post

  The following instructions are for the native WordPress Editor If your website uses our Drag & Drop Editor (it should!), please use the link below instead of the instructions on this page. Drag & Drop Editor Instructions If you don’t see the Drag & Drop Editor button at the top of your website’s pages…

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Add a Cover Image to a Page or Post

  The following instructions are for the native WordPress Editor If your website uses our Drag & Drop Editor (it should!), please use the link below instead of the instructions on this page. Drag & Drop Editor Instructions If you don’t see the Drag & Drop Editor button at the top of your website’s pages…

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Add a Gallery to a Page or Post

  The following instructions are for the native WordPress Editor If your website uses our Drag & Drop Editor (it should!), please use the link below instead of the instructions on this page. Drag & Drop Editor Instructions If you don’t see the Drag & Drop Editor button at the top of your website’s pages…

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Add an Image to a Page or Post

  The following instructions are for the native WordPress Editor If your website uses our Drag & Drop Editor (it should!), please use the link below instead of the instructions on this page. Drag & Drop Editor Instructions If you don’t see the Drag & Drop Editor button at the top of your website’s pages…

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Add a Heading to a Page or Post

  The following instructions are for the native WordPress Editor If your website uses our Drag & Drop Editor (it should!), please use the link below instead of the instructions on this page. Drag & Drop Editor Instructions If you don’t see the Drag & Drop Editor button at the top of your website’s pages…

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Add a Paragraph to a Page or Post

  The following instructions are for the native WordPress Editor If your website uses our Drag & Drop Editor (it should!), please use the link below instead of the instructions on this page. Drag & Drop Editor Instructions If you don’t see the Drag & Drop Editor button at the top of your website’s pages…

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How to Use Content Blocks

  The following instructions are for the native WordPress Editor If your website uses our Drag & Drop Editor (it should!), please use the link below instead of the instructions on this page. Drag & Drop Editor Instructions If you don’t see the Drag & Drop Editor button at the top of your website’s pages…

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Edit an Image

Once the image has been added to the Media Library you can use the WordPress Image editor to make some basic changes to the image size, rotation, cropping etc. From the dashboard: Choose Media > Library Click on the Name of the image or media you want to edit Click Edit Image To crop the…

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The Media Library

The Media Library contains all the images used on your website. You can search for and Edit the images once they’ve been upload to the Media Library. TIP:All Media that you upload to your website is by default indexed by Google and other search engines. If you don’t want the media you’re adding to be…

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Quick Start – Add New Pages to the Menu

The Main Menu for your website by default is only accessible by users with Administrator credentials. If you don’t see the Appearance Menu in the Dashboad, please contact us to be given the proper permissions to access it. To add a new link/page/post to your website’s main menu Navigate to the WordPress Dashboard (the back…

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Quick Start – Add A New Page

Pages such as a Contact Page, contain static content that stands alone. Posts are meant to be grouped together in Categories. Once logged in, you’ll see the WordPress Tool Bar across the top of the page: To add an new page: Using the Administration Toolbar at the top of the window: Choose New > Page…

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Quick Start – Edit Existing content

Once logged in, you’ll see the WordPress Tool Bar across the top of the page: Menu items shown will vary depending on the specific features of your website. To edit an existing page or post: Navigate to the Page or post that you want to Edit Using the Administration Toolbar at the top of the…

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How to Login to your WordPress website

Open an internet browser. Such as Safari, Google Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer or Opera. Navigate to your website. Using a search engine or typing the address into the address bar located at the top of the screen. Note: If your website is brand new it may be hard to find by searching Google until your…

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Create a new Category

Adding a new Category of Posts to your website helps organize the content in a meaningful way for your users and you. Once you’ve added the new category, please see the Post on Adding a new Menu item to your websites main menu to access the new category and it’s posts. Navigate to the Dashboard…

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Add a new Slideshow Image

If you’re website has a slideshow, changing the images is a great way to keep your site current. Using the dashboard menu on the left choose: Slideshows > Slideshows Choose the slideshow you want to add or remove an image from To Delete an image from the Slideshow: Scroll down to find the image and…

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Add Products to your online store

Add a new Product to your e-commerce website: From the Dashboard choose Products > New Product. Or from the top menu bar choose New > Product Give the Product a name Give the Product a description Click in the large white space below the text formatting toolbar. I would recommend typing an original description yourself or you…

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