*PHP Code Download for Lesson 40: mydata5.zip In this lesson I continue the PHP code from Lesson 39 allowing for an empty row of text boxes that have an add button to insert a new record into the MySQL database. So now the records are displayed in an HTML table, in text boxes, with an [...]

In this lesson I continue the PHP code from Lesson 38 adding a delete button and writing the code to run the delete query for the record in which the button was selected. So now the records are displayed in an HTML table, in text boxes, with an update and delete button that controls each [...]

In this lesson I modified the HTML table that displayed my records from the database in Lesson 37 and placed the data into text boxes to allow for editing of the text. I also add an update button so that each displayed record can be updated and wrote the query to allow for updating of [...]

<iframe width=”480″ height=”360″ src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/fyWqkUfk8eQ?rel=0” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe>   In this video I add and remove widgets to the sidebar on the theme of the website. Different themes will have differing sidebars and possible footer areas. The text widget will allow you to create a custom area, including an area for ads for your wordpress site. This [...]

<iframe width=”480″ height=”360″ src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/F9XbF_QeDJw?rel=0” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe>   In this video I completely change the look of the web site by changing the theme. All of the content within the site stays but the arrangement, style, color, and images change based on the selected theme. Each theme will have its own custamizations. This video is part [...]

<iframe width=”480″ height=”360″ src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/C7v0muzy2ac?rel=0” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe>   With pages and post categories created, I now override the default functions that create the navigation menu to create a custom navigation menu that includes links, pages, and posts. I also setup drop-down menus by setting up a child relationship with the links. This video is part of [...]

<iframe width=”480″ height=”360″ src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/oxaMAVYMlP0?rel=0” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe>   In this video I add a new page to the WordPress site. Creating a page is similar to that of a post. Posts will appear in the home page of the site. By default, pages will create their own dedicated content with a link to it on the [...]

<iframe width=”480″ height=”360″ src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/yrl3SAG5sRw?rel=0” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe>   In this video I add a photo and pdf file to an existing post.  In placing a photo to the post I demonstrate text alignment, photo sizes, and even cropping an image. I also insert a pdf document into the post which creates a link to the pdf [...]

<iframe width=”480″ height=”360″ src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/2_7shpYTL3o?rel=0” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen></iframe> In this video I add a new post in WordPress. I examine both visual and html tabs. In the text I demonstrate a line break by holding shift and pressing enter. I also add an unordered list as well as a table pasted from a word document. This video [...]

In this video I create categories for the posts of a wordpress blog. When the categories are created it may be helpful to rename the cunategorized category. Also categories can be placed in a hierarchical structure. This video is part of a series on WordPress 3 Essentials. This WordPress series is designed to teach novice [...]

In this video I discuss the files paths to media that is uploaded to your wordpress web site. You can upload images, pdf, and office documents to the library. In the media settings you can alter the preset sizes of thumbnails, medium, and large photo sizes. This video is part of a series on WordPress [...]

In this video I discuss the settings found in the Discussion Settings area of the wordpress dashboard. Here you will find the options to allow for pingbacks, comments, and avatar images. You can create a blacklist to block comments with keywords as well as change the settings for how comments are approved. This video is [...]

In this video I make a few changes to the Reading Settings in worpress. There are a few differences between the availble settings in the wordpress.com verision compared to what you would find in your own hosted version of wordpress. The settings found here include how the front page displays, how many feeds show, full [...]

In this video I make a few changes to the Writing Settings in worpress. There are a few differences between the availble settings in the wordpress.com verision compared to what you would find in your own hosted version of wordpress. The settings found here include the Size of the Post Writing Box, Formating Emoticons, Default [...]

In this video I make a few changes to the General Settings in worpress. There are a few differences between the availble settings in the wordpress.com verision compared to what you would find in your own hosted version of wordpress. The settings found here include the Site Title, Tagline, Date Format, Time Format, Week Starts [...]