Using PayPal and the Simple Shopping Cart with regional sales tax is pretty simple. In this tutorial I will show you how to do this step by step. You will need to set this option up in your PayPal account. Once you have set this up, PayPal will automatically charge the appropriate customers tax … [Read more...] about How to Use Regional Sales Tax Using Simple Shopping Cart
Adding a PayPal Payment Widget to The Sidebar of Your WordPress Site
In this tutorial I will show you how to add a PayPal payment widget or button to the sidebar area of your WordPress site easily. Step 1) Grab the Free PayPal Payment Accept Plugin Download and install the PayPal payment accept plugin in your site. Step 2) Add a Text Widget to Your Sidebar Go … [Read more...] about Adding a PayPal Payment Widget to The Sidebar of Your WordPress Site
How to Show File Downloads in a Nice Grid Display
In this tutorial I will show you how you can easily create a nice grid display and showcase your digital file downloads. This grid display will be responsive and you will also be able to track and monitor the download count of each file. This will be very useful if you want to showcase some … [Read more...] about How to Show File Downloads in a Nice Grid Display
2 Cool WordPress Mods: Sort by Facebook Likes, and Sort by View Count
This is a post for those who like to manipulate WordPress themes to behave how you like. I modified an existing theme recently to add a couple of new features that weren't already present on the theme. In addition I couldn't find a suitable plugin quickly enough so I went ahead and made some changes … [Read more...] about 2 Cool WordPress Mods: Sort by Facebook Likes, and Sort by View Count
Creating Customized Navigation Menu Using WordPress
Stop setting pages to draft to hide them from your WordPress menu. Learn to take full control of the navigation menus on your WordPress site! Gone, in fact... long gone, are the days where we need to hack the WordPress menu in order to remove "menu entries" from showing up. When done right (by … [Read more...] about Creating Customized Navigation Menu Using WordPress
How to Add a Contact Form to WordPress
It's important to provide options for people to contact you from your web site. Using a plain email on the page is prone to spam. Using a contact form is a better choice. So let's do that. This morning I had a request from a client to setup a contact form on his WordPress site. For some strange … [Read more...] about How to Add a Contact Form to WordPress
7 Underutilized and Hidden WordPress Features
WordPress has grown from a simple blogging tool to a powerful CMS platform over the years, with many webmasters using it to run their personal and business sites, as well as online stores. Despite this expansion in the platform's functionality, many users still skim the surface and utilize only the … [Read more...] about 7 Underutilized and Hidden WordPress Features
How to Effectively Use the Color Red On Your Web Site
This article  is a continuation of the color, theme and design tips article series that I have been covering on this site. You may want to read the following two articles first (if you haven't done so already) Color psychology and how it affects your site Color theory tips In this … [Read more...] about How to Effectively Use the Color Red On Your Web Site
Color Theory Tips – Give Your Site Design a Facelift
This is a follow-up from the Color Psychology and How it Affects Your Site article. Using color on your site is a great way to show individuality and creativity, however too much color can have a negative or unwanted effect. In this article I will cover color theory, harmony and basic rules on … [Read more...] about Color Theory Tips – Give Your Site Design a Facelift
Color Psychology and How it Affects Your Site
As a designer, website owner, or marketer it is important to know how color affects your target audience. There are many factors that contributes to how someone perceives color. While some of these factors are uncontrollable as they are mentally controlled, there are some that we can control as … [Read more...] about Color Psychology and How it Affects Your Site