Monthly Archives: June 2012

How to Display the Author Photo

 in WordPress by (updated on )

 WordPress AvatarBy default, WordPress offers a few avatars for you to choose from. When you fist start your site, you will see the usual Mystery Man avatar selected as your default.

This is not at all inviting and in fact gives the impression that the author of the content doesn’t want to be recognised. So this post addresses how to replace the WordPress avatar with your WordPress photo.

Change WordPress Avatar

So, you can instead:

  • Choose a different avatar from those provided by WordPress.
  • Create a custom avatar.
  • There is even a WordPress avatar plugin that can help you with this.
  • Replace the avatar with your own photo. (more…)

Best Website Fonts 5

 in Web Design by (updated on )

Fonts for WebsitesReadability and visual appeal are BIG factors to consider when designing your web page. First impressions are, as always, very important and no less so than with web pages.

In fact, I would go further and say that the 1st impression of a web page is critical to your website success. You only have seconds in which to capture a visitor’s interest. During that time, visitors will decide if they want to explore your site further or press the back arrow to try another site. There are so many choices, so many other well-designed websites, that you want to make sure that yours stands out for all the right reasons.

Designing web pages has a lot to do with working out how to grab a visitor’s interest whilst at the same time creating pages that are easy to navigate and easy to read. When you are first starting out with your web design journey, you will thus wrestle with the question as to which are the best web design fonts to use. (more…)