You may have read some of my previous post and heard me mention plugins and be wondering to yourself, what in the world is a WordPress Plugin. A WordPress Plugin is really nothing more than an App for your website. The thing that you need to know is that Plugins can do just about anything you are interested in doing for your website and they are easy to install and start using. Let me give you an example: At my church, we record all of my sermons. I thought it would be great to start putting those sermons on my website and even cooler if we could have them go into a iTunes Podcast. I did a search on WordPress’ Plugin search page for...
Read MoreThe reality is, most websites are not set apart by their infrastructure (which is vital) but by their graphics. The problem is, as a church planter, where do you find the killer graphics you need to make your website stand out? You are probably not in a position to hire someone (or at least would much rather not have to pay out to hire someone), and unless you are either exceptionally gifted artistically or happen to have a volunteer who is, you are probably stuck using Microsoft paint to eek out some pretty dull looking clip art. That’s where Creation Swap comes in! This site is fantastic – it’s a place where Christian artists who are doing...
Read MoreTo be sure, your church needs a website that reflects who you are as a body. I love working with churches to help them find the WordPress theme that speaks to their context! If you would like to set up a consultation to find out how iWaghost.com can help you find your way into a world class easy peasy website, contact us today! Your church deserves the best technology has to offer, and we are willing to offer it to you at a discount price!
Read MoreThis week I want to highlight a plugin that has been revolutionary for the church I lead, it’s simply called “Podcasting“. This plugin is amazing! Once installed and set up, a user can literally upload an audio file, copy the URL to that file, and paste it into the custom field established by the plugin, the rest is done by “Podcasting”! The plugin will insert the audio into a flash player to be displayed on your WordPress website, it will upload the podcast to iTunes, and it will insert the flash player into your post or page without you knowing a single piece of code! See it live on Epic Church’s...
Read MoreI have to tell you, in the website design and building world, the thing I probably am most excited about is WordPress! It really is a fantastic way to do design. Let me tell you some reasons WordPress has become one of my favorite things! Some of you know, I work as a pastor at a church as well as running iWaghist.com. Our church uses WordPress for our website and I want to write this article from the perspective if an end user raged than the designer. So, a few reasons: 1. Easy updates! I literally have 4 different people (all volunteers) who keep various parts of our churches website updated (epic4life.com). Each of them picked up on how to use the software in a...
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