WordPress Resource: Your Website Engineer with Dustin Hartzler
Episodes
055 – Choose the WordPress Hosting Company That’s Right for You
21 Dec 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week I talk through the many different choices you have website hosting companies. I want to you be informed and pick the one that works best for...
054 – Organic Ways to Improve WordPress Loading Time
14 Dec 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Tune in today to learn 9 easy ways to organically speed up your website. These things are easy enough to tackle all of them in one afternoon.
053 – My WordPress Site was Hacked!
07 Dec 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to my story of pain when my WordPress site became hacked and I was blacklisted by Google. Not a good day!
052 – Your Website Engineer Podcast Anniversary
30 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Thanks for tuning into Episode 052 and sticking with me for an entire year. I look forward to the months and years to come!
051 – Cloud Computing Expo
23 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week Sean and Randy join me from beAutomated to share with us what happened at the Cloud Computing Expo in Santa Clara, CA.
050 – WordPress Custom Page Templates
16 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s episode, learn how to take your website to the next level by adding custom page templates to your WordPress theme.
049 – WordPress Contact Forms Revisited
09 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I take another look at the popular form building plugin Gravity Forms. I explain why I’m loving this plugin and how it saves me tons of t...
048 – WordPress and Phone Numbers
02 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The discussion with Sean and Randy was centered around all the necessary information needed before a programmer (either, software, plugin or theme dev...
047 – Mobile WordPress Sites
26 Oct 2011
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I share three different ways that you can create a mobile version of your WordPress website for people to get the best experience on ...
046 – WordPress Custom Login Screen
19 Oct 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Do you want to have a custom look for your WordPress login screen? Today, I share a few different ways to handle this task, which will make your site ...
045 – How to Use cPanel with WordPress
12 Oct 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Your website hosting company’s cPanel is a powerful tool. Learn how I use the cPanel to make developing websites a breeze.
044 – WordPress Plugin Management
05 Oct 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week I had the privilege of having Sean and Randy from beAutomated as guests on the show. They shared some great information about plugins that e...
043 – WordPress eCommerce Solutions
28 Sep 2011
Contributed by Lukas
There are many different eCommerce options out there and in this episode, I break down two different solutions, WP e-Commerce and WooCommerce.
042 – Add Custom Fonts to Your WordPress Website
21 Sep 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Fonts on a website don’t have to be boring, spice them up with custom fonts. In this episode I outline three different ways to implement custom ...
041 – 7 Online Tools I Use to Run My Business
14 Sep 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Today I want to share with you some of my favorite online services that I use every single day to run my business. Some are web tools and others are a...
040 – Transfer WordPress Website Hosting
07 Sep 2011
Contributed by Lukas
It’s simple to move your site from one hosting company to another. If you are paying too much or aren’t getting good support, you should t...
039 – Understanding Your DNS Servers
31 Aug 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode features Sean and Randy from beAutomated. Today’s topic is understanding Domain Name System (DNS), how it works and how t...
038 – Enhance Your WordPress Site
24 Aug 2011
Contributed by Lukas
You can enhance your WordPress site by adding some or all of the plugins that we talked about on today’s show. I also summarized Matt Mullenwig&...
037 – Editing Your WordPress Site Offline
17 Aug 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Working a WordPress website offline, saves an incredible amount of time since you don’t have to wait on an internet connection and the public ca...
036 – What Can I Do If I Install WordPress in the Wrong Directory
10 Aug 2011
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I outline four different ways you can recover from installing WordPress in the incorrect directory. All of them will make your viewer...
035 – Increase the Performance of Your WordPress Site
03 Aug 2011
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode, we continue the discussion about WordPress performance. I think you might find it surprising that if your website takes ...
034 – How Fast is Your WordPress Website?
27 Jul 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week I have a special guest on the show, Phil Graham & we had a great discussion about different ways you can speed up your WordPress websi...
033 – How To Back Up Your WordPress Website
20 Jul 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s show topic is about backing up our WordPress websites and how to restore your site if something goes horribly wrong.
032 – Another WordPress Update
13 Jul 2011
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I breakdown the new version of WordPress and share different ways to create a hard to hack password.
031 – WordPress Website Security, Keep Your Site Safe!
06 Jul 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode is all about security and to help me, I had Sean and Randy on from beAutomated. These guys are experts when it comes to Wor...
030 – Which should I use for my WordPress site, Thesis or Headway
29 Jun 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week I answer some listener’s questions and discuss the benefits of using the Thesis theme or the Headway theme.
029 – 12 Types of Sites Built with WordPress
22 Jun 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week I found a great article that had twelve different types of sites that could be build using WordPress.It opened my eyes to a few new applicat...
028 – How I Keep My WordPress Updated on the Go
15 Jun 2011
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, I highlight how I keep my WordPress website updated on the go. This is one of the benefits of using WordPress; ease of updat...
027 – Give Your WordPress site some CommentLuv
08 Jun 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Are you looking to drive more traffic to your website? This is a great add-on plugin that will enhance your followers experience when they leave comm...
026 – Custom Plugins for WordPress
01 Jun 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week Sean and Randy on from beAutomated and we had a great discussion about why you would have a custom plugin developed.
025 – WordPress No Longer Supports IE6, Yes!
25 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
WordPress finally stops supporting IE6 and I walk you through how to transfer your website to another hosting company.
024 – Why WordPress is the Best CMS
18 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Today I have two special guests on the show from beAutomated.com and we discuss why WordPress is the best content management system.
023 – How to Choose an Email Distribution Company for WordPress
11 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Today I would like to continue our discussion from last week about how to capture email addresses on your WordPress website.
022 – Opt In Forms and WordPress Websites
04 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Building a high-quality, responsive mailing list is hard work. It takes more than just slapping a few thousand email addresses into your database and ...
021 – Is WordPress Too Easy?
27 Apr 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode features a guest, Eric Wignall from Wignall Media. We talked about how great WordPress is and our concerns that WordPress maybe...
020 – Add Google Maps to Your WordPress Website
21 Apr 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Today I am shared about the importance of maps on your website. Plus I share some tips on how to add an embeddable map to your WordPress site.
019 – Seven Ways to Drive Traffic to Your WordPress Website
14 Apr 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Today I share seven different ways to drive traffic to your WordPress website, which includes sending your WordPress feed to other directories.
018 – Themes and WordPress Websites
09 Apr 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Today I talked about installing free and premium themes for your WordPress website. You can change the appearance of your site immediately by changing...
017 – Switching Hosting Providers for Your WordPress Website
30 Mar 2011
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I share a step-by-step approach of how to move your WordPress website from one hosting company to another.
016 – WordPress and Contact Forms
23 Mar 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s show is about adding contact forms to your WordPress website. You can manually add them or you can use one of two plugins that I discuss...
015 – WordPress and Search Engine Optimization
17 Mar 2011
Contributed by Lukas
WordPress is a great choice for serious bloggers, but like any out of the box solution it has a few limitations when it comes to search engine optimiz...
014 – WordPress 3.1 Questions and so Much More
09 Mar 2011
Contributed by Lukas
WordPress 3.1 is hear and I spend some time answering questions from the community, including how to automatically post to Facebook.
013 – Email Accounts with WordPress Websites
03 Mar 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Today I highlight the importance of creating a professional email account using the form you[at]yourdomain[dot]com.
012 – Interview with Plugin Developer Brad Vincent
23 Feb 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week I sat down with Brad Vincent, a WordPress plugin developer to talk about one of his plugins that I discovered this week called Blackbird Pie...
011 – Why I Can’t Stand Using GoDaddy
16 Feb 2011
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I will explain why I do not like using GoDaddy and what are the best ways to register a domain and hosting.
010 – Security Update and Great New Plugins
10 Feb 2011
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I discuss the security update 3.0.5 along with how to look at your WordPress stats and use different commenting plugins.
009 – Switch From WordPress.com to WordPress.org
04 Feb 2011
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I walk you step by step how to transfer your WordPress.com website to a self hosted WordPress.org website.
008 – Never Google Search for Free WordPress Themes
26 Jan 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Unfortunately, there are many developers out there who add malicious code to their themes and today I explain why you should never install themes foun...
007 – WordPress Update and Questions oh My!
19 Jan 2011
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I stress the importance of updating to the newest version of WordPress 3.0.4. I also answer questions from three different listeners....
006 – Best Practices for Setting Up a WordPress Website
12 Jan 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Today I want to share with you some best practices for setting up your WordPress website, this info is great whether you are new to WordPress or curre...