MAMP is a great platform for running Apache, MySQL, and PHP on your Mac with the click of a button. Out of the box, though, it could use a few tweaks. One of those ‘tweaks’ is to increase the amount of memory available to the MySQL Server so it won’t “disappear” during large imports. Learn how to fix this little problem in this training…

This training is a live demonstration of BackupBuddy: the backup, migration, and restoration utility from iThemes. BackupBuddy is one of the most programmatically mature plugins on the market: An essential tool for the serious webmaster, and an indispensable utility for the website developer. Take a look at BackupBuddy in action!

cPanel is one of the web’s most popular hosting control panels which help you manage your website. You can also produce reliable, regular WordPress backups using two of cPanel’s functions. This module contains an 18-minute video training including two screencasts for backup and restore, and a checklist / cheat sheet you can download and print to take you backup WordPress step-by-step.

This brief WordPress training shows you how to create a non-clickable menu item. Often, you may want disable the ability to click on the parent menu in order that the sub-menu items be clickable. For instance you may have a top-level “Members” menu, but you want the submenu items “Login, Join, and Member Dashboard” to be “live” clicks, and not “Members” itself. This tutorial shows you how to implement this quick workaround!

Wouldn’t it be nice if you could plan and schedule your posts in a calendar based format? The good news is, you can! This WordPress training gives a comprehensive review of the Editorial Calendar plugin showing you how you can plan your posts, serialize your content, and help you create momentum that will create loyal, content-craving visitors.

This course takes you step by step through creating your first WordPress website from domain registration to installing WordPress. This lesson includes an 18-minute video training and screencast, three handouts – a Lesson worksheet, a full transcript, and a “Cheat Sheet” for your own WordPress installation!

This lesson outlines how to choose your niche – how to decide what type of content to generate for your website to attract a particular online community and maximize your revenue stream.

WordPress is not simply software installed on a single machine – it exists in a digital ecosystem of server hardware and software. Understanding how these pieces of the web server puzzle work together will help you understand website management and development.

The first question many budding webmasters ask themselves is, “Should I self-host my WordPress website or should I use one of the popular blogging services?