In The Scratch Pad – Fancy Text And Links In Your Sidebars, we covered how to use a scratch pad to create some fancy text and links in the sidebars or any other available widget areas your theme might have. Using the same techniques, you can easily add images in those same widget areas. Here’s how!

One of the great features of WordPress is the excellent built in commenting system which allows your readers to leave feedback on your posts. To get the most out of it, when you set up WordPress there are a few simple things you need to do.

If you are using images in your posts, and if you are using them in your archives and widgets, then it’s important to set a ‘featured image’ when you create your posts. Here’s how to do it.