Videos
WordPress | Control Panel | Open Source Software | PHP
Is Your WordPress Installation Up-to-Date?
Keeping your WordPress Installation Updated is important for security and to ensure the level of operation that you expect. Themes and especially plugins need to be updated as well. This video will show you how to determine if you are using the latest version of WordPress and plugins and, if not, what to do about it.
WordPress Security: Delete the Admin User
Many if not most WordPress installations still have the admin user as the primary adminstrator. This make a hackers job easier as they only have to guess one variable. Most passwords are fairly weak, so it isn’t all that hard for a hacker to crack into your WordPress admin. This video show you how to increase the security of your WordPress installation by safely deleting the admin user.
Embedding a Flash Video into WordPress
Once you’ve output a Flash Video (.flv), you can easily embed the video into a WordPress blog post or page. Here’s how to do that, using the FLV-Embed Plugin for WordPress.
Post a Large Jing Video to Your Blog
Video made using Jing, the free video capture tool from TechSmith, are often too large to fit into your WordPress template – or Joomla! or other template. This Jing video shows you how to use WordPress to upload and link to open your Jing video in a new window.
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Using the OrangeCat Control Panel
Using the ControlPanel WebMail Client
If you are on an Orange Cat server that uses the blue Control Panel (the URL is something like “http://www.yoursite.com/ControlPanel”), this video will show you how to use the installed WebMail client to pick up your email from any computer in the world.
Add a User Account to Your Server
If you are on an Orange Cat server that uses the blue Control Panel (the URL is something like “http://www.yoursite.com/ControlPanel”), this video shows you how to add a user to your account. A user can have an email account, FTP access or both.
Backup Your HTDOCS (Web) Directory
If you are on an Orange Cat server that uses the blue Control Panel (the URL is something like “http://www.yoursite.com/ControlPanel”), this video will show you how to create a backup copy of your HTDOCS (Web) Directory, how to download the backup to your computer, and how to restore your website from the backup. This is rarely necessary, but if you ever do need it, it’s great to able to backup in a few minutes rather than having to re-create your whole website from scratch.
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The FileZilla Open Source FTP Client
FileZilla is available for Windows, Mac and many flavors or Linux. This 3-part Tutorial will show you how to use it. Click here to download FileZilla.
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Learning to Use PHP Templates
This 4-part video series will show you how to use PHP templates to automate some of your day-to-day website functions.
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