Responsive videos are, at times, tricky. Especially when you're trying to embed a video from YouTube or Vimeo. You see, by default, YouTube videos "respond" by shrinking their width but keeping their height. Ultimately, this results in cropping the video down to a weird square. Try resizing your browser. See how the video crops? When you play the video, the inside will resize to the correct aspect ratio, so you have a lot of extra black space at the top and the bottom. Like when you were watching a "wide screen" movie on a square CRT TV in like, 2001. This approach is ... Keep Reading
How to Add Google Analytics to Any Genesis Framework Website
The Genesis Framework is known for being one of the most easy-to-use frameworks out there. So when a client mentioned he couldn't find a tutorial anywhere on how to add Google Analytics to his Genesis site, I was a little shocked. So I made this super quick video, demonstrating where to add your Google Analytics code: I also wrote up a step-by-step tutorial on how to add Google Analytics to any Genesis site, if videos aren't your thing. Step One: Sign Up for Google Analytics Obviously, if you've already signed up, you can skip this step. If you haven't, you need to. GA is a ... Keep Reading
Add a Facebook Messenger Link to Any Website
Whether you love it or hate it, there's something to be said for Facebook's popularity. Everyone has Facebook Messenger on their phones. Users spend hours of their days poring over dog pictures, cat videos, the occasional family update, and all the dank memes. Hell, there's even a wildly-popular page for Garlic Bread: Despite the silliness, Facebook is also a great tool for your business. You can connect with like-minded individuals in groups, and promote your business through your page. One of the more underrated tools for businesses is Facebook Messenger. While everyone knows ... Keep Reading
Quick & Easy Pinterest Images in Genesis
Pinterest drives blog traffic like crazy. But, unfortunately, the featured image sizes that come standard on most Genesis themes aren't optimized for Pinterest. They're usually in landscape mode - 960px wide or less, and don't make for impressive pins. You could manually add each Pinterest-friendly image to the bottom of your blog post. But then it's up to your visitors to select the "right" image when pinning your post, which gives the user more control over your content then they probably need. Luckily, if you're using the Genesis framework, I came up with a quick and easy solution to ... Keep Reading
Add a Featured Image to a Single Post in Genesis
I'm writing this post out of necessity. I did numerous Google searches, and read through numerous tutorials, and was severely disappointed with the results. There are options withing Genesis for displaying featured images on the blog/archive pages, but it doesn't have any options for displaying featured images on individual posts. My search results only wielded plugins, out-dated tutorials, or blogs behind paywalls - nothing quick, and nothing easy. So, naturally, I came up with my own solution, and it's easy as pie. Simply plop the following code in your functions.php file: function ... Keep Reading