Updates: Fusion theme, Importers, and more

New features added to the server:

Themes

Computer Services updated all the existing themes and added a new theme called Fusion.

If you wish to change your theme, go the Appearance tab in the dashboard of your site and click Themes. There you can view the available themes and preview them for your site.

Important Note: If you click Activate to select a different theme, all settings (including colors, headers, widgets, and menus) will be lost, even if you switch back to your original theme.


Plugins

Computer Services updated existing plugins and added the following new plugins:

  • Blog in Blog – enables categorized blog posts to appear as separate pages. This can make it easier for readers to view your thoughts on specific topics. For more information, go to http://WordPress.org/extend/plugins/blog-in-blog.
  • EG-Attachments – enables you to easily manage attachments for your page or post using a shortcode or a button on the editor. For more information, go tohttp://www.emmanuelgeorjon.com/eg-attachments-1233.
  • Google Analyticator – adds the necessary code to use Google’s Analytics for your site. After enabling this plugin, visit the settings page and enter your Google Analytics UID and enable logging. For more information, go tohttp://ronaldheft.com/code/analyticator.
  • Promotion Slider – create a slideshow (or slider) on your site. When you install this plugin you will see a ‘Promotions’ tab. You can use this tab to create special posts that are used to populate the slideshow.  You can then use the shortcode [promoslider] to display the slider on your site. For more information, go to http://www.orderofbusiness.net/WordPress-plugins/promotion-slider.

Importers

Computer Services added the following new ways to import content into your site from other services: 

  • Blogger
  • Movable Type Backups
  • Movable Type and TypePad
  • RSS file