The Menus module is one of those wonderful features, but by default, it doesn’t allow to specify some attributes of the  menu items, like the “target”.

In my opinion, the WordPress administration area design is not usable (and not 508 compliant) and some buttons and options are difficult to find because they are normally in gray letters over light gray backgrounds. After seeking for around half an hour, I finally found the way to specify the target attribute of a link on the Menus module. I decided to share this because I think it’s something difficult to find but also something very easy to activate:

Step 1: Screen Options.

Go to the “Menus module” , under “Appearance”. Then, click on the “Screen Options” button, located on the top right corner.

Step 2: Enable Link Target option.

Then, under “Show advanced menu properties”, check the “Link Target” option.

Step 3: Specify the target attribute on the WordPress menu.

On the Menu items options, a new field will be displayed – Link Target –  to specify the target of the link.

The site features information and resources for seniors and their families that relate to all aspects of aging including:

• Housing
• Home care
• Aging in place
• Decision making
• Money and legal issues
• Moving and downsizing

The site is powered by WordPress with a little bit of Ruby on Rails and PHP to power some of the more complex functionality.

Along with Google and Facebook and Twitter, I have to say that WordPress, developed by Matthew Mullenweg, must go down in Internet history as one of the most significant events and turning points in the development and proliferation of the world wide web.

The reason is simple

…and the key word here is “simple”.  Creating a website using WordPress is simple.  Installing a blog using WordPress is simple.  Implementing an easy-to-use, search-engine-friendly (SEF) content management system (CMS) is simple.  Getting found on Google is simple.  Starting a business and getting your website up and running quickly and cost-effectively is simple.

WordPress allows anybody, without any technical knowledge of HTML, Javascript, PHP, ASP.NET, CSS, XML or a host of other technical acronyms to be able to launch a professional looking website in a couple days for a couple hundred dollars.

I was at a PubCon expo in Vegas a couple years ago as listened to Matt Cutts of Google respond to a question from the moderator, Guy Kawasaki, “if  you were to start an online business today, what would be one of the first things you would do?”  Without hesitation, Cutts said that he would create a WordPress blog.  Now that’s a great endorsement.

Other reasons to choose WordPress as a content management system (CMS) or blog:

• It is FREE open source software
• You can make it do almost anything that is possible to do with a website
• You can make it look almost any way that a website could possibly look
• There are thousands of FREE and powerful plugins that provide enhanced functionality
• There are hundreds of FREE WordPress templates and FREE WordPress themes
• There are thousands of relatively low-cost premium WordPress themes
• There are thousands of talented WordPress designers and WordPress experts
• There are hundreds of thousands of people using WordPress
• It is well supported and frequently updated
• It is safe and secure and getting safer and more secure all the time

You can get up and running with WordPress by following these easy steps:

1. Register your domain name on GoDaddy
2. Purchase a Linux hosting package (about $5/month)
3. From GoDaddy…
   1. Pull down the Hosting menu option
   2. Select My Hosting Account
   3. Click Manage Account
   4. Click Your Applications
   5. Enter “WordPress” in the search box and click [Go]
   6. Click on the WordPress link
   7. Click [Install Now]
   8. Once installed, upload a professionally designed WordPress theme
   9. Start creating pages and posts
   10. Publish!

I’ve gone through all 10 steps in less than 3-4 hours.

SEE: WordPress User’s Guide

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