How to Add a Video to Your Home Page

A *lot* of people have asked me how to add a video to the home page of their WordPress website using the Chiropractor2Web WordPress theme.

The theme comes with a static home page by default since many business owners want that instead of the traditional list of blog posts on the home page. And many have figured out how to edit the HTML of the home page to replace the image with a video.

But there is an easier way…

Here is an easier way do to it – just create a new “Page” in WordPress, embed the video (I used a YouTube video in the example) and then add some minor styling tweaks for margins and you are all set!

This video walks you through how to do it step-by-step. Even though I describe how to do this with the Chiropractor2Web theme, this could work for any WordPress theme.

Try it out, and leave me your questions or feedback in the comments below!

WordPress Website Tutorial Series

On Expand2Web I’ve been publishing a series of video tutorials on using WordPress. If you are interested in learning how to update and improve your WordPress website or blog these are definitely worth checking out.

Topics Covered

I cover topics like:

• How to publish a page or a post in WordPress
• Customizing your writing settings
• Adding widgets to your sidebar
• How to create an image gallery in WordPress
• Embedding photos, video and audio into your posts
• There are over 30 more tutorials and growing every week!

See all the tutorials here: WordPress Websites Tutorial Series

How To Add a Google Map to Your Chiropractic Website

Google Web Elements makes is super easy to grab a custom map for your business and add it to your website. If you are using the Chiropractor2Web WordPress Theme, the custom options panel makes it even easier.

This video shows you how to get a custom map and add it to your chiropractic website:

Creating Sub-Menus in the Chiropractor2Web WordPress Theme

If you are using v1.2 of the Chiropractor2Web WordPress theme you can easily create sub-menus on your navigation bar. This short video shows you how:

How to Change Your Sidebar Widgets

Over on Expand2Web I just posted a video that shows you how to change the default sidebar widget by replacing it with a newsletter signup form.

I’ve embedded the video below, and you can click here to read the whole tutorial on Expand2Web – How to Add a WordPress Widget to Your Website.

The Chiropractor2Web WordPress Theme has a default sidebar widget – the “Call Us Today” widget with the picture of the smiling receptionist. This default widget will show unless you go into your WordPress Admin panel and add a widget of your own.

Then this one will go away and be replaced by the widget(s) that you add. This video shows you how to do this.

Note: I’m using the excellent AWeber email newsletter service in this video.

Upload Patient Forms to Your Website

Do you want to provide pre-visit forms for your patients so they can fill them out before they come to your office?

With WordPress it is easy to upload any type of media, photos, audio, video, and documents and include them in your posts or pages.

In this short tutorial, I’ll show you how to create a new page called “First Visit”, add it to the navigation menu, and upload a PDF patient form to the page.