wordpress
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Featured Plugin: Pre-Publish Reminders
There’s always a list of stuff you do before you post to your blog. Whether you realize it or not, there are a number of things that must be done before you hit that Publish button on your next blog post. For example, did you… Categorize your post properly? Use proper title (h1, h2, h3,…)…
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Recommended Hosts for Self Hosted WordPress
I’m often asked: What host should I buy for my new WordPress website? I currently recommend inmotion Hosting as one of my favorite webhosting companies. And I have a cool free offer with Real Free Website, so check it out if you’re interested in a new website built for free when you purchase of a…
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How to evaluate a WebHost
When you want to setup a website, or an online store, or even your own social network, you will most likely need a webhost. These are some questions I run through when evaluating a webhost. This is very much a work in progress, and you’re looking at version .01 of this. Your feedback is appreciated…
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Tiny WordPress improvement.
If a piece of software knows there’s a problem its great when it alerts you of this problem. Even better than just an alert, is a follow up action to correct the problem. WordPress has this type of mechanics, ((for lack of a better word)) for some things, for example, the Auto save feature. If…
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Favorite WordPress Plugins List
When I install WordPress for you, you get a bunch of pre-installed plugins. You also get to pick additional ones from the list below; these also happen to be some of my favorite plugins. Optional plugins: ~~Adsense-Deluxe~~ All in One SEO Pack Articles Category Posts Widget Contact Form 7 ((With one basic contact form installed.))…
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List of words to blacklist in your WordPress site.
To help reduce Spam comments on your WordPress website, you can and should use Akismet. It seems to be the most accurate and effective plugin. That’s the only plugin to control spam that I run in all the sites I manage. There’s one more thing you can do to improve your site’s SPAM catching ability:…
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List of words to blacklist in your WordPress site.
To help reduce Spam comments on your WordPress website, you can and should use Akismet. It seems to be the most accurate and effective plugin. That’s the only plugin to control spam that I run in all the sites I manage. There’s one more thing you can do to improve your site’s SPAM catching ability:…
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Updating to wp-e-commerce 3.7.5
The plugin wp-e-commerce keeps getting regular updates. There is a new update for it available in the control panel of your plugin administrative dashboard in WordPress. But before you upgrade automatically, you should read this: The update instructions in the readme file are pretty clear. Just copy over the existing files and you should be…
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WordPress Host recommendations
Finally ready to get your own WordPress blog? or website? Well take a minute to explore your options. After helping many of you with your WordPress sites I’ve realized that hosting makes a big difference. Here are some tips that can help you get a good host without breaking the bank. These are also good…
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Remote Access to MySQL Database for WordPress
Here’s a quick visual tutorial on how to connect to a Remote MySQL Database, using MySQL Administrator. These instructions should be compatible with all hosts that allow remote connections to MySQL and have CPanel. Most hosts I’ve dealt with, offering C-Panel allow this type of connection, but YMMV. Check their documentation, or just try my…