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…
This is a work in progress, a sort of FAQ for those people using the “free wordpress installation” offer I have going on. For more information, head over to free wordpress offer. Do you support (fill in the blank) theme? It depends, if its a popular theme, chances are I can install it for you….
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.))…
One extra step in protecting against spam comments on your blog. This can be especially useful when your blog is open to all.
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: […]
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…
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…
Trying to troubleshoot your theme? change the header on your website? maybe you want to add a fancy plugins or widget that doesn’t provide a nice interface through your dashboard in WordPress and you aren’t sure how to add it to your theme. This might be a good place to start your adventures into web…
What is the difference between plugins and widgets? Plugins are functions that do something to your website. They could serve a back-end purpose and never be visible to you or the public. In the other hand, a widget usually is the representation of a plugin in the form of an object that can be placed…
If you happen to be a writer of any kind, and run your own blog you want to check out these plugins. Even if you’re a casual blogger –that makes you a writer of some kind right? You should find these useful. All of these are very simple to install, there are other alternatives and…
Last night, as I was writing one of the posts for my blogging tutorial series, I wanted a way to get columns working in a post. Newspaper style, or magazine style some may call it. I thought it would be really cool if I could wrap content around short tags that would automatically make columns….
I had this idea to use Ozh’s random words. I use this cool plugin throughout my sites to give them a fresh look for recurring visitors, for example, on the Know Thyself page, the quote that shows up on the 2nd paragraph is randomized with this cool plugin. What if I want to use it…
