May 2009

Important: Which version of WordPress do you want to install a widget in? WordPress before 2.8: click here WordPress 2.8 or later: click here Installing widgets in WordPress versions before 2.8: When you set up a new WordPress blog you have the option to add some widgets to your sidebars. What are widgets? Widgets are [...]

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I read a post recently in a forum that argued quite strongly that META tags are a waste of time. The argument was that they don’t serve a useful purpose any more, with the exception of the Title and Description tags. I disagreed quite strongly with that position. Here’s why:  

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A question that I see quite often is how to install a WordPress theme. WordPress themes, particularly Premium Themes, are becoming increasingly sophisticated. Themes like Thesis are more than just themes – they’re platforms that enable you to maximise the power of WordPress. If you’re a serious blogger, but not a PHP wiz, you should [...]

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I was at a real-world social networking do last night and saw a perfect example of what not to do. I also saw a perfect example of how it should be done. The interesting thing is that, quite by chance, both these examples came from people in the same industry – they were both head [...]

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A while ago I published a step-by-step process for moving the content (posts, comments and labels) from your Blogger blog to a WordPress blog. You can find it here. What I didn’t cover in that post, and what I’ve seen a lot of questions on since, is how to ensure you don’t lose your followers [...]

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How to set up and use FTP is a question I often see – so here’s a layman’s description for newbies. FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol – but that’s not important right now. What is important is that once you’ve got it set up, using it is little different from using Windows Explorer. It’s [...]

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Life’s pretty tough for a lot of people right now. If you’re not personally affected I bet you know someone who is. If you’re feeling nervous and worried about the future, here are two things to think about that history has proven time and again to be true: Recessions always end Recessions always provide opportunities [...]

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Important: Which version of WordPress do you want to install plugins in? WordPress versions before 2.8: click here. WordPress version 2.8 or later: click here. Installing and managing plugins in WordPress versions before 2.8 I quite often see questions from people asking how to install new plugins on WordPress. There are now more than 4,000 [...]

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