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Jun
11

WordPress 2.8 is Available! (and my list of plug-ins that don't like it)

WordPress 2.8 has hit the streets, folks, and there are some serious goodies awaiting you! WordPress 2.8 Highlights * Theme Browser and Installer * Ability to add Custom Headers * New drag-and-drop widgets admin interface and new Widgets API * New ways to customize dashboard widgets * Syntax highlighting and function lookup built into plugin and theme editors. * Configurable Views on Management Pages. *

May
26

Let Your RSS Subscribers Choose: Full Text or Summary?

WordPress automatically sets up two feeds for you: your posts feed and your comments feed. You have a choice on the posts feed to publish the full text of your post, or a summary. Which do you choose? Some of your readers may prefer full text feeds, while others prefer a summary. So which group do you defer to? Publishing a summary feed forces people

May
20

Slow Down the Content Scrapers with the FeedEntryHeader Plugin

You work hard on your content, and it’s really disheartening to see that someone else has stolen it and published it on their site. But, what can you do about it? These lazy bloggers who steal content from other sites are called scrapers, and they most commonly get your content through your RSS feed and put it on SPAM blogs (called ‘splogs’), usually in the

Apr
7

Clean Up Your WordPress Database with One Click

We’ve talked about why it’s important to degrag your hard drive regularly. The same is true for your WordPress database. MySQL is the type of database WordPress uses, and while it’s a great database, sometimes it doesn’t clean up after itself too well, and left unaddressed, you could end up with the same sort of problems as you have if you don’t defrag your hard

Jan
26

Warning: You Look Desperate

Consider these scenarios: A friend introduces you to someone. First thing out of their mouth is, “Will you marry me?” You walk in a new restaurant. The owner greets you with, “Would you like dinner delivered to your home every night?” Crazy, right? What would you think? You don’t know the person your friend introduced from Adam and you haven’t even had a chance to

Jan
13