January 1, 2012
If you haven’t logged into your dashboard lately, you probably should. Wordpress 3.3 was released about a few weeks ago, and as a major release it brings some fairly significant changes which I’ll outline today. The underlying theme is accessibility for new users.
November 1, 2011
Want to start your own blog, but don’t know where to start? You should really look into WordPress, the simplest and most powerful blogging platform available today. Powering over 50% of all blogs, and more than a few other websites, WordPress makes the task of content-management easy for anyone. Not sure where to get started, [...]
October 27, 2011
Most of you probably already know that WordPress powers a large amount of websites that we look at every day. With the large userbase and support, you can do a lot of cool things with it. While WordPress even offers one-click upgrades to the latest WP versions, some people simply can’t use it because their server doesn’t support it.
October 24, 2011
It’s easy for anyone to create a blog site these days, but you may not have the time to maintain one on a regular basis, or there may be occasions when you might want to post content anonymously. This is where Instablogg comes in. This blogging service allows you to write anything you like and post it as a traditional looking blog entry.
October 12, 2011
Being the most versatile blogging system ever, it’s no surprise that developers have twisted and pulled Wordpress into becoming so much more through the clever use of plugins. If you thought Wordpress was only for blogging, think again. Here’s 5 others ways you can use the Wordpress system, with free and premium choices where available.
October 6, 2011
It’s so amazingly easy to start your own website with Wordpress. Anyone can just sign up for an account and start blogging. To host your own Wordpress installation, on the other hand, is a completely different ballgame. To help you bring your site to new heights, we’ve compiled a list of the best Wordpress plugins that every website administrator should take a look at.
September 28, 2011
Getting comments on your blog is a great motivator to keep you going on with the long haul that is blogging. Just knowing that someone is out there, appreciating your work feels great, but not everyone is willing to comment or even has something to say. Let’s take a look today at 3 ways to encourage users to comment through the clever use of plugins.
September 19, 2011
Taking screenshots is something everyone needs to do once in a while. There are numerous screen capture tools out there – some very powerful and costly, and some lighter and cheaper. But let’s face it, most of us don’t need to use screenshots professionally. We just need a lightweight and simple tool that won’t slow down the computer and will simply do what it’s supposed to – take screenshots. Here are 3 free, simple and lightweight tools that do just that.
September 16, 2011
The blogging platform, Posterous, is undergoing a major makeover, renaming itself Posterous Spaces, which takes a social networking approach to sharing private and public user content. Members of the site will still be able to share photos, videos, and written content as before, but in the new platform they can configure “spaces” for the type of content they want to share.
September 16, 2011
If you’re a creative type or have any kind of expert knowledge to share, one very effective way to bring traffic to your site is to offer a free download of your work – be it an eBook, art, video or music – in exchange for a little promotion on Twitter. Today let’s take a look at 3 possible systems for doing this: a Wordpress plugin, a free web service, and a DIY jQuery method.
