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Twitter Chatter: 11 Top WordPress Plugins Every Blog Should Have

May 5, 2011
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11 Top WordPress Plugins Every Blog Should Have
Finally, no more guessing about which of the thousands of WordPress Plugins you need on your blog.  These 11 plugins are a must for every website.

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Twitter Chatter: How to Troubleshoot and Fix your WordPress Website

February 21, 2011
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How to Troubleshoot and Fix your WordPress Website
I think most of us have had the dreaded moment of panic when we think we will just “tweak” our new WordPress theme to make it a bit more attractive.  We do our tweaking in the file editor, hit save, and then on to view our new and [...]

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Twitter Chatter: paths and URLs in WordPress

January 27, 2011

Quick WP Tip: paths and URLs in WordPress
Knowing the constants and functions of WordPress API is crucial to developing code that will work correctly for all WordPress users.
Warning for WordPress nerds only!

Quick WP Tip: paths and URLs in WordPress

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Twitter Chatter: Category in Permalinks Considered Harmful

January 5, 2011

Category in Permalinks Considered Harmful
Firstly, it’s really not any better for SEO to have the category in there, or to have just the postname there by itself. And anybody who tells you differently is wrong. If you disagree with me, then no, I’m not interested in arguing this point with you; you’re just wrong, period, [...]

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Twitter Chatter: Joost de Valk WordPress SEO presentation

January 4, 2011


[Repost] Warning 49 minutes of riveting information from a master at both WordPress and SEO. Posted on the “Tweaking Websites” blog.

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Twitter Chatter: Matt Mullenweg interview – Part II – The WordPress Podcast

November 10, 2010
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Matt Mullenweg interview – Part II – The WordPress Podcast
The smile, the face, the man behind WordPress.  In part I of this series, Matt Mullenweg gave us a lot of information about WordPress.
In this second part of the series he talks about VaultPress; Automattic’s new backup system. Matt explains the features and pricing–then he discusses [...]

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2.0 to go (web series): WordPress from start to finish

August 2, 2010
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Let’s face it, the best part of take out is that you don’t have to do the cooking.
Come spend the day in our local Tech Kitchen as we whip up some fantastic web pages with WordPress. We call it “Make it and Take It,” but you can call it a mini miracle, you decide !
I’m [...]

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Twitter Chatter: Content Management Systems

July 26, 2010
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Programs I Use on My Website. Part 2. Content Management Systems (CMS)
Advocate for CMS.
Good article, by Dr. Ralph F. Wilson, even if I disagree with his opinion about WordPress. The customizing frustrations are easily solved by choosing a proper theme, like Thesis, that is designed for customization.

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WordPress 3.0 Demystified – Part 5

July 11, 2010
Polls as widgets

Part V: Give ‘em what they asked for
Last, but certainly not least, is content. Today you’ll add pages, forms, and the actual MEAT (or beans, for vegetarians) to your site.
Be judicious!! Think of the things that make you leave a website and work to avoid them. For instance, I jump ship pretty quickly if there’s [...]

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WordPress 3.0 Demystified – Part 4A

July 10, 2010
WordPress Configuration

Part IV: Go (Con)figure
This was originally part of yesterday’s post, however with the bonus there was already too much information.
Don’t panic. Configure is just a fancy computer word for “settings.”  What’s your site title? The tag line? Displays? WordPress is so kind, that it will walk you through each of these questions with the greatest [...]

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