FAQs About WordPress

Q. What is WordPress? A. WordPress is a “blogging platform”, which is a fancy way of saying “a place for you to put your blog”. Q. I’ve heard of WordPress.org and WordPress.com. What is the difference? A. WordPress.org is... [Read the article]

Best Security Plugins

It seems the hackers have made their way back to my client’s blogs (insert heavy sigh here!). In light of that, I have a few new favorite plugins that may help. 1. Bad Behavior which is just an anti-spam plugin. There are many good anti-spam plugins... [Read the article]

How Secure is Your Blog?

There are several things that can happen to a WordPress site. You can get spam on your comments form or on your contact form; You can get hacked; You can corrupt your database. There are many security measures that you can put in place to protect your... [Read the article]

Getting Your Blog Healthy for the Summer

The summer is usually a time for slowing things down. We start eating healthy, getting more exercise, and just enjoying our lives. Here are some tips to make your blog healthier too. 1. Replan your blog. If you haven’t done this in a while, think... [Read the article]

WordPress Three Point Oh!

The developers over at WordPress released this video to show you the new features of WP 3.0 – and there are many. Good job WordPress developers!  Read More →

How to Use Top 10 Must-Have WordPress Plugin Lists to Your Advantage

Wikipedia definition: Plugin-itis is an affliction causing a person to feel like they are going to be a better blogger if they have every plugin known to man on their blog. Ok, I just made this up. There’s no Wikipedia definition. But the affliction... [Read the article]

Remember the Boy Scout Motto

There are times when WordPress sends everyone a notice that they need to upgrade their blogs. You’ve seen the notice. It comes in the form of a yellow warning at the top of your blog dashboard. It innocently tells you to click to upgrade. Then gives... [Read the article]

Not Sure if a Comment is Spam, Here’s What to Do

You get an email telling you that you have a new comment on an old post. You don’t recognize the person, and that’s ok. You don’t know all your readers. The comment is off, but you aren’t quite sure if it’s spam or just someone... [Read the article]

How to Survive Losing Your Blog

Imagine going to your WordPress site and finding that part of it is gone. Either there are no posts, or your pages have disappeared. Would you know what to do? Recently I learned a very important lesson about WordPress when not one, but two, people I... [Read the article]

Create a Desktop Shortcut to Post to Your Blog

Have you ever avoided posting to your blog because it’s just too much trouble getting to the right posting page? In 4 easy steps you can create a desktop shortcut that will take you directly to the posting page with one click. Hint: You can click... [Read the article]