New Related Posts Plugin Rocks My Socks

September 3, 2008

Changing my recommendation on the best Related Posts plugin to use. This one is easier to set up and has more options to control what’s displayed. Check it out!

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A Coder/Designer’s Best Reference Manual Is . . . a Search Engine

September 1, 2008

Don’t discount the search engine, it’s often faster, more accurate, and less expensive than reference books on programming.

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How to Build a Wordpress Theme Preview Site

August 20, 2008

Tutorial on using plugins to allow theme-switching on any Wordpress site. Great for designers looking to show off work.

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Introducing the Silver Light 3-Column Wordpress Theme

August 15, 2008

A free, 3-column adaptation of Jai’s lovely 2-column Silver Light Wordpress theme.

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How to Fix Italics on Redie 3.0

August 1, 2008

How to easily fix the italics in Redie 3.0 Wordpress Theme. The theme is well-done but the italics currently cause a line break.

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Using Wordpress PHP Conditional Tags to Create Variable Design

July 28, 2008

Using Wordpress’s conditional tags can add variety and nuance to your blog. Here are instructions on how to implement them using some very basic PHP. Novice-friendly.

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Denying Access to Comment Spammers (and others) Using htaccess and 403 Pages

July 25, 2008

How to use the .htaccess file to deny access to any IP address, whether it’s a comment spammer or just someone you don’t want on your site. And how to build a 403 page which will explain they’ve been blocked (and allow appeals, if you’d like).

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