WordPress Tutorials

How to Protect Your WordPress Blog From Spam

If you’re new to WordPress, then you may imagine that spam is limited to just what you get in your email box, offering creams and pills to decrease your waist and increase your… um, other things. Eh-hem. Once you own a blog, spam can take on a whole new meaning and be even more of an annoyance that requires constant vigilance.  learn more  Read More →

What’s New in WordPress 2.8

The last few weeks have been a buzz on the Internet with the release of WordPress 2.8.3. If you have a WordPress blog or site, you’ve probably seen a notification at the top if you haven’t already upgraded. If you’re not the site administrator of your blog, you can click the top of the blog to notify them. The upgrade to WordPress 2.8 has brought many needed changes, although it has already brought with it some bugs, as in a few short weeks, there’s already been a couple security... learn more

WordPress: Using the Featured Post Plugin

If you’ve created an online magazine with WordPress or simply want to grow your blog, then you’ll want to add a way to feature specific posts at the top of your home page. Most online magazines and many high profile blogs have a featured post section that either showcases one primary post or rotates through several posts. learn more  Read More →

Turn Your WordPress Blog into a Business Website

It’s no mystery that WordPress has taken over the blogosphere. And even though its popularity started as blogging software it’s expanding influence has attracted many users interested in a simple way to manage their own website. Did you know that you can turn your WordPress blog into a full-service website for your business or company? Maybe you’re a technology blogger and now want to expand your blog to offer web design services and software. Typically business sites include more... learn more

5 Plugins for Making Your WordPress Blog SEO Friendly

In my last SEO for WordPress article, I started with 5 tips for making your WordPress blog SEO friendly. We discussed things you could do on an ongoing basis to give your blog value to people and search engines — optimized content, proper keyword research, optimizing photos, building links and using navigation techniques to optimize for search engines. This time, I want to talk about five WordPress plugins that will add SEO value to your blog. Remember, plugins are packages of code that add functionality... learn more

Create an Online Magazine With WordPress

Many of us have dreamed of writing for a magazine or even being a magazine editor. However, now with WordPress you can be the writer, editor and owner of your very own magazine. With a few steps you can have the magazine designed, laid out and have writers who are writing articles for your own online publication. Below I’m going to go through the steps of starting your own Magazine with WordPress. The first thing you’ll have to do is find the right them. learn more  Read More →

13 Places to Download Awesome Premium WordPress Themes

The search for WordPress themes is never-ending. Should you find a free theme? Or shell out the bucks for a premium theme? While exceptional content doesn’t need to be pretty to communicate, we can’t help wanting a little style with our substance. If you’re like us, you want an eye-catching WordPress layout that looks sharp, creative and has as much style as your writing. Something unique and beautifully coded to render across all browsers, and maybe add a little SEO juice too. The... learn more

5 Tips for Making Your WordPress Blog SEO Friendly

Everyone’s vying for that number one spot on search results. Over the last couple years, it’s been Google who has stood head and shoulders over the rest, although the release of Microsoft’s new search engine, Bing, has raised eyebrows. So what does this mean for WordPress users? Well it means that if you want your WordPress blog to be found, you better take advantage of search. I’ve listed below 5 tips for making your WordPress blog SEO friendly. learn more  Read More →

10 Social Media Plugins for your WordPress Blog

With the increase in bloggers using WordPress over the last couple years combined with the increase in the use of social media, one of the most frequent questions blog owners have is how to bring the two together. You’ve heard the stories about bloggers that use twitter, facebook, stumbeupon or digg to generate daily traffic in the thousands or tens of thousands. And now you want to know… “How do I get me some of that social media love?” Here are 10 of the best social media... learn more

Choosing a CMS

If you went to your Twitter or Facebook page right now and typed in the question: What is the best CMS; odds are high that you’ll get 10 different answers. Depending on what type of content management system you want, Wikipedia provides an extensive list. But, what is the best CMS?  To answer this, we’re going to look at three of the major ones (Joomla, Drupal and WordPress). learn more  Read More →

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