WP 2.5, How I Hate Thee

This site covers how to start a blog, build traffic and make money blogging. If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Over the weekend, I upgraded my blogs to WordPress 2.5 and, while it only took five minutes a piece, I wish I could have that […]

Three More Great WordPress Plug-Ins

In addition to the 10 Must-Have WordPress plug-ins I mentioned earlier, I’ve found three more to add to the list:

Advanced Permalinks: If you’ve ever tried converting from an ugly or date-based permalink structure to something more SEO-friendly like /category/postname/ permalinks, then you know the frustration of discovering that none of your old permalinks work. With […]

WordPress 2.5 Preview

The folks at WordPress are preparing to release version 2.5 next month. The new version features a major overhaul to the administrative back-end of the system with an all-new Dashboard, media uploader, write dialog screen and other nice little bells and whistles.
But you don’t have to wait for a full month to find out what […]

Urgent WordPress Update

An urgent WordPress update was released today to address a serious security threat along with some minor bugs. If you haven’t already done so, be sure to download WordPress 2.3.3 and install it promptly.
As always, it’s a good idea to perform a complete backup first.

Blog From Your Desktop

I am not a patient person. Perhaps you’ve picked that up by now? I’m particularly impatient first thing in the morning, which is when I do most of my blogging.
My mornings used to go something like this:

Wake up with great entry idea that will revolutionize blogging and make us all millionaires.
Hurry to my desk, […]

WordPress Made Easy

Although I’m not a site designer, I do tend to tinker with my templates on a regular basis. Unfortunately, I also mess up my templates on a regular basis, too. Same goes for my entire WordPress install, although I have far fewer problems with that these days thanks to Lisa Sabin-Wilson’s book WordPress for […]

10 Must-Have WordPress Plugins

That big long list of plug-ins at the WordPress site looks a bit overwhelming. Here are 10 Must-Have plugins to help your blog work better.

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