Entries Tagged as 'WordPress Hacks'
Two Ways to Add Custom Messages to WordPress, Part 2
March 28th, 2010 · No Comments
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This is Part 2 of our tutorial on ways to add custom messages to your WordPress blog or website. Most marketing experts agree that return visitors are more valuable to you than new ones. Today, we’re going to look at a way to personally greet your return visitors with a custom message- [...]
Two Ways to Add Custom Messages to WordPress, Part I
March 27th, 2010 · No Comments
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One of the reasons blogs and websites are such popular forms of media is because of how interactive they can be. Today we’re going to look at two ways to add custom messages to your website or blog, which are small ways to add a little more interactivity- and add more value- to them.
We’re doing [...]
Tubetorial Quick Tips – WordPress – Privacy Settings
June 7th, 2007 · 1 Comment
Have you just set up a new WordPress blog? From version 2.0x+ and up, a number of features either were enhanced or added to this great blogging platform. Privacy is one such feature – though I’m not sure exactly which version it appeared in (possibly 2.04), but the latest version at the time of writing [...]
Tubetorial Quick Tips – WordPress – Choosing a Theme
May 29th, 2007 · 6 Comments
As I mentioned in the WordPress – Choosing Permalinks quicktips tubetorial, WordPress has a lot of nice features unconfigured out of the box. For example, despite there being probably thousands of free themes for WP 1.5 and 2.x series, the standard install only comes with two themes. One is so so and the other is [...]
Tubetorial Quick Tips – WordPress – Choosing Permalinks
May 29th, 2007 · 17 Comments
This tip is aimed at those of you using the WordPress blogging platform, or planning to. WordPress is relatively easy to set up. Many web hosting companies offer it as something you can set up with just a few clicks and some configuration information. Even if you don’t have that luxury, it’s still relatively easy [...]
Back Up Your Blog or Risk Losing It All
December 14th, 2006 · 85 Comments
There’s nothing worse than working on a document or project for a couple of hours, only to have something unexpected happen that causes you to lose the changes you just made. You lose time, productivity, and motivation.
As bad as that is, though, can you imagine if you lost your entire blog?
Talk about your horror story.
The [...]
How to Stop Comment Spam without Lifting a Finger
November 17th, 2006 · 60 Comments
With subject matter including ringtones, viagra, and everything in between, spammy comments can ruin the credibility of your blog in a hurry. On top of that, managing all that spam so that it doesn’t go public can take all the fun out of running your site.
What you need, then, is an automated solution to block, [...]
How to Increase Comments and Page Views With One Quick and Easy Plugin
October 26th, 2006 · 25 Comments
When was the last time you invited your audience to participate at your site? Better yet, when was the last time you actually asked them to listen to what you had to say?
If you’re anything like I was, you probably answered, “Well, never…”
And until now, I wouldn’t have blamed you.
Now, however, things are different [...]
More Feedback, Less Spam: WordPress Contact Form Plugin
October 17th, 2006 · 32 Comments
Never, ever put your email address on your Web site — it’s like inviting spammers over for dinner! Instead, use a feedback form that will allow users to send you a message directly from your site.
Oh, and in addition to blocking spam, a handy contact form will provide yet another avenue for audience participation, be [...]
7 Essential WordPress Hacks
September 27th, 2006 · 103 Comments
There’s no doubt that WordPress rocks as a blogging and content-management system. Once installed, you can do amazing things with it right out of the virtual box.
But even a good thing can be better. There’s certain essential tweaks that should be made for maximum effectiveness. And even cooler, there’s an entire community [...]
Feedvertising: Make Money With Your RSS Feed
September 27th, 2006 · 51 Comments
In the last episode, you learned how to better position AdSense to monetize your Web site. While that’s a great way to make money off of your site itself, did you know that a large percentage of your audience might never see those ads?
Because an ever-increasing number of Web surfers prefer to read their favorite [...]
How to Make More Money with AdSense
September 25th, 2006 · 61 Comments
As great as WordPress is, there’s just some things you can’t do with it right out of the box. One of those things is insert contextual ads from the Google AdSense program or the Yahoo Publisher Network directly into the body of a post, thanks to the way WordPress handles javascript.
Enter the AdSense-Deluxe Plugin [...]
How to Get More Search Engine Traffic With One Simple Tweak
September 24th, 2006 · 113 Comments
One of the great things about blogs is how much the search engines love them. But is there a way to get even more love from Google by making just one small adjustment to your WordPress blog?
Search engines want a frequently updated web site with good information, and that also has a solid, navigable [...]
