Jul
3rd
2009
Recently, the Dev4Press and Weblog Tools Collection blogs made posts about integrating plugin changelogs into the Plugins dashboard. This functionality was something I was already doing in the SEO Ultimate plugin, so I thought I’d share my technique for doing this. (My method is different because it’s simpler and it integrates directly into WordPress’s update [...] Read more »
Jun
2nd
2008
Even if you have a catchy blog post title, it might not generate many clickthroughs in search engine result pages if it’s truncated with the familiar ellipsis in the SERPs. Here are two tips to avoid this: Read more »
By John Lamansky
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May
30th
2008
It’s spring here in the northern hemisphere — why not incorporate your WordPress blog into your spring-cleaning routine? Here are some ideas: Read more »
By John Lamansky
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Mar
24th
2008
Here are 7 useful tips related to WordPress’s “Write Post” page. Read more »
By John Lamansky
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Mar
6th
2008
If you’ve ever tried to insert code into a WordPress post, one of the following has probably happened to you: Your HTML code was rendered as such. WordPress stripped the code from the post entirely. WordPress turned "straight quotes" into “curly quotes” — not good if you want your users copying/pasting code from your blog! [...] Read more »
By John Lamansky
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Mar
6th
2008
Don’t like WordPress’s visual editor? Turn it off: Read more »
By John Lamansky
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Mar
1st
2008
Did you know that the correct functioning of some plugins is dependent the “plugin-friendliness” of your WordPress theme? The themes that come default with WordPress are okay. But if you’re using a theme designed by someone else, you might want to inspect it to make sure. Read more »
By John Lamansky
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Also posted in Themes
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Feb
18th
2008
According to Macromedia, the typical method of embedding Flash on a website is using the following HTML, replacing “myFlashMovie.swf” with the filename: Read more »
By John Lamansky
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Feb
11th
2008
Setting posts to auto-publish at a specified date in the future is a simple WordPress trick to help you “work ahead” with your blog, which is great for those times when you’re in the blogging mood. Here are the steps: Read more »
By John Lamansky
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Feb
5th
2008
Doing some WordPress theme-hunting? Here’s a checklist of things to look for in a good WordPress theme that’ll hopefully help you narrow down the choices: Read more »