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WordPress Themes vs Plugins

Posted on December 18, 2011 by steve

Generally when we think of a WordPress theme we think about the look and feel of the website, and when we think of plugins we think of additional functionality. For example if you wanted to add a contact form to … Continue reading →

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Update Your Blog From Your Android Phone

Posted on December 6, 2011 by steve

If you travel frequently, and just want to update your blog, or keep up and manage comments, while your away from your computer then you should tale a look at the WordPress for Android APP. Take a look at the … Continue reading →

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Fatal error: Out of memory (1and1)

Posted on December 3, 2011 by steve

I received this error message Fatal error: Out of memory (allocated 26214400) When trying an automatic update to WordPress 3.2.1. However I have other sites on 1and 1, and have successfully upgraded without problem. I found this useful post about … Continue reading →

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WordPress Themes and Layout

Posted on December 3, 2011 by steve

Up until a few years a few years ago most WordPress themes had a fixed layout. So if the primary navigation was on the right and the content on the left, then it stayed that way unless you manually edited … Continue reading →

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WordPress Forums

Posted on October 13, 2011 by steve

I was recently asked by a reader of one of my other sites about creating a forum site. Although I have participated on forums and do read some from time to time I have never installed or configured one. Because … Continue reading →

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WordPress Weaver New Theme

Posted on October 13, 2011 by steve

If you search for weaver when installing a theme you will now have two options shown below: The 2010 theme is the old theme and the one currently used if you are doing the wordpress course. The newer theme called … Continue reading →

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Deleting a WordPress Install From A MYSQL Database

Posted on August 4, 2011 by steve

You may need to delete an existing WordPress install from a MYSQL database to make room for a fresh install or just to remove old installs that you no longer use. This video takes you through this process using PHPmysqladmin … Continue reading →

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Changing The Footer Of a WordPress Site

Posted on May 5, 2011 by steve

The bottom of a wordpress page/post is called the footer and is created by a php file called footer.php. The default WordPress 2010 theme displays the Proudly powered by WordPress link. However many site owners prefer to add their own … Continue reading →

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Disable Comments on all New WordPress Posts/Pages

Posted on March 14, 2011 by steve

The default configuration of WordPress is to allow comments on posts and pages, however, very often you will not want to allow comments on your posts and pages by default. To disable comments on all new posts/pages go to settings>discussion … Continue reading →

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Multiple WordPress Installs on Same Database

Posted on March 13, 2011 by steve

WordPress requires a MYSQL database but it doesn’t require its own dedicated database. All of the wordPress settings and data are stored in a database table/tables with the prefix of wp_ . This prefix can be change in the wpconfig.php … Continue reading →

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