All Entries in the "Wordpress" Category
WordPress is under attack!
There was a security vulnerability that was discovered August 10, 2009 for WordPress versions 2.8.3 and older and the patch for it was released August 11, 2009. If you are running version 2.8.4 or higher then you’re safe. This vulnerability allows someone with a specially crafted URL to reset the password of the first user [...]
How to display logged in username in WordPress
For whatever reason you may want to have users register to your WordPress blog to make them login. Whether it’s to protect certain content, only allow comments from logged in users, etc., it’s makes your website look a little bit more professional if you can display a login button when they are not logged in [...]
WordPress 2.7 is released
The long anticipated WordPress 2.7 was released. It has a great new design to it’s admin page and lot of great new features which you can read about here. Also, below is a video that you can watch that illustrates some of the new benefits.
How to install WordPress
I have seen many people asking for help on the internet on how to install WordPress so I thought that I would create a post that would hopefully be a good enough explanation for first timers. This blog assumes that you already have hosting and a domain name setup. If you don’t, we can help [...]
How to add PHP code to a WordPress widget
It wasn’t until recently that I have ever had a need to put PHP code into a WordPress widget. This was due to a plugin that I downloaded called Flashfader. This plugin provides the ability to put a Flash on your WordPress blog that will rotate pictures. The only way to use this is with [...]
Using permalinks to make your posts SEO friendly
Have you ever looked at your WordPress URL and wondered, “who came up with that?” I would like to introduce you to Permalinks. WordPress permalinks give you the flexibility to have a clear, easy to read, consistent look and feel to your URL’s. The default permalink settings for WordPress is “domain.com/?p=123“, who wants that? How [...]
How to create a dotted line for hyperlink in CSS
I ran across a website that used dashes to underline it’s hyperlinks which I thought was a bit different and eye appealing as well. I have used this now on my blog titles. I was going to update the hyperlinks within my blog too, but found that it made the screen look too busy. I found [...]
How to add flash to your WordPress blog
I was building a website (georgiaspetsitting.com) that needed to have a flash slideshow on it. I was making it with WordPress and figured there had to be a Plugin already created for doing this. Of course there was! It’s called Flashfader. The install is easy but be careful to read the directions closely. Most WordPress [...]
How to change “posted by admin” in your WordPress theme
There are 2 ways to change the display name in the “Posted by” label on your posts: 1. The first way includes 2 steps. The first thing is to change the nickname of your user id. You must click save before trying the next step. The second step is to change the “display name publicly [...]
How to recover lost WordPress Admin password or E-mail
What do you do if you don’t remember your Admin password to your WordPress blog? You could simply click the “Lost password” link on the admin page. This will send an E-mail to the address that is listed for the Admin. But what if you don’t remember what E-mail address you used for the Admin? [...]