We all get those spam comments with terrible spelling trying to sell us various pharmaceuticals and/or telling us how great our blog is. They are annoying and no one wants them to show up on their blog posts (despite how nice the comments sometimes are). With WordPress.org there is a plugin called Akismet that is automatically installed when… Continue Reading
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What A Long Strange Trip It’s Been
January 1st, 2011 I sent out my first tweet. January 2nd, 2011 I published my first blog post. Since then I have published 250 blog posts and sent out over 48,700 tweets. The name of my blog has changed a few times as well as what what I write about and my blog design. I’ve… Continue Reading
How To Change URLs In WordPress
Changing screen options in WordPress and making the writing area bigger are just a few changes that can be made with WordPress. Another setting that can be adjusted is the default permalink (URL) structure and the name of your post in the URL. To change the default Permalink structure Go to Dashboard, Settings, Permalinks In… Continue Reading
How To Make Your Writing Area Bigger In WordPress
WordPress allows for customization of many fields in the dashboard in addition to changing the screen options. One such area in WordPress is the Add New Post box (where you type your blog posts). This box has a predefined size to fit up to 20 lines of text. For some people, this box is too… Continue Reading
Customize Your WordPress Screen Options and Close Comments
In each page of the WordPress dashboard (both .com and .org) there is a little box in the upper right hand corner titled “Screen Options”. This little box allows you customize what you see on each screen in the dashboard of your blog so I’m going to teach you about it (I’m also going to… Continue Reading
How To Fix Google Friend Connect On WordPress Blogs
Some have noticed lately that the Google Friend Connect widget on their WordPress.org blogs are no longer working. Instead of displaying a widget with the faces of people, an error message (like the one shown below) is appearing. Note: This problem is only occurring on blogs that transfered from Blogger to WordPress.org. To fix the… Continue Reading
Keeping the Conversation Going
I have always replied to comments left on my blog. To me, it is important because it shows that I really care about what people have to say when they take the time to read and comment on my posts. One of the advantages to blogging on WordPress.org is the ability to add plugins so… Continue Reading
Foursquare: You Checked In Where?
Since I’ve joined Foursquare I’ve checked into over 400 places. The locations I check in to most are gas stations and food/drink shops. On occasion I search through the list of places near where I am. In doing this, I have found some very, um, interesting locations that people visit. To see 5 of the… Continue Reading
What It Takes To Be A Blogger
My kitchen table on a daily basis A PC A MacBook An iPhone An iPad A camera A pen and plenty of paper Money, and lots of it. Fast fingers The ability to operate under sleep deprivation Lots of different passwords Or is this just what it takes for me to be a blogger? (Updated:… Continue Reading
Which Twitter Tool Should I Use?
Twitter is a great tool for bloggers (and people who want to waste time). But the question many people ask is what Twitter tool should they use? To help answer this I’m over at Eli Rose talking about 4 different options for using Twitter on the computer. (This is the 3rd of my posts on… Continue Reading
