WordPress Made Easy

How Do You Handle Your Blog Comments?

Q: Do you require registration to comment? I believe comments are one of the main driving forces that made blogging so popular. The ability for the reader to interact with the blog was a huge step in it’s development. With the many different ways that WordPress allows you to handle comments, how do you like to configure [...]

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SEO (So Easily Optimized)

Now we get to the fun part of this whole blogging thing. Let’s get your WordPress setup so that search engines will have an easy time indexing your site. This is my favorite part of blogging, aside from blogging itself. Let me start by reminding you that there are so many different ways to accomplish [...]

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WordPress Plugins - Gotta Have Em

One of the nicest things about WordPress is the plethora of great plugins at your disposal. Gotta love OpenSource! Just to see what’s out there, we tried every plugin we could find. So what did we find? Some good, some bad and some great plugins. Here’s a list of our favorite ‘must have’, ‘cannot live [...]

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Keep the Bad Guys Out

Securing your WordPress installation is important because it can save you time and headaches later. A default installation of WordPress is relatively secure, but still has some holes. There are literally hundreds of simple and complex ways to secure your site. These are the simple things you can do to harden your WordPress installation. [...]

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Pretty Permalinks

Most people blog so that their words can be spread throughout the internet. Why would you blog and not want any one to read it? You might as well use a diary or journal instead of a blog. One biggie factor that will help your blog be found is the URL structure. Here are some [...]

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WordPress Hosting Recommendations

With all the choices for hosting your WordPress blog, how does one decide. We’ve tried a few, ranging from small to large companies. PressedbyAmbie.com is using GoDaddy’s hosting solution. They were next on our lists of companies to try. We’ll add them to our recommendations if their service is up to par. Provider Price Domain Name Disk Space Bandwidth Rating WP Install Review HostMonster $6.95 Free 1.5 [...]

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The Internet Has No Speed Limit

How many people do you know have Attention Deficit Disorder? According to some studies, it affects up to 12% of people living in the US. According to MY study, 100% of web users have it. How long do you wait for a webpage to load before you get ticked off and leave? 3 seconds? 2 [...]

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Activate Akismet Plugin

If you haven’t already done so, log into your WordPress admin page and go through the process of activating the Akismet plugin. What is it? Think of it as a spam filter for the comments in your blog. The type of spam you will get will surprise you, as well as the amount you [...]

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