How to make a Clean Install (or Re-Install) of WordPress Painlessly

Time and time again this blog gets hacked and what I dislike most about the clean-up process is making a clean install of WordPress. You’ll probably think, “Why not update WordPress from the admin panel or the webhost cpanel?”. The downside to that is although WordPress will be updated, some, if not most, files will… Continue reading How to make a Clean Install (or Re-Install) of WordPress Painlessly

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WordPress 3.0 “Thelonious” Released

The much awaited version of WordPress, version 3.0 “Thelonious”, is released. Major changes and features: New default theme Twenty Ten New APIs that allow theme developers to easily implement custom backgrounds, headers, shortlinks, menus, post types, and taxonomies New multi-site functionality (merge of MU culminates here) New lighter interface Contextual help on every screen 1,217… Continue reading WordPress 3.0 “Thelonious” Released

Name Dropper WordPress Plugin

Just a very straightforward and unobtrusive social bookmarking plugin for WordPress that allows your visitors to submit your blog posts to select bookmarking services. Includes StumbleUpon, Digg, Del.icio.us, Spurl, Simpy, Furl, Dzone, Reddit, Yahoo! and Newsvine. Uses text links instead of icons as seen on this blog. Plugin Name: Name Dropper Description: Plugin that allows… Continue reading Name Dropper WordPress Plugin

StumbleUpon It! WordPress Plugin

Here’s a treat for StumbleUpon.com members! The Stumble Upon It! WordPress plugin allows your visitors to submit your blog posts to StumbleUpon.com’s bookmarking service. I’d like to thank StumbleUpon founder Geoff Smith, who was cool enough to work on the interface to make this possible! Plugin Name: StumbleUpon It! Description: Easy plugin that allows your… Continue reading StumbleUpon It! WordPress Plugin