WordPress have just announced the release of WordPress 3.8. The release greatly improves the look and feel of WordPress. Let’s take a look at what WordPress has improved upon in its latest release. A Clean Modern Refresh of the Admin Area In my preview of the Ghost blogging platform earlier this year, I noted that … Read more
I have used hundreds of scripts in my time. In the past, modifying a script involved changing the core files directly. It was not a big problem modifying the core files, however it made upgrading the modified script a real pain. For example, upgrading vBulletin used to involve re-applying hacks to dozens of files after … Read more
Elegant Themes have a reputation within the WordPress community for offering quality WordPress themes and plugins at an affordable price. Their basic plan offers a whopping 86 WordPress themes for only $39 per year. For $89 per year, their developer plan gives complete access to their premium plugins and all themes include layered Photoshop files. … Read more
A few days ago Search Engine Land announced that the Google PageRank Toolbar has been updated for the first time in ten months. The news has sent millions of website owners into a frenzy with reports that of many people sitting at their computers in funny hats smiling. The reality is that most website owners … Read more
The act of blocking advertisements online is not new. People have been using ad-blocking scripts for years to stop advertisements being displayed when they browse the web. The question is: Is this ethical? The BBC posed this question last week in an article entitled “Is it ethical to block adverts online?“. The article spoke about … Read more
The WordPress revision system is worth its weight in gold. By default, WordPress will save an unlimited number of revisions for your posts and pages. A revision will be saved every time you save or publish a post. Revisions are also saved regularly automatically. This is known as autosave. I have no doubt you have … Read more
Here we are again. It is that time of the month when I look back at how this blog performed in the previous month. I am not someone who checks stats constantly, so this report is normally the first time I see these figures myself. As always, I look at traffic, readership and income. Due … Read more