If you login to your WordPress website you will see a notice about the new WordPress 3.4 release. If you want to start a new WordPress website, this release is the new stable version. There are several great improvements in this release, like the theme preview function. With this option, you can check how your website would look with a new theme, and you can change configuration options … [Read more...]
WordPress 2.9.1 is out and you want to upgrade as soon as possible, but what is the easiest way to do so? To help take the necessary steps for a secure upgrade, you can use a plugin called Wordpress Automatic Upgrade. This plugin upgrades your WordPress installation by doing the following: 1 .Backs up the files and provides a link to download. 2. Backs up the database and provides a … [Read more...]
I decided to move this WordPress website from the "old" subdomain (www.hummerbie.com) to a new domain and hosting company. The main reason I moved is because I was unhappy with the hosting provider of the main site. Recently they moved to faster servers and a better internet backbone, but after moving there are still ongoing issues with some of the other sites that run there. The … [Read more...]
Running a WordPress Based website produces a Lot of Pages. But WordPress does not allow you to assign Pages to Categories, But this might be a great function to reduce the number of Links in your Page Menu. So currently I am looking at the new Plugins from Andy Staines who creates some great Plugins like the "Page Category Plus" Once I figured out how to use it, you will find the … [Read more...]
I am setting this website up as an example on how to use WordPress as a Content Managment System, and will be posting about the things I find and work with. The Site will have three Silos to work with: WordPress Setup: The Configuration settings to use WordPress as a Content Management System with a static Frontpage WordPress Plugins: An overview and Manuals on how to use the Plugins … [Read more...]
