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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 second reason is, I wanted to see how well Google and other search engines will pick up the 301 redirects (permanently moved pages) and hold my current rankings in the search results. Another part of this SEO exercise is to see how the rankings and number of visitors to this site are influenced by the move of a Dutch hosting provider with servers in Amsterdam to a USA-based hosting company JustHost.com (Geo Targeting in Search Engine Optimization).

After the dust settles, I will write a page/post about the process of moving a WordPress site. I’ve already found one major problem that is now fixed, but I need to do some more testing and tweaking to be sure. After that, I will give you a complete overview of all the pitfalls to avoid in a process like this and how to handle it the right way. Subscribe to the e-mail or RSS updates on the right side of the menu to get those updates.

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This website is primarily focused on how you can setup CMS Options and special plugins to get a static website view using WordPress.

I also write about magazine style and news style themes, and how you should change your WordPress Themes to get a less dated site.

I’ve recently realized that the site needs an upgrade to reflect more on the process of building, configuring and installing things like themes and plugins.
As I mentioned before, this was not the initial intent of the site, but there seems to be a clear need for that kind of information. In the following days/weeks/months, you will see this site grow in that direction.

It takes time to write clear and understandable articles to show you where you want to go, so please stay with me as I will help you build your website with WordPress.

I have already completed some of these pages. A new page about The Process of Building a WordPress website will become one of the cornerstones of this site, and I will create links on this page to point you to the new pages as they are published.

I want to thank Milan for pointing out the flaw in this site’s setup as it is today. I will continue working to make this site one of the best resources around for building a WordPress website.

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This website is now on a full new WordPress 2.7 platform and all plugins are updated to the latest release.

I am now really happy with my new laptop an HP Mobile Workstation  which runs on Windows XP. I is really fast on for my kind of work a real workhorse!
But the main reason why I am so happy is this: It runs Adobe Flash 9 ! instead of 10.

On my old laptop I upgraded to Flash 10 ans since then all WordPress 2.7 based Blogs and Sites I wanted to administer ran horrible, and that was not because of some plugin that was at fault.
Also my Blogs on WordPress.com gave me the same administrative problems resulting in not being able to post or even update a post, aarrgh :-(

Where possible I downgraded my 2.7 based sites to 2.6
Which is easy, just follow the same process as upgrading to a new version, but instead of uploading the 2.7 files you upload the 2.6 version and login, upgrade and your done.

I even tried to downgrade to Adobe Flash 10, but no luck there. As soon as I went to a website with Flash the plugin update to 10 again…

On the new laptop I can hold off the Flash Upgrade so I can work with WordPress 2.7 which I must say look great from an administration view.
Coming form 2.6 you still need to get used to the new placements, but it is not that hard to getting used to.

So in short: Don’t upgrade to 2.7 yet if you have Flash 10 installed (Check your Flash version here) if you have version 9, then go ahead but make sure not to upgrade to Flash 10 until this issue is fixed.
For your information, this is NOT a WordPress problem, but a Adobe Flash security problem!

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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 examples and Configuration and Usage Instructions on the Pages..

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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 that complete the CMS part of WordPress and makes it easier to work with.
You will also get some tips on Plugins you can use to further Optimize your site for Search Engines.

WordPress Themes:
Some themes just work better for Building a Website with WordPress, you can read about them here with tips and trics how to use and improve them to suite your needs.

Enjoy the ride ride with me and scubscribe to the RSS Feed or the E-mail version.

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