Browsing Tag Wordpress
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5 March 2011 at 17 : 48 PM
Video Thumbnails Plugin
I often write blog posts that only have a little bit of text and a cool video that I've found somewhere online. This is all good and well, except for the fact that my blog theme automatically generates a thumbnail (for the featured image) using the first pic I have in the post. In the past, if I didn't have an image in the post, I wouldn't have a featured ...
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1 February 2011 at 13 : 18 PM
How to fix your blog when the WordPress auto update fails
I like to keep my the plugins and wordpress versions up to date on the various blogs I manage. Sometimes though, the update process doesn't go quite so smoothly, especially when updating the Wordpress core. If an update fails, you'll be presented with a maintenance screen and no way of accessing your site and will only see the maintenance ...
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14 December 2010 at 21 : 27 PM
How to enable multi sites using sub directories in WordPress 3
One of the coolest features of WordPress 3.x is the ability to add multiple sites to any domain. This means that you can control multiple sites on your domain all from one place - very cool. I spent a lot of time banging my head against the keyboard trying to get this to work, so discovering multi sites was a real blessing. Recently I needed to add a ...
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20 May 2010 at 20 : 35 PM
HTTP error when uploading files in WordPress
While working a new version of a site, I was encountering HTTP errors while uploading images. In order to resolve the problem, I added the following line to my .htaccess file and viola, problem solved AddType x-mapp-php5 .php If you're curious, I found the solution ...
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19 May 2010 at 23 : 50 PM
WordPress Hassles with file size uploads
For the last week or so I've been working on the beta version of the new StereoType Records website, but I've been hitting file size limitations at every turn. After a number of calls to my host I decided that I was going to try and fix it myself. One of the error messages I received was while importing data from the current install: "File upload ...
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1 April 2010 at 09 : 49 AM
How to serve ads on your WordPress blog with AdRotate
How to serve ads on your WordPress blog with AdRotate from Lester Hein on ...
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4 March 2010 at 11 : 09 AM
Sneak peek – new blog theme coming soon
Those who know me, know that I have a sprinkle of ADD, a dash of OCD and just a wee bit of THC in ye olde system. As such, I'm planning to change my blog theme in the very near future. I do like the look and feel of the current theme, but I don't think that I'm displaying the right content in the right way. The new version of the site will allow me to use ...
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18 January 2010 at 21 : 29 PM
Using NextGen image gallery on WordPress
In this short video I'll cover how to use the NextGen image gallery on your WordPress blog, how to add images to your new gallery and how to embed your gallery on a WordPress page or post. I have the FlickrĀ image gallery on this blog linked to my Flickr account, but I recently came across an instance where the Flickr Gallery was causing a conflict and ...
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