One of the most frequently asked questions for new WordPress users is how to remove the “Powered by WordPress” link. Of course, it’s a nice thing to do to leave it in there, but WordPress is licensed under the GPL, so there’s no need to worry if you want to remove it. Perhaps you don’t [...]
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Ever wanted to remove a member from a group who isn’t really doing anything objectionable? Perhaps he’s just sitting around taking up space? A few users have asked for this in the past on the BuddyPress forums. R-a-y was inspired to create a core patch for this option and you can pick it up and [...]
A customized WordPress login is a nice touch to any site, especially if you’re making it for someone other than yourself. There should be no need to install a plugin to do this for you. In order to keep your site lean, you’ll want to avoid adding loads of plugins that do little things like [...]
Enabling custom backgrounds is probably one of the easiest things you can do to improve a WordPress theme that you’re building or customizing. It takes one small addition to your theme’s functions.php file: add_custom_background(); Save that and you’ll get Backgrounds added to the Dashboard >> Appearance menu, as shown here. This will allow you or [...]
Top Search Queries is one of the most useful services provided by Google Webmaster Tools. It provides you with detailed information about when your site pops up in their search engine and what pages are attracting clicks. Specifically, you’ll find out: The total number of Google Web Search queries that returned pages from your site [...]
Importing posts or comments in another system has changed with WordPress 3.0. While many of these importers used to be included in the core, you will now need to download the ones you need as plugins. This helps to keep the WordPress core a bit more lean. However, the importers are readily available from the [...]
If you’re getting a fair bit of spam on older blog posts, you may want to disable commenting on posts older than a year or two. Because your posts are still indexed by search engines, you’ll still be getting traffic there, but you may not want the burden of answering questions on posts that are [...]
Creating an online store is a process that may seem mysterious and complicated when you first look at it. This guide will help to simplify the process and get you selling in no time. If you want to use WordPress to manage your e-commerce operation, then we’ll take you there from start to finish. There [...]
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OK, so everybody is always talking about how WordPress is no longer a simple blogging platform but a true CMS. This is true, WordPress can be put to use for a wide variety of websites, whether it be a local community website or, especially with the help of WPMUdev.org, a fully-fledged social networking arena. However, [...]
Checking your error logs can help you to isolate the source of problems you’re having with your WordPress installation. It can also help you to describe your issues more accurately to others who might be of help. Nearly every one of us has turned to forums for help when troubleshooting WordPress. Articulating your problem when [...]
