Tag Archives Wordpress

Blog comment spam is inevitable.  That's just the reality.  Akismet and WP-SpamFree are two plugins that together have saved me a lot of time moderating comments on my blog. Just a quick look at my most recent spam stats since I activated the two - I first activated Akismet and then realized I needed more: Now I'm still a small…

NETTUTS+ Screencasts and Bonus Tutorials The folks over at Nettuts+ have posted today what promises to be the best PSD to HTML to WordPress Video tutorial series ever.  To access this series, you need to be a member of the tuts+ network, one of the sponsors of our MODx Blog Contest. Joining the tuts+ network is easy, it will cost you only $9 a month, or $22 for three months (better deal), or $78 for a year (best deal), and gives you access to the entire tuts+ network premium tutorials.  This is not something you want to miss. Here is a lesson overview:

I finally went ahead and upgraded this blog to Wordpress 2.7. But then I made a mistake. I accidentally deleted the wp-config.php file... Initially I had debated migrating the Coding Pad to Drupal, which is quickly becoming my favorite CMS, but I decided to stay in Wordpress since I do love some features of WP, and the Coding Pad is…

First, let me say that the Drupal tutorials are on the burner, and I will be posting the first segment soon. But today I want to talk about moving a blog. I've had some hosting issues that have forced me to consider terminating my relationship with one of my webhosts. This means, of course, that I must move my websites…

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