Articles tagged with: Web development


Jan 2, 20099

How to Create WordPress blog posts and pages (Video Tutorial)

Categories: Blog Setup
How to Create WordPress blog posts and pages (Video Tutorial)
This post is aimed at the WordPress beginners who are looking for a tutorial on how to create a WordPress post with video instructions. How to Create a post in WordPress Creating a post in WordPress is really simple.Login to the WordPress dashboard by visiting www.yourdomain.com/wp-admin Click on ‘Add New’ from the ‘Posts’ menu once you are inside the WordPress admin panel There are four main and important sections in a post that you should fill in before publishing the postThe post title Post content Tags CategoriesGive the post a nice title. Add the post content in the content section. Add relevant tags for this post. Add the post to the relevant category (Create a category if a relevant category doesn’t exist). Publish the post by hitting the 'Publish' button.Few Post Editing How TosTo add a more tag in the post just position the cursor at the appropriate place then click on the 'Insert More Tag' To create a header text just select the text then chose the desired Heading style To insert bulleted list just click on the Ordered List button To add the post to a Category just tick the desired category from the categories list If a relevant category doesn't exist then click on the 'Add New Category' and add it To add ...
Dec 31, 200856

How to Fix ‘Unable to create directory’ error when uploading image into WordPress

Categories: Troubleshooting
How to Fix ‘Unable to create directory’ error when uploading image into WordPress
This post has a textual and video instructions showing how to fix the WordPress "Unable to create directory" error when uploading/inserting image into WordPress.I started getting the "Unable to create directory /wp-content/uploads/2008/12. Is its parent directory writable by the server?" error when uploading or inserting image into a WordPress post just after upgrading to WordPress 2.7. First I thought it is a directory permission related error so I tried changing the permission of my 'upload' directory to 777 but I was still having the same problem. After trying many things I was able to fix it using the following method.Log into your WordPress Admin account. Go to 'Miscellaneous' Settings options from the 'Settings' menu. In the Miscellaneous Settings put wp-content/uploads in the "Store uploads in this folder" text box. Save the Changes by hitting the "Save Changes" button and you are done.Fix WordPress Image Upload Error: Video InstructionsLet me know if this method worked for you.
Dec 24, 20081

How to Use Category and Rename a Category in MediaWiki

Categories: MediaWiki
How to Use Category and Rename a Category in MediaWiki
This article shows two ways as to how you can easily add a page in MediaWiki to a category or multiple categories. It also explains who the renaming of a category in MediaWiki can be done without much hassle.
Dec 22, 200883

List of the Best and Must Use WordPress Plugins

Categories: Blog Setup, Blogging Tips, Featured, Wordpress Plugin
List of the Best and Must Use WordPress Plugins
This page has a list of some of the best WordPress Plugins out there. Check out this list of top WordPress plugins and find out which plugins you should be using to improve your blogging efficiency. Must Use PluginsAkismet - best guard against comment spam for WordPress blog! WordPress Database Backup - This plugin is a life saver when things go wrong! It allows on-demand backup of your WordPress database.Search Engine Optimization (SEO)WordPress SEO by Yoast - Yoast's all in one SEO solution for your WordPress blog: SEO titles, meta descriptions, XML sitemaps, breadcrumbs & much more. All in One SEO Pack - Out-of-the-box SEO for your Wordpress blog. If you are using the "WordPress SEO by Yoast" plugin then don't install this one. Google XML Sitemaps - This plugin generates a XML-Sitemap compliant sitemap of your WordPress blog. This format is supported by Ask.com, Google, YAHOO and MSN Search.Blog Statistics RelatedGoogle Analytics for WordPress - This plugin makes it simple to add Google Analytics with extra search engines and automatic clickout and download tracking to your WordPress blog. WordPress.com Stats - Tracks views, post/page views, referrers, and clicks. This plugin requires a WordPress.com API key to function.Blog SecurityLoginLockdown - Login LockDown records the IP ...
Dec 15, 20084

WordPress Theme Choosing Tips and Resources

Categories: Blog Setup
WordPress Theme Choosing Tips and Resources
Choosing a WordPress theme that will go good with the content of your blog and will stand the test of time is not an easy task. Sometimes it takes days for me to find that ultimate WordPress theme that I really like and has all the essential features that I want. I spend more time choosing a theme upfront even though the WordPress theme of a Blog can be changed anytime is because sometimes it can be a hassle to change the theme in the middle when I have made a lot of custom changes to the existing WordPress theme. What to Look for When Choosing a WordPress Theme Non Technical side of thingsThe first thing to pay attention to when choosing a WordPress Theme for your blog is the look and feel of the theme. Look and feel of a theme is very important. You want your visitors to feel comfortable when browsing your site. I try not to choose a theme that hurts the eye at the first look. The theme also gives your visitor an idea about your blog's content. So try to choose a theme that's relevant to the content. For example, if your blog is about Christmas ...
Dec 15, 200816

How to Install WordPress on Your Blog (Instructions with Screenshots)

Categories: Wordpress
How to Install WordPress on Your Blog (Instructions with Screenshots)
This is a quick WordPress Installation guide with screen shots to get your blog up and running quickly. After reading this WordPress Installation guide you will know exactly how you can install WordPress quickly on your Blog in Four easy steps.A detailed WordPress Installation Instruction can be found at WordPress.org. I install WordPress frequently for my friends and myself and I find the detailed installation instructions on WordPress.org to contain too much details for me, so I needed a cut down and more common version of WordPress installation instructions and hence the birth of this post.This WordPress installation instruction mainly takes into account the most common web hosting solution example (e.g. access to 'cPanel'). I install WordPress this way because it allows me to work on concurrent installation related tasks at the same time (e.g. Add database while the WrodPress files are being uploaded to my server) resulting in a reduced total WordPress install time. Step 1: Transfer the WordPress files to your web serverDownload and unzip the latest WordPress package from WordPress Download Page. Upload the WordPress files (all the directories and files that is inside the extracted WordPress Directory) to the root directory (In most cases this will be the ...
Dec 13, 2008133

How do I Start a Blog and Make Money Online?

Categories: Blog Setup, Blogging Tips, Featured, Make Money
How do I Start a Blog and Make Money Online?
This is a step by step and easy to follow guide that will help you setup your own blog from the start. This guide is not to motivate someone to start blogging. It is best suited for someone who already made the decision to start a blog and need some step by step direction of the whole process. Who Should Use This Guide? This guide is intended for anyone who is looking for an answer to any of the following questions:how do I setup a blog? how to start a blog and maintain it?Now, starting a blog is easy but in order to be able to successfully monetize the blog you need to establish the blog. In this guide, I have also covered the topics that help you establish your blog so you can monetize it.There is a lot of good content to go through, so it is a good idea to bookmark this page so you can come back to it later and go over the content at your own pace. Getting started Blog SetupGetting a good domain name Getting a cheap and reliable web hosting solution Setup WordPress on your Blog Selecting a nice theme for your WordPress BlogThings to know when selecting a themeWhat WordPress ...
Dec 11, 200827

Good Domain Name Picking Tips for Your Blog Setup

Categories: Web Hosting
Good Domain Name Picking Tips for Your Blog Setup
The first thing that comes to my mind when setting up a blog is getting a good domain name. In this article, I have described why I think it is important to choose a good domain name upfront. I have also explained how you can pick a good domain name for your blog or website followed by some domain name picking tips and general outlines ("dos" and "don't s"). Why pick a good domain name for your blog Apart from many other reasons, you want to pick a good domain name for your blog site from the start because most likely you will be stuck with that domain name for the rest of the blog's life. You may change the domain hosting provider from time to time depending on how reliable your current domain hosting provider is but the domain name will remain the same. The reason I say that you will be stuck with that name is mainly because changing the domain name is kind of like starting all over again from the start and you don't want to do that once your site is established and getting regular traffic. You will start with '0' Google Page rank and will have ...
Dec 7, 200834

How to import WordPress SQL database backup file without having ‘create new database’ privileges in phpMyAdmin

Categories: Troubleshooting
How to import WordPress SQL database backup file without having ‘create new database’ privileges in phpMyAdmin
In this article I have explained how you can import your WordPress SQL database backup file even when you do not have the 'create new database' privilege in phpMyAdmin. This is particularly useful when you are trying to import the SQL database as part of transferring your site from one host (old-host.com) to another host (new-host.com) and your new host doesn't have the 'Create new database' privilege in phpMyAdmin.In your phpMyAdmin page check for the 'create new database' privilege. If the privilege settings looks like the example shown below then your database import following the normal method is going to fail as it will try to create a database and you don't have permission to do that.[caption id="attachment_417" align="alignnone" width="192" caption="No privilege to create new database "][/caption]You will get the following error when trying to import the database file:#1044 - Access denied for user 'username'@'localhost' to database 'database_name'To get around this problem and to complete importing your database to your new host do the following:Login to your cPanel and click on 'MySQL Databases'. Create a new database with your preferred name (I am going to use the name 'newDB' for easy reference. You should have privilege to create a new database ...
Dec 3, 2008119

Find out which web hosting company offers the cheapest and reliable web hosting solution

Categories: Featured, Web Hosting
Find out which web hosting company offers the cheapest and reliable web hosting solution
I have been looking for a good web hosting company who offers cheap but reliable web hosting solution for quite a while. The keywords here are cheap and reliable and for some reason these two words do not want to go together very well :). If you are willing to pay big money then you have nothing to worry about... your options are endless. My focus is finding that sweet spot where reliability meets affordability. I update this page with my findings on affordable web hosting solutions. Hopefully this information will be of some help to someone looking to find a good web hosting company.If you don't feel like reading the full story and just want to get to our hosting recommendation then click here.I am very strict when it comes to the reliability of the web hosting company. Server uptime is very important for anyone who has a website doing whatever business that they are doing. If your site is down when a visitor or customer goes to your site then you are losing traffic and business. In addition to losing temporary customers, if your site goes down frequently then there is a good chance that your customers will ...
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