While there are auto-installation tools at many web host providers to get WordPress installed, many people like finer control of the installation process. The best way in that case is to use an FTP tool. FileZilla is one of the more popular tools so in this article I will walk through some steps of … [Read more...] about How to Use the FileZilla FTP Client for Your WordPress Site
Implementing CAPTCHA on Your WordPress Login Page
WordPress is vulnerable to Brute Force attacks. This is when the attacker will keep on trying to guess the password for a WordPress account, all the while assuming that he/she/it knows the username. This can be done manually or with a script. A would-be hacker, in most cases, simply needs to know … [Read more...] about Implementing CAPTCHA on Your WordPress Login Page
Colorful Twenty Thirteen (2013) Child Theme for WordPress
Here is another twenty thirteen child theme that you can use on any WordPress powered site. Twenty Thirteen Child Theme Preview Twenty Thirteen Child Theme Features This is a 2013 child theme so you get all the standard features of the main twenty thirteen theme: It will allow you to … [Read more...] about Colorful Twenty Thirteen (2013) Child Theme for WordPress
WordPress Custom CSS Plugin
The WordPress Custom CSS plugin allows you to customize your WordPress site's appearance by enabling you to easily add custom CSS code without ever having to modify your theme or plugin files. This is perfect for adding custom CSS tweaks to your site. WP Custom CSS plugin has an interface which … [Read more...] about WordPress Custom CSS Plugin
Crisp – Twenty Twelve Child Theme for WordPress
This is another twenty twelve child theme that will work on any WordPress powered blog. Twenty Twelve Child Theme Preview Twenty Twelve Child Theme Features This is a Twenty Twelve child theme so you get all the standard features of the main twenty twelve theme: It will allow you to … [Read more...] about Crisp – Twenty Twelve Child Theme for WordPress
How to Link Your WordPress Site to Facebook
This is a follow up article for the how do I create a successful blog series that we have been publishing on this site to help users get started and create a successful blog. Many WordPress bloggers like to be the original sharer of their newly posted content. They may share it to Facebook or … [Read more...] about How to Link Your WordPress Site to Facebook
How to Install WordPress Multi-Site in Localhost (Using XAMPP)
So you want to install a WordPress Multi-site Network on your local computer using XAMPP, huh? (you like that HTML Goodies throwback?) Well, in this article, and the accompanying video I will go through the process to make that happen. I will be using XAMPP to run a "web server" on my local … [Read more...] about How to Install WordPress Multi-Site in Localhost (Using XAMPP)
AJAX Comment Loading Plugin Fixed
Recently I wanted to use the Ajax Comment Loading Plugin (developed by Mark Jaquith) on one of my WordPress sites. The functionality that plugin offers is very nice but it turns out that the plugin doesn't work for current version of WordPress anymore. I fixed the code a little to make it work … [Read more...] about AJAX Comment Loading Plugin Fixed
How to Change the URL of a WordPress Site
Sometimes the URL or domain for a WordPress site is no longer appropriate. This could be for several reasons. Perhaps everything was setup using a different domain (like localhost) for testing purposes. Maybe, it was installed in a folder and now needs to shine at the root of the site. Maybe the … [Read more...] about How to Change the URL of a WordPress Site
How to Add Meta Boxes to Provide Extra Content for WordPress Posts
I started a new blog several months back and I wanted to include extra boxes on the WordPress edit/add post screen to provide extra "behind the scenes" data. More specifically I started to learn more about how meta tags (HTML elements that aren't shown in the browser unless "viewing source") can … [Read more...] about How to Add Meta Boxes to Provide Extra Content for WordPress Posts