OK, let's get it out of the way now that there is no OFFICIAL WordPress host. And what constitutes as the "best" is truthfully a matter of opinion for the most part. And of course, when there is no desire to have your own hosting space and a self-hosted blog, WordPress.com would be the official … [Read more...] about Choosing The Best WordPress Hosting
All-In-One-SEO Plugin – Fix for Page Title Rewrite Feature Not Working
This is a short post to show you how to solve the page title rewrite not working issue with the All in One SEO plugin (this post should come in handy if you ever come across this issue). The Issue I use the following format in the SEO plugin settings for the WordPress post and page … [Read more...] about All-In-One-SEO Plugin – Fix for Page Title Rewrite Feature Not Working
Adding Images to Your WordPress Blog or Website
A picture is worth more than 1,000 words when presented within a blog post (or page). On the web, an image could break up text, which can part the sea of text making it all more readable. An image can also help illustrate a point, and provide SEO value. An image could find its way into image … [Read more...] about Adding Images to Your WordPress Blog or Website
How to Sell Premium WordPress Plugins
You thought of a grand idea for a WordPress plugin, had it developed, used it on your WP site, it works flawlessly, now you want to sell it. What are your options to sell this plugin? There are lots of different ways you can market and sell your WordPress plugin. Each method has its own set of … [Read more...] about How to Sell Premium WordPress Plugins
Tips to Secure Your WordPress Site Against Brute Force Login Attacks
You may have heard of, or have fell victim to, the recents attacks on WordPress driven sites across the Web. Since about a week ago, a botnet consisting of a cluster of "tens of thousands" of computers was used to attempt to gain access to WordPress sites. And some say, it was just … [Read more...] about Tips to Secure Your WordPress Site Against Brute Force Login Attacks
A Brief Introduction to WordPress Nonces
This is a follow up article for the creating a WordPress plugin tutorial Nonce – what is it and why is it important when it comes to WordPress and security? What Does Nonce Mean? The word "nonce" is an abbreviation for the term number used once and is a string generated by WordPress … [Read more...] about A Brief Introduction to WordPress Nonces
How to Move Your WordPress Blog to a New Host
There is more than one way to skin a cat, and the same is true of moving a WordPress blog from one server to another. The process can also vary when other factors are in play, like if a new domain name is being used, as one major example. It also depends a lot on the server that the blog is … [Read more...] about How to Move Your WordPress Blog to a New Host
How to Fix the Unable to create directory Error in WordPress
If you are seeing any of the following errors when you try to upload/import media into WordPress's media library then this tutorial is for you. It will show you how to fix this annoying error. Unable to create directory wp-content/uploads Unable to create directory /wp-content/uploads/ Is … [Read more...] about How to Fix the Unable to create directory Error in WordPress
Twenty Twelve Child Theme for WordPress – Polished
This is a twenty twelve child theme that will work on any WordPress site. Here are some examples of where this theme should work really well: Clean and minimalistic site Polished and professional looking site Personal blog Business blog Blog for a writer/author Tech/developer … [Read more...] about Twenty Twelve Child Theme for WordPress – Polished
WP Donations Plugin – Create a Donation Widget with Donation Goal
The WordPress Donations Plugin allows you to collect donation for a cause from your WordPress powered site. The main difference with this donation plugin from our other PayPal donation plugin is that this one shows the visitor your Donation Goal and how much you have raised so far. It creates a nice … [Read more...] about WP Donations Plugin – Create a Donation Widget with Donation Goal