Monthly Archives: June 2011

Fun Edit Posts Link (✍)

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Chad

How would you like a cool little “edit post” link like the one above for your theme.  

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WP-Members™ touches top 100

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Chad

WP-Members™ touched the top 100 WordPress plugins and is currently hovering around #125.  That is generating a lot of traffic and downloads; and as a result, a lot of support requests.  I am trying to keep up with support as … Continue reading →

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Quick Update

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Chad

WP-Members™ has made it into the top 100 WordPress plugins (barely).  That is generating a lot of traffic and downloads; and as a result, a lot of support requests.  I am trying to keep up with support as much as … Continue reading →

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Tips to Keep Your WordPress Site Secure

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Chad

A few years ago, I wrote an article on securing your WP blog by deleting the original admin account.  The default “admin” allowed an easier way for hackers to find a way in to your blog and wreak havoc.  During … Continue reading →

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WP-Members™ 2.5.3 invalid password bug

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Chad

An astute user pointed out to me this morning that there is a bug in WP-Members™ 2.5.3 (Thanks Tom!!) When a new user registers, a random password is emailed to that user.  The password being sent is invalid. 

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Plugin Review: Jetpack by WordPress.com

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Chad

With a name like “Jetpack,” who could resist trying out this plugin package? And what could be better than FREE?  Jetpack by WordPress.com is a set of free plugins from Automattic. The nice thing about Jetpack is that it is … Continue reading →

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Serif or Sans Serif? That is the question

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Chad

Design is important to a blog. Most specifically, font choices.  If content is king, then making it easy to read is critical.  So what is better, serif or sans serif? Well, Alex Poole attempts to answer this question

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Improve the user experience for comments

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Chad

This past weekend I spent a considerable amount of time reworking the way WP-Members™ handles comments. That led to an exhaustive Internet search during which I learned a lot more about the various WordPress comment functions.  My research included reviewing … Continue reading →

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Successful Niche Marketing Begins With Knowing What People Are Searching For

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Chad

If you want to become successful at marketing on the Internet, you’ve got to know what people are looking for. You could build the best site about “Whiz-Bang Widget Doodles” but if no one is searching for information on whiz-bang … Continue reading →

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New eBook from Problogger

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Chad

Problogger has a new ebook available called “Blogging for Your Business” and I expect it will be a good one.  Here is the description: 

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