You may have noticed the graphic images in the comment sections on many WordPress websites. What you may not realize is that the overwhelming majority of theme, like those here on SuccessCREEations are powered by a service provided by WordPress called Gravatars. You can open an account with them … Read more about WordPress Launches Gravatar Public Profiles
Preview of the WordPress 3.0 New Menu Management Feature
WordPress 3.0 is nearing release and with the site menu management feature that has been added with this version WordPress is growing into a full blown web content management system (CMS). As you can see in the video demonstration below this new feature allows the easy creation of fully customized … Read more about Preview of the WordPress 3.0 New Menu Management Feature
Notes from WordCamp Orlando
This past weekend I went down to Orlando to attend the WordCamp there. You'd think for a long time WordPress guy like me WordCamps would be old hat but this was my fist one. I picked up tons of little tidbits. Here are a few in no particular order. Forward Looking The WordPress core … Read more about Notes from WordCamp Orlando
Best Way to Get Started with WordPress
Yesterday someone asked me what's the best way to get started with WordPress. Good question. With its free code and famous 5 minute installation, WordPress is a great platform for the do-it-yourself website and folks looking to have a top notch website on a very tight budget. Since WordPress … Read more about Best Way to Get Started with WordPress
Headway Premium WordPress Theme Review – WordPress Just Got Easier
It doesn't matter whether you develop lots of WordPress sites for clients like I do, are just getting started with WordPress, or are somewhere in between you are going to fall in love with the power, flexibility, ease and control that the Headway premium theme puts at your fingertips. Headway makes … Read more about Headway Premium WordPress Theme Review – WordPress Just Got Easier
21 WordPress Plugins that Will Make Your Life Easier
WordPress is an amazing web publishing platform with tremendous capabilities right out of the box. But what truly makes WordPress my platform of choice is the dizzying array of plugins that you can download (for free, mind you) to customize things exactly the way you want. Plugins are simply bits … Read more about 21 WordPress Plugins that Will Make Your Life Easier
How to Use Gravatars in WordPress and Beyond
We all like to see pictures of ourselves. It's part of how we're wired. We're visual creatures. Somehow just seeing an image of someone else makes it easier for us to communicate with them and have a stronger connection. Not only that, but using a consistent image to represent yourself around the … Read more about How to Use Gravatars in WordPress and Beyond
WordPress Releases Update Version 2.7.1
On Tuesday WordPress released an update version 2.7.1. This release is being called a maintenance release and addresses 68 bugs and enhancements that were pointed out by users to the 2.7 release. WordPress 2.7 Changes Everything If you still haven't updated your WordPress installation to the 2.7 … Read more about WordPress Releases Update Version 2.7.1
WordPress Security Release Version 2.6.5
WordPress gave us yet one more security update to version 2.6 before the long anticipated major release of version 2.7, which is expected in the next few weeks. The new WordPress version 2.6.5 addresses a security vulnerability as well as a few other very minor improvements. There are a total of … Read more about WordPress Security Release Version 2.6.5
WordPress Tips for Beginners
Note: This post was written years ago and is almost completely out of date. Over the years my recommendations have completely changed as the tech landscape has changed. For example, I emphatically do not recommend GoDaddy anymore. For anything. So much so, in fact that we now as a company offer … Read more about WordPress Tips for Beginners
WordPress Releases Security Update Version 2.6.3
Yesterday WordPress released a security update in Version 2.6.3. According to the WordPress development blog this version update corrects a vulnerability in the Snoopy Library. Now unless you want the Red Barron to be able to cause havoc with your blog you will probably want to either update the … Read more about WordPress Releases Security Update Version 2.6.3
WordPress Issues Security Uptate in Version 2.6.2
I woke up this morning and see that WordPress released a new version yesterday. The new version 2.6.2 is a security release. It looks like the security exploit they patched is a fairly low probability complex hack involving randomized password generation and a bunch of technical blah, blah, … Read more about WordPress Issues Security Uptate in Version 2.6.2