One of the strengths of WordPress is that it does very well in the search engines right out of the box. And then there are a ton of things you can do to give and extra boost to that natural SEO strength that WordPress has by default. One of the easiest things to do is change the default WordPress … Read more about Choosing the Best WordPress Permalink Structure
How to Block Spam on WordPress
Spam is the scourge of the internet. No one wants to have spam comments filling up their WordPress website. It reflects poorly on you as a site owner, and this is especially true if you WordPress site represents your business! Fortunately there are some great tools available to make eradicating … Read more about How to Block Spam on WordPress
3 Easy Ways to Back Up Your WordPress Site
Backing up your data has been a necessary part of life at least as long as we've had computers. Far too many people live out on the raggedy edge, care free and unafraid, never giving a second thought about backups. Until something bad happens and they loose a bunch of their data, that is. Our … Read more about 3 Easy Ways to Back Up Your WordPress Site
How to Protect Your WordPress Site From Hackers
It's a nightmare scenario. You go to your website only to find a nasty message from a hacker bragging about hacking your site. And nothing else. As far as you can tell your content is gone and you can't even find a way to log into your WordPress dashboard. Would your business survive your website … Read more about How to Protect Your WordPress Site From Hackers
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
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 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Note: This post was written years ago and is almost completely out of date.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
Improved Security When Upgrading WordPress Not Automatic
One click WordPress upgrades are convenient. They fit right in with how I describe blogging platforms to the uninitiated: They make web publishing simple for people of modest technical means. Some web hosts include the Fantastico module which also allows for one click upgrades of WordPress. I've … Read more about Improved Security When Upgrading WordPress Not Automatic
Image Formatting Issues on Upgrading to WordPress 2.6
Got a call yesterday from a buddy of mine who had just upgraded his blog to WordPress 2.6 and found he wasn't able to get images to align in his new posts the way he did before. No matter what he did the images just displayed one way. I knew right away what his problem was because I'd seen the … Read more about Image Formatting Issues on Upgrading to WordPress 2.6
Older Versions of WordPress Hacked
WordPress blogs are starting to get hacked in greater numbers lately. The problem is getting serious enough that the WordPress podcast recently addressed out of date WordPress blogs being hacked. Even my good friend Mark Goodyear went to log into his blog and discovered that GoodWordEditing was … Read more about Older Versions of WordPress Hacked
