I have just installed Twenty Twelve as Magazine Basic is doing funny things with my image map. But there is GUI to modify the layout of the page. So I had to delve into the dreaded CSS stylesheet! Fortunately moving…
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WordPress – Display A List Of Latest Posts But Exclude Sticky Posts
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Today I finally found a solution to a problem that has been bugging me for years. In WordPress, by default, lists of your latest posts display, as you can probably imagine, your latest posts. However, if you chose to make…
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WordPress 3.4 “Green” Offers Theme Customization
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In keeping with the tradition of naming its releases after musicians, the most recent WordPress update, WordPress 3.4 ‘Green’ is named after jazz guitarist Grant Green.
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How To Add Your Logo To A WordPress Hybrid Theme
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When I first installed Hybrid News, a child theme for Hybrid, I edited the Hybrid code. But today there was an upgrade and I lost my logo, and I could not remember where I made the original edit (see, keeping logs of all changes is important!).
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Quick Adsense is Dead, Long Live Ad Inserter and Global Content Blocks!
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For some reason the best advert management plugin for WordPress is no longer supported. Quick Adsense is dead, the adverts simply do not appear any more. It seems that the original plugin developer sold it to another party but they have not…
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Do You Need a Website? Use This Flowchart to Determine if You Really Need a Website
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In an increasingly online world, the question “Do I need a website?” is one which you should consider carefully. The main thing to think about is the purpose of the website you may make. If it is for personal use,…
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The Plugins I use to Build an SEO Friendly WordPress Website
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It is my belief that for anyone who is passionate about writing and not so keen on developing websites, WordPress is the best content management system (bit of website software) to build and manage a website. WordPress is great because…
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The Best Magazine Theme For WordPress
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Last night I noticed that on one of my sites there were hundreds of duplicate files being crawled. These files were all generated by the WordPress Theme as it appended a version number to the end of each javascript file…
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Drupal Gardens – The Best Free Website?
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Just came across this – Drupal Gardens - http://www.drupalgardens.com/ Like Ning, but using Drupal. More like WordPress.com really, but using Drupal. Many people have a free website for their personal blog or business. Generally they opt for WordPress.com, Blogspot.com, Google Sites…
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BBC News has Had a Design Makeover
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BBC News is looking extremely sleek today. At first I thought I was on the wrong page! I always read their Health News pages and today was pleasantly surprised by the vibrant and modern new look. The BBC have decided…
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What Is A Playful, Engaging, Persuasive Web Site?
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An interesting discussion has been kicked off by Kim over at Cre8asiteforums.com – what types of website should be emotionally engaging, which should be minimalist, clean, “professional”? And what is meant by “professional style” in web design? A site for…
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Web HTML Font Families
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Sometimes the easiest way to make a quick and dramatic change to a website is to change the font. There are several popular font families that work well together to keep the appearance of your website the same across a…
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How to Add Widget Areas to Your WordPress Theme
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Just found this fantastic tutorial on adding widget areas to any WordPress theme. I successfully set up a new widget area below the content of my posts on another blog I write for in about 5 minutes. Addwidget Area to…
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Website Logo Competition
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We are proud to announce that we have been chosen the host the MotleyHealth.com logo competition. MotleyHealth.com has decided that it is time to upgrade their current logo, and have decided to search for a new logo by way of…
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How To Test a Website Before Updating Name Server Details
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If you are moving a site to a new server, or building a site for a client, and wish to test it before updating the name servers, then this task is very simple to do, especially if you have a…