If you use the AWebber sidebar widget plugin, you may have noticed this little error message keeps appearing at the top of your dashboard. There a couple of things that can cause this: You changed your Awebber username or passwordYou have tried to use the same key in too many installations The easy fix is to generate a new key for every installation using the AWeber … [Read more...] about AWeber Sidebar Widget Plugin Error
Generate Path to WordPress Root
Use the following codes to generate a path to the WordPress root URL in theme and template files. … [Read more...] about Generate Path to WordPress Root
Did your Webmaster grow up in a barn?
We have all heard the old cliché “Did you grow up in a barn?", but how often do we apply it to our websites? When you pay someone to develop your site, they should keep your directory structure clean. How can you expect to ever get top rankings when there are 30 versions of a page hidden on your website? Another factor to bear in mind is that the more junk you have in … [Read more...] about Did your Webmaster grow up in a barn?
Hide the WordPress Admin Upgrade Message
Add the following code to you theme’s function.php file, or a functionality plugin to remove the admin update nags. … [Read more...] about Hide the WordPress Admin Upgrade Message
Designing A WordPress Based Website
The first thing to remember when choosing a design for your website is that eye candy will cost you a fortune and not make you rich. Some of the prettiest, most interactive websites never make a dime. For example Amazon took nine years to show a profit! even though they had a top notch website. Though the above example is a bit extreme, it does serve as reminder that … [Read more...] about Designing A WordPress Based Website
Maximize Your Presentation – Define The Width Of Your Website
For years websites were designed to be fluid with tables set to 100%; that design element is sometimes used for background images. When maximum screen sizes were 1024 x 768 it wasn't such a big deal, but today, with screen sizes ranging from Smart Phones to 60" flat screens and maximum screen sizes of 2048 x 1536 or higher, size matters. Fluid Width Website … [Read more...] about Maximize Your Presentation – Define The Width Of Your Website
What are the “status codes” for a domain name?
Domains and associated domain status codes exist in a one-to-many relationship. That is, a domain name may have more than one associated status at any given time. The VeriSign Registry can change the status of all registered domain names, while Registrars can only change the status of domain names that they have registered. As of June 25, 2005 the VeriSign Registry provides the … [Read more...] about What are the “status codes” for a domain name?
Lost your website? Use the Wayback Machine
The Internet Archiver is building a digital library of Internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Like a paper library, they provide free access to researchers, historians, scholars, and the general public. One of their coolest features for webmasters is the Internet Archive: Wayback Machine, aptly named for the WABAC machine used by Mr. Peabody and his boy … [Read more...] about Lost your website? Use the Wayback Machine
Modifications you must have for WordPress
I was cruising the web looking for a specific WordPress plug-in (unfortunately, I don’t remember what) when I came across two must have Mods: Database ManagerPrint - addon Both of these are available from www.lesterchan.net Database manager is a must have, because it allows you to backup, optimize and restore your WordPress Database. Unfortunately, there aren’t any … [Read more...] about Modifications you must have for WordPress
MS FrontPage Password Protected Folder
On FrontPage Websites, it's best to use FrontPage to avoid problems with your Server Extensions If your website is using FrontPage extensions and you want to password protect a folder, it's possible to apply the password protection with FrontPage instead of calling your Web Hosting Company, or doing it through your Website Control Panel. This is because applying password … [Read more...] about MS FrontPage Password Protected Folder