In December of last year I wrote a post about certain WordPress themes containing encrypted or obfuscated code. Thanks to a recent post in the forums I thought it would be a good idea to once again touch upon the topic. There are a growing number of unofficial WordPress theme galleries popping up all over the web. New ones appear every day. While many of these sites are harmless a large number of them... continue reading
A visitor to the forums today asked how to add a pullquote to his blog. If you recall, I explained how to do this back in April in a post titled Using Pullquotes Part Two. In that post I showed you not only how to do it but how to do it easily by adding a new quicktag to your post toolbar. This is a mod I use in my own blog. Although I don't often use pullquotes it's nice to have the option of clicking... continue reading
So you'd like to try the full version of WordPress but don't want to commit to paying hosting fees until you've actually gotten your hands dirty. Why not install WordPress on your computer? There are several reasons you might want to do this aside from the aforementioned such as maintaining a fully functional backup of your live blog or creating a development and testing environment. WordPress is not... continue reading
A question I see pop up from time to time in the WordPress Support Forum is how do I stop people from viewing my plugins folder? There are several ways to go about this - all of them easy. The first method involves placing an empty index.HTML file in EACH folder you want to protect. If you prefer you can include a brief message in that file rather than using a blank one. Two important things to remember... continue reading
As I mentioned in a previous post the popularity of magazine-style themes appears to be growing by leaps and bounds. And for good reason. The main advantage of this type of theme is the layout. A blogmaster can display his content in various blocks throughout the page as opposed to the standard blog format which displays content in chronological order. So I thought I would showcase (in alphabetical... continue reading
