A question I've seen from time to time is how do I disable my RSS feed? The answer is surprisingly easy. But before I get to that you may be wondering why someone would want to do that. There could be any number of reasons such as you're using WordPress as a CMS with basically static content rather than a blog with dynamic content. In this case a feed wouldn't really serve a purpose. Perhaps you're... continue reading
In December of '08 and March of '09 I blogged about some of the cooler magazine-style themes I had seen for WordPress. Since writing those 2 posts we've seen the arrival of many more such themes which means once again I'll revisit this topic very soon. But this post is not about magazine-style themes. We all know what a parked domain is, right? For the newbie blogger let me explain. You have an idea... continue reading
When you log in to your WordPress blog you are automatically redirected to the Dashboard area - an area displaying various widgets, each containing useful information such as Right Now, Recent Comments and Incoming Links to name a few. What if you wanted to disable some or all of them? One option is to click the Screen Options button at the top of the page which reveals all available dashboard widgets,... continue reading
As announced back on 04 Nov, we've been running a little contest/promo here at WordPress Canada with the big prize being a free copy of the Flexx Professional theme by iThemes. A big thanks to those you participated but unfortunately, as the saying goes, there can be only one. That being said only one contestant got it right. The rules were quite simple or at least I thought they were. Quoting from... continue reading
A problem I see come up in the WordPress forums quite often is a blogger who is locked out of his own blog. This is usually a result of playing with the values found at Settings > General. See screenshot below. (click to enlarge) Although there are legitimate cases of wanting to change the Blog address (URL), such as when you are planning to give WordPress its own directory, for the vast majority... continue reading
