Ryan decided to start his own blog recently, probably in response to my new blogging obsession. So I ended up giving him the low-down on blogging. Here’s what I told him:
…The key point to success with any type of web site, be it a blog or business portfolio, is content. That means you should post, […]
Trackbacks are one of those blogging features that some beginners just don’t get (I was there - trackbacks have only made sense to me recently). The truth is that they are very simple to understand.
Think of trackbacks as comments that are posted by your blogging tool, rather than your own self-determination. To use a rather […]
After all these months of waiting, my school took us skiing last week (as I posted about earlier). It’s a little disappointing to say that I didn’t thoroughly enjoy myself, partly because of the lack of rest before hand. But at least I did go skiing, which I am very thankful for being able to […]
My experimenting with my site(s) has brought thousands of changes to it (them). I’ve played with templates and themes, modules, and hundreds of other features and tweaks. But there is one thing I’ve learned (not the hard way, yet): Leave URLs alone. Search engines need URLs to work with your site. If they all suddenly […]
Anybody who knows me pretty well knows that I don’t exactly run on a schedule. I often don’t finish doing homework until minutes before it’s due, and get into conflicts with my dad (or used to at least) about getting into the shower on time. It seems that I keep on waking up later and […]
After looking through my stats in Google Analytics lately, I noticed a trend in my search engine referrals. Ever since my post about my experience with the Math A Regents, I received dozens of hits from Google and other search engines. In addition, various other posts (including my mention of the Windows XP Royale […]
The search has ended for a static home page solution. Like the staticity of WordPress’s own static pages, but want more control over the layout and funtionality of your home page? The solution lies within a little-known but highly useful template file combined with a bit of creative coding. Add a portal-like layout that includes a recent posts display and other dynamic content.
Note: This is not for the newbie WordPress user. You should be comfortable working with PHP, XHTML and possibly CSS if you plan to work on this yourself. If you would like help, leave a comment and we’ll discuss it with you.
WordPress is terrifically easy to use. From simply posting to installing plugins, WordPress makes it easy to make your blog truly yours. Some people shutter at making updates to it though. Here’s the extremely easy way to get the whole thing done in just a few minutes, with two of my favorite tools, cPanel and SmartFTP.
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