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WordPress minimalist themes

September 10, 2006

No matter what blog software you start out using, you’ll discover WordPress, and then… It may take a day, or a month, but you’ll succumb and install WordPress. At which point, you’ll drive yourself crazy searching for the PERFECT theme for your blog. A tip: go minimalist. My favourite WP themes come from Plaintext.org. Technorati [...]

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Giggle of the Day: spam-begging

July 23, 2006

Lorelle on WordPress posted a spam comment she received: “Hey, be a pal. Don’t delete this so I can get the backlink. Okay?” Priceless. Technorati Tags: spam, spam comments, spam WordPress Related PostsGiggle of the Day: Matt Cutts is backMatt Cutts works for Google. His blog Matt Cutts: Gadgets, Google, and SEO is a must-read [...]

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Teli’s free WordPress Primer

July 21, 2006

I love Teli Adlam’s work. I use her theme on my Creativity Factory blog. She’s just completed a free WordPress Primer, which covers: The Difference Between WordPress and WordPress.com Installing WordPress and the Famous 5 Minute Install Update Your Profile and Password Update Your First Post, Comment, and About Page Installing New Themes Installing New [...]

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WordPress: getting started with WordPress

July 20, 2006

WordPress is wildly popular as a blogging platform because it’s endlessly customizable. However, WP can be confusing if you’re not techy, and come to it from a purely type-and-click platform like Blogger or Typepad. If you’re totally new to WP, here are some tips to smooth your learning curve: 1. Choose a hosting company for [...]

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WordPress must-haves: great WordPress plugins

July 18, 2006

Thanks to Lorelle on WordPress for her post “blogHelper Begins WordPress Plugins Reviews”. I’m choosing WordPress for many of my blogs because WordPress is so easy to implement (especially on DreamHost) and extend with plugins. You can turn a WordPress installation into a full Web site very simply and quickly. (I had a horrendous afternoon [...]

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