Intense-Debate – Uninstalling, changing back author URLs and WordPress alternatives
A while ago I was experimenting with a relatively new comments trend in some of the WordPress blogosphere to manage and display your blog comments through 3rd parties. After looking into the options, I decided to go for Intense Debate. The main benefits considered Continue Reading →
Migrating Multi-Author WordPress Blog : Import-Export Users
How do you move WordPress users between blogs? That's a tricky one. WordPress doesn't allow you to neatly import and export users so you need to result into some plugins and a bit of easy tweaking. Ingredients : Users to CSV is a useful plugin by Joost originally Continue Reading →
WordPress 2.7, 404 errors and Magic Quotes GPC
WordPress 2.7 doesn't work well with Magic Quotes, I've learned the hard way while trying to help a fellow worker get her blog back to work this week. The symptom was a change in the wp_options table reverting this : a:63:{s:11:"robots.txt$";....... to Continue Reading →
Top Web Developer Mozilla Firefox Add-On Tools
Responding to repeating questions from clients and colleagues about recommended Firefox plugins for Web Development and basic SEO/SEM, following are the Firefox Addons I can’t do without : ColorZilla web developer addon It assists web developers and graphic Continue Reading →
Custom Google Search Provider with an Open-Search Auto Discovery for a WordPress Site
Since I spent the last half an hour doing this for one of the student WordPress websites (NCKU IIMBA Student Council), might as well explain how it’s been done. Shouldn’t take anyone more than 20 minutes. First, you’ll need to make a Google Custom Search. Continue Reading →
Pidgin (GTK) and Unicode Asian/Hebrew character font display issue
Pidgin is the best multi protocol instant messaging software out there. There’s really no reason to use all the other messaging programs separately, unless you’re in need of the more advanced features. It’s not perfect, though, and there are a few annoyances Continue Reading →
Search Engine Optimization for a Flash+HTML site
Every once in a while I get emails like this next one : I was talking with [someone] who giving me your email for try to tweak my website www.galeriadelarte.org in google engine at this time no match, seams google robot can't get anything from my site, Continue Reading →
Webmarketing, SEO & SEM discussed at MIT forum Israel
On my short visit to Israel I’ve been invited to join the July MIT forum at Tel Aviv University titled “Web Marketing: Converting Traffic to Sales” discussing the subjects of online marketing, search engine & social media marketing as well as aspects Continue Reading →
Checking Website Browser and Platform Compatibility
Checking website browser and platform compatibility is key, if you want your site to appeal to the target audiences using them. Since I got a few emails about the topic, both from people asking me what I use and those suggesting their services, following is a Continue Reading →
Install, upgrade, test and debug your CMS website locally on a Windows machine
The other week I was horrified finding out how some of my friends do their CMS testing and debugging (WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, whatever) – they do it online. To their defense I would say that they backup everything and put the site in maintenance mode, but Continue Reading →