There are some outsanding themes available for Wordpress at the moment and combined with the power of Wordpress 2.6 there is no better time to switch to this oustanding open source CMS. Here is our list of favourite websites to download premium themes. more…
I’ve always been fascinated by how artists create that authentic retro look and although its not quite the fad it once was it still has its place for certain brands. However designing a retro theme for a website is harder than it looks and its very easy to end up with a complete mish-mash of styles if you’re not careful. Luckily there is plenty of resources on the web to help you get started so I’ve compiled the following list of fonts, illustrations and website examples to help you get on the road to retro stardom.
Creating a basic dynamic navigation is fairly straightforward in Wordpress and with a few tweaks or the installation of a custom plugin you should be good to go. However if your using Wordpress as a CMS for a larger content driven site then your going to find yourself running into problems with scaling the menu. more…
Whilst Wordpress is a great publishing tool it does have it’s challenges and one of my greatest concerns is always security. The Wordpress team of developers do a good job of releasing regular fixes but as always hackers inevitably find loopholes and exploits in each new version. Left in its default state Wordpress can prove particularly vulnerable so here is a list of simply steps you can make to ensure your Wordpress blog or website is hacker proof. more…
A couple of useful wordpress tutorials I’ve come across which I thought I would share with you.
Reset wordpress password in phpMyAdmin - Covers how to reset a password in phpMyAdmin using MD5 hash.
Protect you wp-config file - How to protect your config file in Wordpress so you reduce the risk of being hacked.
If you think Wordpress is just a blogging platform then you’d be truly missing its full potential as its capable of so much more. I’ve started to use Wordpress as a full blown content management system for my clients as it offers all the power and flexibility I need. It never ceases to amaze me how well supported it is in the community and I have come across some superb plugins and premium themes recently.
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I make no bones about the fact that I love Wordpress and you really have to go a long way to finding a better open source publishing platform for the web. Because of this I’m always looking for Wordpress plugins to manage different tasks on my websites and sometimes I come across a plugin that really blows me away. WP Affiliate Pro is just that!
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