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TwitThis is a free service and WordPress plugin that allows you to add a “Tweet This” button at the end of your WordPress posts/pages. Another plugin would be Tweet This, …

Tagged As: tweet this, Tweet This Link, twitter, WordPress

Posted by Vincent on 28 November 2008 12:00 AM in Wordpress Help | 1 Comment |

In my tutorial on how to display twitter status messages in WordPress, I used my own avatar picture beside the speech bubble. I have not found a way to retrieve my Twitter avatar from Twitter. Hopefully, I will figure out how to do it in the near future.

An alternative …

Tagged As: Avatar, Gravatar, twitter, WordPress

Posted by Vincent on 26 November 2008 3:45 AM in Web Development, Wordpress Help | 1 Comment |

Aaron Brazell wrote a great post about the 10 Things You Need To Know About WordPress 2.7. I am really looking forward to this new version because of the threaded comments, easy WordPress plugin upgrade features and the new admin layout.

My biggest problem with WordPress at the moment is …

Tagged As: wordpress 2.7

Posted by Vincent on 23 November 2008 3:43 AM in Wordpress Help | 0 Comments |

I got my idea from Tim Ferris’ blog…

You see that nice speech bubble effect? It is actually quite a pain in the neck …

Tagged As: CSS, css speech bubble, curvy corners, javascript, twitter, WordPress

Posted by Vincent on 6 November 2008 12:00 AM in Wordpress Help | 2 Comments |

According to the official documentation on static front pages at WordPress.org:

With the release of WordPress Version 2.1, the option to set your own front page can be accomplished via your Administration > Settings > Reading panel. However unlike the old explanation that follows, you must NOT name your home …

Tagged As: blog folder, Homepage, Permalink, root folder, Template, WordPress, wordpress home page

Posted by Vincent on 5 November 2008 12:00 AM in Wordpress Help | 0 Comments |

Sometimes the “Page Template” field disappears when you are trying to update the page template of your WordPress pages. This usually happens after you have upgraded your WordPress to a newer version.

Here’s how you can fix …

Tagged As: page template, Template, Theme, WordPress

Posted by Vincent on 4 November 2008 12:00 AM in Wordpress Help | 1 Comment |

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There are a couple of WordPress Comments enhancements in the market. However, I am not rushing to install …

Tagged As: automattic, comments, Disqus, IntenseDebate, js-kit, WordPress

Posted by Vincent on 3 November 2008 12:00 AM in Wordpress Help | 2 Comments |

This post is an update to my previous post on “My Favourite WordPress Plugins for 2008“. I actively use these plugins on my WordPress sites. If you know of better alternative plugins, please leave a comment and let me know about it. I am researching Twitter WordPress plugins to …

Tagged As: Akismet, captcha, comments, FeedBurner, Plugins, RSS, Search Engine Optimization, WordPress, wordpress plugins

Posted by Vincent on 2 November 2008 12:00 AM in Wordpress Help | 2 Comments |

I came out with this idea of combining Comment Relish with Lucia’s Linky Love plugins to generate more repeat comments on any WordPress site.

Comment Relish sends an email to a first-time comment poster of your blog while Lucia’s Linky Love enables the “follow” links of repeat comment posters. …

Tagged As: blogging, Comment, Comment Relish, Lucia’s Linky Love, Nofollow, WordPress

Posted by Vincent on 1 November 2008 12:00 AM in Wordpress Help | 4 Comments |

This post is quite similar to my previous post on how to add MooTabs to WordPress. I recently tested Tabber on my internet marketing blog and I find that it is better than MooTabs because it is compact in file size, easier to install and customize.

The default Tabber …

Tagged As: Cascading Style Sheets, HTML, javascript, mootabs, Web design, WordPress

Posted by Vincent on 31 October 2008 12:00 AM in Wordpress Help | 1 Comment |

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