With so many blogs out there, I keep hearing about people copying material or ripping off graphics. The plugin, WP-CopyProtect apparently takes care of this issue – for the most part. A person can just view the source of the site by going to the browser’s menu and filch the code directly. The plugin is
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Blog Platform or Content Management System?
As a longtime user of WordPress, I have seen how WordPress has migrated from a blog platform to a Content Management System (CMS). These days I hear, “Oh, WordPress the blog script?” “WordPress is not a CMS.” “Can I -INSERT QUESTION- with WordPress?” “I’ve heard about WordPress, but I’m not sure if I want to
[Continue Reading...]Canonicalization in Your WordPress Blog
As Wikipedia defines canonicalization, especially for search engines and search engine optimization (SEO): In web search and search engine optimization (SEO), URL canonicalization deals with web content that has more than one possible URL. Having multiple URLs for the same web content can cause problems for search engines – specifically in determining which URL should
[Continue Reading...]Your Own ‘Tweet This’
Personally, I think the Tweet This plugin while ingenious, is a bit annoying as it limits you where you want to put it. Instead of going through the plugin jargon code, you can put your own code. Really, all you are doing is telling Twitter your update with the link of the post. This is
[Continue Reading...]Disable Comments For Older Posts In WordPress
It is really annoying to get spam in posts so old you almost forgot about them. Here is a tutorial to help you with close your comments using the close comments function in version WordPress older than 2.7. This will help bring down the number of spammers who like to slip in comments on older
[Continue Reading...]How to Secure Your WordPress Blog
Securing or as some have dubbed ‘hardening’ your WordPress is important. Why? Well, it allows you to keep out hackers or if you have guest writers, you can make sure they do not take over your blog and boot you out. Also, it could help you with spammers. If you are reading this article and
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