Sometimes you have to adapt your strategies according to your visitors likes and dislikes. In one my many niche sites I made quite a few mistakes setting it up. I will address each of these in a minute.
Subscribe2 Plugin Landing Page Hack
Subscribe2 is a great plugin for alerting your subscribers by email when you make a new post. My problem was that on another one of my blogs I have a download section of selected ebooks for my subscribers to download. I had to manually email the subscribers the password to access the downloads every time someone subscribed.
Using WordPress in a Domain Name
I recently was made aware of the issue of using the name “WordPress” in a domain name. It is a trademark which is not allowed to be used in domain names. You should read about it here. “WordPress” in sub-domains is fine, like wordpress.example.com, we’re just concerned about top-level domains. So this will be my [...]
7 Easy Steps To Creating A Child Theme
1) Download your favorite WordPress theme 2) Upload it to your wp-content/themes folder From here on out we will not be touching the original or Parent theme at all! 3) Create a new folder and name it “mycooltheme” or whatever you want* 4) Open the original themes style.css file and change the top portion (if [...]
Child Themes: What Are They?
A new design concept has been spreading through the WordPress theme development community that uses child themes to keep your main theme intact so you can update the themes easily when newer versions of WordPress comes out. Bloggers who heavily edit their themes to get that special look for their blog should definitely be looking [...]
Twitter Tips and Tools
Twitter is fast becoming the leader in the micro-blogging craze. It is a great way to spread the news about your wordpress blog when used correctly. Here are a few places I’ve been visiting to learn more about Twitter and how to use it. Twitip – you have probably heard of Darren and his famous [...]
