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HOW TO: Paginate Post Content in WordPress

Have you ever written an article that was entirely too long for one page? Here’s a quick way to break that post up into multiple pages for faster page loading, more page views in your statistics resulting in higher CPM and more ad impressions (your visitors will typically get a new ad displayed with each ...

HOW TO: Add Your Twitter Handle to “ShareThis” Plugin Tweets

ShareThis is a great sharing plugin built for WordPress that allows visitors to share your content through their own social media network with only a couple of easy clicks. The only complaints I’ve gotten from clients who use the plugin are: The buttons are aligned to the left rather than being centered on the line ...

HOW TO: Fix the Custom File Editor’s Fatal Call Error in Thesis Theme on WordPress 3.0

If you have upgraded to WordPress 3.0 and use the Thesis theme, you may have noticed that now you receive a fatal call error when trying to access your custom.css file via the Custom File Editor within your Thesis options that looks something like this: Fatal error: Call to undefined function use_codepress() in /DIRECTORY/public_html/wp-content/themes/thesis_17/lib/admin/admin.php on ...

WordPress Basics, Part 3: Publishing Articles & Adding Media

PLEASE NOTE: The current version of WordPress is 3.0.1. As newer versions are released, certain information provided here may possibly become outdated or irrelevant.

Previously, I covered the differences between WordPress-hosted and self-hosted WordPress platforms as well as some tips on learning your way around the WordPress dashboard. The plan for this WordPress Basics series is to help new WordPress users become familiar with the functionality of the platform while preparing themselves to have a more comfortable and limit-free blogging experience. None of the theme-specific functions will be covered here since each theme is unique in its method of operation.

Now that you know your way around the backend of a WordPress installation, let’s move into publishing content on your live blog site.

WordPress: Blogger Importer 403 Auth Error — THE FIX!!

UPDATE: The Blogger import plug-in has been updated since this article was written. You may download and run the tool successfully on the WordPress platform. For those of you who read my workaround post regarding this issue, there is now an actual fix so that you can use the Blogger Importer without retrieving a 403 ...

HOW TO: Change a WordPress Blog URL from a Subdirectory to a Subdomain

Is your blog installed in a subdirectory (http://yourdomain.com/blog)? As you’ve probably figured out by now, Google ranks these in their system much less frequently than a subdomain (http://blog.yourdomain.com). Not only that, but a subdomain makes for a much cleaner permalink structure. Changing your WordPress blog’s URL from a subdirectory to a subdomain is fairly simple ...

WordPress Basics, Part 2: Getting Started

PLEASE NOTE: The current version of WordPress is 2.9.2. As newer versions are released, certain information provided here may possibly become outdated or irrelevant.

For a new WordPress user, especially one who has recently made the switch from the Blogger platform, the unfamiliar layout and plethora of available options can be quite overwhelming. This WordPress Basics series will take you through many of the basic functionality of a fresh WordPress installation. Please note that none of the theme-specific functions will be covered here since each theme is unique in its method of operation.

In part 1, I gave you information about the difference between .com (hosted on WordPress’ servers) and .org (hosted on your own server) when it comes to WordPress. Once you have decided which is best for you and set up your blog, you’re ready to get started!