WordPress

WordPress 2.7

By Daisy on December 11, 2008

I’ve been anticipating the WordPress 2.7 release, named “Coltrane”, since WordCamp NYC back in October. Initially, the thought of another major dashboard redesign made me a bit nervous. After all the negative reactions to the 2.6 design I hoped that it would not be a repeat performance.
The end result is that, while there is still [...]

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Getting Ready for WordPress 2.7

By Daisy on November 7, 2008

I am quite excited about the new features offered in WordPress 2.7, currently in it’s second beta and due to be released any day.
For those with difficulty adjusting to change you will be in for a shock. The admin interface has undergone an even more drastic change than it did for version 2.5! Personally, I [...]

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Back from Hiatus

By Daisy on October 22, 2008

It probably seems as if I’ve dropped off the face of the blogosphere. And I did for awhile. The last few months, however, I have spent doing some pretty extensive behind the scenes WordPress related work. Most notably I am the Technical Manager of the Online Magazine Blissfully Domestic.
After attending the recent WordCamp in NYC [...]

Posted in Life | Tagged Blissfully Domestic, WordCamp, WordPress | 3 Responses

4 WordPress plugins for comprehensive spam prevention on your blog

By Daisy on May 27, 2008

Anyone that has been blogging for more than a couple of months will be able to tell you that comment spam can be a real problem. Here are 4 plugins to be used together to prevent nearly all spam for your blog. This is achieved by checking for potential spam using a variety of different methods. These plugins do not resort to annoying and hard to read Captcha images or other methods that require your visitors to prove that they are really humans.

Posted in WordPress | Tagged akismet, Automattic, bad behavior, Obfuscator, Plugin, plugins, simple trackback validation, spam, spam prevention, Trackback, WordPress | 1 Response

Using the WordPress blogroll/link system to display website badges and buttons in your sidebar

By Daisy on May 19, 2008

Question of the day: How can I display linked images for other websites and blogs in my sidebar?
Answer: With the Links/Blogroll system already built into WordPress along with a Sidebar Widget! Here’s How:
I’ve seen this question asked many times. Most WordPress users assume that the blogroll/link widget using the integrated links system in WordPress [...]

Posted in WordPress | Tagged blogger, bloggers, image link, Images, sidebar, text widget, text widgets, widgets, WordPress | 4 Responses

Reasons to Upgrade to WordPress 2.5 and beyond

By Daisy on May 18, 2008

Some reasons to stay with the most current WordPress version for your blog.

Posted in WordPress | Tagged current version, upgrade, upgrading, WordPress | 3 Responses

9 Things to consider before using a new WordPress Theme

By Daisy on May 16, 2008

A list of 9 things to check out before implementing a new WordPress theme.

Posted in WordPress | Tagged blog, blogger, css dropdown menus, Gravatar, sidebar, Theme, Widgetizing, widgets, WordPress | 8 Responses

"Add Pheedo" WordPress Plugin

By Daisy on May 7, 2008

This is my very first plugin release. The code is heavily based on the Sig2Feed by Brendan Borlase at http://www.smackfoo.com/
This plugin will enable you to include ads from the Pheedo RSS advertising network in your WordPress RSS feed. It also gives the ability to add HTML and Text signatures into the feed.
Installation Instructions:

Download [...]

Posted in plugins | Tagged advertisement, advertising, advertising network, feed ads, feed advertisements, pheedo, Plugin, plugins, rss ads, rss advertisements, WordPress, wordpress plugin | 4 Responses

Refocusing

By Daisy on May 2, 2008

WIth my recent announcement that content related to kids and blogging will be getting it’s own space I felt that I should take a few moments to talk about my plans for DaisyOlsen.com. I’m doing this as much for myself as for anyone that might be reading this blog. This site will always be [...]

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Getting Back on Track by Splitting Things Up

By Daisy on May 1, 2008

This blog was intended to be, primarily, my professional showcase. A place where I could display examples of freelance work that I do and also explore some new ideas as they arose. Last week, though, I suddenly found myself extremely interested and excited about something totally unrelated to customizing WordPress installations or creating [...]

Posted in Blogging for Kids | Tagged blog, blogger, bloggers, blogging, blogosphere, child, kid, kids, parent involvement, parents, planning, resources for parents, WordPress | Leave a response