Optimizing The WordPress Permalink Structure
Posted on 18. Apr, 2009 by Jerome.
By default WordPress uses web URLs which have question marks and page ID numbers http://www.pimpmywordpress.com/?p=123. WordPress offers you the ability to create a custom URL structure to be more search engine and user friendly by changing the link structure. I personally prefer to use /category/post-name/ to for example http://www.pimpmywordpress.com/wordpress-themes/10-beautiful-dark-colour-wordpress-themes. To apply this setting, go under [...]
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20 Incredible Free News Magazine Style Themes
Posted on 13. Apr, 2009 by Jerome.
In this article I will present you 20 Free High-Quality ‘News Magazine Style’ WordPress Themes. Thecan all be demo previewed, downloaded and used for free. Feel free to suggest any new amazing free themes for future posts. The Original Premium News Live Demo | Download Theme | Release Post Blog Times Live Demo | Download [...]
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How To Add Twitter ID To Your Comments
Posted on 07. Apr, 2009 by Jerome.
WP Twitip ID – easily add another field to your comment form for users to enter their Twitter username. Once published, their comment will display a link to follow them via their Twitter page. This plugin uses javascript to add the new field to your comment form but you can add the new field manually [...]
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How To Show Excerpts Instead Of Full Posts On Your Blog Homepage
Posted on 03. Apr, 2009 by Jerome.
I came across an interesting question the other day. I wanted to feature only a short post excerpt for the homepage to promote more posts and push people to click, read and hopefully leave comments. It doesn’t really make sense to have your full post on your homepage especially if you have a really long [...]
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WP Cumulus Make Tags More Visually Exciting
Posted on 01. Apr, 2009 by Jerome.
I’ve been really impressed with this plugin. WP Cumulus displays your tags using a Flash movie that rotates them in 3D. It really make your tags more visually exciting. Add the following code anywhere in your theme to display the cloud. <?php wp_cumulus_insert(); ?> Then go to settings, and pick any background colour, link colour, [...]
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Google Clone Theme For April Fool’s Day
Posted on 29. Mar, 2009 by Jerome.
I just came across this new free theme “Woogle” entirely based upon the design of Google Search- perfect timing to have your blog ready for April Fool\’s day with this fun WordPress theme! Features Two columns fluid width Threaded & paged comments ready for WP 2.7 Widgets ready Gravatar ready Works on WordPress v2.5 and [...]
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How To Create A Calendar Style Date
Posted on 25. Mar, 2009 by Jerome.
Make your blog stand out with some nifty looking calendar dates. This tutorial will show you how to create a simple calendar style date. First you need to open your index.php page and find this line of code: <h2><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="<?php the_title(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2> Just below this line delete the article [...]
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WP Smashing WordPress Theme Turn Your Posts In Calendar Format
Posted on 24. Mar, 2009 by Jerome.
Greg Johnson launched a new free theme called WP Smashing for Smashing Magazine. The theme display WordPress posts in calendar format. It is Widget-ready, WordPress 2.7 compatible, valid XHTML and CSS and has an integrated configurable calendar functionality and a configurable contact form. Installation guidelines are provided in the package. The .PSD source file is [...]
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