RSS Shortcode Plugin
Posted on 01. Jul, 2009 by Jerome.
A new Plugin from Joost de Valk just came out named “RSS Shortcode“. This plugin lets you embed your RSS feed in your post or pages with a short line of code like this: [rss feed="http://feeds2.feedburner.com/pimpmywordpress" num="2" excerpt="false"/] Just change the variable to fit your needs: feed: add your blog feed (required) num: the number [...]
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How To Display Your Total Number Of Followers
Posted on 22. Jun, 2009 by Jerome.
If you are starting to be a rock star blogger and have 100 and 100′s of followers and subscribers, why not show to the world how many followers you have from your feed subscriber and Twitter followers. Of course you could use Feedburner or TwitterCounter script but why not create your own with just few [...]
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16 Popular WordPress Clone Themes
Posted on 16. Jun, 2009 by Jerome.
Just for fun one day, I was looking around for how many really cool WordPress clone themes there were out there. I found some and here the ones that I found really impressive. Feel free to suggest some other ones in the comment section. Classy Bigfoot (Inspired by Tumblr) Live Demo | Download Theme | [...]
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WordPress 2.8 Release – Baker
Posted on 11. Jun, 2009 by Jerome.
I’m really excited, WordPress 2.8 is finally out with some really nice new features (see list below). To upgrade your blog you have two options. You can go into your dashboard to Tools => Upgrade. Of course you can always do it manually by downloading the zip file. Before upgrading make sure you a have [...]
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How To Share A Blog Post Without A Plugin
Posted on 07. Jun, 2009 by Jerome.
If you don’t want to use any sharing or bookmark plugins to help you share your latest blog post, I have come up with a list of the most popular sharing website links that you can drop at the bottom of your post. The examples are simple text links but of course you can add [...]
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How To Optimise Your WordPress Ping List
Posted on 28. May, 2009 by Jerome.
I came across a lot of blogs not touching their default list of “ping” URL. Blogger’s need to pay more attention to their Ping list. Ping helps you to inform Ping inform search engine and blog directories when you have updated your blog by sending XML-RPC ping each time you create a post. Of course [...]
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Group Blogging Made Easy With The P2 Theme
Posted on 26. May, 2009 by Jerome.
P2 is a micro blogging theme inspired by Twitter and Facebook. It lets the user leave live notifications or comments on the fly right from the homepage updated in real time. It’s perfect for ongoing working groups, remote teams or even for keeping up to date with your latest family news. Some of the features: [...]
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Gallery WordPress Theme
Posted on 20. May, 2009 by Jerome.
Thanks to Smashing Magazine and talented web designer Christopher Wallace for offering us this fantastic free WordPress theme called “Gallery“. It’s a Gallery/Portfolio style theme loaded with tons of great features, plugin integrations (Contact Form 7, WP-PostRatings, BuySellAds), JQuery slide hover effects on the homepage thumbnails. You can share your favourite posts on twitter or [...]
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