It is an unfortunate fact of having a website: websites get broken, hacked and otherwise rendered inoperable. So what do we do about this? The first thing is not to panic. Most people, when confronted with a broken site, panic. While this is understandable, the best thing to stay calm and begin to implement your disaster …
You see the message at the top of your Dashboard: a new release is available! Oh joy! But wait a minute… should you be updating WordPress to the 3.5 version? Normally, we counsel everyone to keep their WordPress installation up-to-date as a “best practice.” Updates might mean that some new, useful, functionality has been added …
WordPress 3.5 Released: Careful When Updating, Folks! Read More »
At Tadpole, we use WordPress for every site we build, and that’s because it’s an amazingly flexible and extendable platform that can do almost anything. That being said, it can have a huge learning curve for those who aren’t used to using a Content Management System. So, how do you find help with WordPress when …
Five ways to get help with WordPress (and actually get an answer) Read More »
With the advent of WordPress 3.0, what used to be called “WordPress Multi User” was merged into the core release, making it possible for anyone running the latest version of WordPress to convert the website to a “Multisite.” What is a Multisite? First, you should follow these steps on how to activate WordPress Multisite. Once …
What is WordPress Multisite and When Should I Use It? Read More »
From time to time I receive calls from clients that find out that they don’t have as much control of their websites as they thought they did. Common issues are that they may not have access to their Control Panel, they may not have backups or they may not be able to change their DNS …
One of the most confusing features of WordPress is Custom Post Formats (not to be confused with Custom Post Types). Post Formats allow you to tell WordPress what kind of media is involved with your post. The format types are: aside – Similar to a Facebook note update. gallery – A gallery of images. link …
Thanks to everyone who came out to hear us present at WordCamp yesterday! We’re back again today, and since four out of five of us are WordCamp organizers it may be a day or two before we have a chance to recover and post our presentations. Meanwhile, you can check out Rindy’s slides from his …
Tadpole’s presentations from WordCamp NYC will be posted in the next day or two. Read More »
