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Protect WordPress From Malicious URL Requests
16 Feb 2010This is a quick and easy way to help secure your WordPress blog. Last September, tons of blogs worldwide were infected with malicious codes.
By creating a new file and uploading it to your plugin directory (/wp-content/plugins/) you can automatically block malicious URL requests! Just open a new php file, and paste the following in the [...]
5 Ways To Speed Up Your Blog
17 Dec 2009Over time, WordPress blogs tend to get slower if they’re not properly maintained. Understanding what can cause your blog to slow down is half the battle, and luckly, by following these easy steps you can keep your blog running as fast as possible.
1. Use WP Super Cache
WP Super Cache is a plugin that saves stores [...]
Ever wished your blog’s comments could show Twitter avatars? By default, WordPress will show a user’s Gravatar. But with the increasing popularity of Twitter, it may make more sense to show your commenters’ Twitter pics! This cool plugin allows you to use both Twitter and Gravatar; it takes the commenter’s email address and if they [...]
3 Plugins To Boost Your RSS Feeds
20 Oct 2009RSS should be an integral part of your overall blogging strategy. It helps keep your readers engaged, and drives a lot of repeat traffic to your website. The following plugins are integral in maximizing your RSS feeds:
FD Feedburner Plugin
If you’re not familiar with Feedburner, I highly recommend checking it out. It is a free service [...]
Turn Your Blog Into StumbleUpon
14 Oct 2009If you’ve never used StumbleUpon before, it’s a cool tool that lets you “stumble” across the Internet – discovering websites you otherwise would never have found before. Well wouldn’t it be cool if your blog had the same functionality? What if your visitors could “stumble” through your site, finding articles and posts that they were [...]
3 Easy Steps To Backup Your WordPress Blog
12 Oct 2009It is very likely this will be the most important article you read all year. Of course you can choose to skip this article, but you will regret it, especially since I am such a groovy kind of guy. Ok, I hate bellbottoms and green furniture, so maybe I’m not so groovy. However, I am [...]
Top 10 Ways To Improve Internal Linking
12 Oct 2009An effective internal linking strategy is important for a few reasons: 1) It helps to increase page views and encourage readers to stay on your blog longer by providing enticing links to content that may interest them, and 2) it can help to improve the search engine rankings for your posts and pages.
In this article [...]
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The Simplest Solution For Comment Spam
In: Blogs| WordPress
11 Nov 2009One of the worst things about the Internet is spam! If you’ve had a blog for more than 5 seconds, chances are your comments are constantly being flooded with spam comments. A really effective plugin is Akismet, but even it doesn’t eliminate spam – it only filters it.
A very simple way to keep a lot [...]