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If you install, move, add WordPress Themes, Plugins, or just rearrange things on your server, you are going to run into the challenges associated with file permissions with WordPress. If you are concerned about security, protection from hackers, viruses, and other evil, get familiar with file permissions in WordPress.
In general, file permissions are variables set on server files to control access and usage of the file for individuals, browsers, code, and programs. Consider them the firewalls to your WordPress website, dictating who can do what with each file and folder.
All these folder and files permissions can be confusing in WordPress. Recently, I had a site offline for three hours, going through a variety of tests to figure out what was causing the problem. It boiled down to a single folder being set to the wrong permissions. I had to go through every file and folder to figure out which one was set wrong, so take care when changing file permissions. Read more…
Mozilla recently announced that the Mozilla Firefox 4 Release Candidate for Windows, Mac and Linux is available for download. You can download yours now for testing, experimenting, and just enjoying the latest update to one of the most powerful browsers in the world.
We’ve talked about how Firefox 4 could be a game changer, with over 8,000 bugs fixed and powerful new features. To date, the Mozilla Firefox Counter reports almost 60 million downloads as well as bypassing the number of downloads of the recently released Internet Explorer 9 by three times, and continues to out distance Microsoft’s browser.
As we’ve described previously, the following are the final features for Firefox 4. Read more…
Darren Rowse of Problogger has a fascinating new article on “Overcoming Blogger Fright.”
“I don’t think I have what it takes to put myself ‘out there’ every day.”
“Who would want to read what I have to say?”
“Do you ever get used to the fact that strangers are reading what you write?”
“I don’t think I have enough ego to do this!”These statements—and others like them—are pretty typical sentiments that I hear from many new bloggers whose main barrier to blogging comes down to self-doubt, shyness or … Blogger Fright.
I remember having similar feelings myself. The thought of writing something and having complete strangers read and comment upon it was something that took me a little time to come to grips with, particularly as a relatively shy and private person.
He offers tips on how to “get over it,” how to find your voice on the web and embrace blogging. While this seems like an insignificant issue, having taught people around the world how to blog, I face this constantly in my own work, as do many in the blogging and social web industry. Read more…
With the brand new Jetpack, Automattic is bringing more WordPress.com features to WordPress.org self-hosted blogs than ever before.
Currently, eight popular WordPress.com features are being offered for free, with more free and paid options coming soon. Let’s take an in-depth look at what you get with Jetpack. Read more…
In working on my new ebook, Social Media for Crafters, I spent months searching for crafting podcasts. There are a lot of craft podcasts. While only a few last past the first year, there are some treasures to be found in their valuable archives.
The ones that last, some getting close to their 200th episode soon, are delightful and often have huge communities of fans. Their enthusiasm explodes across the audio and video waves as they share their passion for their craft.
CraftyPod with Sister Diane, aka Diane Gilleland, just released episode 126, Planning Your Holiday Season, with My Mom!. The Savvy Girls Knitting Podcast with knitting sisters Melanie and Deborah is delightful and entertaining. Their latest is By Force of Habit. The Knitmore Girls Podcast is up to episode 141 with Cardboard cutout. Read more…
Reports from around the world show few issues with upgrading to WordPress 3.1, and fewer than previous releases. This is fantastic and kudos to the WordPress Development Team for taking the extra time to test this release throughly.
However, due to the multitude of complex installations, server configurations, and WordPress Plugins and Themes in the wild, there will be issues.
Ipstenu has started the Troubleshooting WordPress 3.1 – Master List on the WordPress Support Forums. It is a list of how to resolve issues you may encounter with the WordPress 3.1 upgrade.
Here is a quick overview of some of the issues, explained more fully in the WordPress 3.1 – Master List, and from other resources we’ve found.
Remember, BACKUP FIRST. And if you have a cache Plugin installed, clear the cache first and consider turning it off during the process to keep things clean and fresh. You can re-enable it afterwards. Read more…
As blogs continue to shift from text-only articles to multimedia publications, alternate display options for video, audio, pictures and other types of content are becoming more important than ever. Sites like Tumblr led the charge, allowing users to select what kind of content they were publishing to format the articles appropriately. Now, the same functionality is available in your own WordPress blog.
As of version 3.1, WordPress includes post formats, which gives users this flexibility. In this tutorial, we’ll take you step-by-step through the use of WordPress Post Formats, and how to get started with them on your WordPress site.
WordPress 3.1 is here, bringing the much anticipated “post formats” option to sites around the world. You will now be able to specify what type of content you want to publish whether it be a standard text article, image, video, audio clip, quote, link, and more.
Get excited. This will not only increase the functionality of publishing posts, it will revitalize the entire WordPress Theme community.
Here at WordCast, we couldn’t wait to show off some of the innovative ideas that designers around the web have come up with. We’ve compiled a showcase of designs for WordPress and Tumblr that are taking advantage of post formats in unique ways. While many aren’t yet using the extremely new post formats feature, their ideas will apply beautifully. Read more…
The more content you write, the more you find yourself repeating things you’ve already said. Bloggers are constantly linking back to published posts for reference and backstory for readers. It’s always been a time-consuming experience, hunting within the WordPress administration interface, or Googling around to find your own content.
WordPress bloggers rejoice! Gone is the painful and time consuming experience. No more the hunt for old posts. WordPress 3.1 now includes internal linking, making it easy to cite those references to posts of old. Read more…
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Django Reinhardt: A Look Behind the Namesake of WordPress 3.1 
WordPress Post Formats Tutorial: Add Tumblr Style Features To Your Blog with WordPress 3.1 
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