WordPress 3.2 was just released; in the process of updating, one plugin broke our database and left us for about 5 minutes without access to the WordPress administrative section. How did we fix it? Simple. If a plugin breaks your database, you need to …
For example, Google “retard” and switch to images. Then click on the one with the guy with the afro, in front of a panel that says “Surprise! You’re a retard!”
Under normal conditions, you’d end up on a page with the image, overlaying the p…
First let me be clear with my goals for my Facebook Fan Page. The goal of a Fan Page is to drive more traffic to your domain and engage and interact with a targeted audience online. There is no reason to think that at fan page would ever replace a doma…
Your writing s**ks! There are a lot of reasons that readers may have difficulty reading your content. You may not speak English as a first language, your posts are full of local slang, your prose is heavily sprinkled with abbreviations, or you can’t …
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As I’ve gotten involved with helping the WordPress.org theme review team, I’ve seen some strange things. One of the stranger ones was a theme virus that actually propagated from one theme to all others in a WordPress ins…
Ali’s recent post discouraged us from forcing creativity. If you don’t feel it, she said, don’t write. Yet Gretchen recommends sitting down and writing every day, because you’ll get in a rhythm and stay connected to your material.
Well, which i…
Under Federal law, web sites are generally not liable for comments posted by others on the sites. However, the courts have held that they can be forced to reveal the poster’s identity if the post includes false facts. Calling someone names like “jerk…
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On February 17, 2010, the Word of Mouth Marketing Association released a guide which may begin to set some industry standards for how to provide appropriate disclosures (in not too many characters). Examples include:
I am an employee [or representativ…
WordPress’ iPhone app (iTunes link) just got a nice update and now allows you to geotag your mobile blog posts. WordPress launched official support for geotagging posts through the web interface on Wordpress.com blogs last November, though blog…