Top 150 WordPress plugins
The top 150 WordPress plugins from the WordPress.org plugin directory in the category of 'Most Popular' plugin. Akismet Akismet checks your comments against the Akismet web service to see if they look like spam or not. All in One SEO Pack Automatically optimizes your...
How to install bbPress with any theme
Step 1 - install Dashboard -> Left menus -> Plugins -> Add new Put bbPress in search and it was the first result ( Author should be 'The bbPress Community' ) Clicked install plugin and activated. Step 2 - membership setup Dashboard -> Left menu ->...
SEO tips and tools for WordPress
Watch this space A collection of SEO tools and tips I plan to continue to add to as I find more information. The Periodic Table of SEO Ranking Factors Great tool to explain to clients in a visual manner the factor affecting SEO for websites. ...
How to fix Timthumb security issue
You may have heard about a security issue with a very popular file called timthumb.php used by many themes and a few plugins I might add to dynamically resize images on the fly. A post about it is here -...
WP-eCommerce for WordPress has friends with benefits
Here is a presentation I gave at a Sydney WordPress meetup about why the WP-eCommerce plugin is worth revisiting if you haven't seen it for a few years. Items worth considering: - great looking pre-made themes using this plugin let you launch a shopping site very...
How to use the WordPress 3.0 menu system
Since WordPress 3.0 the new menu system added the new menu system I have been asked how it works a lot. Here is a short video to show how it works. Go to Left menu -> Appearance -> Menus Then follow along with this tutorial for how to use them.
How to make your own WordPress 404 page you can actually edit easily
Here is a simple way to make a 404 page you can easily edit as a normal page from the wordpress admin area. What is a 404 page A 404 page is the page someone visiting your website gets sent to if they type in an address on you site that doesn't exist. for example...
How to add a contact form on a WordPress.com hosted website
Please note this is specifically for websites that are hosted on the free WordPress.com site. Is NOT relevant to self hosted WordPress websites. Watch the video here to see how to add a contact form to a wordpress.com hosted website.
10 great WordPress shopping carts
Here are 10 WordPress shopping carts you can research when looking for an eCommerce solution for your website. A common question by newcomers to WordPress is can you do eCommerce or shopping carts with WordPress and the answer is a resounding yes you can. And to prove...