ReadyMade Web Design

Just wanted to let everyone out there know – if you are running Canvas or Thesis on your website or blog (or any theme that uses the Tim Thumb image resizing script), your site is in danger of being hacked. I don’t mean to be an alarmist! Just want to spread the word. I just [...]

I’ve been using a Beta version of 3.0 for a month or so on a site I’m developing. I’m very impressed. WordPress 3.0 is amazing and lovely. Its default theme is so much more well-designed than the dreaded Kubrick. (Who thought that was a good idea? Sorry.) So, the short answer is yes. You should upgrade to 3.0. And no. You should wait.

Yesterday, I showed you how to set up automatic backups of your WordPress SQL Database. Today we will do part 2 – Backing Up Your WP-Content Folder.

GEEK LEVEL: MODERATE (SOUNDS GEEKIER THAN IT IS) Here’s how to set up automatic backups of your WordPress SQL Database (it holds all your pages and posts but none of your plugins, settings, themes, etc.)

To change the upload limit on your WordPress site, first you’ll need to access your database php.ini file. Does that sound intimidating? If it does, you may want to get your web designer or developer – or at the very least, a tech-savvy VA – to do this for you. If you’re not intimidated, read on…

An easy tutorial on how to add plug-ins to the self-hosted version of WordPress, downloaded from wordpress.org.

One of the things I didn’t like at first about using a CMS like WordPress is that I didn’t think I could search the pages of a website like I can using a traditional HTML-based builder such as Dreamweaver. But, au contraire! I recently discovered that you can search within pages and posts, and it’s really easy.