Is feedburner closing? Short answer - we don't know. But we've heard the feedburner closing rumors too and done some research. Here's some facts (not opinions): The feedburner domain for Japan was shut down leaving all those users without any feed delivery. The Feedburner blog and twitter streams are shut down. Note that at the same time other blogs were also closed in an effort to streamline communications. Feedburner.com domain is registered until December 1, 2014 The API (see an explanation below) is closing down October 20, 2012 - this was announced May, 2011 Note: … [Read more...]
WordPress Security in Laymens Terms
June 12, 2012
Do any of the following scenarios sound familiar to you? If so, I think we can eliminate the fear and maybe even the entire spectacle! "1. My readers have let me know that when they click on linkhere.com they get a message saying I have a virus. What can I do?" "2. [I've sent them a notice that our monitoring partner has alerted us to a problem and we're dealing with it.] What's wrong? Does this mean I have a virus?!?!" "3. Google has blasted my site with the big red warning screen - I'm panicking!! What do I do?" "4. How can this happen!?!?" WordPress Security vs. The Bad … [Read more...]
Save Web Pages in WordPress
June 1, 2012
(Originally posted Sept. 2008, edited and updated to appear in your readers again.) There is a little known, and even lesser used tool in Wordpress that comes with every installation - - the Bookmarklet. Once activated, this looks like another of your bookmarks at the top of your browser or favorites folder. But hiding in that bookmark, is a time-saving auto-posting thing-a-ma-jig. Activate Press This! in your administration panels, in the write post screen, in the sidebar, is a "Shortcuts" paragraph. In there is a link called "Press This". Follow the instructions: … [Read more...]
These might be prettier than yours! (but we can fix that)
May 24, 2012
These "Sharing Boxes" can contain any sort of call to action that is important for your site. Content marketing has become all the rage these days - and for a good reason! We are inundated with marketing messages - And the fact is - they don't work. Consumers can filter out anything and everything. We're getting quite clever at deciphering what we want to see and what we don't. For example - do you actually watch tv commercials? How about reading ads on the websites you visit? The behavior of buyers has changed. This leaves websites with a great opportunity! They will ignore … [Read more...]
Selecting Software the Big Bang Way
May 17, 2012
Start here for the first article in the Starting a Website series. Today, we channel Penny, and try to avoid Sheldon, as we uncover the secret to selecting software. Penny's Pick: the Program I'm sorry you have to go through this. But you must have software to run a good website. Or if you're a total geek, you don't. But I strongly doubt anyone with a Star Trek affinity, Sheldon-quirkiness would stick around my blog for long. So to the rest of us - lets tackle the selection of software as painlessly as possible. The program for your website, must be: affordable easy to … [Read more...]
How to Create a Recipe or Photo Index in Genesis
April 17, 2012
These templates/snippets will work only if you have the Genesis Framework installed and a child theme active. This will provide a graphic / image based index of your photos or recipes categories. Before you start, you'll need this: FTP access Text / Code editor All posts for this index in one big category, for example, "Recipes" with all the sub-categories below that. Each post/recipe should be placed in one of the sub-categories. The ID of the main category WARNING: adding this code to your site can break it entirely - cause it not to show up. I recommend making … [Read more...]
Websites to Facebook: Connecting the Wrong Image on Facebook Posts
April 4, 2012
When connecting websites to Facebook, a very common issue is Facebook fetching the wrong image (or no image at all). So what can you do to fix your websites to facebook integration? If you've taken our advice, and added the WP SEO plugin by Yoast, it is as simple as a few clicks in the plugin's "Social" screen. 1. First lets check your websites to Facebook integration. The easiest way is the Facebook Developer's "Debugger". Click here, paste your single post's link into the field - pictured below, and click "debug". "Open Graph Warnings" indicate a problem. As well you can see … [Read more...]
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