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10% Coupon for Genesis by StudioPress for Developers

January 25, 2012

Now is the time! If you've been thinking about purchasing the StudioPress / Genesis package, and humming and hawing over it - now is the time! The price is going up next month! We are not usually early adopters into software - I like to play it safe for a little while - see how it does, if support is going to wane, what the reviews are going to be like. Mashable calls Genesis the "best of the best" among premium frameworks. Adopting early into StudioPress has been one of the best decisions of my career! Here's what you get for $299 at the moment: incredible support!! Way beyond … [Read more...]

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How to Insert Flickr Photos into WordPress

January 24, 2012

In this tutorial, we'll cover two ways of adding a flickr image into your WordPress posts or pages. 1. Step One: Log into Flickr 2. Step Two: Click on Share When you click on Share - > More share options, get the BBcode - and it will look something like this: 3. Step Three: Paste into Post You have two options. If you want to place the image (as is), you can use the regular flickr link: Paste this link into the visual editor where you want the image to show up. If you'd like to use the image with the built-in WordPress capabilities - to align it in the text, … [Read more...]

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Bulk Editing of Posts and Categories, Tags, and other Terms

January 23, 2012

We've found two plugins that make editing a batch of posts and categories a snap! First, use Term Management Tools by Scribu to turn all those categories into a nice easy to manage hierarchy of main categories, sub-categories, and tags. Then use Batch Cat by Lenin Lee to add /edit / remove the appropriate terms from the posts in bulk. I just edited several hundred categories and 1,700 posts in about 30 minutes. We heart plugin authors! … [Read more...]

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Guest Post at SavvyBlogging!

January 5, 2012

We've been featured on SavvyBlogging today! Head on over to check out our list of the 12 Essential Plugins for 2012! And then don't forget to follow the conversation on twitter at #savvyblogging. A lot of great questions & answers are posted there daily. … [Read more...]

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The Difference between Categories & Tags in WordPress

November 30, 2011

How Categories & Tags in WordPress effect Readers Categories in WordPress: organize content are hierarchical Examples: main meals, appetizers, desserts Tags in WordPress: are keywords in the content are not hierarchical may or may not be displayed in the theme Examples: beef, parsley, broccoli, caramel How Search Engines view Categories & Tags in WordPress Categories in WordPress: contain a search engine friendly link structure optionally used as … [Read more...]

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How to Remove SPAM in WordPress

November 4, 2011

How to spare your innocent eyes the onslaught of spam. Dealing with comment and form spam in WordPress and other sites, is a daily task for most of us. But I find that the spammers are getting smarter and sneakier and I want to protect YOU from THEM. Here's the why and how to stop spam in WordPress, specifically. Spam Devalues your Site When you are searching out the legitimacy of a site, what do you do? I have a quick look for content that makes sense, I look for ridiculous over-use of keywords and nonsensical links. If I find a lot of spam comments, or completely un-moderated … [Read more...]

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Genesis Framework Snippets

October 30, 2011

I've debated for several months whether or not to post my Genesis Framework snippets here. Usually we keep to material that makes it easier for clients to use and maintain their WordPress sites. This post, in contrast, will be a list of Genesis Framework snippets and tutorials that I use for developing child themes. I look forward to your feedback! Standard (the big list of) Genesis Framework Snippets dev.studiopress.com list of tutorials. Snippets below are in addition to those. Customizing Admin UI * Best list I've found so far for editing the admin UI is Bill Erickson's * Brian … [Read more...]