Help! My WordPress Admin Toolbar Is Missing!
Short one today, but trust me - it's useful. Have you ever logged into a WordPress site, then clicked "Visit Site" in the upper left-hand corner of your dashboard, only…
Cool WordPress Child Theme Maker Plugin
Have you ever wanted (or tried) to create a Wordpress child theme, but somehow could not get it to work? Perhaps you're a little handy with code (CSS, HTML, PHP)…
Disable WordPress Page Comments by Default
It's 2014, and Wordpress is well into its 11th year of existence. It's become the most widely-used Web site CMS (content-management system) in the world. So, why do "static" pages…
Make Your WordPress Twenty Ten Theme Responsive
I know, I know...it's 2014. Wordpress.org has stopped updating the Twenty Ten theme. Most Wordpress users have moved on to themes Twenty Twelve and higher. However, you may have well-designed…
How to Design for WordPress
Note: this article pertains to the self-hosted version of Wordpress, available with most paid Web hosting and downloadable for free - not the Wordpress.com version. By now, you've probably heard…
Automatic Updater Plugin for Self-Hosted WordPress Sites
Keeping your Wordpress site's backend (plugins, Wordpress version, and themes) up to date can be a hassle, especially if you maintain numerous Wordpress sites. For years, I wondered why WP…
Stop WordPress User Registration Spam!
Quick post for today. I just want to alert you to a great Wordpress plugin I discovered, a plugin that sharply reduces the number of bogus user registrations. If you've…
Curing the WordPress “White Screen of Death”
In a nutshell: try editing "functions.php", in your active theme's folder, to remove empty spaces from the bottom of the document. It worked for me. Allow me to share my…
Five Reasons to Build Your Web Site in WordPress
You've probably heard a lot of buzz about Wordpress. Many high-profile Web sites published with it (see www.adele.com for a recent example). But what is Wordpress - and why should…
Email Tips and Tricks
With the accelerating pace of an "always-connected" society, attention is ever more difficult to obtain. Social media, texts, phone calls, voice mails, chat conversations, and emails vie endlessly for our…