As with any WordPress site, it is important to pick a theme for your site. The theme controls the design, look, and feel of your site. You should make sure to have a theme that fits your idea of what you want your site to look like. If you already have a WordPress site, then Read More >
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How to Use the Gravatar Widget in Jetpack
When a new visitor lands on your blog it is customary to provide a picture of yourself or your brand. Most advice bloggers will agree that if your blog is personal in nature then a picture of yourself would be preferrable. The Jetpack plugin for WordPress lets you easily add a Gravatar widget to your Read More >
How to Manage Email Subscriptions with Jetpack
Getting in touch with your site visitors can be a difficult task. But it’s something you may need to do from time to time. An easy way of getting in touch with your visitors is to provide an email subscription. Since virtually everyone has an email address, it’s reasonable to assume that email is a Read More >
How to Create a CNAME Record
Date: 7/30/19 | Reading time: About 1 minute Most people are not getting enough out of their domains. The Domain Name System is incredibly powerful, but if you’re not using it properly it’s not going to get you very far. For example, if you just have a domain pointing to a website, what can you Read More >
Jetpack 3.4 What’s New
Recently, the company behind Jetpack, Automattic, released an update to their popular plugin. There was some important features and changes to it that we’ll discuss here in more detail. Please see their website for more information on Jetpack 3.4. Brute Protect As of August, Automattic purchased Brute Protect to incorporate directly into Jetpack. Now, they’ve Read More >
Prevent WordPress brute force attacks with BruteProtect
When running a website, especially with the increase in brute force attacks against WordPress sites, it is important to protect yourself. Thankfully, BruteProtect will allow you to easily and automatically block attacks. As BruteProtect stores known attack sources in its database, many attacks are stopped before they even begin. In this article, we will show Read More >
Viewing your WordPress site activity with Stream
Often, when multiple people are all collaborating on a single WordPress site, you may need to track user activity. In this article, we will introduce you to the Stream plugin for WordPress which will monitor all activity that occurs within your WordPress site such as updated posts, updated pages, or any configuration changes made. In Read More >
WordPress comment spam prevention with Akismet
Do you get a lot of WordPress comment spam? In this article, we will show you how to stop comment spam in WordPress using Akismet. Akismet is a powerful plugin that is bundled with all WordPress installations and is extremely effective in stopping spam comments on your WordPress site. Once you have completed this article, Read More >
Allowing different authentication methods in Movable Type
When allowing registration and log in options in Movable Type, you may want to allow one or more of the popular login methods. These include OpenID, Google, Yahoo! and more. These methods allow users to login with those IDs instead of creating a separate account on your site. Follow the instructions below to learn how Read More >
Installing WordPress Jetpack Plugin
The Jetpack plugin from Automattic brings WordPress.com premium features to your self-hosted WordPress site. If you’re not sure what the differences are between WordPress.com sites and self-hosted WordPress sites, don’t worry, we’ll explain more about that below. In this article, we’ll also cover the basic installation of the Jetpack plugin and the basic configuration. Jetpack Read More >
Installing WordPress on Your Server: Getting Started Guide
Installing WordPress on your server is not a difficult task. This article will explain the basics in installing WordPress on your server. Learn more about WordPress Hosting here. What’s the Difference Between Installing WordPress and WordPress.com You can set up your blog at WordPress.com and have your site online. This is different than installing WordPress Read More >
