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Change your WordPress domain quickly with Linux, MySQL, and sed

by Chris K on August 15, 2010

You have no idea how hard it was to refrain from using the command ‘sed’ in a totally ridiculous homophoned title. Have you found yourself wanting to change the domain on an established WordPress installation, or even trying to replicate many times over the same exact WordPress database on a different domain? Yeah, me too. [...]

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How To: Remove the version from WordPress

by Chris K on August 14, 2010

Ok, you’ve read this title and thought, “Why would I want to remove the version from WordPress…in fact, what does he even mean!?”. By default, WordPress (since version 2.5+) includes the version of WordPress you are using in the HTML code of your site, and does not have an option to remove it. If you [...]

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AdSense, WordPress, and You

by Chris K on August 11, 2010

Ever wonder why the ads that Google AdSense decides to show for your blog post or site content doesn’t quite match up with what you were aiming for? Well it’s not surprise that the answer is simple, the ads are selected by a computer. Yeah, no duh right? The problem with computers doing all the [...]

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The 411 on 404s

by Chris K on August 1, 2010

The 404 – File Not Found error. Its the darkest corner of your website that you probably don’t encounter too often, but do you know how often others are getting them on your site? Odds are, you don’t. One way to increase visitors (and more importantly keep visitors) is to avoid the 404 error, or [...]

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3 Chrome Extensions for WordPress Blogging

by Chris K on June 27, 2010

I have a confession to make, I’m a Google Chrome addict. *Phew* Ok, that wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. Ever since Google Chrome moved out of beta for the Mac, I’ve given it a fair shot as my primary browser. The change from Firefox to Chrome wasn’t easy to start, but [...]

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Categories vs. Tags – A Simple guide

by Chris K on May 31, 2010

The most commonly misused part of any blogging platform is by far the categories features. I’m sure you’ve seen it before, the post that is “Filed In: Updates, LOLCATS, Funny, Images, Pictures, and blah blah blah”. Misused categories can lead to ugly meta data, poor navigation, and even worse SEO. At this point you might [...]

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