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WordPress 3.0.4 Released, Critical Security Update
WordPress Consider this proof security doesn’t take a holiday. Yesterday Automattic announced the release of WordPress 3.0.4, and it is considered both a critical and a mandatory upgrade. According to the announcement, a security flaw was found in KSES, the system WordPress uses to sanitize the content of posts and other HTML submissions. It would enable an attacker to add code to the WordPress site, possibly enabling it to launch client-side code ...
Continue readingWordPress 3.0.2 Released – Updated Highly Recommended
WordPress, WordPress Themes If you are a WordPress user, you’ve likely noticed that you’ve been getting update notifications for your site(s) telling you that WordPress 3.0.2 has been released. If you haven’t updated your installation yet, it’s best to get on top of it as soon as possible. Not only is the update only a minor security release, meaning it shouldn’t affect any plugins, themes, or other elements of your site, but it fixes a rare ...
Continue reading6 Blogging Tools I’m Thankful For this Thanksgiving
Software & Programs, WordPress Like most bloggers, I’m very proud at what I’ve been able to do over the years but I also ahve to admit that there is pretty much no way I would have been able to do much of anything without the efforts of others, especially those who make their work freely available for people like us to use. Unless you’re able to build your site management software, code your theme from scratch and create all of the tools you use, you’re standing on ...
Continue readingEclipse Link Cloaker for Affiliate Marketers
Making Money, Reviews, WordPress Plugins Veterans of the Internet marketing game usually provide some common tidbits of advice. They’ll tell you that it’s important to build a good mailing list, for instance. Many of them will also tell you that cloaking your affiliate links is probably a good idea too. This serves several purposes, all of which can help you make more money online. This can sound like a daunting task for even intermediate affiliate marketers, but it ...
Continue readingUse WP Spire to Power Sales Pages
Making Money, Reviews, WordPress The great thing about WordPress is that it is such a robust content management system and while it is fantastic for blogging, it is a platform that can also be used for other purposes. You just need to add the right tools and modifications to make it work. From an Internet marketing perspective, one of the more interesting products is WordPress Spire. Available as a WordPress plugin or as a WordPress theme, this product can effectively let you ...
Continue readingHow to Fix 5 Common Theme Problems
Design & Coding, WordPress, WordPress Themes As I mentioned last week, as a blogger, you are going to make mistakes and, fortunately, most of them are very minor ones that you can fix and recover from quickly. That being said, one of the more common and embarrassing mistakes involves screwing up your theme. This can be especially frustrating if you aren’t somewhat experienced with HTML and CSS, but can still be a headache no matter how experienced you are. Though there are literally ...
Continue readingSell Premium Job Listings with WPJobBoard
Reviews, WordPress, WordPress Plugins Ask just about any Internet marketer and they’ll tell you that the best kind of income is passive income. The good news is that there are many different kinds of websites you can use to generate this passive income, many of which can largely be run on auto-pilot after you’ve completed the original setup process. One such type of site is a paid job board. Thanks to WPJobBoard, you can quickly and easily convert a WordPress blog into a ...
Continue readingGenerate Passive Income with WP-Answers
Making Money, Reviews, WordPress, WordPress Plugins, WordPress Themes Back in the old days, whenever you had a question, you’d have to make a trip over to the public library, sift through a pile of encyclopedias, and hope you that you find the answer you need. This process was time-consuming and not terribly reliable. It was even worse when your question was largely a matter of opinion rather than hard fact. These days, our lives are quite a bit easier. If a search engine or Wikipedia doesn’t return ...
Continue readingCapsis Media Designs Custom Websites
Design & Coding, Reviews, WordPress, WordPress Coding & Design, WordPress Themes It doesn’t really matter how good your website content is if no one wants to look at your website in the first place. Part of this has to do with efforts like search engine optimization, but the aesthetic appeal of your website is also very important, not only for user experience but also for branding. Rather than use any number of freely available templates that will make your site look like everyone else’s, it may be worth ...
Continue readingConvert WordPress to Classifieds with ClassiPress
Reviews, WordPress Themes WordPress is a very versatile content management system and that is why the platform can used for so much more than “just” blogging. People use WordPress for resource sites, company profiles, and so much more. With the right theme, you can do just about anything with this free CMS. For instance, you could use ClassiPress by AppThemes to turn your WordPress blog “into a professional classified ads web site.” You ...
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