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WordPress 2.9.1 Released
WordPress WordPress 2.9.1 was released yesterday to address some bugs which were in 2.9. In the announcement post Ryan Boren states that the scheduling bug has been resolved in 2.9 however the scheduled post I had set after I had upgraded missed it’s schedule so I had to install the Semiologic bug fix again. WordPress is a strange creature sometimes though with some people getting errors and others not, so you might be lucky enough not to have to ...
Continue readingHow to stop the blank page after leaving a comment in WordPress?
WordPress Coding & Design After resolving the scheduling bug in WordPress 2.9, I noticed that I was getting sent to a blank page after leaving a comment here. The comment would post but you had to hit the back button and then reload to find this out. I tried a few things the other day but put it to the back of my head until Rob Starr reminded me about the problem tonight. Here’s the problem. After leaving a comment you are sent to ...
Continue readingOfficial WordPress App for Android Coming Soon
WordPress Rumours have been flying around the last few days that WordPress are due to release an official app for Android, Googles operating system for mobile phones. Google have already released official apps for iPhone and Blackberry so it’s a good move, especially when you consider the growing popularity of Android (dozens of Android mobile phones are being released over the next year). Darnell Clayton from The Blog Herald noticed that they have ...
Continue readingHow to fix the missed schedule bug in WordPress 2.9
WordPress Yesterday (December 31st), there were 3 posts scheduled for BloggingTips, all of which had been written and set to publish using the WordPress schedule feature. One from myself, Sharon Hurley Hall and Patti Stafford. Unfortunately, none of the posts published at the times they were supposed to. I checked the post area in WordPress and I got the message ‘Missed Schedule’. I had never came across this before and assumed that my server ...
Continue readingWordPress 2.9 be rolled out soon
WordPress Matt Mullenwag yesterday announced the release of the first release candidate of WordPress 2.9. Therefore we should see the stable version of 2.9 being released within the next week or so. There are a huge amount of small but significant updates in this release. One feature, which Matt talks about in his announcement post, is the addition of a rating system for plugins. Now you can rate how compatible a plugin is with a certain version of ...
Continue readingWhat Makes The Perfect Theme?
WordPress Themes I recently confessed to being a theme-a-holic, and I’m not the only one. For theme-a-holics, it’s not simply the lure of shiny new web stuff that makes us change themes regularly. It’s also the never-ending quest for the perfect theme. But what exactly makes the perfect theme? Here are my WordPress theme must-haves. Easy To Use Ease of use is at the top of my list and over the years I have seen WordPress themes improve in this ...
Continue reading75 Free WordPress 3 Column Themes
WordPress Themes When I previewed the personal theme a month or so ago a few members asked if it was possible to add a third column. I usually use WordPress themes with one sidebar however I know that quite a large percentage of WordPress bloggers prefer to have two sidebars as it allows them to put more information and advertisements around their content. Therefore I decided to list some of the best 3 column WordPress themes which are available on the web for ...
Continue readingHurricane WordPress Theme
WordPress Themes I am pleased to announce the release of the Hurricane WordPress Theme, one of the 3 themes which I previewed at the weekend. The Hurricane theme was designed by Leland and his team at CustomTheme.com, a WordPress Design company who specialise in making unique WordPress designs for their clients. The theme has a grungy look with the main colours being black and light blue. Click on the image below to see a large screenshot of the theme. ...
Continue reading3 More WordPress Themes Coming Soon
WordPress Themes I hoped you all liked the Principle WordPress Theme which we released a few days ago. My friends Rajat and Oliver over at Blog Design Studio did a great job with the theme, both with the design and with the themes admin area. I will be working closely with them over the next few months to bring you all some more great themes. Themes are something that I want to bring you more of; free themes which are easy to use and customise as well as premium ...
Continue readingPrinciple WordPress Theme
WordPress Themes Last month I gave you all a preview our latest free wordpress theme. I am pleased to announce that the theme is now finished and all newsletter subscribers are free to download it. The theme was designed by our friends at Blog Design Studio. If you are looking for a custom design for your blog, I encourage you to get in touch with them, you won’t be disappointed The theme has a wide range of features: It has a featured post area on the ...
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