http://www.wpvqs.com Book companion Web site. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:46:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As some of you may have realized, our WordPress book was not updated for version 2.5 as originally planned and is unlikely to be updated for any future version of WordPress. We've decided, therefore, to discontinue updating this book support site. The posts that we've written and the comments that ... http://www.wpvqs.com/?p=207 Another in my series of Peachpit Web Design Reference Guide WordPress articles was published the other day — Customizing WordPress 2.5.1: Search: After arriving at your blog, visitors may want to search for specific items you have written about. Make sure visitors have easy access to Search ... http://www.wpvqs.com/?p=206 My Peachpit Web Design Reference Guide article about keeping lost visitors on your site has been published — Customizing WordPress 2.5.1: 404 Pages: Friendly text and useful links in the 404.php file give your confused visitors a much more pleasant experience when visiting your site. They will stay, rather ... http://www.wpvqs.com/?p=205 I'm developing a new blog and decided to check the validity of what I was doing. Once I recovered from the shock of 67 errors I realised that 2 embedded YouTube videos may well have been contributing problems. So I went searching and found this excellent advice: If you're ... http://www.wpvqs.com/?p=204 Finding and fixing php.ini upload limits on Mac OS X. Last night I was messing round exporting a WordPress blog and importing it into WordPress on my own Mac so I can play around with the design. The MacTips blog I exported has almost 900 posts (ie 900 Tips). The ... http://www.wpvqs.com/?p=203 One of the challenges of keeping a WordPress blog running smoothly is making sure all installed plugins are updated promptly when new versions become available. WordPress 2.5 makes this easier than ever by adding an Automatic Upgrade feature. As shown in the following illustration, the a note in the Plugin Management ... http://www.wpvqs.com/?p=202 We've just updated this blog to the new WordPress 2.5. If you notice any quirks or see any problems, please let us know. http://www.wpvqs.com/?p=201 · After upgrading from WordPress 2.3.3 to 2.5 the first, most obvious difference is in the Dashboard. The screenshot on the left above is from my Oddity59 blog, not yet upgraded, while that on the right is from TiKouka. The colour scheme has changed, information and links ... http://www.wpvqs.com/?p=200 My most recent article about customising WordPress has appeared on the Peachpit site. It's about editing the footer of your blog — Make a Lasting Impression: The footer may be the last thing visitors see on your blog. It leaves a lasting impression, so you should use it well. ... http://www.wpvqs.com/?p=199 I've been using Mars Edit since it was part of NetNewsWire. It's an excellent, stand-alone editor for blog posts, with all kinds of cool features. So I wasn't aware of the problems Safari users are having with WordPress. While I sometimes use the web editor for my WordPress blogs, ... http://www.wpvqs.com/?p=198