Let’s say you have a high-traffic site that’s run by only one or two people. That site has a strong following; however, due to time constraints and other impossibilities of churning out an article or two every hour for your…

One of the first things I install on a new WordPress blog would be the Optimal Title WordPress plugin, which fixes a blatant flaw in WordPress’s default usability and search engine optimization. Previously, WordPress blogs have the blog title come…

As the year ends, it’s time to see which plugin developers created the most sought-after WordPress plugins for 2008. Fortunately, W-Shadow.com has compiled a list of the top WordPress plugin developers using rankings from the number of downloads from the…

One of the most common ways your WordPress blog can be compromised would be by brute force attacks. A brute force attack is the most widely known password cracking method. This attack simply tries to use every possible character combination…

WP Review Site turns WordPress into a powerful review site engine. It allows you to easily create niche review sites about anything and everything you want, be it products, computers, gadgets, music, movies, services, websites, restaurants, hotels, credit cards or…

If you are on a lot of social networking sites and you wish to make it easier for your blog readers to follow you on those social networking sites, then the Lifestream plugin may be right for you. Lifestream displays…

The new Dashboard in WordPress 2.7, with the left hand navigation, has been found by many people, me included, to be the Dashboard the best one yet. However there are those who prefer the old topbar navigation of WordPress versions…

A little bit of news for those who have been waiting for it: WordPress 2.7, dubbed “Coltrane”, has been officially released. This is probably the most anticipated version of WordPress yet, and I won’t blame those who are excited for…

I’ve used various plugins and webapps for measuring my site statistics on my WordPress blogs. Each one has its own merits and disadvantages of course, but whether you choose a plugin that will give you stats from an external server…

With WordPress 2.7 release date looming as close as ever, the WordPress team has released the 2.7 Release Candidate 1. RC1 ushers in the final leg of development for 2.7. RC1 contains 280 commits since beta 3, includes the…

Those using Chitika to monetie their blogs should be glad to learn that there is a new WordPress plugin that will help you to easily manage your Chitika ads on your WordPress blog. Chitika|Premium is a CPC search-targeted advertising solution…

WordPress 2.6.5 is now available for download. I know some of you guys aren’t too keen on going through another security upgrade and would want to hold off upgrading until 2.7 gets released. The Automattic team, however, is recommending…

Lately we’ve seen an increase in people that leave comments that are actually responding or even sharing their thoughts in the blog entry. But sometimes they include an off-topic link at the end of the comment. The said comments aren’t…

We all love WordPress, but sometimes it can get just really, really slow. And no matter how we look for the cause, sometimes there’s just no way to figure out what’s been giving your WordPress installation the hiccups. Thank goodness…

Google Reader is a nice little blogging tool that is an essential item in my arsenal. Aside from the obvious RSS aggregating capabilities of Google Reader, I also use Google Reader as a bookmark manager of sorts for my followed…

Don’t know what’s in it for you in WordPress 2.7? Aaron Brazelli of Technosailor.com has written a list of 10 things you need to look for in WordPress 2.7. I find it fascinating and it makes me all the more…

Part of the road map to WordPress 2.7 would be Project Icon. The 2.7 development team asked for help from icon designers all over the world, and an icon contest was held. The submissions were shown to the WordPress community,…