Creating Admin Friendly Index Page

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This article explains a simple process to create an admin friendly Index page. As an admin it would be nice to have certain quick links available to access from the index page but not accessible to your visitors. The author uses the following to check if you are an admin if ($user_login == ‘my_user_name’) { […]

Tantalizing Banter Is Weblog’s Hook

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It’s nice to see positive articles in the press about blogging. “I see Weblogs as one of the most exciting developments in the online world — a relatively new, still-evolving form of expression, full of passion and possibility.”

WordPress Meetup

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If you would like to meet with other WordPress enthusiasts in your hometown check out WordPress Meetup and see when and where local WP geeks are meeting. I was surprised to see that there were already 12 other members and a scheduled meetup day for my little town of 60,000. Thanks Radical Congruency.

Another Weblog Bashing News Article

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What irritates me most about these newspaper writers that like to call weblogs “self-important drivel” is that they visit a few personal blogs and then determine that all weblogs are similar. I think the bottom line is the press is worried that weblogs are going to take away readership. They believe it’s completely unorthodox to […]

WordPress wp-layout.css Explained

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Are you having a hard time figuring out how the CSS layout in WP 1.2 is constructed? This tutorial explains each element of the default WP stylesheet giving you the information to redesign the look of your weblog.

WordPress Plugin: Kitten’s Link Clicker

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Wow, this is a handy and time saving plugin. Just pop it in your plugins folder and activate. Now every URI you or e-mail address you have in the body of the post will automatically be hyperlinked. Kitten’s Project Blog is becoming quite a resource for WP users. Thank you.

WordPress Tips: Show Total Posts

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If you would like to show the total number of posts on your index page simply insert <?php the_author_posts() ?> wherever you would like the total posts. This is assuming you are the only author. If you have multiple authors you will need a hack.