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Tag Archive | "Tools"
The Super Beginners for Dummies Tutorial on RSS Feeds
If you want to be a blogger, one of the things you need to learn and know how to use are RSS feeds. In this video, I’ll show you how to use RSS feeds to keep up-to-date with your favorite blogs. We’ll discuss how to sign up for a feed and be notified of a blog’s [...]
Continue reading...How To Decrease The Load Time Of Your WordPress Blog Using gzip
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Copy This and Put It Here Copy <?php if (substr_count($_SERVER['HTTP_ACCEPT_ENCODING'], ‘gzip‘)) ob_start(“ob_gzhandler”); else ob_start(); ?> Paste A (for WordPress users) For WordPress users, paste the code up at the very top of your header.php file (above the DOCTYPE line). If you’re not sure how to do this, see the video at the end of this tutorial. Paste B (for [...]
Continue reading...How To Install Google Analytics On A WordPress Blog Without Using A Plugin
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
If you’ve been blogging for longer than a few months, you’ve probably heard of the ever so popular site analytics program, Google Analytics. It allows blog owners to do such things as: Discover how your site visitors found your blog View how many visitors your blog receives each day View areas on your blog where people have clicked . . [...]
Continue reading...How To Not Track Your Own Visits In Google Analytics – Setting Up A Filter
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Anyone whose been blogging for longer than a couple weeks will of at least heard of Google Analytics. Problem is, it’s so damn difficult to try and figure out when you’re just starting out because there’s SO much you can do with it. One of my first frustrations with it was the fact that I couldn’t [...]
Continue reading...How to Restore Your WordPress Database Using Bigdump – For Larger Databases
Sunday, August 16, 2009
If you've tried restoring your blog's database but it won't upload, it may be because your database is too big. Here's a tutorial on how to do it using Big Dump.
Continue reading...How to Restore Your WordPress Database Using phpMyAdmin
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Backing up WordPress is great, but how do you restore the database? Here's how you do that through phpMyAdmin.
Continue reading...How to Set Up a FTP Account on WP Blog Host
Sunday, August 16, 2009
WP Blog Host customers can watch this video and learn how to set up FTP accounts in our web hosting control panel.
Continue reading...A Complete Guide To Setting Up FeedBurner On WordPress
Sunday, August 16, 2009
This is a 3-part complete video guide showing how to set up a FeedBurner RSS subscription service for your WordPress blog.
Continue reading...How to Upgrade Your WordPress Blog Using The Automatic Upgrade Tool
Friday, August 14, 2009
Upgrading WordPress can be a pain if you don't know how to do it right. Here's the best way to upgrade WordPress automatically to help limit any problems which may arise after upgrading.
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Wednesday, January 27, 2010
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