Keith Is Looking for WordPress Plugin Ideas

July 30th, 2007

Miscellaneous

If you are a WordPress user, one of the best things that the software has to offer is the ability to use plugins to add various kinds of functionality to your blog.  These plugins are created by members of the WordPress community and are made available at no charge. 
Keith of Techie Buzz has been on a roll [...]

WordPress Plugin: Increase Your Ranking With Alexa Redirect

July 25th, 2007

Miscellaneous

When it comes to making money online, one important factor to work on is your Alexa ranking.  Most people choose the easiest route to do so, which requires the simple installation of the Alexa widget.  The problem with this widget, like any widget, is the hit you’ll take on page load time.   For awhile yesterday, [...]

How To Switch Your Post’s Permalink Structure in WordPress

July 22nd, 2007

Miscellaneous

Yesterday I wrote a post entitled Site Optimization Tips from Google Search’s Matt Cutts, where I talked about Matt’s recommendation to avoid using dates in your posts URL’s.  In that post, I explained how to adjust your permalink structure to remove the dates.  Some concerns where then expressed in the comments about making the switch [...]

WordPress Plugin: Spice Up Your Feeds with Feed Footer

July 21st, 2007

Miscellaneous

Not to long ago, I wrote a post entitled 10 WordPress plugins all blogs should use, where I covered what I feel are the 10 most important WordPress plugins. One of the plugins that didn’t quite make the list is a good feed plugin which allows you to place messages at the bottom of [...]

Wordpress Plugins: Do People Use Random Posts?

July 17th, 2007

Miscellaneous

I’ve noticed several of my favorite sites offering the option to view a post on their respective sites at random.   This is more than likely done using either the Random Post plugin created by Matt Mullenweg which weighs all posts evenly and allows you to find a post at random, or the Post Stumbler plugin, [...]

Wordpress Plugins: Personalize Your Comments with Avatars

July 14th, 2007

Miscellaneous

[This post is being written as a continuation of the discussion happening in the comments of Rhys' post, which among other things discusses which avatars plugin to use.] 
There are a lot of different ways to spice up your comments on your site, but my favorite has to be the personalized touch of having an avatar appear [...]