October 2010

Backing Up WordPress

Backing Up WordPress

Published on October 14, 2010 by Tom

Backing up your work is always important - no matter what it is. WordPress is no different - there's several plugins that allow you to easily back up your content and settings in WordPress - I'm going to be focusing on one today named, "WP-DB-Backup" by Austin Matzko.

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Updating WordPress, Themes & Plugins

Updating WordPress, Themes & Plugins

Published on October 14, 2010 by Tom

Today I’m going to be talking about upgrading inside of WordPress – not just upgrading WordPress, but your themes and plugins too. It’s important to keep everything up to date for a couple reasons. Security is the biggest reason, hackers are always out there coming up with new ways to

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Uploading & Activating a WordPress Plugin

Uploading & Activating a WordPress Plugin

Published on October 14, 2010 by Tom

This article will focus on uploading and activating a plugin that is on your computer. It's rare that you'll have to do this - as most plugins can be installed and activated with a couple clicks through the Dashboard - but if you have a plugin .zip file, this is how you install it.

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WordPress 3 Menu System

WordPress 3 Menu System

Published on October 8, 2010 by Tom

The menu system in WordPress 3.0 is a huge upgrade from previous versions - it really makes WordPress a complete CMS now, as you can add custom links, pages and categories at will just by dragging and dropping them in the correct menu positions.

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