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If you have a blog that runs on WordPress you probably already know that plugins make it easy to add new features and capabilities to your blog.
But with thousands of WordPress plugins to choose from, how do you know which ones you really need?
Well, I’m going to try to shed some light on which plugins you need to install on your blog, and which ones you should avoid.
First, let me explain which plugins you need to avoid, because that’s the really easy part… [Read more…]
In my opinion, WordPress is by far the best blogging platform out there.
Why? Because no other platform even comes close in terms of power, flexibility and ease of use.
There are tons of intuitive ways to do virtually anything in WordPress, but one useful task that isn’t all that intuitive is changing the order of one or more of your existing blog posts. [Read more…]
Is your blog powered by WordPress? If so, you should know that you have a virtual target on your back.
More blogs run on WordPress than any other blogging platform, and that makes WordPress blogs a preferred target for the hackers of the world.
Unless you’ve taken steps to harden your blog against hacking attacks, it’s fairly easy for a skilled and determined hacker to either guess your WordPress login password or intercept it from the data stream that’s created when you log in to your WordPress Dashboard.
Rick’s Daily Tech Tips Update for Thursday, April 4, 2024
• My bi-annual gadget cleaning and maintenance routine
• Q&A: What happens with Two-Factor Authentication if I switch phones?
• This is the best computer upgrade you can make for the money
• Bananas are berries, but strawberries aren’t? Are you kidding me???
• April’s Tech Tips Giveaway: Anker 521 300W Portable Power Station
If you write a blog, there are probably times when it would be nice to be able to give a blog post or page an expiration date.
For example, lets say you write a post featuring a special you’ll be running for a limited time.
Wouldn’t it be rather handy to have the post automatically expire (and disappear) at the same time the offer expires to ensure that it doesn’t keep extending an offer to readers that’s no longer valid? [Read more…]