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WordPress Plugins

I’d like to give a shout out to a “paesan,” Enrico Batocchi, for his great “Duplicate Post” plugin. Please note that the word “duplicate” is used here as a verb, not a noun. You are not trying to delete duplicate posts (something that happens frequently if you update you blog with XML feeds).  You are [...]

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As I’ve written about Alex Rabe’s great NextGen Gallery plugin (here on the WordPress plugins site) several times before, both here, and here, I continue to use it and promote it as often as possible. However, in a recent client situation, a major layout problem surfaced. In moving a site from a development environment to [...]

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Was recently upgrading one of the 20+ WordPress sites that I manage, and for the first time ever, I encountered a new and unusual error. The Automatic Upgrade Derailed The automatic upgrade, which has been absolutely smooth and trouble-free in every instance threw this error: Downloading update from http://wordpress.org/wordpress-3.0.1.zip. Fatal error: Out of memory (allocated [...]

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NextGen Gallery is definitely among the best plugins ever written for WordPress. I wrote about it in my earlier post here. With the base install of NextGen Gallery, however, you can only do two effects – either the “Thickbox,” or “Shutter” effects. However, it’s the Lightbox effect that most people look for, and want to [...]

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A quick tip of the hat to WordPress contributor extraordinaire lkoudal, who’s “Delete Duplicate Posts” plugin proved a true lifesaver. I had been moving a Zen Cart ecomerce site to WordPress, using Sarah Neuber’s great “Jewelry Shop” ecommerce WordPress theme. I got a great deal of help from Jamie Clarke of Click Business Solutions in [...]

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WordPress plugins can create some of the most incredible functionality imaginable. You can see my previous post about some great WordPress plugins for SEO, social media bookmarking, and image galleries. In this brief tutorial, I show you a quick and easy way to see what plugins need to be upgraded, and how to quickly handle [...]

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Choosing the best blog software will make the difference in making your blog successful. What separates the greatest blogs on the Web from your blog? Once you have WordPress, you’re already starting with the industry’s best blog software available. These three little-known plugins can take your blog to the next level, by accomplishing three critical [...]

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