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jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Are you using the shortcode embed or the standard div code?

2:23AM Wed, April 25

In reply to: " Embedded #SlideShare on blog won't work on iPad or iPhone ... any ideas? #help #wordpress " -Asked by @justincrich

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Just do a Quick Edit on the post and change the status to draft #wordpress

1:58AM Wed, April 25

In reply to: " I accidentally hit the publish button instead of preview in #wordpress, does anyone know if there is a way to move it back to drafts? #blog " -Asked by @topsurf

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

I don't think of one being better than the other. They are different ecosystems

2:10AM Tue, April 17

In reply to: " What do you think of wordpress' hook system? drupal's? in your opinion - which is better? #dev #programming " -Asked by @awoods

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

makes a good one. http://yoast.com/wordpress/google-analytics/

2:09AM Tue, April 17

In reply to: " Can anyone recommend a great google analytics plugin for wordpress? " -Asked by @sobeyeg

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

What would you be looking for it to do?

2:07AM Tue, April 17

In reply to: " Does anyone know of a good Knowledge Base plugin for Wordpress? #wordpress #plugin " -Asked by @liquid_drive

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Akismet is free if you are non-commercial site.

2:06AM Tue, April 17

In reply to: " What is the best free comment spam blocking plugin for WordPress? " -Asked by @colorfulCC

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Never underestimate the power of people to remain ignorant.

1:07PM Wed, April 11

In reply to: " Wordpress is literally the most straightforward CMS I've ever seen in my entire life. How can a grown person not figure it out? " -Asked by @FreeGlennBrown

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Make the users Contributors and their posts will not publish but instead wait for a review. http://codex.wordpress.org/Roles_and_Capabilities

12:55PM Wed, April 11

In reply to: " Help.. setting up a blog for my year 5/6 children using Wordpress - where is setting to monitor the posts and approve before published? " -Asked by @glazier_sam

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Are all of the pages on your site attached to the Template?

3:53PM Tue, April 10

In reply to: " Dreamweaver help....How I updated a Template and now want to apply it to the whole site, how do I apply to all? It is just applying to main " -Asked by @michellerussell

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Have you looked at the Nivo Slider? http://nivo.dev7studios.com/

3:52PM Tue, April 10

In reply to: " Can anybody tell me where I can find a really good WordPress Slider? " -Asked by @firecharm

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Try wordpressjobs.net

3:49PM Tue, April 10

In reply to: " Would like to connect with an offshore Wordpress developer - any ideas? " -Asked by @PaulMcComish

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

When you create the new category, use the Parent pull down box to make it a sub-category.

3:49PM Tue, April 10

In reply to: " People, tell me something.How do I create a sub-category on Wordpress?I mean,I have created a category and now I want a category inside that " -Asked by @LanaParrillaBR

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

No. Free accounts are stuck with the provided library

3:48PM Tue, April 10

In reply to: " umm guys , does anyone know if we can upload different themes on wordpress,com ? " -Asked by @judyluvladygaga

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

It depends on how the theme was built but there is no way I would pay extra for that...

3:47PM Tue, April 10

In reply to: " Why is our developer charging extra to make our Wordpress blog post headlines clickable? Surely that's built in " -Asked by @HayesThompson

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

You add the blogs as links and you should have the ability to add a Links widget to the sidebar.

3:41PM Tue, April 10

In reply to: " Anyone know how to add a blogroll tab to wordpress? #solost " -Asked by @MrsKinFlorida

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

I wouldn't use a plugin for that. Instead, poke around the search.php page of your theme. The structure should be pretty easy to follow.

3:39PM Tue, April 10

In reply to: " What is the best plugin to use to customize the display of search results on a #wordpress site? " -Asked by @dupreeblue

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Add a CAPTCHA to your registration or use something like http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/stop-spammer-registrations-plugin/ to catch known bots and prevent the registration.

3:37PM Tue, April 10

In reply to: " UGH how do I get spammers to NOT REGISTER with my site. Is there some kind of Plugin to block spammy addresses in Wordpress? " -Asked by @VampyVarnish

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Text Replace for #wordpress: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/text-replace/

3:29PM Tue, April 10

In reply to: " Does anyone know of a good macro plugin for Wordpress? I type a lot of the same stuff over and over... " -Asked by @magickalrealism

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

You can do it with HTML and CSS skills or get a theme or plugin to enable it: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/featured-posts-grid/

3:28PM Tue, April 10

In reply to: " So in Wordpress how do I make a page that's a grid of thumbnails that link to other pages? Links are easy, a grid of pics though? Stumped. " -Asked by @timallenphoto

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Essentially unlimited.

1:34AM Wed, March 28

In reply to: " Can anyone tell me how many users you get on a self-hosted Wordpress site? " -Asked by @frogphilp

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

It shouldn't be that hard. Wordpress supports oEmbed, pasting the link to YT video should be sufficient.

1:24AM Wed, March 28

In reply to: " Why oh why is it suddently so difficult to embed youtube video in wordpress? Are they trying to make my life more difficult? " -Asked by @Amy__Hearn

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Trying to integrate it with Dreamweaver is very hard to do and results can be spotty.

1:23AM Wed, March 28

In reply to: " Does anyone out there know how to alter a #WordPress site #Offline or in #Dreamweaver? All the articles I am finding are no help. #WebDesign " -Asked by @TheHouseOfHeart

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

You need to download the theme files locally to alter the design if you don't want to do it from the backend.

1:23AM Wed, March 28

In reply to: " Does anyone out there know how to alter a #WordPress site #Offline or in #Dreamweaver? All the articles I am finding are no help. #WebDesign " -Asked by @TheHouseOfHeart

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

What are you trying to do and is this self-hosted wordpress or wordpress.com?

1:21AM Wed, March 28

In reply to: " i feel like i might not sleep this week...anyone know how to edit #wordpress templates? " -Asked by @jillian_marie7

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

You need to be able to run a mini-webserver on the CD to make it run Wordpress. Try http://cdsite.sourceforge.net/

1:19AM Wed, March 28

In reply to: " Anyone know how to put a wordpress site onto a cd ? " -Asked by @thefemmesociety

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

You need to be able to run a mini-webserver on the CD to make it run Wordpress. Try http://cdsite.sourceforge.net/

1:19AM Wed, March 28

In reply to: " Anyone know how to put a wordpress site onto a cd so it can be handed in as an assignment ? " -Asked by @MilliFresh

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

What are you confused about?

10:48PM Sun, March 18

In reply to: " Anyone know how to use dreamweaver? #confused " -Asked by @OllyJPShmitth

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jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

The Codex lists several easy things you can do to harden #wordpress http://codex.wordpress.org/Hardening_WordPress

1:02AM Sat, March 17

In reply to: " What do you do to secure WP? Personally I throw a .htaccess in the /wp-admin/ folder. Anything else? #wordpress " -Asked by @wpbjorn

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Is this self-hosted wordpress or a wordpress.com site?

12:12AM Sat, March 17

In reply to: " Am I losing my @Wordpress mind? where can I edit files / add custom plugins? Feel like some switch is off .. or did I have a bowl of stupid " -Asked by @JDeLuccia

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

You have to dig a little on Google to get down to the code level. Lots of good info in the Codex and various dev community sites.

12:10AM Sat, March 17

In reply to: " Optimizing the Tar out of #WordPress. Why is it so hard to find good information on this beyond the use of a stupid plugin? Seriously? " -Asked by @mike_key

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Easiest way is to get the badge HTML code and then use the default Text widget to embed it in the sidebar.

12:07AM Sat, March 17

In reply to: " Can someone help me by telling me how to stick a badge on a wordpress blog? " -Asked by @chiasuan

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jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Have you looked at the Role Scoper plugin? You could define two different user levels with different editing permissions with it...

11:57PM Fri, March 16

In reply to: " What is the best way to add more "editors" to a page in #wordpress? E.g. for secondary column content tied to a page? " -Asked by @wolfr_

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jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

The NextGEN plugin has its critics but it really is a powerful plugin and not all that difficult to spin up and use.

11:56PM Fri, March 16

In reply to: " Does anyone use an image gallery plugin in wordpress that they'd recommend? @liveotherwise @redtedart " -Asked by @playbythebook

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jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Technically the closest match would be wordpress.com but it's not an apples-to-apples comparison. Wordpress is a bit easier to deal with and there are theme frameworks that are kind of wysiwyg

11:55PM Fri, March 16

In reply to: " Does anybody know of a wordpress equivalent to drupal gardens? " -Asked by @DigitalSkraps

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Try this one: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/simple-ads-manager/

11:51PM Fri, March 16

In reply to: " Does anyone know of a simple (like, manage a few images simple) ad manager plugin for #WordPress that works well with 3.3.1? " -Asked by @kwightca

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Are you looking for a hosted service or a CMS/Blog platform to deploy on your own domain?

11:50PM Fri, March 16

In reply to: " Grr, why does making a website take such a long bloody time? Also, amw1 know of any awesome blogging sites apart from Wordpress pls? " -Asked by @WWEfan69

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

For free, I use http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/. For Premium, WooThemes and Elegant Themes as well as Genesis framework.

11:49PM Fri, March 16

In reply to: " Trying to look through some wordpress templates and find something suitable for me. where do you find yours? " -Asked by @technomonk3y

In reply to: " @jasonclevine Images are not displaying full size in image rotator after upgrading to WP 3.3.1. See http://ow.ly/92oQ6 for example. The images that are displaying correctly were added prior to update. The images that are displaying incorrectly were added after the update. All images are 594px x 31px. Any suggestions? " -Asked by Smallbizcafe

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Which rotator?

10:53AM Mon, February 13

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

How much are you doing? Theme only? Theme and custom functions?

10:34PM Sun, February 05

In reply to: " Quoting to build a wordpress site for someone. Can anyone help me out with what is reasonable to charge? " -Asked by @lounatik

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Always backup your database and theme files to be safe before an upgrade. If you alter plugins, back those up too. Risk is that an update will break something and make it hard to retrieve.

8:30PM Wed, January 25

In reply to: " #WordPress users: did you backup your files before ugrading WordPress to the recent version? Or just database backup? What is the risk? " -Asked by @c_bumstead

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Yes, very much so. More ISPs have a "one-click install" for #WordPress and that reduces the need for Dreamweaver to almost nothing.

8:28PM Wed, January 25

In reply to: " Is Headway (and the like) for WordPress the new Dreamweaver for folks who don't know how to code? I think so... " -Asked by @craigkendall

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

The Media Uploader should accept a URL by default...

8:26PM Wed, January 25

In reply to: " Does anyone know of a Wordpress plugin that lets you upload media via a URL? Seems slow having to save the image, and upload it myself... " -Asked by @GhostMutt

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

You would have to reinstall a non-infected version. More worrying is how it got that way in the first place. Unless you close that hole, you will get reinfected.

8:25PM Wed, January 25

In reply to: " Hello Twitter. How do I remove malicious code from the source file of a wordpress site? Grrr.... " -Asked by @mostin

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

It means you are allowing anyone to register as a user. They should default to subscriber role, but different than followers.

8:23PM Wed, January 25

In reply to: " New user registration: for a Wordpress site - what does it mean? Are they followers? Or why they subscribing to ur site? Shall I delete them " -Asked by @CrashingRed

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Try this one: http://bit.ly/Dji30 It's working very well for me so far.

8:22PM Wed, January 25

In reply to: " Looking for a really good and cost effective ecommerce solution that works with Wordpress. Can anyone recommend any? " -Asked by @H2OServices

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Self-hosted or hosted through #Wordpress.com?

8:21PM Wed, January 25

In reply to: " Thinking of moving my blog to Wordpress. How do I do that...in 140 characters or less? " -Asked by @westmetromommy

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Are you looking to do self-hosted or go with wordpress.com?

2:07PM Tue, January 10

In reply to: " I need to do a wordpress blog, I've come across some beneficial stuff. How do I set one up? " -Asked by @IamArma

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

You sure your time zones are set correctly?

11:43PM Mon, January 09

In reply to: " why does my wordpress blog keep missing its scheduled publishing of posts? one I wrote last night should have published this morning? " -Asked by @nooption

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

When you add categories to your posts, #wordpress creates a category page that shows all of the posts.

11:40PM Mon, January 09

In reply to: " Wordpress users, Question: doing a new post it always goes on my "home page"; how do I add (multiple) posts on a different page? " -Asked by @pam_tastic

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

There is a free #WordPress app for iOS and it will work with self-hosted sites.

11:38PM Mon, January 09

In reply to: " Wordpress experts. I need help. Site hosted with Bluehost. WP blog scripted in. How can I update posts from iOS device? " -Asked by @ggfilm

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Check out WP E-Commerce (http://getshopped.org/) or Wp E-Cart (http://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/wordpress-estore-plugin-complete-solution-to-sell-digital-products-from-your-wordpress-blog-securely-1059)

11:55PM Sun, January 08

In reply to: " Can anybody recommend a decent ecommerce / online shop solution for a simple Wordpress site? " -Asked by @nrmetson

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Wordpress has really matured into a complete CMS. You can use it for almost any kind of web site without too much difficulty.

11:46PM Sun, January 08

In reply to: " Followers who use WordPress...what do you think of it as software for other web type uses in addition to blogging? Anything appreciated. " -Asked by @WhiteMorph

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Most of the premium ones are pretty good. What tends to separate them is the number of payment gateways they support.

11:41PM Sun, January 08

In reply to: " Can anyone recommend a good (i.e., the best) Wordpress membership site plugin? " -Asked by @todmaffin

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Does the client want to sell/restrict access to them or just make them available?

11:40PM Sun, January 08

In reply to: " #Wordpress users I have a client who wants to serve audio files on his site for people to download...how can I do this? " -Asked by @HighImpactMom

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Depends on what you want your site to do.

11:32PM Sun, January 08

In reply to: " What are some of the epic/required wordpress plugins people like to use? " -Asked by @Velidra

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Klout doesn't support self-hosted. Jetpack requires a wordpress.com account but unless you post there, it won't affect Klout scores

11:30PM Sun, January 08

In reply to: " Does anyone know how to connect a self-hosted #wordpress blog to #Klout? (without installing a jetpack) " -Asked by @TiffanyKahnen

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Try @Woothemes. They make great stuff: http://www.woothemes.com/themes/free/

11:27PM Sun, January 08

In reply to: " Can anyone recommend a good (and free) wordpress theme with nice bold text, a menu bar at the top, and is relatively easy to manipulate? " -Asked by @joe14c

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Start with this tutorial: http://rdsrc.us/Edz6jz

11:24PM Sun, January 08

In reply to: " Can anyone suggest a good how-to on styling a basic wordpress theme from scratch? (yes, have googled) " -Asked by @findo

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

It's easier than you think. Start with this tutorial: http://rdsrc.us/Edz6jz

11:22PM Sun, January 08

In reply to: " Does anyone here know how to code Wordpress themes by any chance? Or know any good tutorials that show you how to? " -Asked by @RatedRKO_

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

It's not so much a #wordpress thing as support for the browsers. You could always add HTML5 tags to the HTML view or add a "pure" HTML plugin and do whatever you like.

11:20PM Sun, January 08

In reply to: " Digging into the future (a.k.a. HTML5) for the next couple hours. Does anyone know if Wordpress reads html5 tags? " -Asked by @PointBlankSEO

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

In what way?

11:19PM Sun, January 08

In reply to: " Does anyone know a good #twitter style plugin for #WordPress? I need the ability to make posts look like threads. " -Asked by @coreykatouli

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Use the WP Touch plugin for instant mobile skin: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wptouch/

11:14PM Sun, January 08

In reply to: " Can anybody point me to a barebones WordPress theme for mobile? " -Asked by @stewartmccoy

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

At http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ but read this first: http://codex.wordpress.org/Reporting_Bugs #wordpress

11:12PM Sun, January 08

In reply to: " What a weird bug in the @WordPress editor. Where can I report this? " -Asked by @LoSzabo

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

edit_post_link() Codex reference: http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/edit_post_link #wordpress

11:10PM Sun, January 08

In reply to: " Lazyweb: in wordpress, where's the code for the post edit button for logged-in users? i want the 'edit' button to appear; can't find code. " -Asked by @jbminn

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Are you just going to write posts or do you also want some sort of review scoring plugin/module? If so, I would stick to #wordpress over blogspt.

11:07PM Sun, January 08

In reply to: " Thinking about starting a blog reviewing books and other things...should I go with blogspot or Wordpress? Any ideas about titles for the ... " -Asked by @liberty2058

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

It's easier than you think. Start with this tutorial: rdsrc.us/Edz6jz

11:06PM Sun, January 08

In reply to: " Does anyone know how to build a wordpress design and willing to share how? " -Asked by @Watermelonworks

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

It's easier than you think. Start with this tutorial: http://rdsrc.us/Edz6jz

11:06PM Sun, January 08

In reply to: " Does anyone have any experience creating a Wordpress theme? I have an HTML theme I'd like to mimic, but I don't know enough about WP. " -Asked by @bubbly84

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

It's probably a custom post type. You should be able to edit the PHP file and just remove the code that generates author and date text.

1:12AM Mon, January 02

In reply to: " Anyone with a black belt in #wordpress fu know how to remove the author and date from gallery posts? I'm using Sidewinder theme from GPP. " -Asked by @BenChasePhoto

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Try this one: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/pdf24-post-to-pdf/ #wordpress

4:04PM Sat, December 31

In reply to: " Anyone know of a really good "web page to PDF" plugin for #WordPress (premium or gratis) that doesn't use a 3rd-party server? #lazyweb " -Asked by @kchjr

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

You don't necessarily need a plugin to do that, you could just edit the comment form and add the policy HTML as desired.

4:00PM Sat, December 31

In reply to: " Does anyone know a #WordPress plugin that allows you to write your comment policy before the comment form? #plugin " -Asked by @msortijas

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

If you can get to the HTML, wrap the bulleted list in the <blockquote> tag to indent further. #wordpress

3:59PM Sat, December 31

In reply to: " On the other hand, is there anyone who knows how to shift a whole bulleted list to the right in wordpress? " -Asked by @cassandraneace

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

If this is self-hosted, you can always edit the theme files to remove the date code. #wordpress

3:58PM Sat, December 31

In reply to: " Does anybody know how to remove dates in a Wordpress posts? " -Asked by @paschalbcct8

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

WPTouch pro also gives you a version for Tablets. There are also some services that will app-ify your site but those get pricey (SaaS) #wordpress

3:57PM Sat, December 31

In reply to: " Just figured out how to create version of my blog for mobile devices. Wordpress wptouch plugin. Anyone else have suggestions for doing this? " -Asked by @volcanoclast

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

There is not a one true size for a #wordpress header. It depends on your theme...

3:53PM Sat, December 31

In reply to: " So can someone tell me the dimensions for a wordpress header? It would be highly appreciatted if you did. " -Asked by @MojackCp

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

I would look at @Dreamhost for hosting. Shared plans are affordable, they make it easy to install WordPress, good support.

3:52PM Sat, December 31

In reply to: " Can anyone recommend good hosting plans and providers for a personal Wordpress blog? Thinking I'd like more control over blog in new year :) " -Asked by @kayjer

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Um, that's bad. Are you logged in with Administrator permissions? #wordpress

10:35PM Sun, December 04

In reply to: " Can anyone tell me where Wordpress's permalink settings went? Settings -> Permalinks no longer exists. " -Asked by @rosefox

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Check the settings for both, especially if using a plugin for GA. A lot of the plugins do not track logged in Admin accounts and Jetpack can be configured either way. Also, Google won't count most robots, Jetpack might

3:13PM Fri, December 02

In reply to: " Why does Wordpress say I've had 30 views today but Google Analytics says I've only had 13? #confused #stats @adamswbrown do you know? " -Asked by @girltaristhan

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

You might need to edit your theme files and switch the_content() to the_excerpt(). Alternately, use the  tag in your posts and it will cut off at that tag.

3:08PM Fri, December 02

In reply to: " Does anyone know how to change your #WordPress blog so that it only shows the summary of your posts on your home page? #WP " -Asked by @Reevine

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Workaround: Upload a short video, then use FTP to replace it with the longer video. Just name them the same thing and overwrite. That will get the video into WordPress system and bypass the ISP upload limit.

3:07PM Fri, December 02

In reply to: " can anyone help me out with how to imbed a video on a wordpress site? " -Asked by @Folkynator

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Your host probably has an upload limit in place and the video is too big. Uploading to YouTube or Vimeo and then pasting the link will work or there is a workaround

3:06PM Fri, December 02

In reply to: " can anyone help me out with how to imbed a video on a wordpress site? " -Asked by @Folkynator

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Most of the modern browsers have spell check capabilities so the #wordpress folks might have seen it as redundant.

3:04PM Fri, December 02

In reply to: " Why does the WordPress app lack a spellchecker? That would seem to be useful. " -Asked by @emma_enchanted

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

You should be able to just upload them via the Media tab...

3:03PM Fri, December 02

In reply to: " Can anyone tell me the best way to upload .mobi and .epub files to my #Wordpress site? Is there a way to do it without changing the code? " -Asked by @AllisonLounes

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Not just you. There's no spam filter in a base installation of #wordpress. Get the Akismet plugin to add one.

3:02PM Fri, December 02

In reply to: " Ahhhhh so annoying. why does wordpress get so many spam comments? is it just me? " -Asked by @ShikaSarang

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

#WordPress theme repositorty http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/ is a good start. Also look into @WooThemes and @ElegantThemes for some other ideas

3:01PM Fri, December 02

In reply to: " Trying to pick a good wordpress theme for a new website - any ideas tweeps? Want static pages not rolling blog page " -Asked by @EdForChoice

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Even if it is the host, adding a caching plugin will help it out.

2:59PM Fri, December 02

In reply to: " Does anyone have any advice on how to speed up a Wordpress blog? It's getting laggy. " -Asked by @thDigitalReader

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

This plugin can do it: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/simple-facebook-connect/

4:18PM Wed, November 30

In reply to: " Does anybody know of a Wordpress plugin that update a Facebook fan page whenever there is a new post? #wordpress " -Asked by @RoundAndWhite

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

This is the best balance between ease and features: http://getshopped.org/ #wordpress

11:10PM Fri, November 25

In reply to: " Dear #lazyweb whats the most simplest and easy to use shop plugin for #wordpress? " -Asked by @xsteadfastx

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

has two excellent free options: http://www.woothemes.com/2007/11/premiumnews/ and http://www.woothemes.com/2010/06/themorningafter/

1:06AM Tue, November 22

In reply to: " Can anyone out there suggest any good #Wordpress themes ideal for magazines or news websites? Me thinkin' of an overhaul " -Asked by @toomuchflavour

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

WordTwit allows for scheduling of tweets. Try that?

1:04AM Tue, November 22

In reply to: " Does anyone know how to make WordTwit tweet about an old post? #wordpress #help " -Asked by @NBomb

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Yoast SEO, WP Super Cache, Gravity Forms or Formidable Pro. #wordpress

3:53PM Mon, November 14 2011

In reply to: " Are there any WordPress plugins you fine people recommend I always (or almost always) install with a fresh WP install? #wordpress #lazyweb " -Asked by @ryangiglio

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

You can use podPress to do it: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/podpress/ #wordpress

3:51PM Mon, November 14 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know of a wordpress plugin that will post my podcast as soon as it is uploaded? " -Asked by @sambearpoet

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

I tend to use WP e-commerce when I can. It has a good balance between ease of use and features. http://getshopped.org/ #wordpress

3:48PM Mon, November 14 2011

In reply to: " What is the best shop plugin for wordpress? " -Asked by @manuelplatzer

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Sometime this month. The #wordpress team usually doesn't specify an exact date.

3:47PM Mon, November 14 2011

In reply to: " What is the release date for Wordpress 3.3? " -Asked by @ScotchPotch

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Yes, you can use [sourcecode] tags to do it. http://en.support.wordpress.com/code/posting-source-code/

3:46PM Mon, November 14 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know if there is a way to do code highlighting on @WordPressDotCom? Blog's hosted at wordpress,com, not @wordpress alone. " -Asked by @brettski111

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

You don't need a plugin for it. PDF can be uploaded and embedded through the Media section already...

5:24PM Wed, November 09 2011

In reply to: " Can anyone recommend a plugin to permit pdf downloads from wordpress? " -Asked by @charitylawyer

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Gravity Forms or Formidable Pro

8:43PM Mon, November 07 2011

In reply to: " What's the easiest and most-reliable form builder/management plugin for Wordpress you've used lately? #lazyweb " -Asked by @thetristan

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Best way would have been to copy it as a new theme. Otherwise, inline comment your changes.

8:43PM Mon, November 07 2011

In reply to: " If I am tweaking a wordpress theme, and want to leave comments to say what I did, what is the style? #secretlymaybetoolate " -Asked by @DianaProbst

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Might be that the index page is coded a bit differently and the plugin can't replace the static stuff with dynamic. Hard to say without looking though.

8:42PM Mon, November 07 2011

In reply to: " Can anyone #Wordpress people tell me why meta data from the "All in one SEO" plugin isn't showing on my index page?.... " -Asked by @WebscapeAlex

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

The image itself is hosted on wordpress.org. It's set in the following CSS file: /wp-admin/css/login.css

2:57PM Fri, November 04 2011

In reply to: " Where do I find the login logo image for WordPress? " -Asked by @willtelligence

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Are you on wordpress.com or self-hosted #wordpress?

8:37PM Wed, November 02 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know if there is an easier way to choose font in WordPress? Do I always have to set it in word before copy and paste? " -Asked by @elizagreenbooks

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Smashing #WordPress is an excellent overall guide to theme and plugin development

7:25PM Wed, November 02 2011

In reply to: " Can anyone recommend good books on developing themes, plugins etc. for #WordPress? Just got asked and I was curious. " -Asked by @_jcruiz_

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Check to see if you are using a custom menu. If so, you may need to manually add new pages to the menu

1:18AM Mon, October 31 2011

In reply to: " Can anyone out there give me a hand for a few minutes with #WordPress? I have a simple problem that's been frustrating me for a week now. " -Asked by @jeffdoc

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

It means you are allowing users to sign up for your blog. That message is a notification that you have a new user signed up. Go to the Users tab to see it.

1:15AM Mon, October 31 2011

In reply to: " What does it mean when you have a new user registration on wordpress? " -Asked by @NFZ0809LOVE

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

We've had a good experience with the #Nivo slider for #wordpress. Not tried uBillboard.

1:14AM Mon, October 31 2011

In reply to: " Can anyone recommend a Wordpress slide plugin? I'm thinking either Nivo Slider or uBillboard. " -Asked by @petercollinstv

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

You can the Akismet plugin for #wordpress and it should stop all spam.

1:13AM Mon, October 31 2011

In reply to: " Anyone know how to prevent #spam in comments on #wordpress? Advice welcome. " -Asked by @lvgaldieri

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

You can either change the PHP code to order however you want or get a plugin to do it.

1:04AM Mon, October 31 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know how to order Wordpress categories in the order you want as opposed to alphabetical? Very frustrating otherwise! " -Asked by @bayardukmags

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

What part of self-hosting is giving you trouble?

1:03AM Mon, October 31 2011

In reply to: " Why is the concept of self hosting a wordpress site so difficult for me to grasp? " -Asked by @HairMat

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

You'll need to change the CSS for the theme to affect font size.

1:03AM Mon, October 31 2011

In reply to: " how do i change the size of the font on my wordpress blog? i dun see any option for that " -Asked by @annanaveed

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Have you tried #Aptana yet?

1:00AM Mon, October 31 2011

In reply to: " So what is the best #PHP IDE? Free or paid. Must integrate well with WordPress and Jquery. Recently installed Eclipse and not enjoying it. " -Asked by @martinhurford

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Yes, it is possible but a lot of it depends on the phone you are using. iPhone/Android works best...

12:59AM Mon, October 31 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know if it is possible to upload #video from phone directly into a #Wordpress or #Blogger posting? " -Asked by @mistressofinfo

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

It's possible to attach a comment to media (image, etc) even with comments disabled. If you get Akismet, it will kill almost all spam for you

12:58AM Mon, October 31 2011

In reply to: " Can anyone help me with explaining where spam WordPress comments come from & how they appear for approval when there is no comment section? " -Asked by @MattWilsonDubai

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Drupal is a little hard for end users to deal with but granted it is amazing to dev with. Cake needs effort. WordPress is fire-and-forget in a lot of ways.

12:57AM Mon, October 31 2011

In reply to: " No doubt that #Wordpress is a good blog platform, but why do people over use it? Read up on something more complete like #Drupal or #CakePHP " -Asked by @RobertStenbom

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

What do you need help with?

12:56AM Mon, October 31 2011

In reply to: " Anyone know how to use WordPress? Could really do with a hand right now :/ " -Asked by @CNightingale360

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

You need to get into the backend and select Settings | Reading. Set the Static Page option there.

12:55AM Mon, October 31 2011

In reply to: " #Wordpress , created a menu, home, about, etc, but when I click home, it's a blank default page, how do I link it to my actual home page? " -Asked by @DJSelling

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Best way to do it is to use a plugin (assuming you are self-hosted #wordpress) http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/export-posts/

12:53AM Mon, October 31 2011

In reply to: " Ok beginner wordpress question... how can i import a post including photos from one blog to another? #help " -Asked by @trees2066

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

For #wordpress, the easiest way is to create a Gravatar account linked to the same email used for your site.

12:50AM Mon, October 31 2011

In reply to: " Ok dumb #wordpress question, how do I upload a profile picture? #savvyblogging " -Asked by @mrsgloves

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Get the akismet plugin for #wordpress to handle spam comments. Works great.

12:43AM Mon, October 31 2011

In reply to: " Anybody knows how to ban all the spam comments on @wordpress? " -Asked by @vinnydubidu

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

I really like and use @Dreamhost for #wordpress sites.

10:37PM Thu, October 27 2011

In reply to: " Have you switched from Blogger to Wordpress? What is a good domain register/hosting company to go with? " -Asked by @xoCanadianAngel

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

You should be able to add other authors to a free #wordpress.com account, yes.

10:36PM Thu, October 27 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know if I can add additional authors to a free wordpress blog ? " -Asked by @chisonni

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

I would put your audio on soundcloud and then use this plugin to get it into #wordpress http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/soundcloud-shortcode/

10:31PM Thu, October 27 2011

In reply to: " i need an audio player for WordPress that is supported well? can anyone help? " -Asked by @RichStaats

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Not really. What I do is use Bitnami to create a local instance of #wordpress on my PC and test there: http://bitnami.org/stack/wordpress

3:03PM Wed, October 26 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know if there is a test space anywhere to trial #wordpress plugins? " -Asked by @emmafull

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Just go here: http://developers.facebook.com/docs/reference/plugins/like-box/ and configure. Hit "Get Code" then copy/paste result into DW

2:37PM Wed, October 26 2011

In reply to: " can anyone tell me how to install a facebook like box on a website via dreamweaver before I rip my hair out? and yes, i've googled it. " -Asked by @helgaas

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Try http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/job-manager/ and http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-donation-plugin-with-goals-and-paypal-ipn-by-nonprofitcmsorg/

7:04PM Thu, October 20 2011

In reply to: " Can anyone recommend a good job application plugin for wordpress? Or donation plugin for that matter? #webdesign #wordpress " -Asked by @ladygeekgeek

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Look into @Dreamhost. They have excellent hosting for little money.

12:55AM Thu, October 20 2011

In reply to: " 以下内容测试推上有多少卖主机的，是的，我在欺负老外不懂汉语。Can anyone recommend a good wordpress web hosting for me? I want a cheap web hosting. " -Asked by @PnutsCC

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Are you looking for a theme that looks like a bulletin board or actual discussion functionality?

12:52AM Thu, October 20 2011

In reply to: " Looking for a bulletin board wordpress theme. Anyone know of anything? " -Asked by Smallbizcafe

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Check out the offerings at @woothemes.com. They have a ton of themes, some free..

12:47AM Thu, October 20 2011

In reply to: " Can anyone recommend a good free/cheap wordpress theme for us? " -Asked by @shoestrngtrvls

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

You could edit your theme so that it uses the_excerpt() instead of the_content()...

12:49PM Wed, October 19 2011

In reply to: " So. Wordpress. How do I not publish my full stories on the homepage of my blog, just the titles and an intro...is that down to my theme? " -Asked by @mrsaimeehorton

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Create multiple author accounts and change the author in the Posts screen.

9:29PM Tue, October 18 2011

In reply to: " Can someone tell me how to post as multiple authors in #wordpress ? " -Asked by @thomasrwilliams

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Are you on wordpress.com or self-hosted #wordpress?

9:27PM Tue, October 18 2011

In reply to: " Hello, can anyone tell me how you put your own theme on Wordpress, Please can anyone tell me that? " -Asked by @GraffoCP

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

You can use Windows Live Writer. The #WordPress #Codex has a list too: http://codex.wordpress.org/Weblog_Client

9:20PM Tue, October 18 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know of any wordpress desktop clients? i need something to make my website easier to blog to " -Asked by @Future_Pixels

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Check your time zone setting in #wordpress. Dashboard | Settings | General

9:14PM Tue, October 18 2011

In reply to: " Why does my wordpress think it's tomorrow? " -Asked by @TheycallmeNoone

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

No idea. If you know what you're doing, the CMS you use shouldn't matter for SEO purposes...

9:14PM Tue, October 18 2011

In reply to: " why are SEO firms so wordpress dependent? They all try to talk my clients out of Joomla. Any ideas @joomlaworks, @alledia, @kyleledbetter ? " -Asked by @OpenPotion

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Try Hybrid and Genesis for good #wordpress theme frameworks.

12:01AM Tue, October 18 2011

In reply to: " Can anyone recommend me some good Wordpress theme bases? Pleasee! " -Asked by @ayelenbj

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

It's right in the middle of the series, but look at: http://www.acornartwork.com/blog/2011/07/02/wordpress-theme-tutorial-in-14-lessons/

12:00AM Tue, October 18 2011

In reply to: " Slightly disappointed that most of the Wordpress theme tutorials online are all so basic; can anyone recommend some advanced material? #wp " -Asked by @PureCodeDesign

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

What kind of #wordpress webmaster tasks? If you are looking for consultants try jobs.wordpress.net

11:57PM Mon, October 17 2011

In reply to: " Can anyone recommend someone who can handle my WordPress webmaster tasks? I'm thinking of Odesk. " -Asked by @FK_Textures

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Try using Mingle or Simple:Press forum for #wordpress. Both free, both excellent. cc: @Nick_Tann #edtech

1:46PM Fri, October 14 2011

In reply to: " Anyone on #edtech got suggestions? REPLY TO @Nick_Tann: Can anyone recommend a good forum plugin for a selfhosted wordpress site? " -Asked by @ColinTGraham

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Try woothemes.com, elegantthemes.com to start.

1:07AM Thu, October 13 2011

In reply to: " Can anyone recommend a good website to buy Wordpress themes? " -Asked by @CraigBradford

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

They're all good for CMS but have different strengths. #wordpress may be the simplest to deploy and maintain but Joomla and Drupal are a bit more geared to larger sites with tons of contributors.

1:07AM Thu, October 13 2011

In reply to: " Can anyone tell me which is the best CMS? Drupal? Joomla? Wordpress? Or something else? " -Asked by @rashidkhan

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

You mean something like Google Analytics?

1:05AM Thu, October 13 2011

In reply to: " All of those Wordpress buffs out there, does anyone know a plugin that will graph number of users over period of time…? " -Asked by @emoxie

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

The #wordpress Codex has an entry on this: http://codex.wordpress.org/Hardening_WordPress

1:02AM Thu, October 13 2011

In reply to: " What are the best ways to tighten the security on your #wordpress site? chmod, plugins, backups, etc. #help " -Asked by @jpassetti

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Try woothemes.com...some of their themes are free so you can get a feel for them.

1:01AM Thu, October 13 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know where I can get some cheap/ free themes for a Wordpress website? " -Asked by @Alan_lynam

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Use Akismet for comment spam filtering. It's almost perfect.

1:01AM Thu, October 13 2011

In reply to: " Can anyone recommend a #spam filter for #wordpress? My #spamkarma has been slacking on the job. " -Asked by @LiteraryEscapis

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Use a plugin :) Formidable, Gravity Forms, cforms II, Contact Form 7 are all excellent.

1:00AM Thu, October 13 2011

In reply to: " Goal for today: figure out how to get a web form working in Wordpress. Can anyone point me in the right direction? " -Asked by @DebTeakle

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

It's not strictly "offline" but you could install WAMP and #WordPress locally and then import the backup...

12:56AM Thu, October 13 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know how to view a wordpress blog backup offline in some kind of viewer? " -Asked by @Darcy1968

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Google Analytics is still king but you can also get stats from the Jetpack plugin for #wordpress

12:53AM Thu, October 13 2011

In reply to: " What are some people using for page stats in wordpress? is google analytics the norm or is there a plugin that's better? " -Asked by @ThatDudeReeg

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Look in the theme's header.php file. That's typically where the menu is placed and the code should be there.

12:52AM Thu, October 13 2011

In reply to: " OK, Wordpress question: I'm using a template that adds a category to my WP menus. What php file might that be hiding in? Any ideas? " -Asked by @mistymathews

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Try this one: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/lazyest-gallery/ It's a bit simple but works well with #wordpress

12:52AM Thu, October 13 2011

In reply to: " Can anyone recommend a good photo gallery plugin for #wordpress besides NextGen? I'm kind of tired on it. " -Asked by @jcasabona

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Akismet is the absolute best way to stop comment spam on #wordpress

10:50PM Mon, October 10 2011

In reply to: " What is the best wordpress plugin to safe blog from spammers? " -Asked by @ekydakka

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Check into this plugin: http://ottopress.com/wordpress-plugins/simple-facebook-connect/

10:45PM Sun, October 09 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know if theres a plugin 4 wordpress that means when I publish a new blog post it comes up on my fb business page automatically? " -Asked by @Shaunnaodoyt

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

I'm partial to Shopp http://shopplugin.net/ for #WordPress

10:41PM Sun, October 09 2011

In reply to: " What is the most flexible #wordpress #shoppingcart? Want ability to upsell and cross promote items. #wp " -Asked by @jasonbax

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

In comments you need to use HTML. <a href="link here">text to be linked</a>

10:33PM Sun, October 09 2011

In reply to: " When using wordpress to comment kn a blog how do I hyperlink something? #eci831 " -Asked by @murphi30

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

If this is #wordpress.com, they will run ads on free accounts from time to time unless you upgrade to a paid account. If this is self-hosted, may be a hack.

10:33PM Sun, October 09 2011

In reply to: " Anyone? @BillBoorman: Ive started getting spam ads appearing on my wordpress blog above comments. Anyone have any ideas? " -Asked by @amvandenhurk

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

The captions should just show up without any #painpoint. What is happening for you?

10:31PM Sun, October 09 2011

In reply to: " Wordpress Q: does anyone know how to caption photos so that the captions actually show up in the posts? Anyone at all? " -Asked by @MsAlliance

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Design: get a theme from woothemes or elegant themes to start: ~ $30. Installation: DIY via good hosting like @Dreamhost...they do a one-click install that's excellent. ~$90/year

10:29PM Sun, October 09 2011

In reply to: " Need a new wordpress site asap. What is the quickest way to get great design and installation at a decent cost ? " -Asked by @J_Schiff

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Try going to yoursite.com/wp-admin/edit-comments.php and click the 'Check for Spam' button...

10:27PM Sun, October 09 2011

In reply to: " Help: How do I get @Akismet to scan existing comments in WordPress? " -Asked by @JeremiahLee

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

I might be able to help. What's going on?

10:23PM Sun, October 09 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know anything about this WordPress thing? I can't get the featured image on my homepage to work :( " -Asked by @matt_atom

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Yes, try this one: #WordPress Booking Calendar http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/booking/

10:22PM Sun, October 09 2011

In reply to: " Does anybody know of a booking calendar for wordpress? Click on a date and book appointment for that date/time....? " -Asked by @WESHUK

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

#WordPress.com will run ads on the free service to offset their costs. They only do it sporadically. If you want no ads ever, you would need to upgrade http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2008/09/18/go-ad-free/

10:19PM Sun, October 09 2011

In reply to: " Why does my wordpress blog have advertisements on it that I did not ask for? My blogs just for chattering, not selling stuff. " -Asked by @BellaXThree

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Same way as on Windows. Download #wordpress, decompress it, use FTP to upload it to your ISP and run the installer.

10:17PM Sun, October 09 2011

In reply to: " Right... #bloggers out there... help me out. Got articles to setup my blog profile. How does the 'Download @WordPress' thing work on Macs? " -Asked by @ambikajois

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Yes, this is possible. If your ISP allows multiple domains on a single account, you're all set. If you can only have one domain for your account, you could run WordPress in MultiSite mode and use subdomains or subdirectories

10:16PM Sun, October 09 2011

In reply to: " 1 hosting, one wordpress Â multiple blogs / domains? SEO Web ...: Is this possible. If not, what is the best option for that? Thank... " -Asked by @Gwenuukib

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

I'm using this one danielwatrous.com/authorizenet-for-wordpress with Wishlist Member. Works great.

10:10PM Fri, October 07 2011

In reply to: " Ok, next #lazyweb #wordpress question ... Any good plugins for NFP's / membership / donation tracking / yearly fees? " -Asked by @flashingcursor

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Wordpress.com is managed hosting. Free but featured limited. Easier for non-techies. Wordpress.org is where you download #wordpress to run it on your own hosting. Also free, less limited, but you need to know a bit more about web sites to get going (usually).

10:07PM Fri, October 07 2011

In reply to: " Being a lazy arse. Why would I want to download Wordpress when I can post to it? What is the difference? #help #wordpress " -Asked by @SplashMan

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Download the SEO for WordPress plugin by Yoast and activate it and poke around. It basically teaches you by example.

7:50PM Fri, October 07 2011

In reply to: " Does someone have a link to a 101 on #seo for #wordpress? like super easy for tired blondes to understand kind of article? #copywriting " -Asked by @jaymelamm

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Use Akismet for #wordpress. It will catch almost every spam comment.

7:49PM Fri, October 07 2011

In reply to: " How do I get rid of all the spam comments in my wordpress page? " -Asked by @evrimb

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Try @Dreamhost.

7:45PM Fri, October 07 2011

In reply to: " Billpyle looking for a decent hosting/domain combo for mostly wordpress. any ideas?nzd " -Asked by @grosjeanpigj0

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Easiest way would be to upload to YouTube and then paste the link into the #WordPress editor. It should convert to an embed automatically.

12:29PM Fri, October 07 2011

In reply to: " Can anyone help me with how to add a video clip that's been downloaded from You Send It to my Wordpress blog? Thanks :-) " -Asked by @ladyofessex

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

AddThis makes a very good plugin for #wordpress

12:27PM Fri, October 07 2011

In reply to: " Can anyone suggest any good social media sharing plugins for a wordpress blog? #msfr - we want our readers to share content easily. " -Asked by @JustThinkGifts

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Handling lots of documents in what sense?

12:26PM Fri, October 07 2011

In reply to: " Does anybody know of a Wordpress plugin for handling a lot of documents? " -Asked by @raylupton

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

In your settings, do you have "correct invalid XHTML" checked? That might be screwing with it.

12:43PM Thu, October 06 2011

In reply to: " Why does the @Wordpress WYSIWYG Editor strip out @Facebook HTML5 / iFrame & XFBML code if you leave HTML mode and publish? 3 blogs same " -Asked by @Imiel_Visser

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

If you don't want to go to a live course, there are ton of good tutorials on the web. For a more professional course, try http://www.lynda.com/WordPress-3-tutorials/essential-training/71212-2.html

12:42PM Thu, October 06 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know of any wordpress blog courses in South East? Would really like to learn to use it better. Please RT Thanks " -Asked by @actoneparties

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

It sort of depends on your questions and needs? "Better" how?

12:37PM Thu, October 06 2011

In reply to: " Where can i go and ask questions about making my website better? #wordpress #php #ideas #notawebdeveloper " -Asked by @mattr

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

I can try to help. What's your question?

12:37PM Thu, October 06 2011

In reply to: " can anyone help me w/a wordpress issue for a sec? thanks! " -Asked by @rabbigreen

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

What's your question?

12:36PM Thu, October 06 2011

In reply to: " Can anyone help with some wordpress coding? " -Asked by @kevwiles

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Members ought to be able to do it. http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/members/

12:36PM Thu, October 06 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know a good wordpress plugin that will password protect client galleries? " -Asked by @OnTheSpotStudio

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

If you change your permalink structure, you need to use 301 redirects to make sure the old links continue to find content and also so Google doesn't de-list those pages.

12:35PM Thu, October 06 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know if you can change WordPress permalink settings for new posts without it changing the old ones too and killing all my links? " -Asked by @bobsleighbob

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

There are a bunch of ways to do it, but the easiest might be to create a #PollDaddy account and then use the plugin: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/polldaddy/

10:48PM Wed, October 05 2011

In reply to: " How do I put a poll on my sidebar for wordpress? " -Asked by @FantaYum1

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

You download it from #wordpress.org. Did you need more help than that?

10:47PM Wed, October 05 2011

In reply to: " Hey, does anybody know where I can find help with downloading self hosting for Wordpress? " -Asked by @NerdWorldNews

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

There's somewhat of a reason for it. It's a very simple plugin and thus a good template for how to write your own. But, yeah, it gets old after a while

9:35PM Tue, October 04 2011

In reply to: " Can anyone explain why wordpress comes standard with the "Hello Dolly" plugin? #stupidandannoying " -Asked by @TomioBlack

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

There are a bunch of plugins. You might also want to look at the JW media player plugin for WordPress: http://bit.ly/nnPo3H

9:32PM Tue, October 04 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know of a #video player for #wordpress... need one without coding involved? " -Asked by @JulieFredinDsgn

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

It means that #wordpress is in the process of downloading and installing an update. To prevent problems, it shuts your site down and replaces it with a generic message.

9:30PM Tue, October 04 2011

In reply to: " can anyone tell me what maintenance mode is active means on a #wordpress site ? #webdesign " -Asked by @newchoicesltd

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Are you sure your have Administrator rights? It sounds like you are operating at a lower role and that's why you can't see things.

5:07PM Mon, October 03 2011

In reply to: " I have no 'Add plugins' or 'Theme editor' menus in Wordpress. 3.2.1 has no Network Admin menu so scuppered workaround. How do I fix? Anyone? " -Asked by @redrobotmedia

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Create a gravatar

5:06PM Mon, October 03 2011

In reply to: " Okay. I'm confused with wordpress. How do I upload a profile picture? Whenever I reply to comments my DP is so dull. :/ " -Asked by @nicuuh

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Could be a folder permission error, could be a plugin conflict, could be a server environment thing. Disable all plugins and try it again?

5:05PM Mon, October 03 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know what to do when your wordpress says "The uploaded file could not be moved to..." I'm scared to update and break something. " -Asked by @emiliaf

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Start by looking into woothemes.com and/or elegantthemes.com for ideas.

5:04PM Mon, October 03 2011

In reply to: " Looking for an easy to use, sleek wordpress template to build a site. any ideas? any favorites? " -Asked by @MaryRambin

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Start with the Codex: http://codex.wordpress.org/Getting_Started_with_WordPress

5:02PM Mon, October 03 2011

In reply to: " Can anyone recommend a good and brief newbie "beginners guide to WordPress' doc for a client? Mainly for posting / basic admin stuff. " -Asked by @dimensionmedia

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Self-hosted or #wordpress.com? In either case, you can set up a gravatar but self-hosted gives you more options

5:01PM Mon, October 03 2011

In reply to: " Gah! How do I add a profile pic to Wordpress? " -Asked by @emmalucyphoto

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

From #wordpress.com I don't think you get any notification. You get more flexibility with self-hosted, but that comes a price...

5:00PM Mon, October 03 2011

In reply to: " WordPress Question: When someone hits "tweet" on WordPress, does the blog owner get a notification that it has been done? " -Asked by @AuntieStress

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Yes, get WP Touch to make any #wordpress site instantly mobile-friendly. http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wptouch/

4:50PM Mon, October 03 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know of a good #wordpress plugin to make your site mobile-friendly? " -Asked by @ErinMonigold

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Start here: http://codex.wordpress.org/Getting_Started_with_WordPress Your Dashboard is www.site.com/wp-admin

4:49PM Mon, October 03 2011

In reply to: " Soooo i intalled wordpress i think and now what? how do i edit? not sure how to get to the word press dashboard from here. dreamhost hosted. " -Asked by @KrystinaM

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Try the NextGEN Gallery for #wordpress http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/nextgen-gallery/

1:03PM Mon, October 03 2011

In reply to: " can anyone recommend a decent gallery plugin for wordpress? " -Asked by @edwardlewis

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

This is good one: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/yet-another-related-posts-plugin/

10:14PM Sat, October 01 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know a good plug-in for "related posts" on #wordpress? halp. " -Asked by @faffypants

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

There are so many useful plugins, it's hard to know where to start. I recommend getting the Yoast SEO plugin and Jetpack to get site stats and some other goodies. Akismet for spam protection. After that, it depends on what you need.

3:01PM Sat, October 01 2011

In reply to: " I just discovered the beauty of a self-hosted #wordpress. I think I may get plugin overdose. Help me out: what are the most useful plugins?* " -Asked by @eloisavaldes

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

If you are on wordpress.com and it's showing ads, you need to upgrade to a paid account to remove them.

2:56PM Sat, October 01 2011

In reply to: " Ugh. How do i get rid of ads on #Wordpress posts? " -Asked by @christinagiles

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Start at woothemes.com and elegantthemes.com

2:55PM Sat, October 01 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know where to go for pretty #wordpress themes? " -Asked by @murphykieran

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Use a plugin to do it: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/official-statcounter-plugin-for-wordpress/

2:55PM Sat, October 01 2011

In reply to: " Does anybody know how to install a #visitcounter on #WordPress ? #help " -Asked by @fedeling

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Can you get to the #wordpress upgrade screen in your dashboard?

2:55PM Sat, October 01 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know how to force an upgrade in WordPress? This is the main reason I haven't posted recently, this last install has me hosed. " -Asked by @MarketShot

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

There looks to be a bunch of ways: http://bit.ly/nLidXc http://bit.ly/pykP0n http://bit.ly/ptYL0p

12:50AM Thu, September 29 2011

In reply to: " What is the best way to integrate Wordpress into Magento ? " -Asked by @AdamRivet

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

I can try. What's the issue?

12:33AM Thu, September 29 2011

In reply to: " Can anyone help me with my wordpress site? I have an issue I need fixed. " -Asked by @BrettNPierce

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

No you don't need to edit the theme. The plugin should have added a shortcode that will let you embed the gallery in a post or page.

8:08PM Wed, September 28 2011

In reply to: " I've installed a Gallery plugin in a @Wordpress site. How do I show it in the frontend? Do I really need to edit the theme? " -Asked by @raeldc

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

There should be an icon just above the visual editor that allows you to upload and place images into your #WordPress posts

8:03PM Wed, September 28 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know how you can get a picture on to your wordpress blog? Me-sa confused! " -Asked by @m_lovegrove

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Check woothemes.com for good magazine style themes. There are a couple of free ones that you can test drive too

8:02PM Wed, September 28 2011

In reply to: " Can anyone suggest me a good WordPress Premium Magazine Theme?: Hi, I'm looking for a Premium WordPress Theme and my blog is... #WordPress " -Asked by @zpravycz

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Are you changing the domain name or just moving to a new ISP?

7:59PM Wed, September 28 2011

In reply to: " Who knows how to move a Wordpress blog to a new host? " -Asked by @JoyfulHrtDesign

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

If you can, install and run this: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/exploit-scanner/

11:46PM Tue, September 27 2011

In reply to: " Food blog hacked! Homepage redirects to spam site. Can't find it hardcoded anywhere, nor htaccess. Where do I look in #wordpress database? " -Asked by @neatlysliced

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Check wp-config and wp-blog-header for changes right away. Sometimes it isn't #wordpress but your server that is hacked. Talk to ISP too

11:40PM Tue, September 27 2011

In reply to: " Food blog hacked! Homepage redirects to spam site. Can't find it hardcoded anywhere, nor htaccess. Where do I look in #wordpress database? " -Asked by @neatlysliced

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Use WPTouch to redirect mobile users to a mobile-friendly web version. If you want to be really cool and have the budget for it, use WiziApp to create an App of your site.

7:41PM Tue, September 27 2011

In reply to: " Looking for some good #wordpress themes that have mobile versions. Does anyone know any good places to look? " -Asked by @Joe_Wegner

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

That's...unusual. Typically #wordpress posts are done through the browser and #dreamweaver isn't used at all. What are you accessing?

7:26PM Tue, September 27 2011

In reply to: " Why does @Wordpress keep making me edit posts in Dreamweaver?! I might throw my computer out the window today. " -Asked by @SLehotsky

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

I can try to help you out.

7:24PM Tue, September 27 2011

In reply to: " Have a couple quick questions for a #WordPress veteran. Can't seem to find a solution online. Can anyone help me out? #webdesign #css #html " -Asked by @jmathews607

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Because #wordpress writes abs paths to the content tables, you do need a way to change those when migrating to a new domain name. There's a search and replace plugin that works well

7:24PM Tue, September 27 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know of a really, really good description of relative paths in WordPress, and the problems presented w/ migration, etc.? " -Asked by @Krogsgard

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jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

There is so much to learn with #dreamweaver that it would be hard to teach it all. Start here: http://www.adobe.com/support/dreamweaver/ The tutorials are excellent and comprehensive

11:56PM Mon, September 26 2011

In reply to: " Please can someone teach me how to use Dreamweaver? " -Asked by @timmythugluv

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

For design/template sites, look into Woo Themes, Elegant Themes and the Genesis framework. Different strengths between them...

11:53PM Mon, September 26 2011

In reply to: " What is the best @wordpress hosting service and design\template site? Suggestions welcome! #blog #advice #wordpress " -Asked by @tgappel

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

What issues are you having with #wordpress plugins?

11:50PM Mon, September 26 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone have experience with Wordpress or tumblr sites? I am having MAJOR plugin issues. HELP! I also cannot install goog friend connect " -Asked by @RhoyalSocialite

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Do you want #WordPress to be visible to Google Reader or include your Google Reader content in WordPress?

11:50PM Mon, September 26 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know how to enable a wordpress RSS to include google reader and the like? " -Asked by @grecoa3

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

I tend to recommend Dreamhost but there is no one "best" WordPress hosting for typical sites. Stay away from GoDaddy hosting, though.

11:49PM Mon, September 26 2011

In reply to: " What is the best @wordpress hosting service and design\template site? Suggestions welcome! #blog #advice #wordpress " -Asked by @tgappel

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Yes, but it involves editing the theme files and moving the manually. How comfortable are you with the #wordpress editor?

11:48PM Mon, September 26 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know if there is a way to add the "related posts" buttons to the bottom of posts in the ProPhoto Wordpress template? " -Asked by @cfontenot

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

The easiest way is download WAMP or XAMPP and install it. It adds PHP, MySQL, and Apache to your local windows machine. #Wordpress would be your next step.

11:47PM Mon, September 26 2011

In reply to: " Web dev folk: how do I get PHP running locally so I can dabble with Wordpress on my machine? Need I install a web server too? #fb " -Asked by @hulkling

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

You will need to get your ISP to upgrade you unless you have root-level permissions.

11:34PM Mon, September 26 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know how I can update my PHP in Wordpress? I can't get the latest WP version w/o updating PHP apparently. " -Asked by @manda903

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

You should be able to do a password reset from the login screen. You'll get an email with a link to regenerate the password.

11:31PM Mon, September 26 2011

In reply to: " Help me Google-wan Kenobe, you're my only hope. How do I fix my bad login/pass combination WordPress prob? Let's see what he says. " -Asked by @Glamourtwinkles

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

How short and where would they be posted?

11:30PM Mon, September 26 2011

In reply to: " Off-topic: Does anyone know if there's a WordPress plug-in that lets you publish short messages seperately from regular posts? " -Asked by @DexterCorner

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

There aren't any hard and fast rules for featured slider dimensions. It all depends on your content

11:22PM Mon, September 26 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know the demensions for like a featured slider on wordpress? " -Asked by @LVTragedy

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Try the Booking Calendar for #wordpress http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/booking/

1:45AM Mon, September 26 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know where I can get a free hotel booking & search widget for a WordPress based website ? #Wordpress #PHP " -Asked by @osandacooray

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Just copy the content from the browser and paste it into a text editor. Instant plain-text version...

1:43AM Mon, September 26 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know of a way to strip all non-html content (eg css, comments) out of static website for migrating into wordpress? please? " -Asked by @jazstar

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Doing a Save As from the browser will work and you'll get some more than a simple cut/paste will give.

12:01AM Mon, September 26 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know how to copy a @wordpress page inc. all the widget/SEO settings (e.g. not just cut and paste HTML)? Need a duped page! " -Asked by @nielr1

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Simple is a relative term :) Are you looking for a code editor or a visual editor?

11:59PM Sun, September 25 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know of a simple web design program? I like dreamweaver but I want something a little moK9Sc " -Asked by @grollahtut9

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

I know a bit about #dreamweaver. What do you want to know?

11:57PM Sun, September 25 2011

In reply to: " Who is good on the Dreamweaver? " -Asked by @BlackLabelTruth

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Yes, #dreamweaver 5.5 is available in 64-bit: http://www.adobe.com/products/dreamweaver/faq.html#64bit-support

11:56PM Sun, September 25 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know if Dreamweaver CS5.5 is available in a 64 bit version? Thanks! " -Asked by @TyroneDee

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

There are a bunch of good, free HTML editors out there. Heck, even Notepad++ or Programmer's Notepad are good options.

11:54PM Sun, September 25 2011

In reply to: " Anyone used Aptana or Netbeans before? What about open source or free HTML editors? Any ideas? #HTML #dreamweaver #aptana #netbeans " -Asked by @PaulTuccinardi

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

What kind of #dreamweaver help do you need?

11:51PM Sun, September 25 2011

In reply to: " Who knows how to use Dreamweaver ? " -Asked by @Thunayan

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Not really. You can try Insights to get some of the functionality back or maybe combine it with Zemanta.

11:12PM Sun, September 25 2011

In reply to: " #WordPress #question -- Is #Apture #plugin no longer available? Like how it gives media richness to a blog/website. " -Asked by @InfoSara

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

#WordPress isn't any more or less secure than any of the other blogs. It happens to be popular so a lot of attacks get aimed at it. Provided you keep it up to date and be careful about plugins, you should be fine.

10:02PM Sun, September 25 2011

In reply to: " Quick poll: What is the best open source blogging software that works in conjunction with ScribeFire? Currently mulling over WordPress. " -Asked by @jpyper

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

There are so many, it's hard to choose. Post a listing on jobs.wordpress.net and you'll find someone.

9:58PM Sun, September 25 2011

In reply to: " Can anyone recommend a good wordpress designer? Thanks! " -Asked by @spoiledmuch

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

They discontinued the plugin but still offer the functionality as a web service for #wordpress: http://bit.ly/pcaj7n

9:57PM Sun, September 25 2011

In reply to: " #WordPress #question -- Is #Apture #plugin no longer available? Like how it gives media richness to a blog/website. " -Asked by @InfoSara

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Usually means the images aren't downloading. Are you using a caching plugin?

10:37PM Sat, September 24 2011

In reply to: " !Does anyone know why all blog WordPress images would be replaced by blue question marks? #bcxi #help " -Asked by @brenyanez

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Depends on your ISP. If your ISP allows multiple domains on the account, then very possible. Otherwise you have to make the #wordpress installs in subfolders of the main site, but you can do it.

10:36PM Sat, September 24 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone have more than one wordpress site with a hosting account or is it possible? " -Asked by @Swordsister

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Try this one: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/simple-facebook-connect/

10:35PM Sat, September 24 2011

In reply to: " Facebook connect for wordpress - freewebspace.net: does anyone know a good facebook connect plugin for wordpress? i have tried a coup... " -Asked by @Malikammuaq

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Try both Woo Themes and Elegant Themes. Woo has a mix of free and paid so you can get a feel for their stuff. Elegant is paid only but they are very nice.

10:34PM Sat, September 24 2011

In reply to: " Where can I find a listing of non-awful WordPress themes? Free, pay, whatever. I need one for my community news blog. " -Asked by @waldojaquith

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jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Actually, you can just make the page you want in #wordpress and then do a Save As to get the "static" version of it. Takes a little editing to make it work properly but it does work.

10:33PM Sat, September 24 2011

In reply to: " Wordpress users: I'm need to convert a Wordpress homepage into a static HTML page. How do I do this? " -Asked by @EvanCourtney

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jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Something like this? http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/estimated-reading-time/

5:09PM Sat, September 24 2011

In reply to: " Looking for a #wordpress plugin to display the estimated read time in the Admin Edit Post interface. Any ideas? " -Asked by @kotsego

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Get the official #WordPress for iOS app. They just updated it, too: http://ios.wordpress.org/

5:02PM Sat, September 24 2011

In reply to: " Can anyone recommend a good #wordpress app or #iPad? " -Asked by @coreenie_k

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Just link to the other blog's post on your post and if they support it, the pingback will happen. http://codex.wordpress.org/Glossary#Pingback

5:01PM Sat, September 24 2011

In reply to: " OK wordpress users How do I pingback to another blog? " -Asked by @schooldinners

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

#Wordpress.com has a stats function and it's also available for self-hosted wordpress sites via the Jetpack plugin.

4:58PM Sat, September 24 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know if Wordpress has a traffic counter? " -Asked by @astrid333

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Try this one: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-tooltip/

4:58PM Sat, September 24 2011

In reply to: " Looking for a plugin to do tooltips on #WordPress. Any ideas? Perhaps just a good script for tooltips + I'll try and turn it into a plugin? " -Asked by @Chronotope

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Outside of #wordpress.com there are only a few places but you will get what you pay for. Try Dreamhost.com...they are decent and have a free WordPress option.

4:57PM Sat, September 24 2011

In reply to: " Can anyone recommend a free place to host Wordpress? " -Asked by @RobStrohMusic

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Klout doesn't support self-hosted, only #wordpress.com

4:56PM Sat, September 24 2011

In reply to: " Has anybody successfully added a self-hosted Wordpress to their Klout? #lazyweb " -Asked by @NewhallKlein

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

The Codex is an excellent place to start: http://codex.wordpress.org/Getting_Started_with_WordPress

4:55PM Sat, September 24 2011

In reply to: " Anyone got a good Wordpress tutorial? A friend is trying to set up a site and I'm no help remotely. Where can I send her? " -Asked by @JoanOfSnark9

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Get TweetyGator for #wordpress http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/tweetygator/

4:44PM Sat, September 24 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know of a good tweet aggregation tool? I want to do a "today's tweets" type of post on my (wordpress) blog. " -Asked by @thDigitalReader

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Start with the Codex: http://codex.wordpress.org/Customizing_Your_Sidebar and move onto a tutorial when ready: http://www.blogohblog.com/adding-extra-sidebar-to-your-wordpress-theme/

4:27PM Sat, September 24 2011

In reply to: " ok, so i need to add an extra sidebar to my blog.. wordpress blog. where can i find any good tips to do that? #WEBDESIGN " -Asked by @aplacefortwiggs

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Are you talking about the "admin bar" across the top?

4:26PM Sat, September 24 2011

In reply to: " erm, why does the wordpress user interface suddenly look like Google+? " -Asked by @LMGM

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Do you mean sidebars or widgets?

4:25PM Sat, September 24 2011

In reply to: " I need a wordpress plugin that will allow me to have multiple different sidebars on any/every page. #help #LazyWeb " -Asked by @kdmcgowan

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Try Dreamhost.com. They have a free #wordpress hosting option. Why not use wordpress.com though? It's free in the basic mode.

4:25PM Sat, September 24 2011

In reply to: " Can anyone recommend a free place to host Wordpress? " -Asked by @RobStrohMusic

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jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

NextGen Gallery is a good place to start: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/nextgen-gallery/

4:24PM Sat, September 24 2011

In reply to: " Can anyone recommend a #wordpress photo gallery plugin please? " -Asked by @DajoWebDesign

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

If by booking you mean resource or appointment scheduling, then try this one: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/booking/

4:23PM Sat, September 24 2011

In reply to: " Looking for a Wordpress booking calendar which is free. Any ideas? #fb " -Asked by @velvet_grooves

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

That should be all you need to do. It may not appear right away due to caching, though.

4:17PM Sat, September 24 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know how I can change my site title? I already changed it on my wordpress dashboard. #bloggerhelp " -Asked by @superrsana

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

You should be able to embed from YouTube or Vimeo or similar without having to upgrade #wordpress.com with video.

4:17PM Sat, September 24 2011

In reply to: " Anyone have any ideas about how I can host a video for a WordPress blog without spending the extra cash on the video upgrade? " -Asked by @RobsteinOne

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

There's a forum thread on how to do it: http://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-nextgen-gallery-remove-show-slideshow-link

4:13PM Sat, September 24 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know how to remove the slideshow option from the NextGen gallery plugin in wordpress? " -Asked by @starscythe

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Copy/paste using the Paste from Word button in the visual editor?

12:53PM Thu, September 22 2011

In reply to: " ugh how do i even import a word doc into wordpress? i'm amazed i can remember how to work a toaster right now. #nosleeptilsomething " -Asked by @dianahereld

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

For free ones, try Cforms II, Formidable, Contact Form 7

12:52PM Thu, September 22 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know of a good wordpress contact form to use? " -Asked by @Justicewordlaw

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

The quick and dirty way would be to create a custom page template that uses an iframe to pull in the Zenfolio...

12:50PM Thu, September 22 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know if poss to integrate Zenfolio into a wordpress site? " -Asked by @JonnyMPphoto

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

We've seen a lot of spam come through but it's not making it to the comment email stage.

12:40PM Thu, September 22 2011

In reply to: " Any wordpress users getting lots of spam today? Affecting all blogs, all using akismet. Any ideas? " -Asked by @ianaddison

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jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

I might be able to help. What's going on?

12:39PM Thu, September 22 2011

In reply to: " *geek distress call* can anyone help me with a #Wordpress query_post pagination issue? #fb " -Asked by @eco_sarah

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Use a combination of RoleScoper and Capabilities Manager to get what you need. They have some overlap in functionality but ultimately do different things

12:38PM Thu, September 22 2011

In reply to: " Best WordPress plugin for allowing some admins access to edit only certain posts / pages? #lazyweb " -Asked by @breezyskies

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

After transferring files and database, use this plugin http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/search-and-replace/ to change testing paths to production.

1:37AM Thu, September 22 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone have experience moving local WordPress dbs to Live Sites? Getting frustrated that my attachments aren't moving with the db :@ " -Asked by @Sparrohawx

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

What do you need to know about #wordpress event calendars?

12:44AM Thu, September 22 2011

In reply to: " Can anyone help me insert a calendar/events plugin into my #wordpress website? Please DM me if you have insight. Thanks! " -Asked by @NicoleVassos

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

You can find some free hosting if you really look hard but I prefer Dreamhost. They have both a free and a shared plan for about $8/month

12:36AM Thu, September 22 2011

In reply to: " Who is the cheapest #webhost for one Wordpress site? " -Asked by @affking

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

1) Yoast SEO and Google Analytics plugins. 2) Make sure they know difference between posts vs. pages. 3) Akismet if they are accepting comments.

7:14PM Wed, September 21 2011

In reply to: " When you help someone get started with WordPress, what are the top 3-5 things you make sure they do before you leave? " -Asked by @janeforshort

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jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

It's an Akismet (spam filter) thing. Spam = bad. Ham = good comments

7:12PM Wed, September 21 2011

In reply to: " Listen. what does it mean if i have one 'ham' on wordpress? do i need to see this 'ham'? what is the 'ham' doing there? #pleaserespond " -Asked by @ChemCutie2013

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Add any new plugins lately?

7:09PM Wed, September 21 2011

In reply to: " #wordpress won't save or publish any posts. It's not my theme (tried thesis and twentyeleven). Any ideas? " -Asked by @tomoswyn

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

There are some testimonial plugins that will do it. http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-testimonials/ is one, there are others.

7:09PM Wed, September 21 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know of a plugin for WordPress that will rotate the contents of a text widget, or should I just cave in and do it in PHP? " -Asked by @ghalfacree

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Also try WooThemes.com for more choices like Elegant Themes...

1:08PM Wed, September 21 2011

In reply to: " I think it is time to grow up from the free wordpress themes I have been using. Can anyone recommend someone to do a custom theme? #photog " -Asked by @Scott_Wood

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

WordPress by itself does not cache. There are caching plugins for it and your server and/or ISP and/or browser may be doing some caching automatically. The trick is knowing which one is happening and then being able to fix it.

1:01PM Wed, September 21 2011

In reply to: " Why does #wordpress cache and can it be stopped? " -Asked by @susprod

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

The blackberry browsers are pretty poor and most wordpress themes are pretty complex. You can install the WP Touch plugin to get a mobile-friendly theme available automatically.

12:58PM Wed, September 21 2011

In reply to: " Why doesn't wordpress blogs show up on #blackberry?! Sorry @patrick_dudgeon :( bum indeed sir! " -Asked by @mkeeson66

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

There are no shortcodes (like [wp_register]) but there are plugins and hooks that can generate something like it...

8:02PM Tue, September 20 2011

In reply to: " Now, what are the WordPress shortcodes for logging in and reigstering? wp_loginout and wp_register? " -Asked by @Noelinho

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

I tend to use jobs.wordpress.net to find WordPress people. Have had good experiences.

7:52PM Tue, September 20 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone have a #wordpress designer they could recommend? " -Asked by @FRMRSMarketGirl

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

When you check http://en.gravatar.com/ which gravatar do you see?

7:50PM Tue, September 20 2011

In reply to: " Help needed: how do I change my gravatar for Wordpress to remove the green/white pattern? I uploaded one two days back, but it's not showing " -Asked by @AmericanDolphin

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jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

You need to use a plugin like Capabilities Manager to create a custom role or edit a role and remove some other permissions.

10:57AM Tue, September 20 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know how to make an account for someone in #Wordpress with ONLY editing/updating post capabilities? " -Asked by @noahfleming

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

I prefer @Dreamhost. Good prices, excellent tech support, WordPress on a one-click install, can grow to better plans if you need it.

10:56AM Tue, September 20 2011

In reply to: " Can anyone recommend a good web host for a #WordPress and #BuddyPress install? " -Asked by @DavidAKennedy

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jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Generally plugins don't break #wordpress, they break each other and that kills your site...

12:07AM Tue, September 20 2011

In reply to: " Why does a plugin decide to break Wordpress when you need to go to bed? I wish I spoke php! " -Asked by @babatate

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

No one knows but @klout and they aren't telling :)

12:05AM Tue, September 20 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know when #Klout @klout will have #WordPress integration? " -Asked by @adamdince

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jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Sure, what do you need to know?

12:04AM Tue, September 20 2011

In reply to: " Need some help moving my New South #wordpress to a new server. Can anyone assist? " -Asked by @jaddriggers

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

It shouldn't. I use Chrome all the time with #wordpress with no issues. Have you customized the admin sections?

12:04AM Tue, September 20 2011

In reply to: " Why does my Chrome browser hate Wordpress administration so much? " -Asked by @MrBenFamous

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

You should probably start with the Codex codex.wordpress.org to get the anatomy down. From there, specific Google searches usually work. What are you trying to do?

12:02AM Tue, September 20 2011

In reply to: " Anyone have any ideas in where I can get a good tutorial on the Wordpress PHP? " -Asked by @UsernameCPC

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

My guess would be your #wordpress theme's CSS has the list type defined to alpha

5:11PM Mon, September 19 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know why my numbered list in #Wordpress is automatically changing the numbers e.g. 1, 2, 3... to letters e.g. A, B, C....? " -Asked by @torreymcgraw

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Replies to what, exactly?

5:07PM Mon, September 19 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone have an suggestions for a great reply plugin for @wordpress ? #wordpress " -Asked by @TMenzie

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

It potentially extends the reach of your comments to Facebook and also allows people to post without leaving their email behind.

5:06PM Mon, September 19 2011

In reply to: " What are the benefits of using a Wordpress plugin to let people comment using their FB profile? " -Asked by @PlaydateCrash

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

If you just want to have it available as a download use the Media tab. If you want to show it as content, send it through SlideShare or Scribd first and then embed it.

2:04PM Mon, September 19 2011

In reply to: " How do I link my powerpoint to wordpress. anyone know? #acc168 " -Asked by @FrankNickBusch

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Akismet. If your site is not commercial, then it's free.

2:03PM Mon, September 19 2011

In reply to: " What is the best way to stop spam on my website for free? Use comment moderation but ~20 spams/day = not fun #wordpress " -Asked by @rowenaaitken

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

You should just be able to do it from the Media tab.

10:43PM Sun, September 18 2011

In reply to: " Uploading audacity audio files into wordpress - does anybody know how? " -Asked by @debseed

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

There doesn't seem to be a real easy way to do it and until Google opens the API, it's probably going to stay that way...

10:29PM Sun, September 18 2011

In reply to: " Have managed to get #wordpress to automatically publish posts on twitter. Now for #google+, any ideas? " -Asked by @aluneurig

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Is this self-hosted #wordpress or wordpress.com?

10:21PM Sun, September 18 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know how to change fonts in a Wordpress template? I can't seem to figure it out...any help would be appreciated! " -Asked by @bySiv

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Have you tried Simple Facebook Connect? http://ottopress.com/wordpress-plugins/simple-facebook-connect/

10:01PM Sun, September 18 2011

In reply to: " Wordpress Users: Does anyone know of a plug-in that automatically posts to a Facebook Fan Page? Thanks in advance. " -Asked by @ItsHarrison101

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

If you are doing it anonymously why not all of them?

9:55PM Sun, September 18 2011

In reply to: " What is the best way to share my .pdf #leak online? Wordpress? Tumblr? #anonymous #antisec #anonops " -Asked by @AnoNeff

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

I've set up one or two #wordpress sites in my time.

10:44PM Sat, September 17 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know a decent amount about setting up a #wordpress /domain/themes feeling #generous to #help w/ some stuff? #needresources " -Asked by @J_CORN21

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Add To Any is pretty good and highly configurable.

10:18PM Sat, September 17 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know of a good social media plugin for wordpress? #blogger #plugin " -Asked by @metropolitanboy

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

would be happy to try to help you: https://secure.experts-exchange.com/register.jsp

3:51PM Sat, September 17 2011

In reply to: " Where do I turn when stackoverflow can't solve my problems? " -Asked by @vineetshah

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

All Q&A sites eventually devolve that way...

3:50PM Sat, September 17 2011

In reply to: " Most of the questions on stackoverflow are stupid. "i can't do my job, do it for me" or "why doesn't this random combination of tech work?" " -Asked by @liammclennan

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Unless there is a reason not to, just use Flickr and integrate: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-flickr-manager/

3:43PM Sat, September 17 2011

In reply to: " What is the best free photo app for Wordpress? suggestions? " -Asked by @commoncentsmom

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

However, I think MapPress Pro does what you want: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/mappress-google-maps-for-wordpress/

3:42PM Sat, September 17 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone have a way to feed WordPress post tags into a Google Map? " -Asked by @acklindesign

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

What exactly are you trying to do? I might know a workaround based on the answer.

3:41PM Sat, September 17 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone have a way to feed WordPress post tags into a Google Map? " -Asked by @acklindesign

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Also, look into 3rd Party Authentication: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/3rd-party-authentication/

9:34PM Fri, September 16 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know of a WordPress plugin to authenticate & manage users via Google Apps? " -Asked by @sethlong

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Pretty much any theme would work. It's the content that distinguishes you. http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/wordpress/church-themes/

9:31PM Fri, September 16 2011

In reply to: " What is the best option for a wordpress theme for a church? Needs to be simple and customizable. " -Asked by @bccain

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Which way would the authentication travel? Wordpress -> Google Apps or Google Apps -> Wordpress or both?

9:29PM Fri, September 16 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know of a WordPress plugin to authenticate & manage users via Google Apps? " -Asked by @sethlong

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

For Facebook, look at this one: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/simple-facebook-connect/ For Twitter: there a bunch of options. Start here: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/twitter-tools/

9:25PM Fri, September 16 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know of a #wordpress plugin for publishing titles of posts and links via #twitter and #facebook fan pages " -Asked by @The_LDog

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Both elegantthemes.com and woothemes.com have a bunch of great "visual" themes you could use. Elegant is all paid and Woo has a mix of paid and free

9:23PM Fri, September 16 2011

In reply to: " Can anyone recommend a Wordpress theme that would be perfect for a fashion blog? #wordpress #wpt #blogging #wordpresstheme " -Asked by @PakHouCheung

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

I've had pretty decent luck posting on jobs.wordpress.net. Some filtering of replies required but there are quality people checking that site.

9:21PM Fri, September 16 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know a good Wordpress developer? " -Asked by @dsonenberg

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Wordpress.com and .org are both up and running for me.

9:20PM Fri, September 16 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know if #wordpress is down? :( " -Asked by @amandaingle

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Post Revisions should be turned on by default in #wordpress. Go to the posts screen and hover on the title to get the Post Revisions link...

9:17PM Fri, September 16 2011

In reply to: " WordPress gurus, I need some help here please! How do I turn on post draft revisions to find an older draft? " -Asked by @SarahEOlson2009

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

You can easily find someone at jobs.wordpress.net but for something that old, I would have a whole new theme built. Untangling the legacy code alone would be a pretty big job.

9:13PM Fri, September 16 2011

In reply to: " Can anyone recommend someone to redesign a Wordpress blog template? Mine is six years old and I want to start using widgets. " -Asked by @DEI_Hilary

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Organize your content before building the site. Decide on pages/categories and how interactive it will be. Make sure your theme supports your content structure. Best I can do with little info/over Twitter.

9:10PM Fri, September 16 2011

In reply to: " I need some help with wordpress. Looking to make a very in depth site, but need some pointers. Can anyone help me out on that? Thanks! " -Asked by @horrorfilmrace

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

woothemes.com has a number of good free templates (as well as paid ones). Also be sure to check http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/ for other free ones

5:06PM Fri, September 16 2011

In reply to: " can anyone suggest a good link for wordpress themes? Starting a new blog and need a great [pref. free] design...thank you!! x " -Asked by @bettybartle

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

#WordPress has about a billion themes available for it (and most of them free). Or you can make/edit a theme with a little bit of HTML and CSS knowledge

12:18PM Fri, September 16 2011

In reply to: " so we finally have a bit of web presence, or a wordpress blog at least. its fairly basic tho and needs to be prettier. can anyone help? " -Asked by @ladiyfestsheff

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Use this plugin http://ottopress.com/wordpress-plugins/simple-facebook-connect/

1:53AM Fri, September 16 2011

In reply to: " Okay #wordpress users. How do I get new posts to show up on a facebook page? I haven't quite figured it out yet... " -Asked by @LoCiaravino

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Yoast SEO is essential. After that, it sort of depends on what you are doing.

11:34PM Thu, September 15 2011

In reply to: " What are the must have wordpress plugins? i feel so newbie-ish and out of the loop, and i need mega help. " -Asked by @ywozb

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Shopp is a great cart plugin for #wordpress

5:41PM Thu, September 15 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone have suggestions for a *good* wordpress plugin that is shopping cart? " -Asked by @3stylesheets

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Too many possible answers. The spammers are using robots to test domains and when they find a form, they submit it automatically. This is why you need Akismet or a captcha. Why no one else is a more complicated question...lots of factors go into it.

5:40PM Thu, September 15 2011

In reply to: " OK, can someone tell me why Russian spam artists can find my Wordpress sites but no one else can? #spam #wordpress #WTF " -Asked by @_BrianMahoney

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

A lot of people have #WordPress http://bit.ly/pQIi4U :) What do you want to know?

3:23PM Thu, September 15 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone have WordPress? I hate learning new things. " -Asked by @THansenWrites

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Highlight the text you want to turn into a link and click the icon that looks like a chain in the #wordpress visual editor.

12:54PM Thu, September 15 2011

In reply to: " Can anyone tell me how to make links while blogging with the wordpress app? Thanks " -Asked by @coloursofsunset

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

I have no clue. Gravatars, maybe? #MyCoworkersAreNoBetter

12:51PM Thu, September 15 2011

In reply to: " Can anyone explain to me what a "wordpress version" of an icon even means? #MyCoworkersHaveNoIdeaWhatEffectiveCommunicationIs " -Asked by @robobeau

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Try bbPress, Mingle, and Simple Press forums for #wordpress. All are excellent.

12:38PM Thu, September 15 2011

In reply to: " Can anyone recommend a good #Wordpress forum plugin? " -Asked by @_happygolucky_

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

http://jobs.wordpress.net

4:56PM Wed, September 14 2011

In reply to: " Hey, any other business-builders out there? Where can I find a VERY GOOD Wordpress designer person? " -Asked by @noreenmakosewe

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

1) Get the Jetpack plugin, sign up for a free #wordpress.com account and set up Site Stats that way. 2) Google Analytics. Use the Yoast GA plugin to set it up

4:54PM Wed, September 14 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know a good/free way to find out how many hits a wordpress site has? Conventional ways don't appear to be working. " -Asked by @CulannDavies

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

A 500 error means something is fundamentally wrong with a script (bad coding, missing ; etc.). If you can get to the Dashboard, disable any recently added plugins

3:19PM Wed, September 14 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know how to fix a 500 internal server error on wordpress? i've google but i don't understand " -Asked by @PBNutter

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Which part of #wordpress? Front end or back?

3:17PM Wed, September 14 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone still have IE6? if so does wordpress work? " -Asked by @Library_Michael

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

You have to use the_excerpt() instead of the_content() in your theme files where the loop is returning posts. http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/the_excerpt

3:08PM Wed, September 14 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know how to change a Wordpress blog, so that it only shows a preview of the blog, not all the text? Can't find it anywhere! " -Asked by @staceydespard

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

You should be able to do it via the Media | Add New option in the #wordpress dashboard.

1:54AM Wed, September 14 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know how to upload a notebook file to a wordpress site? " -Asked by @SimoneJVIsaacs

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Try posting on http://jobs.wordpress.net/ to find a #wordpress freelancer.

1:46AM Wed, September 14 2011

In reply to: " I need a PHP/CSS contractor for a Wordpress site I am building. Maybe 20-40 hours of work. Can anyone recommend someone? " -Asked by @Scott_Ficek

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Do you want someone to create a custom #wordpress theme for you or pick from pre-made professional themes?

10:48PM Tue, September 13 2011

In reply to: " Can anyone recommend a great wordpress theming company? Is theming a word? it is now. " -Asked by @Linztm

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

There are plugins to allow you to map #wordpress pages to categories. Try http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/map-categories-to-pages/

10:47PM Tue, September 13 2011

In reply to: " Can anyone help? I'm going round in circles. How can I add a category to a saved page created in Wordpress? :-) " -Asked by @Caterpiladreams

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

If you are using the link tool you should see an option to "Link to existing content" Click it to expand and see your posts and pages.

10:40PM Tue, September 13 2011

In reply to: " Recognizing that I'm a noob... Does anyone know how to change the url link to a "page" in wordpress? " -Asked by @Gabeula

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Have you looked into lynda.com?

12:37PM Tue, September 13 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know of anyone who can deliver dreamweaver courses? adult education in wolverhampton are looking for someone " -Asked by @Essitam

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Just do Insert | HTML | Script Object and select the external js file.

12:36PM Tue, September 13 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know how to link a javascript file in dreamweaver? " -Asked by @thugnumbafour

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

You should set width to be anywhere from 970 to 1000 pixels. A lot of people are still running resolutions at 1024x768...

12:36PM Tue, September 13 2011

In reply to: " Oh my god, can someone tell me a good width for a really simple fixed-width centered website? I don't have DreamWeaver to test it. HELP " -Asked by @andrea_h1ckey

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

The huge library of themes and plugins. It makes developing almost any kind of site easy and, most importantly, fast.

12:33PM Tue, September 13 2011

In reply to: " What is the main reason you use WordPress? #wordpress " -Asked by @MatthewAgustin

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Yes, there are tons of plugins that will create a slideshow: http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&hl=en&q=wordpress+slideshow+plugin

12:29PM Tue, September 13 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know how to create picture slideshows in #wordpress? Is there a plugin for that? " -Asked by @aJwitaFrO

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

No, it should work the same way regardless of post or page. What are you seeing?

12:26PM Tue, September 13 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone have problems uploading photos to Wordpress *pages* rather than posts at all...? xxx " -Asked by @THEstyleBITE

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

You might want to try using a search plugin instead of the #wordpress default search: http://dancameron.org/wordpress/plugins/search-everything

1:23AM Tue, September 13 2011

In reply to: " Why does my WordPress search NEVER find ANYTHING? Always no results. #wordpress #wpgr " -Asked by @topher1kenobe

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

If this is #wordpress 2.9 or newer, just post the YouTube URL in the content area and WP will convert it to an embed automatically.

1:20AM Tue, September 13 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know how to embed youtube videos into wordpress? " -Asked by @JBorstell_RE

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Honestly, just about any #wordpress theme can do it. The real trick is organizing the content, not displaying it. That being said, check these out: http://www.woothemes.com/themes/free/

1:18AM Tue, September 13 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know of any #WordPress themes that would work well for a college or university? " -Asked by @ryanwellsdotcom

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

http://www.addtoany.com/

1:11AM Tue, September 13 2011

In reply to: " Can anyone recommend a good open source social network package? preferably standalone, i.e. don't need WordPress. " -Asked by @nickgravel

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Yes

1:07AM Tue, September 13 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know how to use wordpress " -Asked by @chelray

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

It means your PHP scripts are running out of memory, so WordPress crashes. You might need to contact your ISP but first disable all plugins and see if that helps

1:04AM Tue, September 13 2011

In reply to: " can someone help. When I click a category etc on my blog, it tells me fatal error: out of memory. What does that actually mean? #wordpress " -Asked by @LvanO

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

If it's a wordpress.com blog, they will sometimes put ads on it. If you are self-hosted, you likely have been hacked or your theme has some code that allows people to run ads without your permission.

1:02AM Tue, September 13 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know why I suddenly have advertising on my wordpress blog? " -Asked by @jennyfrech

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

You need to edit your theme files and change the #wordpress loop. Examples here: http://codex.wordpress.org/The_Loop_in_Action

12:09AM Tue, September 13 2011

In reply to: " Wordpress users - how do i change my posts to show up as title on main page (instead of full post)? please help! " -Asked by @SydneyTwiMum

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/

12:07AM Tue, September 13 2011

In reply to: " What are some good #Wordpress theme sites with quality and safe (no spam links, hidden crap, etc) themes? " -Asked by @BostonianAdam

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

I tend to use @DreamHost.com. Lots of different plans, including a free one

11:55PM Mon, September 12 2011

In reply to: " Can anyone recommend a good wordpress host? " -Asked by @comicscavern

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

#Akismet: http://akismet.com/

11:50PM Mon, September 12 2011

In reply to: " What is the best comments plugin for spam reduction on wordpress? #IYO " -Asked by @nogggin1

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

There's a #wordpress plugin for that http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/lastfm-for-wordpress/

11:46PM Mon, September 12 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know how can I embed last.fm to my wordpress blog? " -Asked by @carmn10

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Use this #wordpress plugin: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/google-document-embedder/

11:45PM Mon, September 12 2011

In reply to: " how do i add a google doc to a wordpress post? " -Asked by @iammommymae

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Best way is to create a custom page template for the holding page and then set it to be the default page for WordPress. Just don't include any navigation on it and you'll be fine...

11:40PM Mon, September 12 2011

In reply to: " Wordpress holding page questions.: Does anyone know how I can put up a holding page for a wordpress site, whilst also working... #WordPress " -Asked by @zpravycz

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

AddToAny is pretty good too. http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/add-to-any/

11:34PM Mon, September 12 2011

In reply to: " Can anyone recommend me a decent social bookmark/media plugin for Wordpress? " -Asked by @abeeken

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Start with the Codex: http://codex.wordpress.org/Getting_Started_with_WordPress

11:31PM Mon, September 12 2011

In reply to: " Who has a good online how to link for getting started on WordPress? I would like to avoid the endless lost hours searching please? " -Asked by @crystalinkdesig

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Posting in the #wordpress.org support forums is a good place to start

11:28PM Mon, September 12 2011

In reply to: " Need help from @WordPress stat!! How do I get in touch with someone? " -Asked by @NayNay728

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Go to #WordPress Dashboard | Settings | Reading and select Full Text for your feeds.

11:26PM Mon, September 12 2011

In reply to: " Need help on my @wordpress RSS feed. Currently only displaying the excerpt. Any ideas? " -Asked by @seventy8prod

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jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Depends on what you need to do with #WordPress. Wordpress.com is the best choice, but restrictive. There are others...

11:24PM Mon, September 12 2011

In reply to: " Can anyone recommend a decent free #hosting site for a #Wordpress #blog? Thanks! " -Asked by @TimWhitemore

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

If you mean WordPress.com, then no. Plugins are limited to what they provide you and theme changes are limited to fonts and CSS only.

11:14PM Mon, September 12 2011

In reply to: " Can anyone tell me about NON self-hosted #Wordpress sites? Need to know if you can still edit template files and install plugins as normal? " -Asked by @TomLambie

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Can you FTP into your site? If so, just clear the files from /wp-content/uploads

11:08PM Mon, September 12 2011

In reply to: " Ugh.... does anyone know how to clear the gallery in Wordpress. This thing uploaded my pix wrong & I need t start over. CLEAR is not working " -Asked by @ThatSportsBabe

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Depends on where you are doing it from. #HootSuite can post to both at once...

11:02PM Mon, September 12 2011

In reply to: " Does anyone know how to sync my tweets with facebook.. what a tech idiot i am... " -Asked by @MerLiLim

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

WordPress.com is the best place to start if you don't want to handle any of the technical details. Fast and free to start, can expand if you need to later.

10:57PM Mon, September 12 2011

In reply to: " On that note, does anyone know of any good places I could start a blog? One that's easy to use for a non-tech savvy person like myself. " -Asked by @Thomas_S3

jasonclevine Los Angeles, California

Essential Apps: ShopShop, DropBox, WordPress, ReaddleDocs

10:53PM Mon, September 12 2011

In reply to: " What are the #apps on #iPhone or #iPad you can't survive without? Most useful? #tech #Apple #gadget #gizmodo #cnet " -Asked by @davidgwaters