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Innovators make our lives better

George — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:32:46 +0000

With the release of WordPress 3.3 I was reflecting on how its developers have made my life and the lives of millions of people easier in so many ways, including making money. That same night I was watching an episode of Mythbusters (my kind of reality TV) and they proved that like birds, airplanes can [...] No related posts.

Gaming Google with guest blogging

George — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:32:15 +0000

So I’m reading a guest post by Gerald Weber on Vertical Measures from June 2011 about guest blogging and how the author speculates Google might soon crack down on low quality guest blogging: I’m a professional SEO, link builder and marketer, so I completely understand the need to build links. But I truly believe there are much better [...] Related Videos or Posts:

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Removing the tool bar in admin screens

George — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 10:13:28 +0000

Some people want to get rid of the tool bar at the top of admin screens in WordPress 3.3. There is no built-in way to remove the tool bar (you can choose not to display it while viewing the live site), but you can with at least one plugin, and I’m sure more options will emerge [...] Related Videos or Posts:

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Odd WordPress 3.3 menu behaviour while in Custom Post Types UI Plugin

George — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:33:20 +0000

My preferred plugin for working with Custom Post Types and Custom Taxonomies in WordPress is Custom Post Types UI from WebDevStudios. If you use it and have upgraded WordPress 3.3, you may notice some odd behaviour on the admin menus. I’m using version 0.7.1 of Custom Post Types UI and when I’m on any of the [...] Related Videos or Posts:

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WordPress 3.3 is now available

George — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:24:55 +0000

The latest update of WordPress – version 3.3. – is now out and it mainly features changes to the admin interface. This video gives you a quick tour of those changes. As always, the question is: change over now or wait? I always recommend waiting for at least a couple of weeks, in case an unknown issue [...] Related Videos or Posts:

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WordPress 3.3: The Top 5 Features

George — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 13:42:36 +0000

The latest version of WordPress will be released any day now and I wanted to show you what I think are the top five features. WordPress 3.3 is primarily an update of the user interface, so you’re going to notice most of these changes immediately. Slide-Out Side Menu Ever since WordPress moved the main menu from the [...] Related Videos or Posts:

Remove the admin bar from site and admin area When you’re logged into WordPress, by default, the admin bar...
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Uniquely styling a menu item

George — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:32:59 +0000

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Plugin – Global add or remove admin bar

George — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:27:02 +0000

WordPress offers a couple of ways to control the appearance of the Admin Bar at the top of the screen. Here’s a plugin that allows you to control that visibility for all users at once. Related Videos or Posts:Remove the admin bar from site and admin area When you’re logged into WordPress, by default, the admin [...] Related Videos or Posts:

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Using the Custom Links feature of the WordPress menu system

George — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:19:21 +0000

Custom Links allows you to place any link on your WordPress menu system – here are a couple of ways you might want to use that feature. Related Videos or Posts:Odd WordPress 3.3 menu behaviour while in Custom Post Types UI Plugin My preferred plugin for working with Custom Post Types and... Using WordPress menus in a [...] Related Videos or Posts:

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Why can’t I add plugins as an administrator?

George — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:20:04 +0000

Normally an administrator can add plugins, but if you find that’s been disabled, it’s because you’re administering a site that’s part of a WordPress multisite installation – in other words, there’s more than one site running off a single installation. In that case, only Network Admins can actually install plugins. Related Videos or Posts:Add an image [...] Related Videos or Posts:

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