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WordPress 3.7 Key Changes

WordPress.org today announced the debut of WordPress 3.7. This latest version is a feature and bug-fix release for self-hosted WordPress sites. Dubbed “Basie” in honor of American jazz pianist and composer Count Basie, WordPress 3.7 is the first release that uses the company’s new plugin-first development process that results in a much a quicker development …

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Media & Online Storage (v3.6)

Using WordPress version 3.6 or before, you can upload files, PDFs, images and more to your Media Library. Adding Media and Linking to it: From the admin, click on Media >> Add New Click on ‘Select Files’ and browse for the file or files you would like to upload (you can also drag & drop) …

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Uploading PDFs to Your WordPress Site

A quick guide to uploading one or several PDF documents to your WordPress Media Library.

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Shortcode API

Introduced in WordPress 2.5 is the Shortcode API, a simple set of functions for creating macro codes for use in post content. For instance, the following shortcode (in the post/page content) would add a photo gallery into the page: [shortcode_gallery] It enables plugin developers to create special kinds of content (e.g. forms, content generators) that …

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“Error establishing a database connection” WordPress

Error Establishing a Database Connection is one of those things that can be caused by many things. Perhaps most frustrating is when it happens ‘all of a sudden. In this article, we will show you how to fix the “error establishing a database connection” in WordPress by compiling a list of solutions all in one …

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WordPress Blank White Pages

If your WordPress site is not responding or stalling or just showing a blank white page (sometimes called the “WordPress White Screen of Death”), this most likely results from a corrupted/hacked plugin or theme. When loading the site in your browser, it’ll continuously load until it times out, or load a blank white page (no …

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WordPress 3.6 Released

Last night, the latest version of WordPress (3.6) was released to the public. Besides a lot of bug and security fixes, the update comes with a few much anticipated updates. Let’s take a look before you backup and upgrade to WordPress 3.6. New Default Theme, “Twenty Thirteen” The new default theme puts focus on your …

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Settings Reading Screen

The options in the Settings >> Reading Screen are few in number, but still important. You can decide if you want posts, or a “static” Page, displayed as your blog’s front (main) page.

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Login to WordPress

It’s pretty much step one, but here’s how to login to WordPress and some handy tips if you’re having any trouble.

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Before you Upgrade, Backup

Whether your company’s website is built on WordPress, Joomla, Drupal or any other CMS, just about everybody recommends you backup your database and files before you upgrade the core. That’s easier said than done, so let’s take a look at a few ways to backup all that precious stuff before you upgrade and possibly shoot …

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Lockdown WordPress

Over the last few weeks, we’ve noticed a considerable uptick in WordPress CMS site hacks (even GoDaddy got hacked). Although we’re not sure what might be causing this, we do know a few quick ways to get your house in order thanks to the security pros at Sucuri. 1. Scan & Buy Sucuri If you …

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Hide the WordPress Update Nag

Sometimes in developing themes and really cool functionality for clients’ Wordpress websites you’ll find yourself in a situation where updating Wordpress automatically is a REALLY bad idea. Maybe you toss and turn at night just thinking about what would happen if they click that little upgrade nag link at the top and it takes the whole site down–for hours. Chill. Here are two ways to hide the Wordpress update nag.

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