I suppose everyone has an excuse when they don’t update their blog very often. My excuse is that I’m working full-time, working on a masters degree full-time, and mothering a very demanding 8-month-old. Anyway, I thought I would take a moment to give some advice to anyone who is interested in having a blog or [...]
Ever wondered how to get a sitemap on your WordPress blog? Well, I have just the thing: Sitemap Generator by Dagon Design. Now you don’t have to worry about trying to index your posts and write code yourself. This is a simple plugin that you upload, activate, and customize. You can style it just like [...]
Log into your blog. Click “Manage” at the top of the Administration Screen. Click on the smaller ”Categories” link underneath Manage. Click “Edit” next to the category you want to rename. Rename the category, input a description if you wish, and click “Add Category.” You can also add a category from this page using the “Add New” link next [...]
If you only want one category: Log into your account. Click “Blogroll” at the top of the Administration Screen. Click on “Categories” underneath the Blogroll link. Click the “Edit” link next to Blogroll. Rename the category and change the slug to something similar. If your category is “Fun Stuff,” you might want a slug of “fun-stuff”. [...]
By default, WordPress shows your posts in order of most recent to oldest. Call me crazy, but sometimes I’d rather show older posts first and tack the newest ones on at the bottom. After searching for quite some time through WordPress.org and Google, I finally stumbled upon the key piece of code. In your index.php [...]