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WordPress Moon Wallpaper

Posted in WordPress | Posted on Date 12-24-2011 | Comments 15 Comments
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I hope you enjoy this simple computer desktop wallpaper. It is another WordPress related one for those who are fans.

Why do I make these? Because I like WordPress enough as a fan and have met many like myself who share the enthusiasm. When I attend and speak at WordCamps (WordPress conferences), I always see people have WordPress stickers on their laptop. So, I thought maybe a desktop wallpaper would be a nice addition too.

The wallpapers are in 3 different sizes. If a bigger size is needed, leave a comment and I will make it so. I am working on putting a navigation by category for WP Addict so it will be easier to find things as the site grows.

WordPress Moon Wallpaper 800x600 (275)
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WordPress Moon Wallpaper 1280x1024 (309)

And by the way, if you are a fan, and want to give a few WordPress related freebies (like themes, wallpapers, banners, etc…), you are welcome to contribute. Contributions means that you get a mention on the site, and getting a back link to your site. :) This is also for tutorials or any WordPress related news. Also, if you are a WordPress newbies, feel free to use the contact form for questions you have.

Taking That First Step To Starting A Blog

Posted in Blogging | Posted on Date 12-23-2011 | Comments 18 Comments
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Starting your own blog does take courage. You are starting it with the obvious intent to reach out to others, whether it to provide information, provide inspiration, make money, for therapeutic reasons, or other reasons. Before you start a blog, you really have no need to be monetizing it yet. Of course, you can implement Adsense, but without traffic and clicks, you make nothing and appear to be all in for the money. Get your priorities in order before you start a blog. Planning your blog is the best place to start. What do you want to do with your Read More →

WordPress Plugin Review: StatPress

Posted in WordPress | Posted on Date 12-22-2011 | Comments 11 Comments
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I really enjoy using StatPress. Let me re-phrase that – I really enjoyed using StatPress for a time. I would review StatPress Reloaded, but it is only compatible to 2.9.2 and seems to not have any updates since WordPress is on version 3.3 (December 2011.) StatPress is a real-time statistics plugin for users to install on their WordPress blog and be able to check through their administration panel. Stats includes are visitors per day, feeds per day, what browsers people are using when visiting, referring sites, and IPs. The plugin was created by Daniele Lippi. Note: Recently Daniele introduced StatPress.org, Read More →

Watch Out! Some Premium WP Plugin Companies On the Prowl

Posted in News | Posted on Date 12-22-2011 | Comments 3 Comments
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I have been tagging quite a few commenters for spam and noting at other WordPress related sites, that there have been a lot of people leaving comments for their premium plugins. The message has nothing to do with the original post and in my case, it was on a post of a plugin that had nothing to do with the premium posts. Rather than go about it this way, perhaps the plugin makes should consider releasing the plugin to notable people in the WordPress community to try out and write their feedback. Commenting and leaving a spammy link does nothing Read More →

5 Steps To Building A Business Plan For Your Blog

Posted in Blogging | Posted on Date 12-19-2011 | Comments 51 Comments
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There are so many blogs out there and a lot of people are unsure of how to take their site to their next step. t is important to keep some type of plan, much like a business. Even if your site only has advertising or even if you are just wanting people to hear what you have to say, you need a plan! Here are 5 steps to building a business plan for your blog. Write your site’s focus. This is what you will refer back to when things are not going well. You will put what you want your Read More →

WordPress Sunflower Wallpaper

Posted in WordPress | Posted on Date 12-17-2011 | Comments 9 Comments
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Here is a wallpaper I made called WordPress Sunflower. Yeah, I know, fan art pretty much. Anyone who has items they made as a fan of WordPress, you are welcome to pitch in to the readers. Just use the contact form to tell me what you have or would like to offer. You definitely get mention and link credit for your work. WordPress Sunflower: It comes in 3 different sizes. If your resolutions is larger, please use the contact form and I will cut a larger from my larger raw image for you and anyone else who might have the Read More →

WordPress Video: A Walk Through WordPress 3.3

Posted in WordPress | Posted on Date 12-16-2011 | Comments 11 Comments
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WordPress 3.3 has been released and it comes with quite a few updates. Some of the major ones that are noticeable are the navigation structure, administration bar at the top, a welcome page with a tour of the backend, additional permalink structure option, and the media upload area. I have put together a a video screencast on WordPress 3.3 “Sonny” to allow you to become a little more familiar with your WordPress install, OR if you have not used WordPress yet, hopefully this will entice you to begin your own WordPress powered site.

Applying Author Gravatar In Post Comments

Posted in WordPress | Posted on Date 12-15-2011 | Comments 10 Comments
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A few years ago, Gravatar (globally recognized avatar) was new and shiny, and people were implementing it into their blogs. Gravatar has since become easy to implement and users can simply put in their themes comment.php file: <?php echo get_avatar( $comment, 32 ); ?> Where 32 would designate the pixel size of the image that the blog owner wants to allow to be seen on their site. However, what about those wanting to call the Gravatar to the author of a post? That can of course be done. What yoy want to do is retrieve the blog author’s email address Read More →