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Manually Install Digg This to Your WordPress Theme
Aug 31st
Earlier today I finally came to the decision that I wanted to add a Digg submit button the post page of Evolutionary Designs. Originally I really didn’t like the buttons, but after the redesign of the button and the site’s new look, it grew on me. In the past I used Digg Digg for Digg submission but the plugin did not look very good with my site’s theme, and playing with code didn’t seem to help.
Rcently I tried to get Dig Dig To work on the site after the programmer updated and added a lot more features. But I did not like More >
WordPress 3.0 “Thelonious” Has Been Released!
Jun 17th
Earlier today I came across an article on WordPress.Org that WordPress 3.0 was released. For at least a half a year, WordPress Developers have been working hard to get the WordPress 3.0 released and there hard work has paid off! WordPress 3.0 is available for download and if you already have WordPress installed then all you need to do is upgrade by going into to your dashboard >>> Tools >>> Upgrade and follow the directions from there.
One of the new features of the upgrade is a new default theme called “2010” and they describe this new theme as “sexy”. After watching the More >
Add Search Functionality to Your Site
Jun 10th
Do you have a search field on your WordPress site? If not, why not add one. Having your own search engine for your site will help your visitors find what they are looking for and keep them on your site longer. By using a search field, visitors can type in a set of keywords and the on-site search engine will list all topics related to the search. Adding a search field to a WordPress site is essential, as your blog grows, and more posts goes into the archives, a blog becomes harder to navigate and older pages get harder to find. Most More >
2 Highly Useful Sitemap Plugins for WordPress
May 27th
An important part of Search Engine optimization is having a site. A sitemap is a page of pages on a website. The pages are designed to make is easy for the web crawlers to find all of your content. Usually sitemaps are setup to be hierarchical. Being setup in this fashion not only helps the search engine bots but, it helps visitors navigate those harder to reach pages on your site. Image source: Free DelliOS System Icons!
Sitemaps for WordPressAnyone who runs a WordPress Blog knows that there is not a built in sitemap. If a WordPress user wanted to add a More >
6 Useful WordPress Plugins for Businesses
May 14th
I think WordPress is one of the easiest CMS’s out there for any business to use. It may have started out first as a personal blogging platform, but in the past few years it’s evolved into a more functional and useful site. I’ve put together a list of some useful plugins businesses can use, if you’re on the WP platform. This list is small, so feel free to throw any into the comments that you have experience with or find beneficial.
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1. Facebook “Like” button- keeping up with how fast the internet changes in true fashion, this is almost a necessity now. FB More >
WPtouch iPhone Styled Theme
Apr 15th
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Today after reading a blog entry by Nicholas Cardot called The 15 Best WordPress Plugins to Use in 2010, he mentioned a pluging called WPtouch iPhone Theme that helps mobile phone internet users to your site easier and faster than the normal theme that is designed for a regular sized theme. Nicholas says this is a must have plugin for 2010 and I have to agree. Everyday more and more mobile phone users upgrade to internet ready smartphones and actually use their phones to surf the net.
The installation and configuration was easy. Just go to your admin screen and select install new More >
Final Thoughts on WP-Spam Free
Apr 1st
Earlier today I made the decision to turn off the plugin WP-SpamFree. WP-SpamFree is a powerful anti-spam plugin for WordPress that stops comment spam and trackback spam. This plugin stops the spam before it gets to the database, so there is no cluttering up of the database. The plugin also comes with a SpamFee Contact Form.
I recently I reviewed WP-SpamFree and wanted to test it for a month and see how will this plugin works. After a month of use I had 876 spam comments blocked. This plugin worked so well that it only a small number of spam got through. Not only did More >
Digg Digg a SocialMedia Book marking and voting plugin for WordPress.
Feb 27th
Over the last few months I have been in search of a way to add voting tools to the blog post automatically and still look good. As most know if you want to add a Digg, Reddit, StumbleUpon, Blog Engage and many other buttons there is a plugin for it. The issues I came across is, they were all different sizes and generally hurt the flow of the text or images. As a designer, I see this as a design flaw. So I tried to manually inserting the code in myself or not adding all of the voting tools. As More >
I Have Had It With Comment Spam!
Feb 19th
Today I made some changes to Evolutionary Designs comment system. After receiving large numbers of spam by trackbacks or by comment bots, I decided I would make it a little harder for the spammers to waste my time. As of early this afternoon I added a new plugin called WP-SpamFree WordPress Spam Plugin
What Makes This Plugin Different From All the Others?WP-SpamFree is a powerful anti-spam plugin for WordPress that destroys comment spam, including trackback and pingback spam. The difference between WP-SpamFree and other anti-spam plugins? WP-SpamFree runs background without CAPCHA’s like verifications. This plugin also has a spam-free contact form More >
25 Recommend WordPress Plugins
Feb 5th
As every WordPresss administrator knows, the basic features of WordPress are a bit limited to what you can do with the program. But, WordPress has a fix for this. There are aftermarket addons know has plugins that can be installed to help you with administering your WordPress site and make your life easier. WordPress plugins can do almost anything the programmers can imagine. You can install, add and remove plugins through the administrator panel under the plugin tab.
Below is a list of plugins that I use, or have used in the past. Just remember, the more plugins you have the More >
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CommentLuv has Redesigned and Updated the Plugin
Aug 18th
Posted by James in design
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Earlier today I was catching up on some reading over at Famous Blogger and I came across an article Hesham wrote about CommentLuv making new design changes to the plugin. The new changes include, bug fixes, updated badges, click tracking, and Dutch translation. Naturally, after reading up on the articles from Famous Bloggers and CommentLuv, I had to update Evolutionary Designs. In order to make the updates, I had to install the new plugin manually. The new plugin has not been updated when looking at the comluv plugin through the dashboard.
NOTE: To install the new pluging simply Delete the old plugin from your installed plugin More >