WordPress 2.9 A Video Demonstration of New Features

In the following video I demonstrate three of, what I consider to be, the most useful new features coming out in WordPress 2.9 — Image Editing, Trash Bin, and Post Thumbnails. As of today, 2.9 is still in beta (beta-2), so the latest stable release is still 2.8.6, but I would expect (just a guess) [...]

Auto Embeds in WordPress 2.9

In WordPress 2.9, it’s super easy to embed videos, images, and other content into your WordPress site. Just type/past the url into your post/page and WordPress does the rest. Make sure that the URL is on its own line and not hyperlinked (clickable when viewing the post).
For example, all I did to add the video [...]

How to Upgrade WordPress 2.7

How to upgrade WordPress 2.7 Using the New Auto-Upgrade Feature

WordPress Security Keys

WordPress Security Keys
In WordPress 2.8 there are four  (4) security keys , AUTH_KEY, SECURE_AUTH_KEY, LOGGED_IN_KEY, and NONCE_KEY that you can optionally add to your wp-config.php file to ensure better encryption of information stored in the user’s cookies. You can use the online generator to automatically generate random keys for your WordPress install…see the default wp-config-sample.php [...]

How to Remove the Commenting Feature From Your WordPress Theme

Commenting is a great WordPress feature and is one of the key things that really makes a blog a blog. However, more and more people are using WordPress blogs for things other than blogging. Many people are now using WordPress very effectively as a content management system or as an easy-to-use web site. As a [...]

iNove 1.4.5 WordPress Theme – Increase the Header Size

In older versions of the iNove theme, increasing the header height was difficult because the header, nav bar, and footer were all part of the same image. However, in iNove 1.4.5 the header is now a single image, so increasing the height is simple. See the following video for step-by-step directions.