I would like to purchase a tablet so I can do more blogging without lugging a laptop around. What are the best tools/apps/workflow tips to be able to do this without tearing my hair out? Special snowflake stuff inside.
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posted by melissa
on May 13, 2013 -
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I have a wordpress blog. Comment sections is being filled daily with spam comments. Is there any way I can block these?
posted by goalyeehah
on Apr 4, 2013 -
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I want a distributed Facebook. What necessary pieces are already available, and what work would need to be done to integrate currently available necessary pieces?
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posted by eviemath
on Mar 10, 2013 -
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Should I try to move my custom-domain blog from Blogger to WordPress using the WordPress "import blog" feature, or is it worth hiring a professional to be sure I don't mess it up? Also, WordPress template questions.
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posted by The Girl Who Ate Boston
on Feb 4, 2013 -
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Please help me to choose a WordPress theme for my (second) daily photo blog. My problem is that I want something so plain and simple that I'll probably have to pay for it, but the paid themes are complex and difficult for me to decipher. The content will be 365 posts and an archive gallery, presented as simply as possible.
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posted by cribcage
on Dec 22, 2012 -
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WordPressFilter: My WordPress blog uses Atahualpa. I have "posts" which I would like to appear in the menu bar where "pages" appear. Is there a "right way" to do this?
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posted by QuantumMeruit
on Oct 23, 2012 -
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Blog/website tech support needed!
How can I move my newly designed Wordpress site from a subdirectory to the root, while somehow archiving the old indexhibit site which currently dwells on the root? I only have a couple of days in which to do this!
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posted by betsbillabong
on Oct 18, 2012 -
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Blog at Dreamhost, using Wordpress - After many months of posting with few to no email issues, the last two posts did not send emails to my subscribers. Suggestions?
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posted by Glinn
on Oct 4, 2012 -
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Why is google indexing my personal domain "better" than my work's domain - both have WP blogs, but only posts under my personal domain show up in the Google Alert I have for my name. I am responsible for the visibility of my employer's blog and I do not think it's being crawled effectively (or something).
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posted by antonymous
on Sep 27, 2012 -
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Wordpress. I have a website hosted by Dreamhost using Wordpress. I just got an email alerting me to a "new user registration". It is not a follower, so what is it?
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posted by Glinn
on Sep 7, 2012 -
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What is the best solution to setup different wordpress blogs and have one central blog which combines all the postings from these?
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posted by jfricke
on May 14, 2012 -
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I'm considering setting up my company's website on a blogging platform. Since I'm a heavy user of Google services, I was considering using Blogger, especially since it is free. (I use it for my personal blog.) However, my partner said self-hosted Wordpress is more flexible and more professional. Is Wordpress truly better than Blogger? If so, what are the main selling points of using Wordpress over Blogger in 2012?
posted by Bushmiller
on Apr 25, 2012 -
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I have a self-hosted WordPress blog in which every post is an image (with alt-text) and a single comment. I'd like to move this material over to a Tumblr blog. The site has two years' worth of material, with about three posts per week.
I've done a Google search and it seems there are three methods for migrating WordPress content to Tumblr. All involve exporting the WordPress Blog to XML first, which I've done.
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posted by Legomancer
on Apr 7, 2012 -
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I want to set up a personal web space - a blog, some articles and vanity e-mail address type of affair. Unfortunately, I've spent too long using software instead of making it and all my web design and programming knowledge is a hopelessly outdated. What does a person need to know these days if they want to register a domain and set up a not overly complex web page and blog with a service provider who is slightly more scrupulous than the average Batman villain?
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posted by Kid Charlemagne
on Apr 4, 2012 -
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Thanks to a lead from a question I posted on
this mefi thread, I finally found the contraption I was looking for to help disabled people go hiking.
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posted by dthm42
on Apr 2, 2012 -
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I love wordpress but I am finding that it seems to be very unsecure when it comes to viruses and hacking. What do other Wordpress users do to keep their sites secure and safe?
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posted by hellodonna
on Mar 2, 2012 -
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Is anyone out there using a blogging platform calendar plugin that lets you define recurring events such as "the second tuesday of each month"?
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posted by maniabug
on Nov 9, 2011 -
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Hope me! I have a Wordpress foodie blog and I have a kitchenware retail website. I want to take the blog and export it to my website. Somehow. It gets a little more complicated and I'd really appreciate some help walking me through the various procedures. Wise advise on blog organisation would also be deeply appreciated. Apologies in advance for the longwinded rambling to follow.
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posted by ninazer0
on Nov 2, 2011 -
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Having a strange problem with my Wordpress blog and calendar plugins... any calendar plugin, actually.
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posted by selfnoise
on Nov 2, 2011 -
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I have a Wordpress blog at www.mydomainname.org. I want to add another Wordpress blog at subdomain.mydomainname.org. I know it's possible, but is it something
I can do?
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posted by that's how you get ants
on Oct 29, 2011 -
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I have a tumblr that is getting decently popular. If I want to become more of an established blogger, do I need to use a different platform?
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posted by kingfishers catch fire
on Oct 18, 2011 -
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This weekend I'm setting up a website for an academic event. I'd like the homepage of the site to have large, clickable progress bars that display the number of posts for each of the subpages (News & Announcements, Blog, Events, etc.). As more posts are added to each of the subpages (posts would likely be sorted and displayed by category and tag), its respective progress bar takes up more screen real estate and the tally count listed on/near it increases. Basically, I want the homepage to look like a giant, dynamic bar chart. Is there a freeware (or cheap) template, widget or piece of code that allows me to do this?
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posted by iamkimiam
on Sep 15, 2011 -
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What are the best website/blog tips that don't immediately come to mind? I'm relaunching a website and want to make sure I do it right both technically and financially... (more details inside)
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posted by darkgroove
on Aug 19, 2011 -
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How do I create a custom bit.ly-like short URL service in the same directory as a WordPress installation?
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posted by joshrholloway
on Jun 15, 2011 -
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Blog Help Filter: I am looking for a way by which I can have an RSS feed (consolidated from various sources and filtered - using Yahoo pipes) end up into a blog as draft posts. I would then edit, delete, modify these entires and post them in real time or at a predefined time.
I am open to most blogging platforms such as:
1. Tumblr
2. Posterous
3. Blogger
4. Wordpress
Does something like this exist for those of us who cannot program?
And, is there a way to do this with twitter? I know I can post on twitter when I update a blog but is the reverse possible? I know it is a weird request.
Any help is much appreciated. Thanks
posted by london302
on Feb 22, 2011 -
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I would like to start a simple blog/website using WordPress, but ideally I don't want to pay for a domain. What are some free domains I can use? Preferably ad-free, preferably unlimited upload, but I know beggars can't be choosers.
posted by zardoz
on Jan 17, 2011 -
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Calling all Wordpress specialists (and I know there are many!). I have a small blog which is a source of business for me and I want my readers to have the option of getting a printer friendly version of each post in the form of a PDF. I need your experience on which plugin may work best for me.
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posted by Marzipan
on Jan 5, 2011 -
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During this holiday break I'm going to be purchasing a domain name and migrating a University department's WordPress.com blog over to either WordPress.org or Blogger. I need help deciding which (Wordpress.org or Blogger) will be the best way to go based on the blog's needs and the capabilities of its authors.
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posted by iamkimiam
on Dec 22, 2010 -
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How can I alphabetise (by title) my WordPress posts?
posted by nam3d
on Dec 13, 2010 -
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What's the easiest way to create a post/poll on a Wordpress.com hosted blog that will allow site visitors to vote on their favorite from ~15 photos?
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posted by iamkimiam
on Dec 5, 2010 -
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I'm working on a Wordpress blog that has a number of "featured" (not quite the right word) items on the front page - these are not grouped together and are not in any order. I want to be able to link to them on the main page using anchors.
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posted by OverlappingElvis
on Nov 30, 2010 -
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I'm looking for a Greasemonkey script/Wordpress plugin that will allow me to use ctrl+s to save a post and ctrl+p to publish a post. This is for Wordpress 3.0.1, self hosted.
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posted by Solomon
on Nov 13, 2010 -
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My gf is looking to start a red-head related blog (fashion, items of interest, etc). I set her up with wordpress but she is struggling to find a decent theme. I directed her to the free themes but I think there are so many it's a bit overwhelming. Any suggestions on a suitable theme?
posted by superduperfly
on Nov 1, 2010 -
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I'd like to be walked through the (no doubt very easy) process of moving a Wordpress blog to a different part of my website.
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posted by COBRA!
on Oct 25, 2010 -
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I have the PSD, I have average knowledge of Photoshop, PHP, CSS & HTML and I have a Wordpress blog. What advice can you give me on making my blog look like the PSD?
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posted by jontyjago
on Sep 17, 2010 -
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If I switch how Wordpress handles permalinks, will all my links break? Or is Wordpress smart enough to redirect things automatically?
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posted by Cool Papa Bell
on Jun 4, 2010 -
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I like Tumblr. Is there blogging software out there that can do the same thing on my own hosted space?
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posted by teraspawn
on May 27, 2010 -
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Are there any (hopefully free) blog hosting services that allow posting flash, or at least canvas+javascript?
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posted by iconjack
on May 21, 2010 -
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how can I insert multiple photos into a Wordpress blog post? Right now it takes 5-6 clicks per photo, and it's driving me nuts. Note that I do not need a gallery, but rather I need to be able to select multiple images that would be inserted into the blog post one after another, so I could add text to each of them later. Thank you so much!!!!
posted by esolo
on Apr 27, 2010 -
1 answer
Following on from my
previous question how can I change my RSS feed in WordPress so that the links tag actually links to my custom field's 'external-link' and not the posts permalink?
posted by nam3d
on Apr 16, 2010 -
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