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Deal of the Week: Lizatom WordPress Shortcodes Plugin over 80% Off!

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Even if you are just getting started using WordPress, most average users will know about shortcodes. These are the small bits of text which run PHP functions in your backend, only requiring a small tag in your post content. So you may run something like [greenbutton] or [redbutton] to include dynamic HTML elements right within […]

WordPress Security Attacks & Vulnerabilities for Admins

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Many users by now have already heard about the ongoing security attacks against WordPress CMS websites. To simplify the issue, a large number of IP addresses have been recorded with multiple login attempts for wp-login.php. This is usually the work of brute force bots attempting to crack into WordPress sites using weak passwords and common […]

26 New Freebie WordPress Themes Released in 2012

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There are tons of free WordPress themes released every month. Developers like to use WordPress because it’s an open source CMS which supports an active community. All these new themes can slip through the cracks if there is not enough publicity. That’s why I’ve collected another set of 26 outstanding freebie WordPress themes. These have […]

17 Time Saving Code Snippets for WordPress Developers

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The Wordpress blogging system has grown by leaps and bounds in just a few short years. Web developers familiar with JavaScript and PHP have flocked into the community. As such we have seen a tremendous surge in free code, plugins, and templates for Wordpress 3.2.

In the collection below you can find 17 amazingly helpful code snippets which you can implement into your blog. Wordpress makes it super-easy to build off their own framework and classes. All of these codes are simply cut-and-paste solutions for your theme’s functions.php – which just goes to show Wordpress’ creativity and novelty as a web CMS platform.

Hosted vs. Self-Hosted Blog Solutions – Pros and Cons

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There’s never been a better time to start or upgrade your blog. The tools available are fully-featured, polished solutions that make getting a professional and robust blog up and running ridiculously easy. Like, seriously – some of this stuff would’ve blown the minds of web developers in the ’90s.

But with so many options, which should you choose? This article will focus on the pros and cons of some of the most popular blog solutions: Self-hosted WordPress vs. Squarespace vs. WordPress.com.

Elegant Themes Giveaway – Answer Those Questions To Win!

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Elegant Themes is surely one of the best WordPress themes store out there. I’ve had the pleasure of customizing some of their themes for clients in the past and I’ve found they’re very easy to work with, well-coded and definitely great-looking. So, to start the year on the right track we’ve partnered with Elegant Themes […]