Posts Tagged ‘Wordpress’
From time to time, a client would come and ask me for plugins recommendation. Here are what I always used for my WordPress site.
After having some experience with the server load on a few hosting, I learnt my lesson the hard way. This is to make sure everything working well with your WordPress engine, or else it may mess up with the server resources, which may result a suspended account.
I have to say, Akismet is annoying by the kind that it needs a unique API to activate. Probably Automattic is doing some survey on number of people using Akismet, but still, it is annoying. I would expect plugins to be activated with a click.
Most WordPress developers wanted to have a better search in WordPress. The built-in WordPress search is not functioning well, in fact, it does not search well too! That may be the only downside of WordPress, that’s why Google custom search kicks in. Search everything is, well, search everything on your WordPress site 
Probably I am too neat, I don’t like too much plugins. Most other functions like Twitter updates, Popular entries list or etc, I prefer to use hack instead. I have my own framework to work on, that has most things ready for me 
Now you may wonder why I did not list any SEO-related plugins. Well, I’m just not that into SEO yet. The main concern for me about SEO is the content and how well it linked to another page, or probably how you use your permalink. That my friend, is priceless and cannot be done with plugins.
Alright, time to get a short Disney vacations in my la-la land It’s Saturday hey!
Just when I thought to have a lazy Friday and off for some activities, there comes the announcement of WordPress latest release…
I seriously need some adult acne treatments now. With 2 frameworks to update. One for a normal usage and one for advance usage. Then some clients who are enthusiast with WordPress 3.0 and have been waiting for it before I finish their project too, have to upgrade.
Well, the good side is… Some features are really helpful for next development
WordCamp had just ended few days ago, and the content is a heat of search at the moment, I myself are looking for the content of WordCamp Malaysia. I’m sure lots of those guy getting on their best tuxedo and speeches in the camp, it was a regret that I did not attend the event. But never mind, waiting for next year
Last night I spent some time looking and download WordPress 3.0 beta 2 to try out what’s new with WordPress. Since I have a few pending job there waiting for the launching of WordPress 3.0 which postponed to June again.
Well, as a WordPress user for few years here, I think it shouldn’t be a problem for the current theme developer. Nothing to worry about, just how the client going to request their functions. In the end of the day, we as a WordPress theme developer are to learn more about the new features and functions.
One of the most talked about topic on WordPress 3.0 should be the custom menu, developed by WooThemes. I find it has the flexibility of adding link on the menu without creating pages.
Well, it is overall a good thing to see the improvement made on WordPress and its Malaysia community
So, you are developing an open source script for a client, say WordPress. Then you figure, maybe you should add some branding of your own, at the same time, leave credit back to the WordPress for its engine.
By the time you thought you have done with the project, 2 weeks later, your client comes back and asked “How do I add another page from the system?“. You client thought that the whole WordPress system are designed and developed by you.
It may sound impossible, but it did happen. I as a web designer and developer, WordPress is my specialty and I recommend it to all my client. The thing is, I need to treat them as a layman, who know nothing about web, script, PHP, HTML or CSS.
In layman term, when you explain CMS system to them, they thought it is a system to easily update and built by you. Open source is not in their dictionary not to mention WordPress.
I normally write a short tutorial for them or personally online and teach them step by step. That is the risk and time you need to spend if you’re talking to some layman.
So we all know that placing a security camera at home or office or shop is always a good idea to prevent something unwanted to happen, especially stealing. How do we solve the web, WordPress in particular?
Look for a good host
A good hosting provider will always make sure it is hard for hacker to break into their server, which has your share in there. I personally recommend WPWebHost for those who are running WordPress, as they are specialist in WordPress hosting. All the technical spec are according to run WordPress well enough.
Better installation
One thing people might forgot when they install WordPress manually is the wp-config.php API from https://api.wordpress.org/secret-key/1.1.
In wp-config.php, find:
define(‘AUTH_KEY’, ‘put your unique phrase here’);
define(‘SECURE_AUTH_KEY’, ‘put your unique phrase here’);
define(‘LOGGED_IN_KEY’, ‘put your unique phrase here’);
define(‘NONCE_KEY’, ‘put your unique phrase here’);
Then, go to: https://api.wordpress.org/secret-key/1.1
Replace the whole code provided on the site.
Change the login username
By default, WordPress installation give “admin” as the default admin username. To change it, you need to know how to login to phpmyadmin.
Browse to your WordPress database, you’ll see something like this:
Click on it to browse, and you shall be on a page that list everything about users:
Click on edit, and you shall be able to change your login username.
Instead of using “admin“, it is recommended to use something else than your name too.
Well, if you’re installing from cPanel, there is no need of all the hassle
Last but not least, backup!