If you use the HeadMeta plugin for WordPress to generate description meta tags and are using WordPress 2.1 you will need to update to version 1.3 of the plugin.  Previous versions do not work.  Simply download the new plugin file. Upload it to your plugins directory (copying over the old one). Do not deactivate [...]

It seems several things have caused various levels of consternation as people have upgraded their blogs to WordPress 2.1.

My main issue involved the use of wp_get_links.

In WordPress 2.1, there are significant changes to the way the Link Manager works:

Any link management is now done through the Blogroll tab. ALL link categories [...]

I just upgraded to WordPress 2.1 – I would wait a few weeks if you have not already done so.

Clearly there is a LARGE problem with links used to generate menus. WordPress 2.1 replaced wp_get_links with wp_list_bookmarks. The latter is not ready for prime time (or at least the documentation supporting it is not). [...]

WordPress just released version 2.0.6. In the blog post announcing the release, there is a tidbit about WordPress 2.1:

As a side note, this is probably our last release before 2.1 is out, which will be our first major feature release in quite a while. 2.1 just entered beta stage, so if you’re [...]

With the onslaught of spam, webmasters have used a variety of tactics to hide their email addresses from spambots.

There are several methods to accomplish this.

Don’t display any email address. But then no one could contact you. Display email address as an image. But this is not user friendly Encode your email address. This [...]

Looking to add Technorati tags at the ends of WordPress posts?

SimpleTags has the solution.

Why use Technorati tags?

Enables posts to be “found” within Technorati Community tagging builds a corpus of work Help readers find other useful content on topics

While Technorati doesn’t provide a tremendous amount of traffic, every little bit helps. [...]

WordPress users using “index.php” as part of their permalink structure will find upon upgrading to WordPress 2.0.1 that their main feed displays comments instead of posts.

Here is the temporary fix posted on the WordPress Trac by user joshkidd (thanks!):

Make a small change to the classes.php file.

This can be found [...]

Users upgrading to WordPress 2.0.1 may find that the RSS Feed is messed up. In particular, the main feed is displaying the comments feed. Weird. Using “index.php” as part of the permalink structure seems to be a common element among those experiencing a problem. So far this issue has not found a solution.

For those [...]

Categories in WordPress 2.0 are now offered via a drop down menu. Thus, they are hidden until it is opened. For the first several posts, I kept forgetting to add the post to the proper category. I kept having to re-edit my posts. The category dropdown does remain open once it has been opened. However, [...]

This is my WordPress wishlist:

1) Within Admin, on the Manage Posts page, include a “show posts by category” button. I hate having to actually go to my website to see what I have posted in each category.

2) Categories for Pages. Yes, yes, I’ve read all about how this isn’t how WordPress Pages were [...]

Having problems with a WordPress plugin?

The first thing to check:

Is there any white space after the end of the php code for the plugin?

When the file is opened in an editor the there should be no white space at the end. Delete all white space at the bottom so that the very [...]

With the impending WordPress 2.0 release coming soon, I am advising newbies and beginners to wait before they upgrade. Don’t take that wrong, I love WordPress. However, 2.0 is such a major rewrite, I want to spare beginners the heartache of fixing numerous problems in case things begin to break. My advice is this: [...]

I have been investigating ways to increase the value of this website and to increase visitor pageviews. In particular, I wondered if there was a way to list ‘Additional Reading’ at the end of each post. The desire is to place before the reader other posts that are related to the one currently being read. [...]

Recently there has been a problem with the ShortStat plugin for WordPress which has caused the WordPress admin page and any feeds generated by WordPress to load slowly. If the login page of a WordPress installation is taking minutes instead of seconds to load then most likely this is the problem. Find help on [...]

The Pages functionality within WordPress adds a lot of flexibility. A list of links to the Pages within WordPress can be created using the wp_list_pages function. The default behavior for this function is to list the pages alphabetically. What if a different sort order is desired?

Within WordPress Administration, click Manage, then Pages. Select a [...]

Maintaining a list of links on a website is often tedious work, especially if editing the HTML manually.

Many webmasters use automatic link directory creation software to maintain a page (or pages) of links. The problem I have with such software is the distance it creates between the webmaster and their content. Automatic link [...]

Installing WordPress and receive a “headers already sent” error?

Chances are there are spaces at the end of the wp-config.php file.

Check the WordPress Codex for more info.

Ok this is cool. A WordPress plugin that tracks stats about your blog. This is like a mini-version of any website tracking software available. The only difference is it simply tracks the hits to your blog. If you have a site that includes pages outside of your blog this can be very helpful. It [...]

Everyone at some time or another has had an issue with .htaccess and their WordPress installation. This typically has implications for the use of Permalinks, but it impacts other things as well.

This post is an attempt to make some things clear for users.

What are permalinks?

Permalinks are the URL’s created for each individual [...]

I spent a lot of time trying to figure out an .htaccess issue that really wasnt a problem but that I made a problem because I had forgot how I created permalinks. ANYWAY, because of that experience I am writing up a post that will help WordPress users with .htaccess issues. It won’t be entirely [...]