Happily hooked on crafts, cooking, coffee, and my kids.
It seems there is never a shortage of new hacks, new viruses, and the like. Most of them can be treated as “noise”, or just watched to see how they go, relying on our set of security tools. But other times, some come to my attention and warrant some action.
I hate opening my WordPress Dashboard and seeing close to 25 spam comments, especially when I just “emptied” spam comments a couple hours ago. And I hate it even more when it is the same IP address, with different name, continually hitting my site. So, I did some research and figured out how to stop [Read More …]
Recently, I’ve been on a WordPress Plugin kick. I have over 15 Plugins that are fabulous. I love my WordPress Plugins, because Plugins can extend WordPress to do almost anything you can imagine. In the directory you can find, download, rate, and comment on all the best plugins the WordPress community has to offer. When I was new [Read More …]
I read an excellent post by Kimberly Gauthier over at SITS girls. She talked about the 10 Best Free WordPress Plugins. Her list was awesome. Some of the plugins she listed I had, the others, I ended up adding to my collection. {Absolutely loving the Editorial Calendar} At the end, she asked what plugins we like. [Read More …]
I think I am subscribed to a 100+ blogs, and the number grows daily and will continue to grow as Google Friend Connect is going away for non-Blogger blogs. When I miss a day of checking my Reader, it blows up and becomes scary. To make my Reader less intimdating, I messed around and read [Read More …]
This week I’ve been lurking participating in the SITS Girls 31 Days to Build a Better Blog. I’ve joined the beginner forum and have learned so much in the first week. How to set up alerts to keep up on what’s happening in my niche. How to monitor stats. How to use a magazine to improve your [Read More …]
This week I stumbled upon some great links. Enjoy. I’ve mentioned before about wanting to open an online shop. I found more articles to help me. Make It and Love It shows how to take good pictures to showcase your products, and reviews different locations where to set up an online shop. Taradaramadeit discusses how to market your [Read More …]
