A question that people keep on asking me all the time, since I implemented a phpBB forum inside my WordPress installation (on my Dutch blog). Reality is that people think different about forums, combined with blogs.
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Many people think that a blog retains it’s quality, because it’s written by one person. Forums are for discussion and attract more people to give their opinion. That’s the reason why many people think a forum shouldn’t be used in combination with a blog.
But besides that, there are lots of people who think a forum is a great extra feature for a (successful) blog. Comments in blog tend to lose their overview, which keeps new visitors away from posting their comment. Threaded comments improve the readability of comments, but forums are way better in this part of discussion. Read more »
Writing a plugin for WordPress, it isn’t that hard. The hardest part is coming up with a idea for a plugin that hasn’t been written already. But once you have a idea, that hasn’t been worked out already, the real fun starts.
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Like many programming or scripting jobs, the creation of a WordPress plugin is all about trial-and-error. You have to try it, to be able to learn how to write a plugin for WordPress. In this tutorial, I’m going to take you trough the basics of writing your very first WordPress plugin.
The plugin that we’re going to create, is going to put an end to the most commonly made spell fault in the world of WordPress. WordPress is spelled like two words, you have Word and you have Press. By putting these two words together, you have the name of the blogging software; WordPress. Read more »
Yes, a blog can be personal, but in the past years blogs have grown beyond the personal logs of one person. Today, bloggers are the most valueable source of information, on the internet. Bloggers are working from day to day, to make/keep their blog worth visiting.
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To attract new visitors, it could be a possibility to let other bloggers post articles on your blog. Perhaps you can let them blog about a subject that is close to your niche, to enrich your blog. For example, with my articles about the internet, blogging and SEO, the subject of marketing is real close. Read more »
Ever wondered about the amount of Wordpress plugins that is available to the world, absolutely for free? Not even to mention, the amount of Wordpress plugins that are created for real money. I believe it’s possible to stuff an installation of Wordpress with such a large amount of compatible plugins, that it collapses under it’s own weight.
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A post at Joost de Valk, where he’s looking for SEO aware Wordpress developers, put my brains at work about ‘what Wordpress plugins haven’t been created yet?’. Are there people that are in desperate need for a plugin, that nobody likes to develop? Read more »
In a world that is stuffed with Wordpress plugins, it can be quite a job to find just the plugin you’re looking for. It will turn out in a few minutes of searching with Google, when you don’t know the (exact) name of the plugin.
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Everyone can name their favorite plugins, so do I. But the trick is to name the plugins that really are worth installing, that add something usefull to the blog. Plugins tend to slow down a Wordpress blog, so it’s good to keep an eye on your performance.
There are a few plugins that came up in my mind instantly, when I thought about this list. Those plugins are so valuable for each blog that it’s not the question if they will be one the list, but how high on the list they will be. Read more »
Everyone knows Flickr today, one of the largest sources of pictures where literally everone can upload their favorite pictures. But Flickr has some key features, which allows bloggers to get inspiration from it.
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Flickr allows users to upload their picture under a Creative Commons license, which allows us (the bloggers) to use the picture in one or more of our blogs. I’ve done it several times and everytime I visit Flickr, the pictures give me tons of ideas for new articles. Read more »
There are numerous ways in which blogging looks like being an artist. Bloggers are constantly working on their reputation in their niche, and so are artists. Most bloggers seem to start from absolute zero, while others get help and a great boost in reputation due to linking by another (respected) blogger. The world of music is exactly that way.
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We live in a world stuffed with blogs, but artists (without exceptions) do need to fight every day for their reputation. Bloggers of big and well known blogs, do get the same attention as a popstar would. Once the blogger grows in popularity it gets a little easier, the same goes for artists. Read more »
For lots of bloggers, Digg is one of the top referrers for blogs. There are other social networks, not as big as Digg is, but worth submitting your articles. Before you start submitting your articles, there are several points to think about.
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There are several ways and techniques to help people submit your articles to one, or all, social media site. But that’s not everything you need to do in order to make people remark your articles. In order to make your articles just pop out of the crowd, we must do something special. Read more »
