The danger of the ‘Admin’ username and how to change it! You may have had your WordPress installation set up by a webmaster or done it yourself. Unfortunately some webmasters are sloppy and you may be unaware that using ‘Admin’ for your WordPress username is a huge security risk for your site. In fact recently […]
WordPress Dashboard Wizardry
Navigating the WordPress dashboard maze. I was asked by a good friend, Social Media Queen Nicky Kriel, to deliver a workshop on using the WordPress dashboard at her Social Media Summit event . She’s the author of a the successful book How To Twitter For Business Success and talks about social media on her blog […]
Beware the blog hackers
Blog hacking hell. How to survive the blog hackers You may have noticed or heard that I had a ‘brute-force ‘ attack on my site recently. Basically that means an organised group of blog hackers attempt a global strike at WordPress sites. They will check out anyone with ‘admin’ as the user ID and then […]
How to Install Google Feedburner on your Blog – Simples!
Install Google Feedburner and watch your readership grow! Now that you are aware of the benefits you’ll want to know how to install Google Feedburner on your blog. As someone who looks for the easiest way to get something done I suggest you check out one of my favourite Blogs from WordPress Beginner which covers […]
Blogging motivation- where’s my mojo gone?
Blogging motivation gone south? Perhaps the hardest part of writing a blog is getting going and keeping going. Sometimes your blogging motivation or ‘mojo’ just isn’t there. The other issue is that your blog can be pretty bare when you start. It is best to have around 5 posts and a couple of pages before […]
Why do I use the WordPress blogging platform?
Is the WordPress blogging platform right for you? There are many blogging platforms that you can use. Here are ten of the most popular ones on the market. Tumblr Blogger Posterous LiveJournal Penzu ExpressionEngine (EE) Joomla Drupal WordPress MovableType Follow this link to appstorm’s blog post – The 10 Best Blogging Platform. They have done a […]
