How to Properly Upgrade Your Site to WordPress 3.5
WordPress 3.5 is about to release. This handy checklist will help ensure that your site makes it through the upgrade with flying colors. (Psst, there’s a shortcut near the end.)
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Lesson Learned from the WPCandy Hack
Over the weekend the WPCandy site was hacked. Not only did the site go down, their search results were quickly taken down by Google. They are well on their way to recovery. And there is an important lesson for all of us here about site protection and site recovery. Here’s what happened and what you can do to protect your site now.
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First Look at the Twenty Twelve Theme
The new Twenty Twelve theme will become the default for WordPress 3.5 when it is released to the public on December 5th. But, this new theme is already available to WordPress.com users. I’m testing the WP 3.5 Beta 2 and have been playing with the theme. It is a bold departure from Twenty Ten and Twenty Eleven and will likely become the starting point for designers going forward. In this quick video I’ll show you the new fully responsive design and customizing features. There are a few links to other BlogAid posts mentioned in this video and you’ll find them below the video. Watch the video now.
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Social Sharing Toolkit Bug Makes Facebook Share Button Hide Parts of Post
The Social Sharing Toolkit plugin has a bug that blanks out two-thirds of a post when you’re signed in as a Facebook page admin. The full post appears when you switch to your personal profile. See how this bug makes your posts appear and what you can do to temporarily fix it.
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Google Analyticator Plugin Under New Management
WP video tutorialA few weeks ago, the Google Analyticator plugin stopped reporting stats to the WordPress Dashboard module. It’s been taken over by a new development company. If you switched to the Google Analytics plugin by Yoast and want to switch back, this video covers how to do that, plus how to install the plugin fresh if you’ve never used it before.
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Google Analyticator No Analytics Account Selected Error
The Google Analyticator plugin is no longer providing an a snapshot in the dashboard and now states a “no analytics account selected” error. There is nothing wrong with your authentication. The new Google API is at fault. Here’s what you can do about it, including how to switch to a better plugin, which is the Google Analytics for WordPress plugin by Yoast.
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Harness the Power of WordPress Categories
Post categories are one of the most powerful features of WordPress. They are like the queen in chess. They help readers find more of your content, bump up your SEO, and can even have their own RSS feed. Discover how you can make the most of categories on your site and how they differ significantly from tags.
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Top 3 Backup Solutions for Your WordPress Site
Protecting your investment is a top priority for every business site owner. Backing up the files regularly and storing them offsite is must-do task that just got a whole lot easier and less expensive. Discover my top three picks for a solid backup solution. No matter your budget or file size, at least one of these solutions will be a perfect fit for you and your site.