Month: July 2008

Trackbacks vs. Pingbacks and Other Weird Blogging Terms.

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If you want to start a blog, you should at least know some of the lingo used by bloggers and their blogs alike. A better understanding of just how WordPress works will ultimately make you a better webmaster. 1. Trackback Trackbacks are used to notify authors of other blogs that you’ve referenced them or wrote … Read more

WordPress.org Re-Opens Theme Directory

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It’s been quite a few months now since WordPress.org featured a new theme in their directory; however, that’s all changing as the new WordPress Theme Directory is now officially open and accepting new themes again. Currently there are a whopping 10 themes available to download and it really is a mix and match of quality. … Read more

7 Plugins Every New Blog Needs to Have

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When I start a new blog, there are seven specific plugins that I always install. They are incredibly useful and conserve hours of time. 1.Akismet Hands down, Akismet is the most useful plugin ever created. It automatically checks comments posted to your blog against their web service to determine whether or not the posted comment … Read more

WordPress 2.6 Released!

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WordPress 2.6 has been released today, nearly a month early. Not bad. I’ve never seen such support for a free platform before. Have a few minutes to spare? Let the developers walk you through the latest update with the following video. Major Updates Tracked changes. You can now view edits to current posts in a … Read more

15 Free Fresh WordPress Themes

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Nothing can stop a blog dead in it’s tracks better than a poorly designed or default WordPress theme. If your readers dislike the theme, they probably aren’t coming back. If you dislike the theme, you probably aren’t going to care enough to update it. Do both you and your readers a favor by updating to a better looking blog.

Here are 15 free themes to help get the ball rolling.