Author Archives: Lorelle VanFossen
Blogpoly: The New Monopoly for Bloggers
Using blogging software and changing our entire site over to blogging software, I feel like I’ve entered a new world. There are all kinds of words I’m learning like feeds, blog, weblog, RSS, blogrolls, trackbacks, pings, pingbacks….. oh, lots of words. An article on the WordPress Codex called WordPress Semantics helped me learn even more […]
Can I Take My Film and Camera on the Airplane?
Can you take your camera on the airplane with today’s security checks? Yes. Can you take your film on the airplane with today’s security checks? Yes. Can you put your film in your luggage? NO! We get these questions a lot, but I thought I would go into more detail for you so you understand […]
Translation for Your Blog in Eight Languages
This is on my list of things to try soon, but I thought I would give you a heads up anyway. Angsuman of Simple Thoughts has created a new plugin for WordPress that will supposedly translate your WordPress site in Eight Languages. The languages are Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Japanese, Korean and Chinese. According […]
Using Javascript In WordPress
Once you enter the world of PHP, it’s really hard to go back to javascripts, but they still serve their purpose. If you can replace a Javascript with PHP code, tags, or script in WordPress, do so. Your life will be much easier. If not, here are a few tips to make your Javascript work […]
A New Kind of 404 Page Not Found Result
I love 404 Page Not Found error pages. Not always, but when I encounter a cute one, I enjoy it while it lasts. Did you know that there are websites dedicated to collecting 404 Page Not Found error pages? They either link to them or provide screen shots of them. They are wonderful. I’ll put […]
An IRC Tutorial
I’ve been talking on the Internet since almost its conception. Oh, that makes me sound so old, and maybe I am finally getting “that old”. Still, when the early days of bulletin boards developed into forums, I was there with them, learning along with everyone else. The forums were a huge improvement since we could […]
WordPress Press It Features
Just when I thought I had a handle on most of the bells and whistles of WordPress, I find a new feature. With every installation of WordPress comes a little gem called Press It. It is a javascript “bookmarklet” found on the Write Post screen in your Admin. It’s at the very bottom. If you […]