WordPress for Genealogy
Oct 13For those of you out there interested in seeing a genealogy site built using ‘mostly’ WordPress, please visit ManyRoads. Obviously the site is one of mine (my family genealogy). However, I think it provides a pretty decent example of what you can do to slice and dice a ‘bunch’ of information into a ‘pretty useful’ format. I have tried to use a plugin for...
WordPress Security
Apr 19There are numerous actions a prudent web admin can take to make their site more secure. In an effort to place the key safety precautions you can employ on a WordPress site I have gathered a number of actions from multiple sources and placed them here. Please note that this posting is not original content, rather it is a merged aggregation from the references listed below. Item 1. Always Upgrade...
SEO, Visibility, and Usability
Apr 17As many of you may have noticed, I have been working on improving the ‘noticability’ of my sites using select WordPress Plugins. I can say with certainty now that the following plugins have had a very positive impact on my SEO rankings but more importantly on my site traffic. The plugins I refer to are: YARPP- Yet Another Related Posts Plugin- I use this plugin with customized...
Database Admin Tool
Aug 24I don’t know how many folks, like me, have had troubles using phpMyAdmin to perform large MySQL database restores, but if you have, then perhaps this little set of pointers will help you out. I know this process has made my life easier. As most of you probably already know, phpMyAdmin is a wonderful toolset. It makes database management and editting both simple and straightforward. ...
WordPress Site Performance
Apr 25
For those of you who have been kind enough to spend time on our site, we thank you AND we are pleased to say that we have made a significant breakthrough in our site’s performance. The long and short of the issue is Plugins. Plugins can act as a significant drag on your site’s performance. We have noticed load times on this site approaching 11+ seconds (wayyyy to slow!). Now the...