Theme change
Just a note to explain the reversion to a previous theme.
I was having some performance trouble with the site and my web host began complaining about CPU strain.
After checking the error log I disabled numerous plugins and decided simplicity was best, for the short term at least.
I claim to have designed this theme myself, although it was based on a free Revolution theme by Brian Gardner.
WordPress 2.9
Just upgraded to WordPress 2.9. The first obvious difference is the “Move to trash” feature for posts.
WordPress to go
I’m typing this from my phone. I really need to learn how to do this. The kids can maybe teach me.
WordPress versatility
I know I’m something of a WordPress evangelist, but I try not to spruik that too much here.
However, after a few days without posting I should mention what I’ve been doing in my limited spare minutes.
I’ve redesigned my company (Gorey Media) website.
Gorey Media is not quite dormant; I develop and maintain a few websites in my spare time and the company is a still a legal entity. (more…)
Getting bbPress to work
I’ve spent a lot of time over the past few days installing a new forum at The Border Watch website.
It’s my first experience of using bbPress in a production environment.
bbPress is connected with WordPress, which is the program I use here and for most of my sites.
A key feature is the ability to integrate with the WordPress database. (more…)
Better blogroll for WordPress
I installed the Better Blogroll plugin for WordPress tonight. You can see it working in the sidebar.
The plugin enables users to display a configurable number of random links.
I’ve never used the WordPress links feature much, but plan to change that now. I was concerned about creating long blogrolls that nobody would ever read, and which all visitors (including me) would find boring, a waste of space and difficult to use. (more…)
Comment spam problem continues
I found out today that a legitimate comment was blocked as spam, so I’ve disabled the WP-SpamFree plugin for the time being.
Apologies to anyone else who was blocked.
The problem with Akismet is I have to trawl through blocked comments to check them. WP-SpamFree doesn’t have that facility, which is attractive if it works and problematic if it doesn’t.
