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WordPress Troubleshooting Steps

July 23rd, 2008 · No Comments · wordpress

Whenever you have a problem with your WordPress blog, don’t Panic. So far as your WordPress database and wp-contents folder is fine, you are fine.

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How to enable gravatar in wordpress blogs?

November 15th, 2007 · 2 Comments · wordpress

1. Go to /wp-content/themes/themename and open comments.php .
2. Find <?php comment_text() ?> or comment_text() in comments.php and add the following code before that.

That’s it. No need for plugins.

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Some useful wordpress plugins that I use

September 27th, 2007 · No Comments · wordpress

1. Ajax comments - Post comments quickly without leaving or refreshing the page.
2. Batch image upload - To upload multiple image files at a time.
3. Category cloud widget.
4. Chunk URLs - Displays only a part of lengthy URLs so the pages are not broken and look neat.
5. Feed with comments - Your post feed will [...]

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How to install a self-hosted Wordpress blog?

August 30th, 2007 · 9 Comments · wordpress

Many of my Tamil blogging friends have started moving to self-hosted Wordpress blogs. Most of them think that they need to install / setup Wordpress manually. No need. Follow the steps below.
Installation
Control Panel -> Fantastico deluxe -> Wordpress - New installation.
If you are going to have nothing but a blog in your site, then install [...]

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Tamil in Wordpress

August 23rd, 2007 · 5 Comments · tamil blogs, wordpress

1. Tamil Wordpress user community
2. Tamil Wordpress translators community
3. Tamil blogs in Wordpress.com
4. Firefox compatible readymade Wordpress themes for Tamil
5. Fixing Wordpress themes to display Tamil properly in Firefox
6. Fixing jilebi font or ???? issue for self-hosted blogs in Tamil for Wordpress 2.0+
7. Wordpress plugin for Thamizmanam toolbar

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Blogger to WordPress converts - Beginner Questions

June 19th, 2007 · 1 Comment · wordpress

Where is my Dashboard?
See Site admin under Meta section in the right side bar of your WordPress blog.
Can I edit my Wordpress theme?
If you have installed WordPress software in your own site, yes. If you are using WordPress.com then you need to pay 15 USD to edit your WordPress theme. Alternatively, you can choose from [...]

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