Most hosting plans include a bundle of pre-install scripts in your control panel (eg. CPanel, DirectAdmin). There are several script library like Fantastico, Installatron, etc. (depends on your host provider). To make life easier, you can always install your WordPress blog via the script installer. Learn how to install WordPress using Fantastico. It’s more or less the same for other script installer.
Now you have WordPress installed, and you probably don’t want to stick to the default K2 theme, which looks so plain and not attractive. Although content is the king, first impression is also very important. What to do next? Search for your desire WordPress theme! There are plenty of free themes available. But please beware of free themes provided by less trustful source. (hacker can encrypt codes in the theme and easily access your blog.) [...more]
After 3 months plus of the release of WordPress 2.5, today WordPress 2.6 is made available! There are several new features being introduced in this new version and it is recommended for this upgrade because it fixes approximately 194 bugs.
Check out the following short clip for a preview of WordPress 2.6.
Are you a WordPress user? Will you update to WordPress 2.6? Find out more about WordPress 2.6 here.
First of all, I would like to congratulate Blog2Life (B2L) for releasing their free debut WordPress theme named Word Press’d, and this new theme has received an overwhelming response of 500 downloads early this July.
What is Word Press’d and how does it look like?
Directly quoted from B2L:
Word Press’d aims to give Wordpress users around the world the chance to make their blog look similar to the highly anticipated Wordpress Admin Theme release with version 2.5.
The theme tries to incorporate the best parts of the Admin theme while at the same time add customisability, compatibility and suitable to serve as a blog template while at the same time be visually attractive and have a light quick loading framework.
I really appreciate this theme. It is really similar to the new WordPress 2.5 admin control panel. If you are a WordPress 2.5 fan, you may love to turn your blog into a Word Press’d blog.
According to B2L, they are going to release version 4 soon. In the upcoming version, they are going to include a Tabbed Sidebar Widget.
Previously, I have listed 10 Nature WordPress themes for you to download. Now, I want to list another set of really wonderful WordPress theme which is almost related to nature, it’s the wood theme. Recently, there are plenty of sites using wood theme as well. I have to say that those wood themes are really impressive. You can turn your own WordPress blog impressive as well by using the following wood themes.
Please take note that I did not create any of these themes. Credits to all their original authors. All themes are widget-ready.
Books And Imagination
This is a nice theme for those who are into literature or writing.
Be friend and get close to your readers. Let them be able to contact you easily. Your readers want your feedback, so do follow the comments left by your readers. If your readers are asking question, make sure you get back to them (replying their comments). People need information and that is why they go to your blog to search for answers. Be honest with your readers, try to offer help when applicable.
Posting up your email for readers to contact you is the most basic way of letting your readers contact you besides leaving comments/feedback in your blog (comment section or chatbox widget). However, it will be much more easier if you can provide a “contact form” feature in your blog.
This will facilitates your readers to contact you just by filling the contact form.
Why Contact Form?
[1] Readers can contact you easily.
[2] Ensure the message is successfully delivered to you.
[3] Having a more professional feel (impression wise).
Adding a contact form nowadays is not difficult at all. You don’t need to have HTML knowledge to have this done. There are free services or plugins available to help you add a contact form to your blog. [...more]
You feel like getting your own domain, and you signup for a hosting plan. You want a WordPress blog but don’t know where to start. Now what? You can always download the latest WordPress release and upload to your host. And start to do the installation manually, just like how you setup a WordPress blog in your own local computer.
Most hosting plans include a bundle of pre-install scripts in your control panel (eg. CPanel, DirectAdmin). There are several script library like Fantastico, Installatron, etc. (depends on your host provider). To make life easier, you can always install your WordPress blog via the script installer. Learn how to install WordPress using Fantastico. It’s more or less the same for other script installer.
After 3 months plus of the release of WordPress 2.5, today WordPress 2.6 is made available! There are several new features being introduced in this new version and it is recommended for this upgrade because it fixes approximately 194 bugs.
Posting up your email for readers to contact you is the most basic way of letting your readers contact you besides leaving comments/feedback in your blog (comment section or chatbox widget). However, it will be much more easier if you can provide a “contact form” feature in your blog.
