If you run a WordPress website and you want your site to be more friendly when viewed using a cell phone we found a plugin that makes it pretty easy. It’s called WordPress Mobile Pack and it’s available through the WordPress plugin library. After you install this plugin you choose one of the built in mobile themes and set the method of detection and your set. When a mobile device accesses your site it is automatically detected as such and displays your condensed mobile site formatted for the small screen. Regular visitors using a computer browser will see your normal site.  There is a link that you can enable or disable put at the bottom of your site allowing users to switch between the mobile or standard theme so you always have the choice.   This works real nicely for most WordPress sites but if you have a magazine styled front page or a custom design of some sort it may not display well for your home page and there is not much you can do.  All in all the plugin is very nice and you should check it out HERE!

WordPress Doesn’t release new versions just for fun so make sure you update your WordPress Website Now!

Remember this is not a regular release and should only be used if you know what  you are doing and make good backups.  There is always the possibility of problems and bugs with beta versions.

This is a maintenance release that fixes 15 issues with WordPress 3.3, as well as a fix for a cross-site scripting vulnerability that also affected version 3.3.

Always stay up to date with WordPress as releases like this include security updates and if they issued a release it is important.

Click Here to download the latest version or update automatically through your dashboard.

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A lot of development goes towards security and it is always a good idea to upgrade to the latest version for that fact alone.  PLUS! There’s the new dashboard layout and admin functionality that make this an extra nice upgrade.

It’s Almost Here.

WordPress is just about ready to release their latest version 3.3 which has just passed the beta stage and advanced to Release Candidate 1.  This says that an official release is just around the corner.  So get ready to enjoy the nice new features this new version brings.

http://wordpress.org/news/2011/12/wordpress-3-3-release-candidate-1/

Easier Uploading with File Type Detection

Instead of needing to click on a specific upload icon based on your file type, now there’s just one. Once your file is uploaded, the appropriate fields will be displayed for entering information based on the file type.

Drag-and-Drop Media Uploader

Adding photos or other files to posts and pages also got easier. You can now Drag files from your desktop and drop them into the uploader. Add one file at a time, or many at once.

More File Formats

They’ve added the rar and 7z file formats to the list of allowed file types in the uploader.

WordPress 3.3 will be out soon so here’s a look at the new admin sidebar functionality.

Flyout Menus

The Dashboard Sidebar will take on a new look.

It speeds up navigating the dashboard and reduces repetitive clicking with new flyout sub-menus. The sidebar stays put. As you hover over each main menu item in your dashboard navigation, the submenus will pop out, providing single-click access to any dashboard screen.  Nice!!

http://wordpress.org/news/2011/11/wordpress-3-3-beta-3-available/

• Updated the Blue theme
• Fixed IE7 and RTL support
• Improved flyout menu styling and fixed several glitches
• Finished the Pointers implementation
• Landed the dashboard Welcome box for new installs
• Improved contextual help styling
• Tweaked the admin bar a little more
• Fixed a bunch of bugs

The dashboard change is very nice.  The sidebar pop outs are a nice change over expanding and collapsing boxes.  Look for a new version release very soon.

http://wordpress.org/news/2011/10/wordpress-3-3-beta-2/

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or even 

/%post_id%/%post_name%/ .

Some people don’t like any date reference so

/%post_id%/%post_name%/ works well in that case.

Giving your WordPress website different different sidebar widgets for different sections is easy enough to do using a plugin called “Widget Context“.  Once you install this plugin you get some extra functionality in your dashboard’s widget menu.  When you put any widget into your sidebar you can choose what sections of you website this widget will show up on.  It can be displayed on your home page, blog page, single posts, single pages, search page, archive page and more. 

You can also use negative logic and hide that particular widget from certain sections.  Whatever works best for your design.  Here’s a look at the functionality block that gets added to your widget settings.  Just select where you want or don’t want that widget displayed, save, and your all set.

Blog, Content portal, Business website, Corporate website, Performers websites, Clubs, Schools, Lawyers, they can all have very nice looking and interactive sites. Even online store fronts.  Contact me and we can get your WordPress Website online tomorrow.  We design, host and support you all the way.

14.7 Percent of Top Global Websites are WordPress

If you haven’t upgraded to version 3.2 yet make sure your host is running php version 5 as this is now required by WordPress. You can get the Health Check plugin  ( wordpress.org/extend/plugins/health-check ) and check your install.  This will show you the exact version you are running.

You can also download this file,  testphp.zip  Unzip it and extract the file called test.php which you can ftp/upload to the root directory of your website.  Then in your browser enter www.yourdomain.com/test.php.  You get a page of info about the version and settings of the php system on the server you are using.