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    The 2:20 website design

    You’re looking at the basic website that I set up, from scratch, in less than three hours. At the end of that time, the website was installed, with graphics.  Everything was here except the text of the articles.
    Creating this website was part of my experiment for my book, Sites that Soar! I wanted to see [...]

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  • Breadcrumbs in WordPress
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  • Category numbers in WP 2.5

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    New edition is online!

    The new edition of Sites That Soar! is for users of WordPress 2.5.x, and it's online now! This edition contains more ...

    Category numbers in WP 2.5

    Can't find your Category ID numbers in WordPress 2.5? Here's help. There are many reasons why I didn't recommend WordPress ...

    Changing background colors

    Would you like a different background color at your website? It's easy. I'll show you how. First, let's talk ...

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    WP 2.5 media upload issues

    If you’re having difficulties with Media uploads in WordPress 2.5.x, you’re not alone. The good news is, there are some good answers at the WordPress Support Forum. Start with this WP Forum post, which summarizes the most frequent bugs.
    I’m using that post as a checklist right now. Yes, I’m having (minor) problems [...]

    Design secrets

    WordPress trick - Adding empty lines

    Since I’m copying existing pages (in HTML) to WordPress, I’m running into a few layout issues.
    One of the biggest challenges has been adding blank lines. Sometimes, I need them to place text next to photos ‘just so’.
    However, simply leaving an extra blank line in the text… it didn’t work… not in Visual mode and [...]

    Writing tips

    When you don’t want to write

    When you don’t have time to write your own website articles, there are online sources of free articles.
    I don’t mean press releases.  I mean actual articles.
    One of them is Ezine Articles, at http://www.EzineArticles.com It’s one of the largest online. Their quality is generally better than many other “free articles” sites.  (Also, I write for them.)
    To [...]