The new edition of Sites That Soar! is for users of WordPress 2.5.x, and it’s online now!
This edition contains more than 70 pages. That’s nearly 1/3 larger than the previous book. It’s loaded with step-by-step instructions, screenshots, and cut-and-paste tweaks for your website.
It also contains lots & lots of links to free and [...]

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 [...]

There’s a new WordPress now, confirming my suspicions that the dust hasn’t settled on WP 2.5 yet. The new version, WP 2.5.1, includes one important security fix, and (according to the WordPress announcement) “over 70 other fixes.”
If you’ve already installed WordPress 2.5 — but only if you’ve already installed it — you may want to [...]

Some website designers like to use “breadcrumbs.”
WHAT ARE BREADCRUMBS?
That term refers to the trail of breadcrumbs left by Hansel & Gretel, hoping to follow it back out of the woods if they became lost.
Online, “breadcrumbs” are a string of links showing your website visitor the previous pages (at your website) that he or she visited.
EXAMPLE
Let’s [...]

If you purchased Sites that Soar! before April 21st*, you have been sent a link to a free, updated copy of the book.
The only change in this edition is Page 29. On that page, you’ll see that “header.php” has been replaced with the correct file name, “index.php.” You’ll also see one quick fix [...]

There’s a typo in my book.  You need to know about it:
On page 29 of my book, it says:
1. Open the file called header.php in wp-content > themes > branfordmagazine
2. In your theme’s header.php, scroll down to see this code:
<div id=”rightcol”>
<?php
// enter the IDs of which categories you want to display
$display_categories = array(3,4,5,6);
The numbers 3,4,5,6 [...]

Can’t find your Category ID numbers in WordPress 2.5? Here’s help.
There are many reasons why I didn’t recommend WordPress 2.5… until now.  (Security issues make it imperative to upgrade to 2.5.1 immediately.)
One reason why I was hesitant about WP 2.5.x is Category ID numbers. You can’t see them as easily in WordPress 2.5, and [...]

Would you like a different background color at your website? It’s easy. I’ll show you how.
First, let’s talk about the page background. That’s the color around the container where your content is.
On my Business of Art website (Arts-Careers.com), the background is dark grey. The arrow in this picture points to the [...]

Do you review books or refer to them in your posts?  Are you an Amazon affiliate?
If so, I recommend the WordPress plugin, AmazonSimpleAdmin.
The plugin homepage says that it only works with PHP 5, but I’ve had success on my sites that — according to my hosting service — are running PHP 4.3.4 with Zend Optimizer.
Also, [...]

There are several sites that can keep you current on Internet marketing trends and tools.  One of them is Internet Marketing NewsWatch.  It’s an interesting mix of news for almost every level of marketer… which means that you may be interested in only some of their news reports.
That said, the site draws from a wealth [...]