NOTE: This post is out of date.  See more recent articles about images, including When homepage images don’t show up. If your images aren’t showing up in the Custom Fields areas, here’s one reader’s solution: Instead of entering something like this 2008/08/imagename.jpg in the Custom Fields area, use something that looks like this: yourblog/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/yourimage.jpg Please [...]

The following is an article by Robert Plank*, whose WordPress Search Engine Optimization article I recommend in my book. I’ve tried the following sales page technique and it works, if you’re selling multiple products through one Clickbank account. Clickbank is a great third-party system for selling your products, but it’s not perfect. The most noticeable [...]

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 with one [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 area that [...]

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 [...]

Many people have asked me about E-Junkie, because they want to sell their own digital products. Here’s my summary. Low fees, starting at $5/month, total. They host your files for you. They auto-send your “thank you” emails with their own secure download links. PayPal, Clickbank, and other payment options for your customers. Available for your [...]

If you’re working with WordPress 2.5 and using Firefox as your browser (I am), you may have wondered where the Popularity Contest widget’s Edit button went. The only way I can see it is if I open my WordPress admin panel in Internet Explorer. It’s there, but this is another reason why I recommend not [...]