Sometimes, people leave perfectly good comments but link to “bad neighborhoods,” as Google calls them. You know what I mean… strange pharmaceuticals, porn sites, and so on. The problem is, it’s a nuisance to edit the comment to remove the link.  Often, we just delete the comment altogether. Well, there’s a free WordPress plugin to [...]

Plugins change steadily.  Some keep up with WordPress changes, and some don’t.  These are my favorites when I’m using Branford Magazine.  All of them work with WordPress 2.7. 1. Reveal IDs for WP Admin If you’re using Branford Magazine, you must know your Category ID numbers.  You can see them in your browser when you [...]

When you’re adding Amazon.com links to your posts, here’s a tip if you’re not using a WordPress plugin to add those links: Use Eli’s Amazon Link Generator.  [Link] When I use the book search part of the form, it never works for me.  That might be my browser, or the phrases I’ve searched on. However… [...]

Since I’m moving all of my 30+ websites this week, I’ve relied on two free WordPress plugins more than any others. One is the WordPress Automatic Upgrade, which upgrades your WordPress version to the current one, easily.  A few clicks and the whole thing is updated.  This plugin has saved me hours this week. 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 [...]