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WordPress 3.0 Custom Menus Hidden Settings

October 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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The other day, I was playing around with the new WordPress menus that came with version 3.0 and up; I created a new menu and throwed some pages and posts in the same menu, which was a cool and an easy task. I figure out that  you can create a custom link with whatever you like in it, so I added all my social networks in a sub-menu, which was an easy task too, until I find out that when you click one of this external links on the menu, it opened on the same page, and since I didn’t want my visitors to leave my blog but to open the external link in a new window, it got me thinking that this was worthless. I started looking into the code which took me a lot of time and no results, then I started browsing the web and stumble upon a thread at wordpress.org that had the answer to my problem. While reading it, I felt so stupid because the answer was just standing in front of me all this time. I found out that day that WordPress is becoming extremely friendly and easy to manipulate, We … [Read more...]

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Figthing SPAM with Akismet for FREE

October 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Akismet or Automattic Kismet is a spam filtering service. It attempts to filter spam from blog comments and spam TrackBack pings. The filter works by combining information about spam captured on all participating blogs, and then using those spam rules to block future spam. It is an Incredible tool to use if you have a WordPress Blog or Site. I receive about 10 to 15 spam comments daily, if those add up at the end of the month I will end up with 450 or so spam comments, Akismet will  handle this for you in a very efficient way. But there has been some controversy on how AKISMET started charging for its service, when they use to be free. Most people will go and try to create an account, but will get the surprise of a paid service. Well let me show you how you can get it for free. First you need to create an account at http://akismet.com/ Then you need to select a package, which now is a little confusing since every package has a paid amount, but don’t you worry , you … [Read more...]

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Fixing Google Page Rank in Firefox

October 7, 2011 By 22 Comments
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So we talked about how Google changed their url where PageRank was queried from systems, causing every PageRank add-on and plugin to crash and return a 0 PR o N/A. So there is an easy fix for this, you just have to change the url the your current add-on is using with the new one, here is a quick fix on how to tweak the SEO Status PageRank/Alexa Toolbar 1.5.7 from Ruby Web for Firefox, which gets you the current PageRank of a Webpage and the current Alexa Rank. This Fix is for this particular add-on from Firefox but the same steps can be used on any other plugin, you just have to find the script that checks the page rank and change the url that is currently calling for the new one. I am assuming that you already have install the add-on on your computer , if you haven't done it yet , go ahead an download it and installing first, then come back to the tutorial. Open Firefox In the Menu go to > Help > Troubleshooting Information Click on > Open Containing Folder … [Read more...]

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Is Google PageRank Gone? Or is just a Tweak away

October 7, 2011 By 1 Comment
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So I was creating a blog for a client today and came to my attention that my PageRank bar was returning a 0 or a N/A ( Not Available ) answer, I did not pay that much attention to it, because some times after long hours of work on Firefox, some add-ons crash , so I said to myself, since I was not writing articles today, there was no need for SEO at the time. But later forums and groups had mixed reactions when they saw that their Google Toolbars and other SEO plugins that had the PageRank Checker where returning values of 0 or N / A. The most reliable PR Checker (Google Toolbar) showed the same error. After speculation, I came to the conclusion that Google had removed the Google PageRank.But then I thought  that Google was not going to take such a drastic measure. But what if it did? Where was all the SEO businesses and gurus out there going to end since their main Website Rate was gone? After many hours of browsing I came across a Google+ Share John Mueller, ( John Mueller's … [Read more...]

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Firefox 7 stops loading pages + high CPU FIX

October 4, 2011 By 6 Comments
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I've been a Firefox fan since its beginnings, but I've been struggling with some issues ever since Version 3.6; First every website that uses the Helvetica Font, became  Arial as from Version 3.6; Then the Delicious plugin that I love so much, was no longer compatible on version 4.0 and up,  fortunately I found a way to install it and went through the tweak in every Release ( since every time I update it, the Delicious plugin broke again, they fixed this on Version 6.0 and up ) , but now that Firefox 7 is released and is supposed to be better, faster and less memory consuming, it turns out that every now and then it crashes. Since updating to Firefox 7 , after browsing and working with it for a while , every website  I load just sit there forever trying to load, but never actually doing so. This issue has only started since the Firefox 7 update, it never occurred in prior versions , and does not happen in Chrome which I am using now, despite not really liking it. So I went nuts … [Read more...]

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Comm100 | The Best Partner In Your Business

June 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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In business, customer care is essential. Potential clients will become customers, customers will become loyal customers who return for more and will spread the good word about your business to their friends and family. Customer Care is not just about having a good customer care team, but having the right tools to provide it. The best way to achieve this is through your website by providing real time customer service, issue tracking, newsletter platforms, forums, FAQ and more; This sounds overwhelming, you may be thinking “this is way out of our league, we are a small size business and  cant afford buying a complete set of applications like this, this kind of tools are only for the big ones, like godaddy or hostgator  that spend thousands on this kind of stuff”. Well let me tell you that the cavalry has arrive, Comm100 a Free Online Customer Service Software has help over 100,000 Businesses Improve Sales & Support by providing open source and free hosted customer service … [Read more...]

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Installing and Configuring fireFTP to manage your blog in 3 easy steps

May 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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FireFTP is a free, secure, cross-platform FTP/SFTP client for Mozilla Firefox founded by Mime Čuvalo which provides easy and intuitive access to FTP/SFTP servers, and not only has this amazing features but was also developed to contribute to the  FireFTP Charity Project In this article we will show you how to use it in 3 easy steps: Install it , Configure it, Use it Installing FireFTP In Firefox go to > tools > addons > On the Search bar type fireFTP and click on the install button Restart Firefox Now go to  > tools > fireFTP and click on it Here is your admin platform for fireFTP, on the left panel you will have the files and folders on your computer and on the right side you will have the files and folders on your Website Now we need to establish the connection between your FTP client and your Website Click on > Create an account… button You will need to enter your Host , Username and Password Account Name = This is Just for you to remember … [Read more...]

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Top 2 FTP Cross-Platform Clients

May 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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Building and maintaining a great blog or website can be difficult at times, mostly when you need to do some tasks manually like: installing plugins in bulk, uploading images and large file transfers, installing custom themes and plugins that cannot be found in the wordpress extended site, making and managing backups, installing code for applications like google webmaster tools, and for tweaking files. Is then that you will need a good FTP client to help you achieve this; FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol, and a FTP client lets you easily upload your website’s content from your hard drive to your site without a hassle. Of course you can do this within wordpress but you will have to upload files individually which would take a long time and you know what they say: TIME IS MONEY. Mostly if you are running several Wordpress Sites this is definitely a most. Using a FTP Client may seem difficult but is just like using your File explorer in you computer. We came up with the Top 2 FTP … [Read more...]

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Windows New Free Antivirus

March 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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Windows now offers free antivirus programs for your PC. This is a comprehensive solution for all your virus and spam issues. No longer will you have to pay outrageous prices to ensure the security of your computer. Simply visit the free antivirus protection website, and download the software and components at your convenience. There is also an installation video, support guide, and 24/7 customer support feature at the site. The software is widely used on the market and has received favorable ratings. With real-time protection, it safely guards your desktop or laptop from harmful viruses, spyware, adware, and other malicious software. Windows PC virus protection is available via Microsoft Security Essentials. This breakthrough program utilizes the latest software and enhancements. It is highly compatible with a wide array of PC’s, and currently ranked at four out of five stars. Several websites and consumers have praised its efficiency and user-friendly interface. Although a free … [Read more...]

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