The coming WordPress 3 will be a multisite solution. Within one installation of WordPress you can have multiple blogs. You can also set plugins to be sitewide, used on all blogs within the WordPress installation.
For people like me who run several WordPress blogs this is a huge step towards simpler site management. Instead of the [...]
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I noticed really nice social bookmarking on several blogs but it took me a while to figure out that what they use is SexyBookmarks. It’s bookmarks are clearly visible yet not ‘in your face’, I find them attractive and it’s easy to share a link.
Though the name may be a little “edgy” for some, SexyBookmarks [...]
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My blog design is included in 60+ Headway Customizations That Will Inspire You, it’s # 11.
Bengt’s Notes primarily focuses on personal development and presenations, but occasionally touches on business, networking, and career-oriented subjects. The site’s jig-saw art theme is attractive, and the gray on white theme is very elegant.
I am proud since this design is [...]
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I have created a page with My Favourite WordPress Plugins, the ones that I use at my blogs. There are posts about various plugins here, now I have a list of what is currently used. My intention is to keep the page up to date.
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I came across the Yet Another Related Posts Plugin again and decided to give it a try. The description says:
Yet Another Related Posts Plugin (YARPP) gives you a list of posts and/or pages related to the current entry, introducing the reader to other relevant content on your site
I have installed YARPP here and I am [...]
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I have installed the TweetMeme Button on this blog. It’s a nice WordPress plugin that is focused, it’s about retweets and nothing else. The plugin shows a button and the number of retweets so far.
I used Tweet This before but it had too many features compared to what I want.
Update.
I have switched to SexyBookmarks for [...]
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Marko Saric at HowToMakeMyBlog writes about 9 reasons why Mashable rules the social media. It’s a great post since it list and explains nine reasons which gives you a chance to see what might work for you and your blog.
Under reason eight it says:
There is original reporting and there is curation, which is just as [...]
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Thesis has been pretty much alone in the heavyweight section for premium WordPress themes. Now a new contender enters the market, Headway Premium WordPress Theme, a theme that looks very interesting.
Headway is perfect for the average blogger (or webmaster) and developers. All users of Headway can appreciate the ease of the drag and drop layout [...]
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The Blog Herald writes about Add a Free & Useful Toolbar to Your Blog which is about the Wibiya toolbar.
It’s a new tool, Wibiya is currently by invitation only, but it looks really interesting. You can see the Wibiya toolbar in action at Jobacle, see bottom of screen. I have signed up and look forward [...]
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In 8 First Step SEO Tips for Bloggers answers this question:
What are the first steps to optimizing my blog for searches?
Darren expands on his eight tips, in short they are:
1. Content is King
2. Anticipate What People Will be Searching For
3. Titles Titles Titles
4. Keywords in other parts of your post
5. Link to Your Own Posts
6. [...]
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