How to Blog

Complete Archive:

1. WordPress 2.3.3 is an urgent update for security reasons - install it asap
2. Why I have not posted on How to Blog in AGES (and how I hope to change that)
3. Hold off on upgrading to WordPress 2.1 for a bit..
4. WordPress 2.1 released today
5. Has anyone else had trouble editing any of their existing posts in WordPress 2.0.2?
6. Updated my WordPress Theme List - now listing 960 wordpress themes!
7. General advice on handling WordPress upgrades and when to install them
8. You might wanna hold off on upgrading WordPress until version 2.0.4…
9. Time to upgrade: WordPress 2.0.3 is out
10. ArenaWP announces winners of WordPress 2.0 Theme Competition
11. I’ve been in migraine hell and have missed you all - hope to be posting more frequently again soon!
12. WordPress 2.0 Theme Competition Officially Ends, winners to be announced in two weeks
13. Save the Internet from Mob 2.0 (ISPs slowing down the loading of websites that don’t pay them protection fees)
14. What’s the best webhosting company for WordPress bloggers?
15. My Comprehensive WordPress Theme List has been updated and now consists of 744 wordpress themes!
16. WordPress and TextPattern APRIL FOOLS PRANK says they will merge to form WordPattern CMSMS
17. Sponsor the WordPress Arena WP 2.0 Theme Competition by donating cool prizes
18. Important security issue with WordPress results in the release of version 2.0.2
19. TypePad is essentially holding my old URL hostage by refusing to set up 301 permanent redirects to my new blog location
20. WordPress.com may support AdSense, YPN, and Chitika in the future
21. Leaked: Google planning on squeezing AdSense margins in 2006 and beyond
22. WordPress 2.0 Themes Competition Website got hacked - HOW?? Is there a security vulnerability in WordPress? Was the theme competition itself a hoax?
23. My RSS feed was broken, but is now fixed so please try resubscribing again!
24. Welcome to the new permanent home of How to Blog, now proudly powered by WordPress
25. March of the Migraines (I mean February…)
26. Starting a new blog? Get your own domain name! Do NOT use a subdomain of typepad.com, wordpress.com, blogspot.com (etc)
27. More complaints about TypePad’s TrackBack system’s handling of spam - cannot ban by IP address
28. I’m still experiencing problems with trackbacks in WordPress 2.0.1
29. WordPress 2.0.1 has been released
30. Just Great - TypePad stats currently not working
31. Comparison of WordPress and TypePad by someone who has used both extensively for over a year
32. My Comprehensive WordPress Theme List Crosses the 600 Mark!!
33. TypePad has no pagination features (next and previous buttons at the bottom of the page) AND no way of implementing them!!
34. Why I’m not upgrading to WordPress 2.0 - for now
35. WordPress 2.0 problems for google adsense users, and a workaround
36. OFF-TOPIC: Hey Ladies! Now you can carry your laptop around IN STYLE thanks to Mobile Edge
37. WordPress 2.0 users, tell me your stories
38. What’s going on with TypePad’s commenting system???
39. Why was WordPress 2.0 released when there were still so many known bugs?
40. Reasons to not upgrade to WordPress 2.0 from 1.5.2
41. Clean install of WordPress 2.0 as easy as it ever was (EASY) and first impressions
42. Upgraded to WordPress 2.0 and wish you hadn’t? Something Unpredictable offers a WP database downgrader
43. WordPress 2.0 final version released
44. WordPress.com free hosted blogs now available to the general public
45. WARNING: Reports of legitimate Blogger/Blogspot accounts being deleted without cause
46. OFF-TOPIC: Exclusive coupons and discount codes for online holiday savings
47. WordPress Theme Toolkit allows users and authors to add an admin menu to existing themes
48. Holy Moly! WordPress Theme List grows to over 460 WP 1.5.x Themes!
49. 369 Free WordPress Themes now available - the wp theme list has been updated!
50. Migraines, neck pain, and puking - oh my!
51. Ping-o-matic gets speed increase
52. WordPress 1.5 Theme Cheat-Sheet– PLUS WP Theme List updated to 330+ wordpress themes!
53. Review of WordPress Multi-User hosted version of WordPress 1.6 alpha at wp.com - look out TypePad!
54. Hey! Wasn’t WordPress 1.5.2 supposed to have FASTER posting times???
55. Need someone to create a custom template or plugin for your blog? Need help with SEO? Check out Rent A Coder!
56. New Version of WordPress is out - time to update to v1.5.2
57. TypePad sporting new features and enhancements including Podcasting support, easier sidebar editing, and more
58. Trackback spam a nightmare for TypePad users, while WordPress anti-spam filters and plugins make for smooth sailing
59. Blogger now supports uploading of images
60. Trouble logging into TypePad with Firefox browser? Clear your TypePad cookies
61. Fighting TrackBack Spam - WordPress beats TypePad by a mile
62. OFF-TOPIC: Free Sony PSP and Free Xbox 360 offers turn out to be authentic, but only the ones from Freepay/Gratis Internet - and I actually got a free PSP!
63. Here we go again - another WordPress Update to fix a security vulnerability
64. Troubles getting BlogJet to work with WordPress? You need to upgrade to WordPress 1.5.1.1
65. Yet another WordPress update - 1.5.1.1 is out
66. Plugins for WordPress 1.5.1
67. WordPress 1.5.1 Strayhorn released with bug fixes and enhancements
68. Customizing existing wordpress themes continued
69. Turns out MovableType does work in Firefox
70. How to customize an existing WordPress 1.5 theme just the way you want
71. WordPress Plugin and Mod Competition sponsored by weblogtoolscollection.com
72. Step by Step guide on moving from blogger to wordpress 1.5
73. Alex King announces winners of WordPress 1.5 Themes Competition
74. Review of Yahoo 360 by Javed Mandary - first impressions = not very impressed..
75. Modifying WordPress 1.5 Themes - a guide to good manners
76. First Impressions on myblogsite - to be determined..
77. BlogJet allows Windows users to create and edit posts for any blog through an easier, more feature-rich interface
78. WordPress 1.5 Header Replacement options for default Kubrick theme
79. Yahoo to buy Flickr, the popular photo sharing service used by many bloggers
80. Feature-by-feature comparison of Blogger vs WordPress and step by step guide on how to switch from Blogger to WordPress
81. Blogs coming to Yahoo with new Yahoo 360 virtual community
82. Alex King’s WordPress 1.5 Theme competition and lots of WordPress templates
83. Comprehensive list of 980+ Free WordPress 1.5 and 2.0 Themes / Templates available for download
84. Using TypePad to create templates for Movable Type without having to learn CSS?
85. TypePad templates much more customizable than I originally realized
86. More on Blogger vs TypePad - a comparison of hosted weblog solutions
87. Adding pictures to Blogger and Blogspot just got easier thanks to “Hello BloggerBot”
88. WordPress 1.5 Themes / Templates for three column layouts
89. TypePad is really good at managing Comment and TrackBack spam
90. TypePad is (no longer) really good at managing Comment and TrackBack spam
91. HaloScan brings TrackBack functionality to Blogger, Blogspot, and other blogging tools w/o their own commenting and trackback features
92. More TypePad wishlists/gripes
93. How to make your TypePad blog searchable - add a search box to your blog
94. Does anybody else wish that TypePad had a better method for selecting multiple categories?
95. New version of WordPress released
96. Why I haven’t posted in a while
97. How to disable comments so people are prevented from commenting on your posts in WordPress
98. Wordpress plugin - Running PHP in Wordpress posts
99. Wordpress Customization for Newbies
100. New book “Movable Type 3 Bible” recommeded by Six Apart team
101. Why Neil chose Movable Type over Wordpress
102. Another cool feature from TypePad’s new WYSIWYG editor!
103. Rich Text Editing (WYSIWYG) and Spell Check Come to TypePad
104. Feedburner service allows bloggers to add Amazon associates links to your feeds!
105. Create Category-Specific RSS Feeds for Typepad Blogs
106. TypePad blog gets indexed & ranks very highly in Google…
107. “Sorry, you need to enable sending referrers, for this feature to work.” error when trying to activate plugins in WordPress
108. How to configure WordPress to create search engine friendly URLs for permalinks
109. Templates for WordPress - Gemini layout, Trident layout, and The Vesuvius layout now available for download
110. Tutorial on modifying WordPress templates - understanding the code and customizing the templates to meet your needs
111. Building your home with WordPress - how the basic structure of a WordPress site works
112. WordPress plug-ins for creating static pages and eliminating comment and trackback spam
113. Need help with your blog? Try BlogBarter!
114. Blogging for Dollars - How to Make Serious Money off of your Blog
115. Creating a Private Blog
116. Comprehensive list of ping services that you can use to let the world know when you’ve updated your blog
117. WordPress lets you have Sub-Categories
118. WordPress really does take only minutes to install and is SUPER EASY to install!!
119. My experiences with Blogger, TypePad, Movable Type, WordPress, Blosxom, and b2evolution
120. Install WordPress files and blog in different directories
121. How to disable the ads/NavBar on Blogger’s free blogs hosted at Blogspot
122. Blogger’s New Navigation Bar replaces ads on free blogs hosted by blogger
123. WordPress ‘Easter Egg’ provides for even more customization
124. Can a Google search help me figure out which blogging software is most popular?
125. Customizing the Category Template for Movable Type
126. Doing your entire site with Movable Type
127. Key Values Plugin for Movable Type which allows you to associate other bits of data with your entries which can be extracted conviently in your templates
128. Using Movable Type to create static pages, as well as tweaks for Movable Type Templates
129. b2evolution?
130. Can I copy the html from a Blogger post into TypePad
131. Will TypePad let me enter straight HTML?
132. How to Customize TypePad’s Post Page Display to show the TrackBack fields, etc
133. How to use TrackBack
134. Compare MovableType vs TypePad vs Blogger vs b2evolution vs WordPress