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How-to: Another Way to Exclude Posts From the Front Page

08.Sep.07 | 18 Comments

Over at WordPress support, it isn’t all that unusual to see folks wondering how to exclude certain posts from their front page. I typically suggest they grab a “category excluder” plugin[1] and add the posts they don’t want to see to a certain category.
The question came up again today, but the person was looking [...]

WordPress 2.2.3 Release - Security

08.Sep.07 | 4 Comments

Even though the next big release of WordPress (2.3) is coming fast, those of you in the 2.2 branch will want to install the most recent version to get the security fixes.
You can find the bug list in Trac. I’m not sure I even completely grok the fixed security issue, but if the WP lads [...]

Best Post Ever?

03.Sep.07 | Leave a Comment

Earlier today, Rich sent me an email titled, “Greatest Post Ever.”  It had this link:
http://www.shamusyoung.com/twentysidedtale/?p=1300
I do believe Rich was right.  And can I just admit that I love the comment counters too?
Next time I receive an email telling me I’m writing about the wrong stuff, I’ll be tempted to pass along that link. 

Guest Writer

31.Jul.07 | 4 Comments

I’ll be going mostly off line for a week very soon. I can’t wait! A break from some crazy hours at work and some family time will be very refreshing.
I’ve been pondering how best to handle my absence here on the blog and would prefer not to “go dark” for that long. Normally I might [...]

More Plugins and One Offs

12.Jul.07 | 8 Comments

Following up from last night’s post, here’s a bit more on the WordPress Plugin front. This time, with a bit of a wrinkle…
One plugin that I didn’t mention yesterday was WP-Cache2 — a classic that’s often used to help reduce server loads and enable a a blog to handle larger amounts of traffic. I [...]

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