How to amend THESIS by DIYThemes

Thesis is one of THE most amazing premium themes there is. Nearly every element of your website can be amended and styled thanks to the use of hooks. It’s got a vast array or user options in the back end and I’m not lying when I say they’re the most sophisticated I have ever seen [...]

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Themes and where to get the Good Ones

There are literally thousands of WordPress Themes out there on the net. Here’s a list of repositories you can have a look at and see which one’s right for you. I sometimes review Themes and give you an in-depth description of the pros and cons – check out all I’ve written on this topic here. [...]

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Mansion: a Photoblogging Extravaganza

I’ve just come across this wonderful theme and wanted to share it with you immediately: MANSION by Chandra Maharzan is a Photoblogging Extravaganza. It automatically turns your site into a dimmed-out photo wall. Each thumbnail then links to the post it comes from – you don’t lift a finger to make it look super swish. [...]

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Testing Testing… this thing on?

So this is a newsletter and I’ve added you to it because you’re one of my hosting clients. You’re in good company too, because you seem to be growing in numbers. Sweet! If there’s any news on the Guru Network, you’ll be the first to know – unless you’d rather I leave you alone, in [...]

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Where are the MySQL data files on CentOS?

They’re located in /var/lib/mysql/ Each database has a subfolder here. You’ll also find the MySQL log files here.

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How to fix the “Press This” 404 Error

If you’re not already using Press This, maybe now’s a good time to start. Press This is a for you if you’d like to share excertps from other websites on your own site. It’s a simple Javascript bookmarklet that opens a new window with a link to the site you’re on. It then lets you [...]

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How to modify the Modularity Lite Theme from Graph Paper Press

If you don’t know this theme yet, you should check it out at Graph Paper Press. Modularity Lite is Thad Allender’s freebie version of a larger framework. I was customising this theme for Jerry Hyde’s site recently, and thought I’d take some notes to share with you.

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How to get advertising banners for your site

My experiences with both Amazon Widgets and Google Ads is simple: they don’t work – all they do is ruin my sites. I’ve not made a penny with them, keeping in mind I run about 20 sites which amounts to plenty of traffic. I believe we as surfers know what an “unhelpful” ad looks like [...]

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How to repair MySQL tables from the Command Line

Sometimes your tables crash and your website is unresponsive. You don’t have access to phpMyAdmin to do a repair, because you can’t access Plesk. That sucks! When you’re out in the field and all that’s at hand is a trusty SSH connection from your mobile, here’s an alternative way to bring your WordPress Sites back [...]

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How to batch-upgrade plugins in WordPress 2.9+

One of the big features announced with WordPress 2.9 was the ability to upgrade several plugins at once. Trouble is, it’s not an easy to find feature. Fret not, for The Guru has found it! You’d expect to go to Plugins, check the ones you want to upgrade and choose “Upgrade All” from the bulk [...]

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Where are the Backup Files in Plesk?

By default, they’re located in /var/lib/psa/dumps It’s useful to clear this directory out every once in a while, especially because Plesk doesn’t overwrite old backups. So if you ever find that you’re using 60GB of storage on your system, but are fully aware that your entire site shouln’t be bigger than 100MB, then this is [...]

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How to update multiple WordPress installations in one swoop?

We’ll do that with the help of our friend the “cp” command and SSH access to our server. You can find a good manual for all the switches at Tux Files or ask The Die, or simply try “cp –help” at the command prompt. I use “cp” to update multiple installations of WordPress on the [...]

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WordPress.com vs self-hosted

There are several free blogging platforms out there, and all of them are good to get started right away. Here’s a quick list of the ones that pop into my head: Blogger (by Google) Typepad Moveable Type Live Journal (by Microsoft) Drupal WordPress The latter two are Content Management Systems, which makes them more complex [...]

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PayPal Buttons are not to scale in Thesis

Indeed they’re not, they look waaaaay to big and ugly. Help is at hand by adding this code to your Cutsom CSS File in Thesis: .custom .format_text input, #commentform input, #commentform textarea { width:auto; } Instant relief.

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