WordPress 2.5 Errors?
I guess, everybody’s busy updating their wordpress version. The version that took six months to develop, its worth it. It is highly recommended for security reasons and the added features. Here’s the observations I like at the moment.
Administration panel – I’ve mentioned from my previous post that I don’t like the admin color scheme, its the “fresh” color scheme which is the default after the upgrade. I’ve changed it to classic to make it easier on my eyes. You can change it on your profile. The admin panel is totally different from the previous versions as well as the wordpress.com blog. It will take a while before we can get used to the new dashboard. Go ahead, explore them.
Security – An added feature for changing of password. Many bloggers have different choices on password, a meter that indicates the strength of our chosen password. Its shows if our password is too short, bad, good and strong. A strong password is a combination of small and capital letters, numbers and special characters like !”?$%^&.
Plugin – plugin update is just a click away. No more login to your webhost and upload the necessary files. I’ve updated my All-In-One SEO Pack in an instant. Its a big relief for me as well with the other new bloggers.
Permalink – Permalink can be edited at your write post page, below the post title. Deimos informed me that its possible from the previous wordpress versions but I haven’t noticed it since I don’t used number post on permalink. My basic understanding of seo, permalink does matter.
WordPress error… Login error… Upload error… plugin doesn’t work… its frequent from the wordpress community now, some are looking for answers on their error problem. The best thing to do is to check if you followed the instruction right and seek help at the wordpress forum. I still saw some error report on my blog like my login-in page looks strange, the upload media displayed errors. I have to look closely to my uploaded files, I might bypassed some files. After I found the reason behind these errors, I’m sure, blogging gets better.
Blogging Gets Better With WordPress 2.5
This is my first post after I’ve upgraded this blog to WordPress version 2.5. Whew! Its not that easy compared to the last time I’ve update this blog. From version 2.2 to 2.3, its a minor update only. This time, I have to back up database, I even made back-up for my template since I recently have some modifications I don’t want to ruin. At first, I’m hesitant to upgrade my version. I neither have experience, but I did it without asking for any help from anybody. I’m afraid to commit mistakes, I might delete important files or worst than that.
I did it somehow, but I still saw some errors from my admin dashboard. As of the moment, the only thing I don’t like is the color of the admin panel. I’ve noticed also that we can edit the link before posting it. That’s cool! You can have a different title with a different link.
I’ll explore the new features of the new version first thing in the morning when I wake up. And share everything I learned from this experience. For now, my body and mind is telling me to sleep.
To Change Or Modified WordPress Template?
Sometimes, were not happy with our template. Should we change it or modified it instead? I haven’t tried changing my template just like anydone does if they’re not contented anymore with their template. Let’s face the fact the template we are using is a plus factor on blogging. I’m not a guru on html codes but I understand the basics for now. Here’s the screenshot of my default template, Freedom Green is a modified and widgetized version by Tina Silva on Frank Helmschrott’s ‘Freedom blue 2.0′. Also modified from the version by Eyoung.
Personally, I won’t used this wordpress template if its not modified by Courtney Tuttle to be search engine friendly.
Since its already search engine modified and I’m using All-In-One SEO Pack plugin, I’m working on the layout design and careful on my editing. The first thing I want to change was my header. I don’t know much on photoshop, it just so happen that I’ve found a template that’s almost similar with the black and green navigation header. Its longer and wider image, from that image, I started learning editing image using photoshop. This is the one I’m currently using, the orange and black combination.
Noticed my header? It was personally made by my friend Marikenya. I really love the abstract on the right side and the mobile ebook image on the left, it blends with my layout and my blog content. Nah, let me rephrase that, the banner gave life to my blog. LOL! I’ve changed other things from this template such as post title color, sidebar title color, sidebar title background color, image on the sidebar list and the dropdown blogroll. Images were always in gif format for speedy loading.
Basically, I don’t want to change my template but modified it that suits my taste. Yes, its time consuming but modifiying your own wordpress template made your blog unique. Its sort of achievement when you accomplished the look you want. I still have things in mind to do here and that cannot be done in one sitting.
The Entrecard Chain Drops Stopped
Entrecard is the popular social network nowadays to most bloggers, there are many reasons why and I don’t think its appropriate to this article. Anyway, I do practice chain dropping to sites I reciprocate. And just like others, I have to stop to a certain point.
When do the entrecard chain dropping stops?
- When the blog displayed its own image – This is when I clicked the widget and sent me to the same site. To newbies, the advantage of having two sites is to advertise on the one who doesn’t feature any site on his widget and vise versa.
- When the site loads slowly – Time is gold, right? I can drop a few more to other sites than wait to site to load. I don’t want others to think just like me, I make it sure that my site loads in enough time.
- When I already dropped on the featured blog – This is different to the first one. Some blogs are “blessed” with many entrecard credits and afford to buy ads to many other sites. Sometimes, I do click it and see the word “thanks” or “1 per day”to the widget.
- When the site is unavailable – Its self explanatory, how can you drop to site that have been removed, under maintenance or whatever. They’ve placed their ad when their site was still running.
- When there’s no entrecard widget on the site – I hate it when I found some site that bother to place ads on other sites when they didn’t place one on their site. You know what? I did bother to report them to entrecard admin. I found it unfair to those who religiously drop their cards on regular basis. I hope you agree with me on this.
- When the widget is hard to find – Call me impatient if you want but if you encountered a site full of images and widgets on the left and right sidebar, you can never tell. Ok, I do wait for a while if I find the site is loading slow especially if the site is the direct dropper to my site. But it is really irritating (forgive me for the word I used) searching for entecard buried in other images.
- When you reach the 300 drop limit – LOL!
Did I forget anything? Any violent reactions? Let me know…
Holy Week Is NOT For Techie Blogs
Holy week is always been a busy week in our country. Aside from soul searching, praying and other religious traditions, this is the time reuniting with family and relatives to some since it is considered as extended weekend. (Non-working holiday on Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Black Saturday.)
This is the first holy week that I have a blog, thank God that this is wordpress. Eventhough I have moblog before, its easy to update it since I do carry my mobile phone anywhere I go. Just as expected, mobile eBook’s traffic showed that I have lesser readers this week unlike my personal blog wherein I can post anything “in season”. I don’t know if other similar blog encountered this but I’ve came to a conclusion that blogging is “seasonal”. A minimal percentage of readers will search for a techie stuff on holy week, searchables words are more on spiritual, religious and other related words which unfortunately this blog doesn’t have. Spiritual blog is “IN” for Holy Week.
My insights: Since this blog is a specialized blog that tackles mostly on mobile ebooks and blogging, I should also concentrate on keywords more.
Happy Easter!
