You will see that many sites add a digg button within their post content. Some new users simply open single.php and add the digg script which will cause a digg button to show on all blog posts. But what if you want to display digg button on only specific posts? You can add it manually on each post when writing a post, but that is not the most efficient way. In this article we will show you, how you can add a digg button on specific posts by simply using Custom fields.

First open your single.php and find a code that looks like this: Read more…

By default, WordPress allows certain HTML tags within the comments such as <a> <em> <strong> etc. If you notice a lot of SPAM comments also contain these tags. Most SPAM comments are made by bots and scripts, which are using HTML tags. If you simply disable HTML from your WordPress comments, it can prevent a lot of SPAM. In this tutorial we will show you how you can disable HTML tags in your WordPress comments.

This tutorial will only disable active HTML tags. So someone can still post something like: Read more…

In this collection, you’ll find 10 excellent, high-quality, free beautiful WordPress themes. These themes range from being elaborate and colorful to being clean and simple so that you may find one that suits your design tastes.

Note: Be sure to check out the license of the theme for restrictions in usage (if any) and it’s always good (and very much appreciated) to attribute the designer even if they don’t explicitly ask you to. Read more…

WordPress blogs are getting more popular then ever, there are literally hundreds of new weblogs popping up everyday. However WordPress is not a new software, so I think it is about time to learn how to create decent plugins for it, and once you learn how to write plugins you will discover that this is not only fun but can be very profitable as well.

I want to show you how to write very simple WordPress (WP) plugin. General purpose behind every plugin is to enhance WP possibilities in some way or another, so I started to think: what kind of plugin will contain no more then 100 lines of code, (so someone who is new to WordPress API won’t get lost in tons of code) and will be somewhat useful at the same time. Read more…

Blogging is supposed to be fun but it isn’t always like that. If you are hosting your own blog there is a great chance that one day a hacker may decide to target your site.

Upgrade

As good as it is, WordPress still has security issues. Upgrading to the latest version is a must if you want to lower the risk of getting your site hacked.

Upgrading today is really easy, thanks to excellent plugins like Instant upgrade. You have no excuse not to upgrade. Read more…

When it comes to Web development, there is a wealth of free information online to help you create a top-notch Web site. A lot of hard work goes in to maintaining these resources, all to help save you time and money. The Open Source community is growing stronger everyday and the scripts are getting more useful and efficient, making it almost impossible to not use a few of them in your project. Here is a list of 12 open source Web development scripts I have either used or read about that would easily help any developer with their next project. Read more…

I was just checking in for WordPress plugin for embedding video for one of my client. And I came with the following cool plugin list. All of these plugin allows to embed videos from sites like YouTube, Google Video, Vimeo, Metacafe and many others; in very easy way. Read more…

Recently on twitter we found a great plugin called WP-Optimize which is a database cleanup and optimization tool. It allows you to remove post revisions, comments in the spam queue, un-approved comments, and much more with just few clicks. This plugin is a great plugin for Beginners because it does not require you to go to PHPmyAdmin. Read more…

This is my own experience tips for seo in wordpress blog. If you really serous in seo for your wordpress blog then you can get some tips here. I am getting quite satisfactory visitor in my wordpress blog in www.ashesh.com.np

As you can see the picture below, I’ve got average 12,500 daily visits from search engine from oct 17 – oct 31. Which is quite satisfactory for a recently started blog. Read more…

I have come across many posts and articles mentioning the top 10 WordPress plugins and I don’t want to be left behind. This post will show you some of the best and top WordPress plugins that will enhance the functionality of your WordPress blog.

Core Functionality WordPress Plugins Read more…