January 6, 2018 – 9:55 am
A critical CSRF Vulnerability in phpMyAdmin Database administration tool has been found and a patch is available for all computers and servers running the MySQL database. Does this include you? If you are using WordPress, yes it does. Contact your web host to ensure phpMyAdmin is updated immediately. If you are self-hosted and manage your […]
By Lorelle VanFossen
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Posted in WordPress, WordPress News
| Tags: mysql, php, phpmyadmin, phpmyadmin security, security, security vulnerability, server vulnerability, servers, vulnerability, web hosts, wordpress install, WordPress News |
January 3, 2018 – 11:15 am
“It’s that time of year when the world falls in love…” The Christmas Waltz by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn I’d like to think that New Year’s thinking includes bringing back the love to your blog. You might not think that, but let’s go with that belief as we continue with this year’s Blog Exercises. […]
September 15, 2017 – 4:20 am
In this ongoing series called Blog Exercises, let’s explore the stats that matter, the ones you should be paying attention to on your site and off. On your site, you should be paying attention to: Most Popular Posts: Are your most popular posts related by topic? If so, there is clearly a driving interest in […]
By Lorelle VanFossen
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Posted in Blog Exercises, Blogging, blogging tips
| Tags: blog exercise, blog exercises, blog statistics, blog stats, blog traffic, bounce rate, click-throughs, industry statistics, industry stats, popular posts, statistics, stats, traffic, trends, website statistics, website stats |
September 2, 2017 – 4:19 am
In this ongoing series called Blog Exercises, today you will blog a conversation. “I don’t want to.” “Sure, you do.” “Nah. Don’t want to.” “This is a chance to improve your blogging.” “Uh-huh.” “This is a change to improve your writing skills.” “Nope.” “You will do it because I said so. Got it?” “Okay.” Writing […]
By Lorelle VanFossen
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Posted in Blog Exercises, Blogging, blogging tips, Writing
| Tags: blog dialog, blog dialogue, blog exercise, blog exercises, conflict, conversation, dialog, dialogue, speech, talking, web writing, web writing tips, Writing, writing tips |
August 28, 2017 – 3:28 am
In Lorelle’s WordPress School free online course, we’ve been exploring shortcodes. In this tutorial, let’s take a look at two shortcodes that appear to be the same on the surface. WordPress has long had the ability to generate a list of posts in a Page or post with a bit of code in the archives() […]
By Lorelle VanFossen
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Posted in WordPress, WordPress School, WordPress Tips, WordPressDotCom
| Tags: archives, archives shortcode, display posts, display posts shortcode, post lists, shortcodes, wordpress, wordpress school, wordpress shortcodes, wordpress techniques, WordPress Tips |
August 25, 2017 – 5:23 am
Standing with a group of bloggers at a conference recently, someone said something and another blogger asked, “What do you mean by that?” I don’t remember the topic, but I loved the response. This was a person who wanted to know more. They didn’t want to just assume they knew what the other was talking […]
August 20, 2017 – 5:09 am
In social media, trending are topics attracting the attention of most of the people, thus popular. Unfortunately, trending topics are self-feeding, an accident along the highway where everyone wants to slow down and take a look. Then they want to tell others about it so they can look. Walking by a student glued to their […]
By Lorelle VanFossen
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Posted in Blog Exercises, Blogging
| Tags: blog exercises, blog writing, blog writing tips, blogging styles, character, emotional blogging, emotional writing, personalities, personality, trending, trending emotions |
August 18, 2017 – 4:02 am
WordPress shortcodes are abbreviated code placed into the WordPress Visual or Text Editors that expands into a larger code structure. As we continue with Lorelle’s WordPress School free online course, it’s time to explore the basics of WordPress shortcodes. The following is the embed code for a Google Map, pointing to one of my favorite […]
By Lorelle VanFossen
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Posted in WordPress, WordPress School
| Tags: learn wordpress, shortcodes, wordpress, wordpress guide, wordpress help, WordPress News, wordpress school, wordpress shortcodes, WordPress Tips, wordpress tutorials |
August 16, 2017 – 4:56 am
I was asked by a student in my WordPress class recently what defined a “professional blog,” one that met all the criteria for a well-designed, well-formed site that met web standards. What a marvelous question! We brainstormed all the elements that make up a web standard site, and mixed in personal preferences of the students […]
By Lorelle VanFossen
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Posted in Blog Exercises, Blogging, Web Design, WordPress Themes, WordPress Tips
| Tags: blog design, blog design tips, blog exercises, branding, fonts, multimedia, professional site, readability, site design, site design tips, Usability, video, Web Design, web design tips, web standards, whitespace |
August 10, 2017 – 10:13 am
For the past three to four years, WordPress.com users have been “experimenting” with the what is known as the “new” WordPress.com interface. A drag-and-drop-meets-wysiwymg interface (What You See is What You MIGHT Get), it is designed to make interaction with WordPress easier. I’m still waiting. What it continues to do is make my students and […]
By Lorelle VanFossen
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Posted in WordPress, WordPress News, WordPress Tips, WordPressDotCom
| Tags: browser, browser redirects, browser scripts, edit post, edit post interface, greasemonkey, redirects, wordpress, WordPress classic interface, wordpress interface, WordPress Tips, wp-admin |
August 10, 2017 – 4:31 am
I hear this complaint frequently from new and long time bloggers. “I don’t have any comments. How can I get more comments?” First of all, let me explain something. You don’t want comments. Yes, that’s right. You do not want comments. At least not comments from anyone. If you just want comments, be content with […]
In this ongoing series called Blog Exercises, let’s tackle your UFOs. In quilting and sewing, UFO stands for Unfinished Objects. We all have them, in our work, our personal lives, and on our blog. Do you have a to do list hanging around your desk or locked in your phone regarding your blog? It’s time […]
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October 19, 2016 – 12:16 pm
I’ve been asked repeatedly to make my views on the US 2016 Election public, even though it goes against all this site stands for, an unbiased educational site to support WordPress users and bloggers. In light of current events, and the impact the web has had on those events, the time has come for my […]
By Lorelle VanFossen
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Posted in Blog Babble, Blogging
| Tags: clinton, debates, election, hillary clinton, politics, president, trump, united states, us election 2016, vote, voting |
August 11, 2016 – 12:12 pm
Let’s call this person “wise” using air quotes to give you a description of where they come from in life. This “wise” person confronted to me at a public event to announce that WordPress was evil and must be destroyed. “After all,” he informed me soundly. “While WordPress says it supports freedom of speech, it […]
By Lorelle VanFossen
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Posted in Blogging, Blogging News, WordPress, WordPress News, WordPressDotCom
| Tags: abuse, censorship, copyright, copyright violation, freedom of speech, the business of wordpress, threats, wordpress, WordPress News |
Blog Exercises: I Don’t Have Any Comments
I hear this complaint frequently from new and long time bloggers. “I don’t have any comments. How can I get more comments?” First of all, let me explain something. You don’t want comments. Yes, that’s right. You do not want comments. At least not comments from anyone. If you just want comments, be content with […]