
Blog Resources
Here are some excellent resources for Blogging.
The eBook that I use is called *WordPress
Revealed*. I printed it out and keep beside my computer.
For those of you who prefer videos, here is a good series:
*Word Press Made Easy*.
The Hosting Company I recommend is
HostGator. They provide the CPanel/Fantastico site management
combination that is very good.
You will need a good
FTP program. I looked long and hard to find one that I liked. It is
simple and doesn't try to do too much for you! I recommend Core FTP
Lite.
There are a number of sites providing FREE
WordPress Themes:
http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/
http://alexking.org/projects/wordpress/theme_browser.php
http://themes.wordpress.net/
http://www.bloggingthemes.com/
In addition, there are WordPress Plugins that are need to add
functionality to WordPress Blogs.
I have put together a group I recommend. You can download them
here:
You can download them
here:
Tink Basic WordPress (WP) Plug-in Package
Tink Additional WordPress (WP) Plug-in Package
Tink Basic WordPress (WP) Plug-in Package
The Basic WordPress Plug-in Package contains:
Adhesive for WP for Version 1 of WP (just in case someone is using
WP V1)
Adhesive for WP for Version 2 of WP (most of you will be using
Version 2)
Info about Adhesive:
http://www.redalt.com/downloads/
Smart Update Pinger -
This Plug-in you MUST install first, to avoid having your blog ping
every time you edit a post! It is important to install and
activate this Plug-in so that you don't get blacklisted for spam!
Info about Smart Update Pinger:
http://www.daven.se/usefulstuff/wordpress-plugins.html
Google Sitemap Generator
Info about Google Sitemap Generator:
http://www.arnebrachhold.de/2005/06/05/google-sitemaps-generator-v2-final
Tink Additional WordPress (WP) Plug-in Package
The Additional WordPress Plug-in Package contains:
Jerome's Keywords
Info on how to use Jerome's Keywords:
http://vapourtrails.ca/wp-keywords
WordPress Database Backup 1.7
Info about WP DB Backup
http://www.skippy.net/blog/category/wordpress/plugins/wp-db-backup/ |