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The Madmouse Blog and the PSD to HTML, has just released the “Blue Mist” which is our second unordered lists free WordPress theme. The Blue Mist WordPress theme consists of three-columns, right-sidebar, left-sidebar, fixed-width, light blue scheme, widget ready, CSS is 2.0 valid with an SEO advantage. For further information about the theoretical benefits, SEO advantages and why ULs are better than DIVs etc, please read the following article, Continue reading Introducing, the “Blue Mist” WordPress Theme »
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Golden Age is a free WordPress Theme that has been designed by the MadMouse Web Directory and coded by me. It is a very unique theme in a sense that it uses a proof of concept that I plan on promoting. If you are familiar with basic XHTML/CSS and tableless layouts, you would know the suggested method of coding sites is by using divs instead of tables. That is basically what it means by a tableless layout. Tables were never meant to be used for defining the structure/layout of a website because they are there for a different purpose. Using divs instead would be Continue reading Creating structure using Unordered Lists »
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The Madmouse Blog and the PSD to HTML, has just released another free WordPress theme. This theme is named, “Golden Age”, designed by the Madmouse Blog and coded by Naif, who also owns PSD to XHTML. The Golden Age WordPress theme consists of two-columns, right-sidebar, fixed-width, custom colors, widget ready, CSS is 2.0 valid with an SEO advantage.
Golden Age is a new generation, free WordPress theme that is based on the Proof of Concept of using unordered lists instead of divisions for creating the HTML structure of a website. The concept is based on a theory Continue reading Introducing, the “Golden Age” WordPress Theme »
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The very first time you setup your WordPress blog, it is very important to give some additional thought to your URL structure. By taking this measure, you can save yourself a lot of time and grief later down the road. You should consider using a search engine friendly URL structure that does not contain any numbers or strange characters. Furthermore, your URL structure should be Continue reading Optimizing Your Permalinks for WordPress »
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Ergonomic chairs are specially designed to support your body in key areas when seated. These types of office chairs are most commonly used by people who sit in front of a computer for most of their day. If you are still using an old standard-type computer chair, and you are experiencing discomfort in your back and shoulders, then you are not alone. The fact is that even though ergonomic office chairs exist and would be beneficial for everyone, they are usually cost-prohibitive. Good ergonomic chairs will cost at least Continue reading Ergonomic Chairs – What To Know Before Buying One »
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The default text used for the “read more” link in most themes is either ‘Read the rest of this entry »’ or ‘(more…)’ depending on whether your theme was based on the default or classic WordPress theme respectively.
The problem is that the default text is neither appealing nor any good from an SEO point. Furthermore, Continue reading Change that default “read more” link to something more appealing »
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!!IMPORTANT!!: This guide assumes you will be installing WordPress to the root of your site, i.e. “/public_html/”, “/httpdocs/” or whatever the root folder is on your host. If you already have a site on the root directory then you SHOULD create a new folder and install WordPress there. For example, you could create a new, empty folder named “blog” and upload all the files there and NOT under “/”
Assume you want to install WordPress on a subfolder named “blog” then all references to root directory should be appended with a “/blog”
Further example, if your root directory is “/public_html/” and you want to install WordPress on “/public_html/blog” then “/public_html/blog” is what I will be referring to as root.
If you already have a site under your root directory and you upload the WordPress files there, you’ll be OVERWRITING ALL FILES in that directory.
If you are unsure about anything, please post your question as a comment and we’ll respond.
Getting Started
This install guide assumes you have no experience working with WordPress, dealing with FTP, PHP or MySQL. The prerequisites for this guide are pretty much none. All you need is about 5 minutes and a cup of coffee.
FTP
FTP stands for file transfer protocol and is by far the most used protocol for transferring files from one computer to another. You have probably signed up for a domain and a web hosting account by now. I will not be covering the process of registering a domain and configuring a webhost to use that domain in this guide. Maybe I’ll in a future article but for now, Continue reading A step by step dummies guide to installing WordPress »
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