Your WordPress set-up may have a favicon that you've created or that comes as part of your current theme. However by default it is not used for the admin area. Admin Favicon adds a custom favicon to your WordPress admin area. Continue reading 'Plugin Review: Admin Favicon'

At the bottom of this site you will see that I state that all pages have been translated automatically. I've been asked often why I do this. I work with Spanish and English speaking clients however I don't have the time to produce two versions of everything I write. Continue reading 'Auto-translation'

Do you use Google Docs? If so did you know that you can publish documents from it directly to your blog? Here's how to publish to a WordPress site but it also works with other blogs. Continue reading 'From Google Docs to WordPress'

The "Pharma" attack, first spotted (as far as I'm aware) by Chris Pearson is a new type of hack that makes no obvious changes to your WordPress site. Its only when you seach your site in Google that you can see the damage - phrases advertising drugs have been randomly inserted throughout each page. Continue reading 'New WordPress Pharma Attack Hits 200,000 Sites'

Its a sobering fact and one that I can testify to - most websites will be hacked at some stage. The ones most likely to be targeted are ones using programs such as WordPress due to its popularity. There are many ways to secure WordPress but this should be considered one of the first steps and is simply a plugin that can be installed quickly and simply. Continue reading 'Hiding That Your Site Runs WordPress'

The Insights plugin for WordPress makes adding links to your posts or to any web site easy and quick. Not only that it can find and insert images and videos. Here's how to use it. Continue reading '[Video] Add Links Quickly with Insights for WordPress'