WP Themes Gallery » Tutorials http://wpthemesgallery.com WordPress News and Themes Gallery Tue, 10 May 2011 16:06:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 How to Blend the MyBlogLog Widget with Your Theme http://wpthemesgallery.com/how-to-blend-the-mybloglog-widget-with-your-theme/ http://wpthemesgallery.com/how-to-blend-the-mybloglog-widget-with-your-theme/#comments Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:50:37 +0000 Artur Kim http://www.wpthemesgallery.com/how-to-blend-the-mybloglog-widget-with-your-theme/ Continue reading →]]> Making and editing a MyBlogLog widget is very easy, because MyBlogLog generates the code and provides its users with a color palette and a list of the attributes with options. A problem is that the color palette only shows certain colors, making it hard for users to blend the widget with their themes. The solution is to change the attributes in the code since all of them are listed in it. They are separated by ‘& a m p ;’ (without the spaces) and are listed below:

c_width=180 – width of the widget in pixels
c_sn_opt=y – show screen names (‘y’ for yes and ‘n’ for no)
c_rows=5 – rows
c_img_size=f – image size (‘f’ for full-size and ‘h’ for half-size)
c_heading_text=Recent+Readers – title (use ‘+’ as a space)
c_color_heading_bg=005A94 – background color of the heading
c_color_heading=ffffff – font color of the title and bottom links
c_color_link_bg=E3E3E3 – background color of the avatars and screen names
c_color_link=005A94 – font color of the screen names
c_color_bottom_bg=005A94 – background color of the bottom

To make the widget look nice in the sidebar, I left the attribute ‘c_heading_text’ blank and used the widget title instead.

This is just a basic way of changing the look of a MyBlogLog widget. CSS can be used to extend the look even further.

]]> http://wpthemesgallery.com/how-to-blend-the-mybloglog-widget-with-your-theme/feed/ 4 How to 301 Redirect Non-www to www URLs http://wpthemesgallery.com/how-to-301-redirect-non-www-to-www-urls/ http://wpthemesgallery.com/how-to-301-redirect-non-www-to-www-urls/#comments Thu, 18 Oct 2007 21:31:36 +0000 Artur Kim http://www.wpthemesgallery.com/how-to-301-redirect-non-www-to-www-urls/ Continue reading →]]> Why redirect if both URLs work fine without it?

Search engines consider http://wpthemesgallery.com and http://www.wpthemesgallery.com as two difference websites. So, when other websites link to you, they might not all choose the same URL, splitting the link popularity of your website. By 301 redirecting, this is fixed, and the link popularity from both URLs are combined into one.

How to redirect?

These are the instructions of how to redirect on an Apache server:

  1. Download the .htaccess file from your website’s root folder;
  2. Add the following code to it:

    3. RewriteEngine On
    RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^wpthemesgallery.com
    RewriteRule (.*) http://www.wpthemesgallery.com/$1 [R=301,L]

  3. Replace wpthemesgallery with your website’s URL;
  4. Replace the old .htaccess file with the new one.
  5. Try visiting the non-www URL and if it redirects to the www URL, you’re done!

If you are using WordPress and have been getting errors after the redirect, do the following:

  1. Log in to the admin section of your WordPress blog;
  2. Click on Options;
  3. Add www to the WordPress address and Blog address URLs.

This should work and now you won’t get any more errors that were caused by the redirect.

]]> http://wpthemesgallery.com/how-to-301-redirect-non-www-to-www-urls/feed/ 7 How to Increase Blog Traffic in the First Few Weeks http://wpthemesgallery.com/how-to-increase-blog-traffic-in-the-first-few-weeks/ http://wpthemesgallery.com/how-to-increase-blog-traffic-in-the-first-few-weeks/#comments Thu, 18 Oct 2007 02:22:24 +0000 Artur Kim http://www.wpthemesgallery.com/how-to-increase-blog-traffic-in-the-first-few-weeks/ Continue reading →]]> Want to bring more traffic to your blog without spending a dime? According to Google Analytics, I’m now getting 4x more absolute unique visitors per day than I was 2 weeks ago. So, what have I been doing for such increase in traffic?

Basic, but Most Important

We all know the basics, but they are very important:

  • Write good content (your blog will get more visitors);
  • Post regularly (your blog will get regular readers).

So, if you keep posting good content regularly, your blog traffic will always be increasing!

Join Technorati

If you are new to blogging and don’t know what Technorati is. Technorati is an internet search engine for searching blogs. You should definitely join and register your blog there. If you like my blog, please favorite it.

Join a Blog Community

There are various blog communities out there that you can join. I’ve joined a couple, but the one I use the most is MyBlogLog, which is now owned by Yahoo. I’m always logged in, so that when I visit other people’s blogs who are part of MyBlogLog, they know that I visited them and they usually visit you back. If they are interested enough in your blog, they will join your community. My community has been increasing and you are welcome to join it.

Be Active in the Community

You can do so by visiting blogs, leaving comments, participating in forums, etc. You should interact with other bloggers and build friendships. I’ve been getting a lot of visitors by doing so. Get your name out there!

]]> http://wpthemesgallery.com/how-to-increase-blog-traffic-in-the-first-few-weeks/feed/ 6 How to Create a Blog http://wpthemesgallery.com/how-to-create-a-blog/ http://wpthemesgallery.com/how-to-create-a-blog/#comments Sat, 13 Oct 2007 08:19:06 +0000 Artur Kim http://wpthemesgallery.com/how-to-create-a-blog/ Continue reading →]]> Before learning how to make money online, let’s first learn how to create a blog. There are three things needed to create a blog like this one:

  1. Web hosting;
  2. A domain name;
  3. WordPress (blog publishing system).

Web Hosting

There are several great web hosting providers that you can choose from. The only requirement to install WordPress is the support of PHP and MySQL. The support of FTP and the use of Apache are recommended, but not required. This blog is hosted by a free web host provider that has several features: Apache, CentOS, CPanel, MySQL, PHP, Ruby on Rails, and more. I get 20GB of storage and 20GB of bandwitch, plus unlimited email accounts, subdomains, parked domains, addon domains, FTP accounts, SQL databases, and mailing lists. This is great considering that the web hosting is free. When choosing a web hosting provider, also make sure to check that their uptime is around 99.9%.

A Domain Name

This is not required, but having your own domain name will make your blog look professional and people will take it more seriously, resulting in more traffic. Most people usually buy their domain names through their web hosting provider because of the no need to set it up yourself. However, if you find a good deal for domain names in a website, don’t let the setup process keep you from buying a domain name there because it should be easy and most web hosting providers help you with that.

WordPress

WordPress is well known for its ease of installation and WordPress.org has a very informative doc on installing WordPress. If your web hosting provider uses CPanel and provides Fantastico, follow these instructions:

  1. Login to your CPanel;
  2. Click on Fantastico;
  3. Click on WordPress in the sidebar under Blogs;
  4. Click on New Installation;
  5. Fill in the form;
  6. Click the Install WordPress button;
  7. And you’re done!

To get to the admin section of your blog follow the instructions after the installation.

Congratulations on creating a blog, I wish you good luck and most importantly, have fun!

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