Archive for May, 2007

EXIF mod for Simple Machines

If you’re running a forum where users post photographs, easy viewing of EXIF information is a great addition. There is a modification for SMF that makes adding EXIF support easy. Like most SMF modifications it’s just a matter of uploading the mod file and applying it to your setup. As you can see, the modification [...]

Custom profile fields for SMF

Looking for an easy way to add custom fields to the profile pages on your Simple Machines forum? Maybe you’re running a photography forum and want a field for your members to enter what type of cameras they use. The Custom Profile Field package for SMF makes it easy. Installation is straightforward thanks to the [...]

SMF Sitemap generator

With the addition of a Google Sitemap to your Simple Machines forum you can help Google, and other search engines that support the sitemap XML format, index your site more quickly. While sitemaps for your human visitors have been suggested as good SEO techniques for years, XML sitemaps have only recently become a standard. The [...]

Optimal Title plugin for WordPress

By default WordPress titles your pages ‘Blog Name : Post Title’. While this is great for the ego showing your blog name first, it’s not ideal for SEO purposes. In theory, and since all SEO techniques are just theory, having the keywords of your post title earlier in the page title should help you climb [...]

How to install WordPress 2.2

WordPress is an outstanding blogging platform. Heck, I’m using it here. But with its popularity comes another problem. Many people new to web development are wanting to start up a blog and do not have the skills to do so. What follows is a walkthough of a test installation so that you can see the [...]