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Upgrading to WordPress 2.5 plus a new theme

Since it seems like every other blogger using WordPress has already mentioned it I figure it’s about time I put up a post about the release of WordPress 2.5.
While I’m at it I went ahead and upgraded this site to the new version of WP and changed themes to one called ProSense. [...]

More information on Sitemaps from Google

I noticed a few days ago that Google Webmaster Tools is listing more information on sitemaps. Up until now they’ve listed how many pages are in your sitemap but now there is a much better metric - how many of those pages are actually indexed.

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Content Analysis added to Google Webmaster Tools

The Webmaster Tools at Google have a new feature - content analysis. It lists potential problems that were found while Google was indexing your site.
It lists potential problems as issues with the title tag, duplicate meta description, short meta description, long meta description, and something called “non indexable content issues”. The only problem that showed [...]

Joomla to SMF Bridge discontinued

Due to changes in how the Joomla authors are interpreting the GPL the bridge between Joomla and Simple Machines Forum is being discontinued. Since I don’t fully understand all the nuances of the GPL below is a quote from the announcement on the SMF forums along with a link to the full thread.
As some [...]

Adsense now supporting rounded corners

You now have a new option when you setup your Adsense ads. The ad blocks can have rounded corners.
Original Square Corners

New Slightly Rounded Corners

New Very Rounded Corners

I would imagine it’ll take a few days for statistics to come out on which of these performs the best overall, and like everything else you’re going to [...]