How to install WordPress 2.5.1

WordPress is a insanely popular blogging platform, and with every release it gets better. It’s also very easy to install, even for those who have never installed a CMS on their server before. The first step is to head over to WordPress.org and download the WordPress file. Click on the Download button on the top [...]

Passive FTP problems with PureFTP, cPanel, and APF

A few months ago I moved all of my domains from a sad little VPS over to a dedicated server, and it made a huge difference in how well my sites worked. The only catch is that FTP connections were flaky. What I found is that setting the connection to Active would work, but in [...]

Debug window for Javascript

I wrote this short little function when I got tired of debugging JavaScript by using the alert() function. It pops up a new window and outputs whatever you send to the function along with the UTC date. PLAIN TEXT JavaScript: function logOutput(message)     {     debugWindow = window.open('', 'dbgWindow', 'height=300,width=400');     var [...]

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 [...]

Add a preview to your WordPress comment box

Yesterday I was browsing around the blog world and came across this posting on keeping a clean desk. I found the topic interesting enough to leave a comment, but that's not really the point. What I saw as I typed was that below the comment box was a preview of what I was typing. This [...]