Insert current year using PHP

Ever remembered in June that you forgot to update the copyright notice in your footer for the new year? Want an easy way to always have the current year? Try this little snippet of PHP code. PLAIN TEXT PHP: <?php echo date("Y"); ?> This will output the current year in 4 digits. Let's say you [...]

How to install a theme in Simple Machines Forums

The basic SMF theme is fairly good. Heck, I'm using a slightly modified version of it on two different forums. But if you're looking for something a little different then there are hundreds of themes available at the Simple Machines Theme Site. Finding one you like Below is the basic theme. Not too bad, but [...]

robots.txt for vBulletin

As a short follow-up to the robots.txt for SMF posting I did yesterday, here is a similar article over at TheAdminZone.com on robots.txt for vBulletin.

Using Google Alerts for new content ideas

For those of y'all having trouble keeping up with the latest developments in whatever field you blog on, there is an option other than RSS feeds. Google has a service called Alerts that will send you emails based upon your search terms. To start receiving alerts you just enter your search term, what type of [...]

How to install multiple WordPress blogs with one database

So you've decided you want to install a WordPress blog but don't have any MySQL databases available in your account. Maybe you only have 1 database and it's already being used, or maybe you have 50 and they're all being used. Either way you're going to have to find a way to install WordPress so [...]