One of the best things I like about blogging is being able to write about anything, at anytime, from (almost) anywhere.
Today, January 6th 2010, the UK has been gripped by ’snow fever’. The main TV news, tabloids, social media networks, everything and everybody has had just the one subject to talk about – snow!
The image accompanying this article is of my koi pond and garden, taken with my Nokia N95 mobile phone at 8.00am. Looks pretty doesn’t it? Read more…
Like it or not, Christmas is less than 8 weeks away! Is your website or blog ready to make the most of the festive season?
We have 18 tools and resources to help you give your site a Yuletide boost.
Have fun!
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Are you considering the ‘full fat’ version of WordPress for your blogging platform?
Regular readers of Blogging Crew know we are evangelical about using WordPress. Frankly, we love it! However, although downloading the core files is pretty easy, setting up everything else can be a little daunting, and more than a little time consuming when all you really want to do is start writing!
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Lists are always popular with bloggers, so it’s time for another one! 
Following on from our “25 WordPress plug-ins” post here’s another 10 for you to take a look at: Read more…
WordPress specialists Davco Media are holding a one-day training course in Milton Keynes on Wednesday, February 3rd.
This course, costing £175, is perfect for those looking to master the basics of WordPress within the minimum amount of time and expense.
Delegates attending this course will have a WordPress website up and running by the end of the day.
You will find more information, including a full itinerary, here.
With hundreds (if not thousands) of plug-ins for WordPress to choose from, and going through them all is really hard work!
After a trawl through them, these plug-ins could provide your WordPress powered website with the added functionality to make it even better.
Take a look at these selections: Read more…
I came across a free Wordpress theme today I really like the look of.
Intaglio is one of the first free premium wordpress themes from FlyThemes.
It features excellent graphics with plenty of tools and options to back it up, including integrated flickr, twitter, gravatars and feedburner.
All of these features are editable from the theme’s options page.
I really like the ‘classy’ 2-column layout and the widgetized sidebars. Itaglio definitely gets a thumbs up from me! Read more…
I have previously written about how useful the Wordpress “read more” teaser is. It enables the reader to “scan” the first few lines of the article and then make the decision to read the rest of it or not.
WordPress makes it easy to break up long posts so you can save space on your home page. Simply insert the ‘more’ tag while editing a post, and WordPress will display the text that comes before it as a “teaser” followed by a link to the rest of the post.
By default, when a reader follows the link, the single-post page is loaded and the browser “jumps” to the next piece of text. This jump can be disorienting, and some bloggers prefer to link their teasers to the full post instead of the anchor. I certainly prefer to do this. Read more…
Premium WordPress themesters WooThemes have added another gem to their portfolio.
Aperture is a multi-functional photo-blogging theme with a unique home page, consisting of a latest posts slider, a visual category display, a blog module and lots of stylish widgetized spaces.
With 12 alternate styles and a very visual archive system any keen ‘photography blogger’ should be able to house their photos/portfolio in a theme that specifically caters for their needs. Read more…
This is a VERY short post!
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One of the best things I like about blogging is being able to write about anything, at anytime, from (almost) anywhere.
