By default, WordPress installations use the ‘admin’ username. The admin account provides access to the WordPress backend such as the blog’s theme, pages, posts, plug-ins and so on.
As it is common knowledge “admin” is the default username, the security of a Wordpress blog is vulnerable, particularly when a large percentage use passwords consisting of part (or all) of the blog’s title! Any hacker worth his salt can attack this kind of weakness. Read more…
In a previous post I stressed the importance of getting the right theme for your blog. It really can take ages! I know… I’ve been there!
One of the major benefits of using WordPress is the HUGE choice of themes available from a wide variety of sources. However, it can also be a big hindrance. Can’t see the wood for the trees, too much choice, etc.
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So you’ve started your blog, the content is great and you’re even getting subscribers to your feed. Excellent!
Now everything is going well it is VITAL you don’t lose the entire content of your blog.
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I’ve always found the “Read More” function at the botton of each WordPress post on the home page very useful. 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.
However, by default, when you click on the Read More link, the web page loads and then “jumps” to where the <–more–> tag is set in the post. If you do not want that “jump”, you can change the default function of how this works.
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