[New post] How Many is Too Many WordPress Plugins?

Lorelle VanFossen posted: "In "How Many WordPress Plugins Should You Install on Your Site?" WPBeginner asks a question I bring up in my workshops, training programs, and college courses: How many WordPress Plugins are too many. The article brings up some valid points worth consi" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Lorelle on WordPress How Many is Too Many WordPress Plugins? by Lorelle VanFossen In "How Many WordPress Plugins Should You Install on Your Site?" WPBeginner asks a question I bring up in my workshops, training programs, and college courses: How many WordPress Plugins are too many. The article brings up some valid points worth considering when choosing WordPress Plugins. Are WordPress Plugins a security risk? How would you [...] Read more of this post Lorelle VanFossen | September 27, 2012 at 2:17 pm | Tags: choosing a plugin, installing a plugin, plugin performance, plugin security, plugins, site performance, themes, WordPress News, WordPress Plugins, WordPress Themes | Categories: WordPress News, WordPress Plugins, WordPress Themes, WordPress Tips | URL: http://wp.me/p1a-1Jt Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2012/09/27/how-many-is-too-many-wordpress-plugins/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

[New post] Introduction to WordPress Course at Clark College Continuing Education

Lorelle VanFossen posted: "Starting October 16, 2012, I'm teach the Introduction to WordPress at Clark College Corporate and Continuing Education in Vancouver, Washington. This is the course many of you have been waiting for - affordable and covering the basics you need to know abo" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Lorelle on WordPress Introduction to WordPress Course at Clark College Continuing Education by Lorelle VanFossen Starting October 16, 2012, I'm teach the Introduction to WordPress at Clark College Corporate and Continuing Education in Vancouver, Washington. This is the course many of you have been waiting for - affordable and covering the basics you need to know about WordPress. The CTEC 280 Clark College WordPress Introduction course continues as a four [...] Read more of this post Lorelle VanFossen | September 26, 2012 at 12:18 pm | Tags: clark college, how to use wordpress, learning wordpress, vancouver, washington, wordpress, wordpress basics, wordpress classes, wordpress course, wordpress education, wordpress events, WordPress News | Categories: WordPress Events, WordPress News, WordPress Tips | URL: http://wp.me/p1a-1Ja Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2012/09/26/introduction-to-wordpress-course-at-clark-college-continuing-education/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

[New post] DuckDuckGo: The Search Engine You Need to Meet

Lorelle VanFossen posted: "Recently, DuckDuckGo has been turning up in my referrers list. Curious about the name, and thinking it was a spam site, DuckDuckGo needed investigation. Seems I've been missing out on what could be the major competition to Google as a search engine. " Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Lorelle on WordPress DuckDuckGo: The Search Engine You Need to Meet by Lorelle VanFossen Recently, DuckDuckGo has been turning up in my referrers list. Curious about the name, and thinking it was a spam site, DuckDuckGo needed investigation. Seems I've been missing out on what could be the major competition to Google as a search engine. Here is a quick summary of what I learned about DuckDuckGo. It is [...] Read more of this post Lorelle VanFossen | September 19, 2012 at 11:18 am | Tags: analytics, anonymous, browser add-on, browser plugin, browsers, dnt, do not track, duckduckgo, filter bubble, google, google search, legal, mobile apps, pagerank, policies, privacy, privacy statement, privacy violation, search directory, search engine, security, seo, serp, tracking, web analytics, web browsers | Categories: Blogging, Blogging News, Web Browsers, Web Wise | URL: http://wp.me/p1a-1Ik Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2012/09/19/duckduckgo-the-search-engine-you-need-to-meet/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

[New post] Blogrolls Gone in WordPress. How to Save Your Links.

Lorelle VanFossen posted: " For the past few months, rumors were flying that WordPress was going to remove the Links/Blogroll feature of WordPress. As of August 2012, it is now gone from many WordPress.com. MacManx, Happiness Engineer at WordPress.com, recently stated: The Link" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Lorelle on WordPress Blogrolls Gone in WordPress. How to Save Your Links. by Lorelle VanFossen For the past few months, rumors were flying that WordPress was going to remove the Links/Blogroll feature of WordPress. As of August 2012, it is now gone from many WordPress.com. MacManx, Happiness Engineer at WordPress.com, recently stated: The Links section was removed from the core WordPress.org software, which means that it will probably be removed [...] Read more of this post Lorelle VanFossen | September 17, 2012 at 12:42 pm | Tags: blogroll, blogroll pages, custom menus, edit blogroll, export blogroll, export links, google, import blogroll, import links, link categories, link lists, link manager, link recommendations, link resources, links, links pages, lists, managing links, menus, pagerank, pages, recommendations, resources, seo, sidebar widgets, widgets, wordpress, wordpress 3.5, wordpress links, wordpress pages, WordPress Plugins, WordPress Themes | Categories: WordPress News, WordPress Plugins, WordPress Themes, WordPress Tips | URL: http://wp.me/p1a-1Hy Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2012/09/17/blogrolls-gone-in-wordpress-how-to-save-your-links/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

[New post] Adding, Deleting, and Changing a WordPress Category

Lorelle VanFossen posted: "Time to add a new category to WordPress? Have enough content within a specific topic and want to add it to your category lists? Changing your mind about a category name and wish to change it? Want to delete an entire category worth of posts because you do" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Lorelle on WordPress Adding, Deleting, and Changing a WordPress Category by Lorelle VanFossen Time to add a new category to WordPress? Have enough content within a specific topic and want to add it to your category lists? Changing your mind about a category name and wish to change it? Want to delete an entire category worth of posts because you don't want to cover that topic anymore? Adding [...] Read more of this post Lorelle VanFossen | September 13, 2012 at 9:02 pm | Tags: categories, categories in wordpress, change categories, changing categories, delete category, edit categories, move categories, move category, renaming category, tags, wordpress, wordpress categories, wordpress tags, WordPressDotCom | Categories: Blogging Tips, WordPress News, WordPress Tips, Writing | URL: http://wp.me/p1a-1GL Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2012/09/13/adding-deleting-and-changing-a-wordpress-category/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

[New post] Update WordPress Now: WordPress 3.4.2 Released

Lorelle VanFossen posted: "WordPress 3.4.2 Maintenance and Security Release arrived today, and it's time to update. This is both a maintenance and security release, therefore it is mandatory, not optional. Recently, I wrote about keeping WordPress updated for security reaso" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Lorelle on WordPress Update WordPress Now: WordPress 3.4.2 Released by Lorelle VanFossen WordPress 3.4.2 Maintenance and Security Release arrived today, and it's time to update. This is both a maintenance and security release, therefore it is mandatory, not optional. Recently, I wrote about keeping WordPress updated for security reasons, and I'm singing the same song again. Don't wait. Don't hesitate. Use the automatic, one-click update feature. In [...] Read more of this post Lorelle VanFossen | September 6, 2012 at 2:23 pm | Tags: maintenance, security, update, upgrade, wordpress, wordpress release, wordpress security, wordpress update, wordpress upgrade, wordpress version | Categories: WordPress News, WordPress Tips | URL: http://wp.me/p1a-1Gi Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2012/09/06/update-wordpress-now-wordpress-3-4-2-released/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

[New post] Evaluating What Makes a Shopping Cart Work Best

Lorelle VanFossen posted: "Before you check out your next WordPress shopping cart or ecommerce WordPress Plugin, you need to read this. In April 2011, Smashing Magazine published "Fundamental Guidelines Of E-Commerce Checkout Design" in their UX (User Experience) column explorin" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Lorelle on WordPress Evaluating What Makes a Shopping Cart Work Best by Lorelle VanFossen Before you check out your next WordPress shopping cart or ecommerce WordPress Plugin, you need to read this. In April 2011, Smashing Magazine published "Fundamental Guidelines Of E-Commerce Checkout Design" in their UX (User Experience) column exploring what they called the "harsh reality" of e-commerce websites. According to recent e-commerce studies, at least 59.8% of [...] Read more of this post Lorelle VanFossen | September 5, 2012 at 4:45 am | Tags: carts, e-commerce, ecommerce, shopping carts, Usability, wordpress, wordpress carts, wordpress ecommerce, wordpress orders, WordPress Plugins, wordpress shopping carts | Categories: Web Design, WordPress News, WordPress Plugins, WordPress Tips | URL: http://wp.me/p1a-1G6 Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2012/09/05/evaluating-what-makes-a-shopping-cart-work-best/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

[New post] Firefox 15 Out and Dazzles

Lorelle VanFossen posted: "Firefox 15 is out. According to InformationWeek, the latest version of the Firefox web browser is better than ever. Here is a summary of the new features: Behind-the-Scenes Updates: No longer will you have to fuss over upgrades. It will happ" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Lorelle on WordPress Firefox 15 Out and Dazzles by Lorelle VanFossen Firefox 15 is out. According to InformationWeek, the latest version of the Firefox web browser is better than ever. Here is a summary of the new features: Behind-the-Scenes Updates: No longer will you have to fuss over upgrades. It will happen in the background and "seamlessly implement the changes when the browser is next launched." [...] Read more of this post Lorelle VanFossen | September 3, 2012 at 3:56 pm | Tags: browser, firefox, firefox 15, web browser, web browsers, web developer tools, web development, web development tools | Categories: Blogging Tips, Web Browsers, Web Design, Web Wise | URL: http://wp.me/p1a-1FT Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe or change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2012/09/03/firefox-15-out-and-dazzles/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com