I use WordPress.com to produce my blog. I have a choice. Quite a wide one. But I like the simplicity of WordPress, the professional dashboard and publishing tools, the clean themes and the sturdy back end. I just worry about what I'm going to write, and WordPress.com does the rest. But no platform is perfect. … Continue reading Dear Mr WordPress
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Mexile Paywall
April Fools: Needless to say, this post was just a bit of fun for April 1st! And, of course, I have no plans to start charging for access to my blog - the stats page tells me I have a pretty small group of readers as it is! But I was pleased to see that … Continue reading Mexile Paywall
Twenty Twelve Review
Every year WordPress send out all their bloggers a stats report. Well, this is the second year. It makes vaguely interesting reading. For one, it shows that some people do actually visit my blog from time to time. A few of them stay long enough to lurk and read a bit. A choice selection of … Continue reading Twenty Twelve Review
Fascinating Spam Scam
Blogging is an interesting hobby. A bit narcisstic at times, I guess. There are minor irritants though. Spam being one of them. It is a very minor irritant. Barely irritating at all, thanks to Akismet, WordPress's spam filter. Although every now and then Akismet goes haywire and lets a few through. That's why a new … Continue reading Fascinating Spam Scam
The Mexile in 2011
The WordPress.com stats monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for my blog. It's less impressive than in 2010. That's swapping Mexico for the UK for you. Still. Here it is. Here's an excerpt: The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 46,000 times in 2011. If it … Continue reading The Mexile in 2011
Spamidemic
WordPress, or at least my blog hosted on WordPress, seems to be having a bit of a problem with spam lately. Normally, Akismet - the software that identifies spam and stops it getting through - is extremely effective in doing its job. Lately, that's not been the case. I'm used to one bit of spam … Continue reading Spamidemic
Formatting For Blogs
I have a general gripe with media hosts. The image below demonstrates exactly what I mean with Flickr, although Flickr photos are the easiest to rectify. The issue is a simple one. I want to embed photos or videos from the likes of Flickr, YouTube and Vimeo into my blog. I want the images or … Continue reading Formatting For Blogs
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