Blogging & WebDev

This page contains links to all of our blogging-related content, including articles on HTML, CSS, JavaScript, database management, WordPress, search engine optimization (SEO), website design, affiliate/online marketing, and general web development (WebDev).

While updating a certain WordPress plugin, I was too impatient and clicked another link on the dashboard before the update was complete. Bad move, as I was greeted with a message saying that the site was unavailable.

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How to Change Your Google Adsense E-Mail

by Michael on January 2, 2013 · 0 comments

I’ve long wanted to change the e-mail address associated with my Google Adsense account. Unfortunately, it wasn’t allowed. If you were using a Gmail address, you could. But if not, you were out of luck. Until now, that is…

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How to Change the Numbering in an Ordered List

by Michael on December 16, 2012 · 0 comments

I recently ran into a scenario in which I wanted to change the numbering of an ordered list. In short, I was writing a book review and wanted to created separate numbered lists for the chapters in each section of the book.

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Google Analytics (not provided) Keyword Data

by Michael on September 20, 2012 · 0 comments

If you use Google Analytics to keep track of traffic to your websites, you’ve likely been frustrated by the increasingly common (not provided) keyword data. On one of my sites, over 80% of all searches are accompanied (not provided) keywords.

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If you have an Amazon Associates account, you might be wondering about the best way of managing your links. Sure, you could create a different link for every product, but that quickly gets unwieldy. Surely there’s a better way. Right?

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How to Change Your WordPress Username

by Michael on September 2, 2012 · 0 comments

You can help secure your WordPress site by making sure that you’re not using a predictable username. A naïve hacker has to guess both your username and your password. If your username can be easily guessed, their job is much easier.

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Redirecting Multiple Web Pages with a Wildcard

by Michael on September 2, 2012 · 0 comments

I recently ran into a situation where I needed to redirect multiple web pages with the same basic url structure to another domain. While I could create a bunch of individual 301 redirects, it would be easier to use a catchall. But how?

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If you’re using the Thesis WordPress theme then you’ve likely noticed a self-serving Dashboard panel titled “The latest from the DIYthemes Blog.” If this bugs you and you’d like to remove it, then you’ve come to the right place.

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