I have no idea what someone visiting my website this afternoon might have seen. I needed to upgrade WordPress. When WordPress 2.8 dropped, I uploaded the files, and found my Dashboard (that’s the admin panels I see when I blog) completely trashed. WordPress 2.8, in its initial release, was a total freaking memory hog, andContinue reading “On Website Fun”
Category Archives: WordPress
On a Different Look
After vowing that I would not redesign my website, I’ve gone and redesigned my website. More, after never having paid for a theme — because there’s a veritable wealth of free WordPress themes out there — I bought a premium theme. Well, technically, I joined the Elegant Themes theme club, which gave me access toContinue reading “On a Different Look”
On the End to an Era
Last week was a rough week at the office. Publications went to press, additional projects surfaced like sharks, and by the time Friday rolled around I was well and truly fried. As were many of the rest of us in the department. To take my mind off work, I thought about redesigning my website. Long-timeContinue reading “On the End to an Era”
On the June’s Statistics
Another month gone, which means a month’s worth of statistics to delve into. What were the hot topics at allyngibson.net for the month of June? Let’s look first at search phrases: beatles remasters 2009 (109) dr who lego (75) anakin skywalker’s father (47) lego dr who (35) the beatles remasters 2009 (29) abducted by theContinue reading “On the June’s Statistics”
On WordPress Woes
Yesterday, I really hated WordPress. Last week the newest version of the blogging software I use — WordPress 2.8 — released. I didn’t download it immediately, as I was busy with work and work and more work, but I promised myself that, when I had the free time this week, I would download and installContinue reading “On WordPress Woes”
On May’s Statistics
And now it’s June. And thanks to some jiggery-pokery with server logs and Analog, let’s take a look at what people were reading on allyngibson.net in the month of May. First up, the top 28 search phrases for the month! (The number in parentheses is the number of times the phrase was used.) beatles remastersContinue reading “On May’s Statistics”
On the Latest Website Tweaks
For a few months now, I’ve left my WordPress install alone. I haven’t gone through a succession of themes, I’ve added no new features. Yesterday, I made a few tweaks. I was visiting Peter David‘s website, and I noticed that he had a bar of social networking icons attached to every post. Curious, I tookContinue reading “On the Latest Website Tweaks”
On April’s Statistics
It’s a dreary day, I have laundry in the washing machine, and I’m in a writing-avoidance mode. Which is as good an excuse as any to discuss what people were interested in from me for the month of April. 😉 Some jiggery and pokery with Analog accomplished, here’s what we’ve got. The top search phrasesContinue reading “On April’s Statistics”
On Redecoration
It’s spring. I’m feeling the itch. The itch, that is, to vary up the look of the website. So, I created a custom stylesheet to overlay formatting styles on top of Tarski. I’ve done this before; that was how my Doctor Who look two years ago worked. Tarski was the underlying code, and then aContinue reading “On Redecoration”
On the Joys of Comment Spammery
The worst part about keeping a blog is the comment spam. Spam is a fact of life online. Junk e-mail is a bane of existence. But the worst thing of all is comment spam. Comment spam works like this. Someone posts a comment in your blog advertising something. It could be a weight loss program.Continue reading “On the Joys of Comment Spammery”