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The most important template tags for WordPress

pixelplant — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 06:31:53 +0000

For everything to work properly are wp_header and wp_footer. If any of your plugins don’t work as expected, check whether these tags are present FIRST. I learnt it the hard way.

Multiple websites using single installation of WordPress

pixelplant — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 10:48:37 +0000

Hi All!

Last week I almost deleted this blog to oblivion trying to install WPMU to get multiple websites running on a single installation. There are actually several ways to achieve this, WPMU being the most visible. However after banging my head with MU and multi-site plugin, I found these options (from the ones listed on the codex page) still alive:

Lyceum – Sounds interesting and easier than WPMU, but the author is mulling closing down the project. This is an independent project based off Wp 2.0.x branch. If it gets revived, it will be interesting to take it for a ride.

Virtual Multiblog – seems popular among users who don’t use WPMU, and its apparently been around for some time. But I felt theprocedure was a bit complex.

WP-Hive – Its a new project,v 1.0 released only this February, but it seemed simple to install and use. Be sure to look at the forum along with the installation instructions to get it up and running in under 5 minutes…or follow these instructions below:

Setup your first blog as a normal WP installation
Upload the WP-Hive plugin into the Plugins directory.
Move the db.php from WP-Hive folder to wp-content directory.
Activate the plugin.
Load the homepage of the first blog in a new window/tab of the browser (you don’t want to lose the admin page you are into – do you?
In your hosting cpanel (whatever you use – DA, Helm, H-Sphere…) park the new domain you wish to add.
Once the domain resolves, run the WP installation script on that domain by typing http://domain.tld/wp-admin/install.php (where domain.tld is your second domain name).
Enter the admin interface and you will see all the plugins that are present on the main site, but inactive. Activate wp-hive and the others you wish to.
You will also see the themes you have installed on the main site, activate the one you want to use.

You’re done! I am currently running 2 domains off the single installation.

How to write WordPress blog posts in Indian languages

pixelplant — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 05:13:06 +0000

Last week when I discovered (or re-discovered) Baraha IME in its windows installable form, I was excited. I quickly fired off a Marathi e- mail to a friend through Thunderbird and received his reply in Marathi. He owns a Mac. Using Indian languages in everyday is far easier than 5 years ago when we had to depend on a multitude of propreitory IMEs like Aakruti, Inscript etc. to effectively type in Devanagari. I set about to find something to help me type my blog in Marathi andfound not just 1 but 3 Indic IMEs for WordPress -

I plan to install and test each. Expect a review soon!

How to move a WordPress site to a new domain

pixelplant — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 05:47:10 +0000

Recently, I was looking for tips on moving a client website from my test server to the client’s main server. I found the codex helpful when moving the site within the same domain, but it was surprisingly silent about moving from one domain to another. Below are two most helpful links you will ever find for wisdom on this:

http://wphacks.com/how-to-move-wordpress-blog-new-domain-name/

http://yoast.com/move-wordpress-blog-domain-10-steps/

The most important thing to remember whatever you do is to backup the WordPress files AND the database!