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How to add a 301 redirect to a media temple hosted domain

How to add a 301 redirect with Media Temple web hosting

Posted on April 18, 2011 by The WordPress Guy | 0 Comments

If you have Media Temple web hosting with the GS or Grid Service this is a really quick and easy way to setup a 301 redirect to divert all traffic from one domain to another Step 1 After logging in go to the Account Center select Overview -> Admin Step 2 Select File Manager Step 3 Select Domains Step 4…

How to recoverer from putting the wrong link in an email campaign

Posted on April 8, 2011 by The WordPress Guy | 1 Comments

Ok so s%^$# happens but if it’s a business link you need it fixed fast. There are a few things you need to have also. Detection Great friends/clients who will alert you to broken links in the first place. Within minutes of my email campaign going out I had an email from Mary Morel of www.onlinegrammar.com.au and a phone call from…

5 Plugins in 5 minutes

Posted on March 3, 2011 by The WordPress Guy | 0 Comments

This was a lightning (as in lightning fast) talk I gave at WordCamp Melbourne. In the prezi presentation below I show 5 of my favourite plugins at the moment. They can help you make your website that little bit more professional and streamline your work processes. The presentation was also recored on video but it is part of a longer…

WordCamp Melbourne 26-27 Feb 2011

Posted on February 7, 2011 by The WordPress Guy | 0 Comments

Who needs to go? If you are new to WordPress and live in the Melbourne area you need to go to WordCamp Melbourne. If you are a WordPress developer and need to learn more skills and meet other developers you need to get on a plane if you have to and go to this event. Direct link to ticket sales click…

Change subscriber to administrator in WordPress

How to change user from subscriber to administrator in WordPress

Posted on December 6, 2010 by The WordPress Guy | 2 Comments

Just a very quick video showing how to change the acces rights of a user that was created in error at the subscriber level which is the default setting in WordPress. This video demonstrates how to change the user access rights in WordPress from subscriber to administrator. Thank you Linda of www.msrelief.com for asking how to so this change as…

WordPress for Business

Posted on September 14, 2010 by The WordPress Guy | 5 Comments

Presentation for Small Biz September at the City Hotel, Sydney Australia WordPress for Business on Prezi A bonus gift for you: WordPress for Business Links Video by Sean the Networking Coach which is a summary of the seminar.

My twitter numbers are brilliant! Why?

Posted on August 12, 2010 by The WordPress Guy | 28 Comments

What happened As I was checking the stats of my twitter profile @thewordpressguy with www.twittercounter.com (a great tool for checking your progress on twitter) I noticed a fantastic trend had emerged 63 more followers in 14 days, brilliant! Now for some that may seem low but please understand that 1. I don’t reciprocal follow ( I only follow people I…

screenshot of malware being detected by avg antivirus software

How to remove WordPress hack that makes posts divert to malware sites

Posted on July 17, 2010 by The WordPress Guy | 2 Comments

I just helped a friend remove this hack from their website. It is not too bad as long as you stay calm and work through it slowly. Systems affected: Windows PC and using Google Chrome or IE Internet Explorer Symptoms: Home page looks normal but when the posts are clicked the post briefly is displayed and then the browser diverts…

How to add a slideshare presentation to WordPress.com

Posted on May 16, 2010 by The WordPress Guy | 2 Comments

How to tell Google which address to use for SEO

Posted on May 6, 2010 by The WordPress Guy | 0 Comments

Register with Webmastertools https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/ first which is another post altogether. Once you have a verified account go to: Site configuration -> Setting -> then select either with or without the www. Then google will treat both options as one which will combine rather than separate you SEO tracking data.