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How to install bbPress with any theme

Posted on September 26, 2011 by The WordPress Guy | 2 Comments

Step 1 – install Dashboard -> Left menus -> Plugins -> Add new Put bbPress in search and it was the first result ( Author should be ‘The bbPress Community’ ) Clicked install plugin and activated. Step 2 – membership setup Dashboard -> Left menu -> Settings -> General and set Membership to ‘Anyone can register’ & New User Default…

How to fix Timthumb security issue

Posted on August 5, 2011 by The WordPress Guy | 7 Comments

You may have heard about a security issue with a very popular file called timthumb.php used by many themes and a few plugins I might add to dynamically resize images on the fly. A post about it is here – http://wpcandy.com/reports/timthumb-security-vulnerability-discovered It sounds scary but is quite easy to fix if you follow the steps in the solution section below….

WP-eCommerce for WordPress has friends with benefits

Posted on July 26, 2011 by The WordPress Guy | 0 Comments

Here is a presentation I gave at a Sydney WordPress meetup about why the WP-eCommerce plugin is worth revisiting if you haven’t seen it for a few years. Items worth considering: – great looking pre-made themes using this plugin let you launch a shopping site very quickly. One example is Storefrontthemes.com this theme is a great example: Storefrontthemes theme called…

9 great WordPress shopping carts

Posted on June 8, 2011 by The WordPress Guy | 10 Comments

Here are 9 WordPress shopping carts you can research when looking for an eCommerce solution for your website. Elegant themes, one of my favourite theme companies is taking a poll on which eCommerce plugins to add support for in their upcoming new theme called boutique you can vote at the bottom of that post for your favourite theme. Anyway it…

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…

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.

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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…

WordPress Login protection from brute force attacks

Posted on May 14, 2010 by The WordPress Guy | 8 Comments

Your WordPress login page is open to abuse Most users of WordPress don’t give a second thought to this fact and until the day comes when a website has been hacked into and goes offline but most WordPress websites have a major security weakness by default. 2 facts you might not have considered by default the same username ‘admin’ is…

WordPress plugins that I find useful

Posted on October 13, 2009 by The WordPress Guy | 7 Comments

Extensive WordPress plugins listing for business websites. If you are in business and want to get the most from WordPress revue this list. I have tried and tested these plugins and if I find a better plugin I will update this list regularly. Bookmark this page as a reference and return when you need a plugin solution. by Tony Cosentino…