Archive for February, 2008
How to Backup Your WordPress Powered Site
Monday, February 18, 2008If you have created a website or blog using WordPress and you don't want to lose your content in the event of a mishap, it's important to regularly backup your WordPress powered site so that you can easily restore your site from your backup in the event that a disaster ...
How to Reset Your WordPress User Name and Password with phpMyAdmin
Sunday, February 10, 2008When you download and install WordPress, it automatically assigns your user name as 'admin' and generates a random password for you to log in to your WordPress Administration area. Many people keep using these values of user name and password. Not a good idea especially if you keep using 'admin' ...
Microsoft Wants to Swallow Yahoo
Sunday, February 3, 2008On Friday, Feb 1, 2008, Microsoft announced that it is making an offer to Yahoo Inc. shareholders to buy the company for $44.6 billion (US) in cash and stock. It made the announcement after sending a letter on Thursday, Jan 31, 2008 to Yahoo Board of Directors. While there are ...
How to Customize WordPress Footer
Saturday, February 2, 2008This article explains how you can make simple but useful customizations to your WordPress footer. I'll illustrate the process with one practical example - the example of putting a copyright notice in the footer which will automatically update itself year after year and you'll never have to bother about it ...