Blogging

Here are a few nice things to add to your wordpress template in case it doesnt have them. The important templates to modify are index.php (the full blog view), single.php (shows single posts) and comments.php (for comments) Show author and date Adding the following : <p>Posted by <?php the_author(); ?> on <?php the_date(‘F j, Y’); […]

Ok, basically if your blog is a new Blogger blog (after it was acquited by Google and Google usernames introduced) first step is to be sure have WordPress 2.2. If you have an old version of WP, you can always upgrade: http://codex.wordpress.org/Upgrading_WordPress_Extended WordPress 2.1 allows you to upgrade from Old Blogger blogs, but not New […]

If you are looking for a blog for your website, or just want a blog, the 2 most popular choices are: Wordpress and Blogger. Advantages of Blogger Owned by Google; the biggest blog software, and it is Free Easy to install and add to your exiting website. At Blog set up choose – "Advanced Set […]

The Advantages of Writing in Lists. Easier to Read. People don’t have time or the interest to read long sections of text. Writing by bullet points or numbers makes it easy to read and skim through. Picking up on the points which look most interesting. Easier to Write. Writing lists tends to be easier. Writing […]

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Interesting blog entry about how viewers read a screen. What I learned from Eye Tracking Using an eye tracking programme the video plots how people scan across a screen. Often people go quickly from one thing to the next. There is little evidence of people actually reading the text. Most people are scanning for a […]

Easy Blogs are now being used by community members at sites such as Sri Chinmoy Races. For members who are new to the idea of using blog a basic introduction to using Easy Blogs has been created. The guide is quite short as it will hopefully prove relatively straightforward to use. Using Easy Blogs for […]

1. Include Short biography and photo. – People like to know who they are reading. It gives the blog a personal aspect. (Me) It is easier to trust someone with a real name and photo. 2. Make your blog easy to read.  A good feature of "easy blog" is the option to have an introductory […]