Well, I finally had to do it. I put ads on my site. I am working on a new site for a client and this is something that they want to do.  That means that I need to learn how to do it! WordPress and Google make it quite easy to set up.  I am [...]

Wordsmith Solutions provides web site design, maintenance and multimedia (audiovisual) solutions for small businesses, churches and individuals. Are you curious about the newest rave on the internet – BLOGS? Do you have a writer inside trying to get out but do not have an outlet? A web log otherwise known as a blog may be [...]

WordPress has added the ability to automatically upgrade with one click.  I had been using the WordPress Automatic Upgrade plugin but that functionality has been built in now.  This is a great addition.  I am on a satellite connection and have slow and unreliable upload speeds. When I tried to use the new automatic upgrade [...]

I have been testing the plugin WP Ecommerce.  There are many options to allow customization.  The basic setup is quite simple.  However, there are some basic things like displaying the store page that are less than intuitive. The basic version is free.  It probably has enough options to meet my needs at this point.  The [...]

The newest version of WordPress is out – version 2.7.  It is said to be much faster.  The admin panel has been completely redone.  I have only used it a couple of minutes but already like the look and feel of it. If you don’t use the Automatic Upgrade plugin you are missing out.  I [...]