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 [...]

The newest version of WordPress is out.  Be sure to get yours.  

WordPress is my platform of choice when designing websites and blog sites.  This is a freeware/open source program that is continually being improved on.  This makes keeping websites based on WordPress up-to-date a challenge.  There is a plugin that solves this dilema. http://techie-buzz.com/wordpress-plugins/wordpress-automatic-upgrade-plugin.html Backs up the files and makes available a link to download it. [...]

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