The popular blog tool and publishing platform, Wordpress is now available in version 3.0. The Wordpress team named it as WordPress 3.0 “Thelonious” and it is in fact "the thirteenth major release of WordPress and the culmination of half a year of work by 218 contributors".  Indeed, version 3.0 has introduced several major changes/additions to the platform and here are 5 important ones that y... more.

It is often a problem for bloggers to get their blog posts shared across the web, mainly due to the lack of knowledge on Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Some bloggers spent hours creating quality posts only to realise the post could not read the global readers via search engines or blog directories. Well, fear not, there are a lot of online tools to help you solve this problem, and one of those ... more.

A more mobile friendly website not only allows you to reach a larger range of mobile phone users, it also allows your readers to load your pages much faster and of course save some bucks on telco charges for data usage. While there are several ways to make your web pages more mobile friendly, I have compiled 5 top ways to do so. WPtouch More than just a plugin, WPtouchTM  is a mobile them... more.

Let's face it, handling Google AdSense placement on your Wordpress-powered blogs can be a hassle at times especially when your theme is not AdSense-friendly. I have searched the Wordpress plugin repository and compiled 7 plugins that could make your life easier. These plugins would help you manage your ads better, put them in better places and of course make more money. :) 1. WP Simple AdSense... more.

Just received email from WordCamp Malaysia team that the registration for the 1st ever WordCamp in Malaysia is now open. The details on this can be obtained from the official website later today. The event will be held at Cititel Mid Valley, Kuala Lumpur on 22nd of May 2010, 9am – 5PM. And to those registering for BarCamp KL 2010, you'll be given special registration rate as well.   ... more.

Having too many widgets on the sidebar can affect the loading speed of your Wordpress blog. And sometimes, a certain widget is only needed for a specific page or post, especially for advertisements. To solve that, you can use this very useful plugin by Kaspars Dambis, called "Widget Context". As the name suggest, it allows you to set when show or hide a widget. It allows a very good cust... more.

A friend of mine, who is also a blogger, gave me a panic call last week. Why? He screamed out loud: "My blog is gone! All gone!!". Well, he's not alone. Many bloggers enjoy the fun and art of blogging that they rarely pay attention to the technical  aspect of it. In my friend's case, it was his own fault because he accidentally deleted his blog folder (the case of mistaken identity ... more.

Being an open source blogging system, Wordpress is vulnerable to a lot of hacking and malware attacks particularly SQL injections. Of course, we need to be aware of these security issues as they will affect the success of the blog. Blogs with bad security are prone to constant attacks and lack of traffics. Not that I'm an expert, but I'm sharing a few tips and useful plugins that you might want to... more.

Most bloggers will be wondering why their posts do not appear on the first page of Google Blog Search engine when they are in fact appearing top on the list in various popular search engine. This is because unlike most other blog search engines, the Google version ranks the search results according to relevancy and not solely traffics.   Here are some tips given by Muhammad Saleem of 901a... more.