Make it easier for your readers to share the URL of your posts by integrating the TinyURL service into your blog. A demonstration of the final product can be seen by scrolling to the bottom of this page. In order to follow this tutorial successfully, access to PHP will be needed. Additionally, we will be using the TinyURL API so make sure your content follows their Terms of Service agreement. The guide below is made for Self-hosted WordPress blogs. However, the code is simple enough to be modified and used on any other platform.
Within the last month alone, I have had two clients who lost their entire website after a script kiddie exploited a security vulnerability in the CMS framework they were using. Since no data backup was made by either the clients or their hosts, the relatively simply task of restoring the data was out of the question. What should have taken a maximum of 20 minutes in turn took 6+ hours as, data needed to be manually typed up, templates needed to be configured to the client’s preference and required scripts needed to be installed. Depending on the complexity of the site, the time frame could have been significantly longer and costly. In this guide, I will go through the process of generating and restoring backups via Cpanel or the administrative panel of a CMS platform such as WordPress. Although this guide is aimed at novice & intermediate users, expert users can contribute by leaving additional tips in the comments section of the article.
Please Note: Development on this plugin is currently on hold due to lack of time. Expect MASSIVE update soon.
I am proud to announce the release of our first plugin, Multiuser ad management for the WordPress platform. The plugin is ideal for blogs with multiple authors and acts as an incentive for making quality posts. When the add-on is enabled, users will have full control over the advertisements displayed on their own posts. Using a space preallocated by the blog administrator, authors will be able to display various forms of advertisements in addition to accepting Paypal donations. This, in turn will also motivate writers to increase the frequency and quality of posts in order to reach a higher popularity and maximize the ability to monetize. Since this is our first attempt at a WordPress plugin, the installation process is still a bit rough. In this post, I will take you through the entire installation and configuration process (it’s rather short) to make implementation as easy as possible. We truly hope you enjoy using the plugin. Depending on the popularity, new features will continuously be added as needed by our users.
