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Wordpress plugin: Login Logger – Keep tabs on your users/authors.

Login Logger v 0.1 keeps track of recent logins to Wordpress for all users, as well as all failed logins. It records username, time, IP address and how long since each login attempt as well as time since last active for each user. These tables can be accessed from the Users menu, and the list of failed logins can be cleared at any time.

My default WordPress setup: 17 must-have plugins – Another list of the plugins you should have.

Recently I took a look at the numerous WordPress blogs I maintain and decided to extract some of the best plugins I use across them. They range from spam management to reporting and stats to authentication and better overall functionality.

Adding a Creative Commons License to Your WordPress Blog – Something I ought to get around to doing.

I looked at the Creative Commons License web site, and I found instructions to add the commons license to Blogger, Moveable Type and Typepad, but not WordPress. So I figured I would ‘get er done’ and just do it myself. Have additional questions, check the FAQ for the Creative Commons License. There is also some quick code and logos on the WordPrss site that can be added to your blog.

Creating a Print Stylesheet for Your WordPress Website – Paper? What’s that?

One detail often overlooked by WordPress theme creators and the bloggers who use them is the value of the print stylesheet. The importance of the screen stylesheet (the CSS included with every WordPress theme) is not even up for discussion: it’s necessary. I would like to see the print stylesheet go that direction as well.

Blogging – How to set up a blog for your small business – Not strictly speaking a WordPress article.

The reality is that a blog is just a way of communicating to your audience. For a business it can be an excellent and cost effective way to keep in touch with customers and potential customers. It’s particularly good for showing expertise in your field.

The 20 Commandments of the Blogging Bible – First a codex, now a bible.

This bible is not limited to WordPress bloggers. I believe every blogger must read these 20 commandments.

Wordpress Comes to Facebook – Finally. Boy, I’d been waiting for this.

Late last night Wordpress launched a new Facebook application. The application makes it easy for you to share your blog on your profile and with your friends. Also, there is a single page that displays your friend’s recent wordpress.com posts. Also, any of your blog comments will show up on your profile page.

dDeviantArt Plugin – While we’re talking plugins.

The plugin allows you to either set a RSS feed of the Deviations you want to display, Or allows you to set the Search Criteria when defining a page/widget, This allows anyone to quickly set up the item to display as they please.

Create iPhone-optimized themes in WordPress – Ah, but how to test it?

If you have your own install of WordPress, it’s easy to make an iPhone-optimized theme for your blog — without changing anything for non-iPhone users. This info might be useful for anyone building web sites with other tools as well.

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