Website Content Management Systems

A lot of websites today are run with content management systems (CMS) because it offers a lot of advantages against hand coding every page from a template or stylesheet. CMS opens up dynamic content creation and functionality with just a few clicks - making it a perfect solution for website beginners and experts alike.

Vacation can be Hard

Security issues and website suspensions can happen at the worst time - Especially if you leave the country for a week or more on vacation. Here’s my horror story and how I plan to relax next time I’m going on holiday.

Adding Google Search to Wordpress Websites

I have added a Google search function for the site, so I am posting a walk-through tutorial chronically the process. Implementing a money-making on-site search engine might be easier than you think!

CMS Templates Make a Fresh Start Easy

Another new template for WebsiteBuildingBiz - Why CMS templates make a fresh start so easy to accomplish and when you know you need a new look

Now Using a Modified Defusion Theme for Wordpress

Credits for the people who did the really hard work and a brief explanation of the steps I took to modify Defusion to this current form

Wordpress - Benefits and Problems of Category Based Configuration

Why have I set up Wordpress to organize posts by category? Why use a static front page? A little bit about the benefits and problems of this particular categorical organization

Adding a Forum to WebsiteBuildingBiz

Adding a PHPBB3 forum to Websitebuilding.biz. A bit about the CMS and promoting a new community with incentives.

Wordpress Plugins I Use and Recommend

My favorite three Wordpress plugins - if you want to keep things simple, this is all you will ever need. Of course, there are thousands of other great addons for whatever kind of crazy website plans you can come up with!

How to Install Pligg on Dreamhost

Guide to installing Pligg on Dreamhost - anyone can set up this content management software with just following the directions on screen and a few clicks

Pligg sites crashing, getting spammed, and attacked

Quite a few Pligg sites have been having a hard time - apparently its not just me. Make sure you know what goes into keeping Pligg running and secure

Upgrade Early, Backup Often - How I learned the hard way

A website should provide a long term investment, but security vulnerabilities and a failure to upgrade software or backup data can lead to sudden and total loss

Dreamhost one-click software choices

Here’s a list of software that can be quickly and easily installed on a Dreamhost shared hosting account. Read about the software’s capabilities and what types of websites you can build with them.

One click installs on Dreamhost - Advanced mode with no code

A guide to the “Advanced Mode” of Dreamhost’s one-click install. Don’t let the name scare you: There’s absolutely no programming or coding involved. In fact, you’ll just need to fill out one form with information that you mostly make up as you go along. The trick? Write it down and follow this picture-based guide!

Tips for Surviving the Digg Effect on Shared Hosting

Surviving the Digg effect by optimizing your CMS and website content. Tips to stay online with shared hosting with tons of traffic

WordPress Install on BlueHost Fantastico (10 min.)

Want to start a website that is easy to update, doesn’t require any coding or designing, and allows users to leave comments? I’ll show you how to do it in 10 minutes on Bluehost - no experience necessary!

Don’t Program? Use CMS

Building websites isn’t restricted to hard-core college-trained computer programmers. These geniuses went one step better than building websites: They’ve built software that the rest of us can use to quickly and easily build websites of our own. For giving us would-be webmasters CMS, I say “Thank you!”