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Install WordPress On Ubuntu Locally With LAMP

• March 7, 2013
• Sourav K
• 1 Comment

We've covered how to install WordPress on a Mac and Windows environment. So why should our favorite Linux based OS be left out? Here's a tutorial that will show you how to install WordPress on Ubuntu. Please note that this installation is valid for all flavors of Ubuntu including 10.02 LTS and later. (If you're using an even older version, its time for an upgrade!) For a greater part of the installation process, we're going to use an excellent terminal…

Create Your Own WordPress User Contact Fields

• March 5, 2013
• Remi
• 7 Comments

Today I created a new plugin for you. A plugin that deals with users contact methods. Basically when you edit a user in the administration, there's a "contact information" block. Well, I'd like to show you how to add your own fields there, and to go a bit further, how to show (or not) these new fields on the registration page. Here is a preview of what we're going to create: [caption id="attachment_26643" align="alignnone" width="559"] New user fields on edit…

My 7 Favorite WordPress Plugins (That You May Not Have Heard Of)

• March 4, 2013
• Tom Ewer
• 30 Comments

There are few things I love more than discovering a great new WordPress plugin. I have tested literally hundreds in my capacity as a blogger and WordPress writer but it doesn't get old when you discover something fresh. With that in mind I thought I would do a roundup of my favorite WordPress plugins that you may not have heard of. If you've been a WordPress user for more than a few weeks you'll know all about the usual suspects…

10 Common WordPress Theme Issues & How To Fix Them

• February 27, 2013
• AJ Clarke | WPExplorer
• 45 Comments

There are thousands of forum posts opened everyday not only on WordPress.org but also on other forums and of course nearly every theme developer's support site regarding very common issues that can be solved very quickly and easily. I'm sure theme developers and community members are pretty board of answering these questions over and over again, so I've decided to write the following post which addresses some of the most common WordPress theme issues so you can bookmark it and…

Installing WordPress On Windows Locally With WAMP

• February 25, 2013
• Sourav K
• 13 Comments

Wouldn't it be great if you could install and use WordPress on your PC while coding or testing a new theme or plugin? Of course it would! In this tutorial I'm going to show you how to install WordPress in Windows using this great free software called WAMP. You won't be needing an active internet connection after this - but who am I kidding, internet is like oxygen to us! So lets get started. You're going to need the latest…

A Real Life Case Study in Selling Digital Downloads on Your Blog

• February 20, 2013
• Tom Ewer
• 4 Comments

Back in October 2012 I reviewed the WordPress plugin Easy Digital Downloads here on WPExplorer. At the time I had a good tinker with the plugin and concluded that it was the best solution for selling digital downloads directly from your blog that I was aware of. Fast forward four months and I am ready to put my money where my mouth is. I released an information product in late October and up until a few days ago had been…

CSSIgniter Premium WordPress Themes Giveaway (Over)

• February 20, 2013
• Kyla
• 70 Comments

CSSIgniter has generously given us 10 Premium WordPress Theme Memberships to giveaway to WPExplorer readers! Each 1-year membership gives you access to every single theme on the site plus any themes they add over the next 12 months (a $39 value!). There are so many great themes to choose from - you'll want to enter for a chance to win every day so don't forget to keep coming back! A Little About CSSIgniter CSSIgniter was founded by Gerasimos Tsiamalos and…