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Proof reading in word press

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Turn off proof reading in wordpress ( How to )

This new nifty feature  is a good addition  to  wordpress if you suffer from the TYPO disease or then simply type too fast for your own good . Word press will now proof read all those typos and spelling mistakes  and grammar as well.

wordpress proof reading feature

And surely proof reading  will make your blog more professional. But bloody bloody Damn, i turned it on on my recipe blog  and BOOM i saw a lott of red  and so  did my wordpress proof reading app with lot of the unknown recipe ingredients immediately underline with red.

Solution turn off wordpress proof reading

But not so easy , as this was the first time i activated it it was hard to find to tun off , with my bad memory. I forgot – Here is here you go to de-activate it – > USERS  –> YOur profile ADMIN  –> Untick Proof reading

IN SHORT

Q:When I press Update – I always get a message that the “Proofreader” has suggestions for my post. The spell check is OK, but I do not like the proofreader’s attempts to change what I have written. How can I disable this ?

ANS:

Users > Personal Settings > Proofreading.

Obiviously you can see this post is the proof of my typos and this feature not being turned on ..but soon it will be ADIOS..good luck

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Backup Your wordpress blog in 30 seconds

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Its really that Easy!! if  you are looking for a quick solution from word press itself to back up your blog , this is it  !! It will save you hours of heartache later if something goes wrong, But there are much more  detailed back up options available as well if you want.

Simple wordpress  export backup in xml file

The quickest way to back up your  wordpress blog is to  use the export function in wordpress admin panel itself,  under the tools section. Check the pic below

wordpress simple and full database backup

Be warned though it only back ups on post, pages and comments and does not back up the photos. You can also do a Ftp back up of the images folder  to complement this.

I wouldn’t recommend this backup options if your blog has big/many posts. I you try to back up your blog with the export feature and you have many post you can end up with a xml file bigger than 10Mb.

Get the WordPress Database Backup plugin for  a more detailed backup

A more detailed backup can be done using the WordPress Database Backup plugin shown above and below also in pic. This plug-in is pretty good as you can either choose to back up  the database to your computer ( no messing around in cpanel or hosting login) or schedule a backup to be sent regularly to email as well.

wordpress database backup plugin

 

Here are some more links for wordpress database back up

 

http://codex.wordpress.org/Restoring_Your_Database_From_Backup

How To Backup Your WordPress Blog In Three Easy Steps

Restoring Your Database From Backup

Get your wordpress in turbo mode

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WP Turbo has just been launched and is a brand new “wordpress auto blogging software”. what it can do, just Install wpturbo plugin in your wordpress blog, sit back and relax to see the revenue growth from your blog. WP Turbo is an auto blogging plugin for WordPress ( This plug-in  follows from the  last release of  Wp Answers which  also is a good plugin that i recommend from this developer oliver).

WP Turbo, WordPress Auto Blogging Software

With  “Wordpres Turbo” or wp turbo, you can Create niche blogs on any subject  or you can just mix in videos, music, affiliate products and more to get more traffic and revenue from your blog. Using this plugin, even beginners can start to make a good income, without having to worry about technical stuff or content about their blogs.  This software automatically updates your blog, so you will have plenty of time to focus on your other blogs  or then other stuff

wp turbo admin panel settings

This is the wp turbo admin panel

Create a video blog, a lyrics website, a cookery site, a job listings board, a twitter aggregator, flash games portal orcoupon codes site. You name it and there’s a good chance “WPTurbo” can create it.

I know what You are thinking, there are already so many other solutions and software out there that can effectively generate blogs that will update themselves. However, there are many more key advantages that WP Turbo has over these old alternatives.
Whereas many other previous autoblogging programs only havge a single or a small handful of resources, WP Turbo pulls from multiple content sources. True, you won’t have much in terms of original content on the site, but you have to recognize that these niche sites were never really meant to be original.

Why do i like using  Wp Turbo?

Its Easy !! All you have to do, is insert some keywords from your website or (niche) and wp turbo will take care of the rest. Wp turbo will find content related to your keywords and automatically post to your blog. Its as simple as that! You can also see some Wp turbo demo sites over here.

Wp turbo has more than 20 modules, that are specific software’s that makes posts from different sources. It finds content in websites like twitter, YouTube, flickr, Amazon, eBay, freelancer, icodes, iTunes etc, 21 modules in total. You can mix the sources so that the content in your post will be unique.

What makes Wp Turbo so special is that you can also promote Clickbank, Itunes, Amazon, Ebay, Linkshare products easily. You have to insert your affiliate or promo ID from these networks and then just find  a subject or keyword for your website. Wp Turbo will find the content based on your configuration and will  automatically post and update your blog.

wp turbo yahoo news module wp turbo amazon clickbank affiliate modules

The “yahoo news module”  and other “affiliate settings panel” in wp turbo

Affiliate marketing has never been so easy!!! In just a couple of minutes, you can create a website about Digital cameras. For example you can use  the Amazon module of Wpturbo and the  description , image and price will be taken directly from Amazon.com.   you can just sit back and relax while visitors to your blog or website  clicks and purchase a product you get a percentage on that sale.

How much does it cost?

The regular price is $149, but after you add it to your cart, you can enter “WPAFLAUNCH678″ as a coupon code , bringing your net price down a further 10%.. Use this link to get a discount or use:

WP TURBO COUPON CODE & Download Link

You will get 10% off using this coupon

wp turbo discount coupon

WP Turbo coupon code: WPAFLAUNCH678

This is a Wp Turbo review website. Click here to go to the official website – WPTurbo or you can buy the software from here – > WP Turbo plugin.

Once you Purchase WPTurbo, you will receive your files instantly after payment.You will receive the plugin files and an activation code via email immediately

Make your website faster with CDN

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One of the best way to speed up the loading  time of your blog or website  is by using a Content Delivery Network or CDN. What a CDN does is distribute your blog content to hundreds of servers around the world instead of just one making it load in seconds. It works a bit like the bit torrent principle.

With most normal web hosting, your blog or website is housed in a single shared or dedicated server. Most web hosts try to locate their data centers tospeedy mirror CDN Fast loading website blog logo be as central to as much of the population as possible with most mainly being in the US.

For example, Bluehost has their headquarters in the US but their servers could be in INDIA. This provides good load time for the majority of readers from INDIA but not necessarily the  readers further away in the US or Australia on the other side of the world. A Content Delivery Network fixes this problem.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A content delivery network or content distribution network (CDN) is a system of computers containing copies of data, placed at various points in a network so as to maximize bandwidth for access to the data from clients throughout the network. A client accesses a copy of the data near to the client, as opposed to all clients accessing the same central server, so as to avoid bottlenecks near that server.

Make slow loading websites faster with CDN

By bringing all  your Blog content closer to your readers’ nearest connection point, your blog will have much quicker load  times and less wait time for your readers. A faster loading site not only makes your visitors happy, it will also help you rank better with Google.

A large part of good seo Now takes into consideration load time as well, specially noticed by search engines like google which can also affect your ranking if the load time is slow for your blog. A  fast loading blog will definitely help rank your blog higher than a slow loading blog.

How To Get a Speedy CDN Service for FREE

Until recently, only big sites used Content Delivery Networks because they were quite expensive. However, with advances in technology, it is now possible for even the smallest blog take advantage of the increased speed potential offered by a CDN. Thank to a service call Speedy Mirror, you can now get it for FREE!

Speedy Mirror is just that. The service takes the content of your blog and mirrors it across a network of servers around the world making it easy for a person in India  or Australia or Canada  to get quick acesss to your blog like it was just next door. This ensures that no matter where you readers are, they will be getting the quickest load time possible. The best thing about the service is you can try it for free.

With Speedy Mirror’s current offer  you can set up a CDN for your blog for free and use the service for up to 50GB of data transfer. Depending on how much data your blog consumes, this can last you from ten days  to over a year. Once the 50GB is used up, you can stop using it or you can purchase more data at only 3.5 cents per gig. This is the lowest CDN price I’ve found on the Net (MaxCDN starts at 9.9 cents per gig).

How To Set Up a Speedy Mirror CDN service

speedy mirror-setup

Sign up for a free account at Speedy Mirror. You will get sent a confirmation Email, Once you confirm your email address, you’ll be able to log into the control panel and set up a new mirror. You can set up as many mirrors as you like for as many blogs as you like. Just click the Mirrors link and then click the Add New Mirror button.

Give a name for your new mirror and enter the URL of your blog then hit the Detect and Save button. Within a few seconds, your mirror will be ready to use. Further instructions are available at the website

Install W3 Total Cache for easy CDN USE

After setting up your mirror, the next thing you have to do is install a wordpress  free plugin called  W3 Total Cache. W3 Total Cache offers transparent Content Delivery Network integration.

Even if you don’t plan to use a CDN service, I recommend you install W3 Total Cache on your blog.It’s the best caching software for WordPress that I’ve ever used.

w3 cache setup for CDN

From the General Settings of the W3 Total Cache control panel, enable CDN and choose Mirror as the CDN Type. Save the changes then go to the CDN Settings page and scroll down until you get to Configuration. Enter the URL to your Speedy Mirror blog and click Add CNAME. Click the Test Mirror button to make sure it’s working then save the changes.

Your blog is now mirrored around the world!

Before and After Test Results

Using the Website Speed Test tool at iWeb Tool, you can measure  the before  and after speed tests on your blog which will show the huge difference in loading times.

Because Speed Mirror is free to start, there is absolutely no reason why you should not use it. Setting up an account is free, the first 50GB of data is free and W3 Total Cache is free. This is by far the best free way  to test it to see the benefit before you opt for a full paid account.

Speedy Mirror Affiliate Program – Earn 10% for Life

Anyone who signs up for a Speedy Mirror is automatically eligible to be part of their affiliate program.

Click Here Set Up Your Free Speedy Mirror CDN

Best free WordPress 3.0 themes

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WordPress 3.00 has just been released , but there are still not a lot of “wordpress 3.00 theme” makers catching up with the new release  and we are yet  to see most of the  theme makerd upgrade their existing  themes to make use of the new features.

 

 

Download wordpress 3.0 theme

Getting free wordpress 3.o themes or even normal  wordpress themes are not hard , if you just type “wordpress 3.0 theme  download” in Google UK or torent sites  you would get some sites  hosting some free and free premium  themes , but  word press 3  themes have not been released in the market and it is not advisable  to get themes from these places because sometimes they have some  malicious code inserted by  malicious people.

The new flexibility in the  menu links , picture  background for the top bar  and multi – user functionality of the new wordpress 3.0 are good features released in this new version. catch more on this here , and here and here.

Free wordpress 3.0 themes

1. Morning After – WordPress magazine-styled theme, with more than 100,000 downloads to date it is also by far the most popular. It is now fully WP 3.0 compatible.
The Morning After Home


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2. Structure is a WP 3.0 theme available in four variants, all based on an attractive and effective minimalist style. This theme will integrate seamlessly with any established blog.
Structure Home
Live Demo

3. Default WordPress 3.0 theme.
Twenty Ten
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4. The premium quality Magazeen theme is a two column magazine layout and style, its been designed with the main focus being on typography, grids and its overall magazine-feel.
Magazeen Home
Live Demo

Wordpress Theme

Download & Details |  Demo

5. Gadget is one of the Best and nice finish  theme available for WordPress 3.0 right now and good for a gadget or personal blog.
Gadget Home
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Word Press 3.02 Themes – Links found on net

Please check to see if some of them are truly  wordpress 3.0 enabled as some  have been reported to not be fully compliant word press 3.0 enabled themes. The good ones will be definitely  saying they are fully word press 3,0 enabled on their respective websites.