Archive for the ‘WordPress’ Category

Ardamis in 2012 – new look, more microdata, faster code

Ardamis.com is starting out 2012 with a new look, better structured data markup, and a revamped anti-spam system.

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A cache-friendly method for reducing WordPress comment spam

A safe-for-cached-pages method of filtering out spam comments by requiring at least some time to have passed between the time the page is loaded and the form is submitted.

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How to fix the “PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined function get_header()” error in WordPress

Fix the “PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined function get_header()” error in WordPress.

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Online tools for detecting malware on web sites

Online tools for detecting infections on web sites and for identifying vulnerabilites.

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Sitelinks are back on Ardamis

Ardamis.com once again has three Google sitelinks, as it did in mid-2009, and is approaching two million inbound links.

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A massive reduction in the number of spam comments

How to reduce the number of spam comments that make it into your WordPress database without annoying your visitors.

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How to speed up WordPress

How to speed up WordPress by reducing HTTP requests and database look ups, using a faster mod_rewrite code, and shrinking the size of the database.

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How to compress .php, .css and .js files without mod_gzip or mod_deflate

How to speed up page load times by compressing .php, .css and .js files on Apache web hosts that do not have mod_gzip or mod_deflate enabled.

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My favorite themeforest.net WordPress templates

A collection of my favorite themeforest.net WordPress templates, mostly intended for web designers or graphics-related businesses.

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Using timestamps to reduce WordPress comment spam

The method described in this post uses PHP to generate the timestamps. If your site is using a caching plugin, the timestamps will be stale, and this method will not work. I’m working on a new method using JavaScript for sites that use page caching. In this post, I’ll explain how to reduce the amount [...]

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