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Rebecca Markowitz has built over 40 WordPress sites for clients as Web Marketing Manager and WordPress specialist at illuminea. illuminea is a Jerusalem-based boutique web agency. WPGarage shows my dedicated relationship with WordPress over the years - full of love, laughs, tears, growth and strong drinks. L'chaim!

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How to localize a Hebrew website’s Dashboard with WordPress Multisite

Rebecca Markowitz | November 15, 2011 | 2 Comments

Many of our clients request English and Hebrew websites and ever since WordPress 3.0 made WordPress Multisite a breeze to install, we've been using it so that clients can manage all their sites from one Dashboard.

Logically, our clients want the Hebrew website to have a Hebrew Dashboard. However, out of the box, WordPress Multisite defaults

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How to Re-enable and Allow Comments in Older Posts in WordPress

Rebecca Markowitz | November 15, 2011 | 1 Comment

We had a client come to us and ask how to re-enable comments on older posts. I started searching around and found 2 ways of allowing comments on many posts at once.

1. Use the built-in WordPress Bulk Edit feature.

This feature was introduced back in version 2.7 but only now did I fall in

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How to link author image to their previous posts in WordPress

Rebecca Markowitz | May 31, 2011 | 3 Comments

It seemed so simple and straightforward to link an author's image to their page of previous posts like http://wpgarage.com/author/Rebecca/. But for some reason I couldn't find the solution easily with the default WordPress template tags. Template tags that I had used last time I needed this functionality were deprecated.

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Allow Editor access level to add users in WordPress

Rebecca Markowitz | May 29, 2011 | 1 Comment

Recently, a client asked us to allow editors to add users on their WordPress site. They wanted this feature so that the site managers wouldn't be tempted to click on any of the settings, and possibly mess something up. I know this is super specific but it did come up for us so maybe ... View Post

Why I don’t like WordPress child themes and frameworks. Don’t be angry.

Rebecca Markowitz | May 26, 2011 | 32 Comments

I know that child themes and frameworks are all the rage. Especially since the release of TwentyTen. It's hard to find even one negative post about child themes on the web. I do understand that there are advantages to working with child themes, and they are very tempting. But. Not tempting enough. ... View Post

QuickTip: Show More Pages in your WordPress Dashboard

Rebecca Markowitz | May 12, 2011 | 2 Comments

I am totally in love with the Screen Options pull down tab in WordPress. I know it's been there for a few versions, but I never fully appreciated it until I started using the Show on Screen feature that lets you fill in how many pages you want to show in your list of ... View Post

Even More on 301 Redirects with WordPress, Primary Domains, Dummy Domains and Hostgator

Rebecca Markowitz | February 8, 2011 | 3 Comments

I wanted to redirect 2 domains. One of the domains, (let's call it olddomain.com), was listed as the primary domain with Hostgator. The other domain, (let's call it otherolddomain.com), was in a subdirectory of the primary domain. I thought I could just reuse the oh-so-easy 301 redirect that worked when we moved WordPressGarage.com ... View Post

Ad Manager WordPress plugin OIO Publisher Review

Rebecca Markowitz | May 27, 2010 | 4 Comments

In love! In love with a WordPress plugin! No, they're not paying me to say that, although I do have a coupon you could use if you feel like getting the plugin: OIO Publisher(affiliate link). I've been searching for a no-frills, easy to use ad management solution for WordPress for ages, and never ... View Post