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Tag: "feeds"

Replace WordPress default dashboard with custom feeds

| April 12, 2007 | 4 Comments

I never really look at the main page of my WordPress admin section. It is full of all sorts of stuff that I didn't ask to see, so I just ignore it. But why not put information there that you are interested in, or that helps you with your blogging? Previously ... View Post

Share your Shared items from Google Reader in your blog

| April 12, 2007 | 0 Comments

A little while ago one of the commenters here asked if I knew how to display shared items from Google Reader in a blog, such as in the sidebar. David Paul Robinson explains how to put a "clip" on your blog that contains your shared items. You could probably also use one of ... View Post

Netvibes vs. Google Reader – which is better?

| April 12, 2007 | 0 Comments

I love Netvibes. I've tried Google Reader and Homepage and found them clunkier and a bit trickier to use. But Google has a major advantage over Netvibes (unless I'm missing something): the Share option. Google Reader users can select to share items with others. This is useful for many ... View Post

You can offer a variety of feeds on your WordPress blog

| April 12, 2007 | 0 Comments

Lorelle has a whole explanation on how to provide more than just post and comment feeds on your blog. She explains how to add category feeds, with or without RSS icons, making them auto-discoverable, and even add customizable keyword search feeds. She also discusses whether it's ... View Post

Tip: add comments feed to header to attract more subscribers

| March 18, 2007 | 0 Comments

JohnTP.com quotes Everton who points out that following simple change that made the number of subscribrers to his comment feed jump overnight: Find the following code in your header.php file: <link rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml" title="<?php bloginfo('name'); ?> RSS Feed" ... View Post

FeedBurner modification to header.php

| March 15, 2007 | 2 Comments

After writing the following, Eric Olson from FeedBurner responded saying that the FeedBurner Plugin covers autodiscovery too, so there is no need to hack your header.php file to make sure that news readers are automatically redirected to your FeedBurner feed. You can see his comment below. I have diligently installed ... View Post