Categories, Tags, what's the difference?

WordPress has a built-in ability to assign both categories and tags to your blog posts (but not pages — this is one of the important differences between posts and pages).

So, what exactly are categories? What are tags? What are they used for, and what’s the difference?

What categories and tags do for you [...]

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April 14th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , | Category: WordPress How-To's | Comments are closed

Do I really need WordPress? Can't I just start with Blogger?

This question comes straight from the mailbag:

Is it okay to just start on Blogger? I tried WordPress but it frustrated the heck out of me.

I’m so glad you asked. It’s true that I’ve been hyping WordPress for its power, flexibility, and ease of use. But there are a couple of practical barriers [...]

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December 8th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , | Category: From the Mailbag | Comments are closed

Now you can get your WordPress installation with a cherry on top!

Due to popular demand, I now have three WordPress installation packages!

Yes, you can still buy the Original Crazy $39 WordPress installation — it’s just been renamed Plain Vanilla to make room for its fancier new siblings. This package is for DreamHost-hosted sites, and includes installation of a highly customizable theme (Atahualpa) and nine [...]

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November 20th, 2009 | Tags: , , | Category: Announcements, WordPress How-To's | Comments are closed

Congratulations, you are already a social media maven!

I’ve been thinking a lot about social media recently. It’s a huge buzzword, and I’ve gotten a lot of questions from My Right People about what it means, how to do it, and what to expect.

The kicker was a guy I met at an actual physical networking thing last week asked me “Have [...]

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June 2nd, 2009 | Tags: , , , | Category: Heart-Centered Tech Tips | 5 comments - (Comments are closed)
 
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