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WordPress Fundamentals for Newbies

Feb 10th, 2009
WordPress Fundamentals for Newbies
Lot of times I get messages in my inbox about simple WordPress questions like how to configure a certain plugin to work with a certain theme so that gave me an idea to write an article about WordPress fundamentals (for newbies). I made a quick sketch in Paint, of what I feel is a diagram of  whole fundamental inner workings of a WordPress blog.Basically it means that WordPress consists of three elements: WordPress core, plugins and themes.
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Ultimate solution to weird UTF character encoding problem

Nov 26th, 2008
Due to different formats of storing characters in the database, sometimes you may encounter problem with strange characters (like —) appearing in your WordPress posts. This can especially happen when moving the site to a different server, a process during which your database needs to be exported and imported. There are several ready solutions to this problem like modifying the character set before and after the database restore as described in this article.
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How to move WordPress site to another server with zero downtime

Sep 28th, 2008
How to move WordPress site to another server with zero downtime
Here is step-by-step tutorial on how to move your WordPress site with zero downtime.Backup the database from the old site and import it to the new site. Pay attention to database names. Change your wp-config.php in the old site to point to the database on the new site. Your old site will now run using database based on the new site and once you change the names ervers new site will have the up to date database.
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You Don’t Mess With Other Peoples Websites!

Sep 14th, 2008
You Don’t Mess With Other Peoples Websites!
The moment in Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction", when John Travolta says "You just don't mess with other peoples cars" implying what he would do to a guy who did, shows exactly how I felt this morning when I found out about new hacking attack on my site. Discovering the threat First clue was a comment from a reader saying that Chrome browser issues a security warning while viewing my site ( I also use Chrome I wonder why it didn't for me?).
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About Vladimir

vladimir prelovac Hi! My name is Vladimir Prelovac. I am a computer engineer by profession and an adventurer by state of mind.

"I would love to change the world, I just don't have the source code yet."

Books by Vladimir

WordPress Plugin Devleopment Book WordPress Plugin Development: Beginner's Guide

Published by Packt Publishing, available online through Amazon. Click the image for more information.

Consulting Services

Professional WordPress solutions based on custom developed plugins and themes

Expert on-site WordPress SEO consulting and an 'out-of-the-box thinking' approach to problems