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Installed plugins page

I saw this on another blog and decided I wanted to do the same thing.  I created a page that lists all the plugins I’ve currently got activated on this site.  Visit it if you have any interest in WordPress plugins and you want to see how I use them.
Related postsBlueprint - WordPress Theme ReviewAquaGreen [...]

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Category Cloud Widget - WordPress Plugin Review

I’ve always liked how sites like Flickr displays tags or categories. Categories with more photos are displayed larger, while categories with fewer photos are displayed smaller. It’s a great way to see at a glance which categories have more content. This display model is commonly known as a cloud.
The Category Cloud Widget plugin implements this [...]

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My WordPress Plugin Review Criteria

In addition to evaluating themes for WordPress, I’ve also been evaluating plugins.  Plugins allow you to modify the behavior of your site in interesting ways.  Some examples include checking for spam comments, displaying categories in a “cloud”, allowing users to email a post, etc.  I will attempt to catalog my observations in posts with the [...]

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Launching apps & games from Vista Media Center (VMC), Part 1

I haven’t spent much time yet writing about the home theater PC I assembled.  I’m using a combination of Windows Media Center (in Windows Vista Ultimate) and Beyond TV from SnapStream Media.  There’s a terrific web site providing user and some Microsoft assistance for Media Center at TheGreenButton.com.  It’s a great place to troubleshoot problems [...]

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BlueBreak - WordPress Theme Review

Overall Grade: B

Theme URI:
http://theundersigned.net

Description:
A black/blue one-column theme by the undersigned available for free. The theme is released under GPL and you may modify it as much as you like, though I will appreciate if you keep the “designed by” link in the footer.

Version:
1.0

Author:
The undersigned

Author URI:
http://theundersigned.net

Widget-aware:
Yes (with caveats)

Shows tagline:
Yes

Shows counts:
No

Hierarchical categories:
Yes

Things I like:

Simple - very little to distract your attention.
Good contrast.
Tagline [...]

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Azurio - WordPress Theme Review

Overall Grade: C+

Theme URI:
http://www.ktalks.com

Description:
Two column Blog Layout

Version:
1.0

Author:
Agent K

Author URI:
http://www.ktalks.com

Widget-aware:
No

Shows tagline:
Yes

Shows counts:
No

Hierarchical categories:
No

Things I like:

Fairly clean look.
Decent contrast, although brown isn’t as good as black on a white background.  It could be that the fonts are too small.
Tagline is displayed.
Links to pages are displayed in the header.
Blockquote are displayed with shading.
Posts are separated from one another by horizontal lines so the [...]

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Ad Clerum - WordPress Theme Review

Overall Grade: B-

Theme URI:
http://www.refueled.net/wordpress-themes

Description:
“Ad Clerum” is a Latin phrase which means: “To the clergy.” Perfect theme for churches or other non-profits.  Free support is offered through our Forums.

Version:
1.5

Author:
Refueled

Author URI:
http://www.refueled.net

Widget-aware:
Yes

Shows tagline:
Yes

Shows counts:
No

Hierarchical categories:
Sort of

Things I like:

Very clean look.
Good contrast.
Posts are separated from one another by horizontal lines so the eye is naturally drawn to the boundaries of each post.
Graphics at the [...]

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2cDarkGrey - WordPress Theme Review

Overall Grade: B

Theme URI:
http://www.gfxedit.com

Description:
A 2 Column Dark Grey Theme from GFXedit.com

Version:
1.1

Author:
Sreejith

Author URI:
http://www.sr-ultimate.com

Widget-aware:
No

Shows tagline:
No

Shows counts:
Yes

Hierarchical categories:
No

Things I like:

Very clean look.
Good contrast.
Posts are separated from one another by horizontal lines so the eye is naturally drawn to the boundaries of each post.
Block quotes are displayed with a shaded background.  It doesn’t shade internal block quotes differently, but it does display a border [...]

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My WordPress Theme Review Criteria

I’ve been evaluating themes for WordPress to find just the right theme for the different blogs I’ve created.  However, it seems that just about every theme I’ve tried has issues.  I will attempt to catalog my observations in posts with the WordPress Themes category.  Here are some things that I look for when I evaluate [...]

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Configuring WordPress

There are a number of things I do to just about every WordPress site I create.  You might ask how many do I create since I’ve just started with it.  Well, 6 so far and I’m seeing other uses for it all the time.
Change the password
The first thing I do is I change the password [...]

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