Nivo Slider is an awesome JQuery image slider. You can use it standalone, or better, as a WordPress plugin (also available for other platforms, check the link below)

Current Features

• 9 unique transition effects
• Simple clean & valid markup
• Loads of settings to tweak
• Built in directional and control navigation
• Packed version only weighs 7kb
• Supports linking images
• Keyboard Navigation
• Free to use and abuse under the MIT license

Nivo Slider homepage

Nivo Slider is a post from: WordPress Ring

Read the full article here:

digwp.com/2010/07/optimizing-wordpress-permalinks/

A PDF version for archival purposes is here: Optimizing WordPress permalinks

Better permalinks is a post from: WordPress Ring

Install the plugin (you have two options, go direct to the plugin author page, or search for it inside WordPress Dashboard > Plugins > Add new > Search) and all is one. The next time you edit a page or Post you will have a field with the link option.

Author page: http://txfx.net/wordpress-plugins/page-links-to/

Add any link to your WordPress navigation menu with Page Links To is a post from: WordPress Ring

Where would I go on there to make the change, and how?

Please – no “portal” sites, “coder” sites (whatever that means) or “project management” sites. Thanks!

Best reply by dhvrm:

There are several “Recent Posts” plung-ins for WordPress, several of which use the name “Recent Posts”, so it’s difficult to determine which you are using.

Also, you don’t indicate if you have used the widget tool in the Dashboard to place the widget, or if you have hard-coded PHP to place it, which makes it difficult to tell you how to fix the issue.

Finally, without seeing the HTML being produced by the widget, we can’t tell you how to style the elements to reduce the spacing.

1. Get the actual name of the plugin. Better yet, post a link to it, either in the WordPress Codex or the developer’s site.

2. Repost this as a new question and include a link to your blog so we can see what it’s doing.

How to change line spacing in a WordPress widget? is a post from: WordPress Ring

Can you suggest some good ones?

Best reply by Ron:

Some Themes: http://smashapps.blogspot.com/2009/06/20-most-elegant-free-blogger-templates.html
Top 10 Template Generators for Blogs and Websites: http://mashable.com/2007/11/18/10-template-generators/

WordPress Blog Template Generator: http://www.teknobites.com/2007/11/02/wordpress-blog-template-generator/

How to Make WordPress Themes (video): http://themetation.com/2008/07/14/how-to-create-wordpress-themes-from-scratch-part-1/
Gallifrey Image Gallery WordPress Plugin: http://www.bin-co.com/blog/2009/07/gallifrey-image-gallery-wordpress-plugin/

Ron

Free wordpress portfolio/photography theme? is a post from: WordPress Ring

I think this approach is ok too for WordPress themes generation, so, here you have the link. And, in the eventual case this link is broken, here you have a copy of this tutorial in PDF format, directly from here.

via NetTuts+

From PSD to HTML, Building a Set of Website Designs Step by Step is a post from: WordPress Ring

Best reply by j k:

http://www.lonewolfdesigns.co.uk/create-wordpress-widgets/
http://www.emanueleferonato.com/2008/02/15/how-to-create-a-wordpress-widget/

How to make a WordPress widget? is a post from: WordPress Ring

Best reply by Darron Burow:

ONLY if your site is hosted on your own webhost! i.e your using the wordpress.org download and your sites at www.yoursite.com, NOT hosting on wordpress.com (i.e. yoursite.wordpress.com).

If so, Yes you can but you need to feel a little comfortable editing PHP or you’ll need to download the widget logic plugin: (Recommended)

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/widget-logic/

Each widget is different, but you’ll need to go to that specific active widget, edit the code to show the instance you want. or use the the plugin which will give you the optin to change where your widgets are displayed. Here are your choices:

Display only on the home page: is_home()
Display only on individual posts: is_single()
Display only on pages: is_page()
Display on archive pages (category, tag, etc.): is_archive()
Display on search results pages: is_search()
Display on all pages except the home page: !is_home()
Display on “this” or “that” page: is_page(‘this’) || is_page(‘that’)

If you need more help, or more specifics, you can reach me at my webrats blog site

http://webrats.wordpress.com

In WordPress, how can you use one widget to be displayed in a specific page? is a post from: WordPress Ring

Iv’e just recently started a blog and I was wondering if ive been correctly doing seo on my blog. my blog is profitablebusinessidea.wordpress.com. the reason why i ask this is because i don’t want to waste my time making this blog if i won’t get any traffic from it. anyone have any tips for me to improve my seo and eventually get a substantial amount of traffic?

Best reply by Bodrum Resort Guide:

since you are using wordpress, you can add one of the SEO plugins to your blog and then complete each section, like the title, keywords, title description on SEO plugin (I think it is called All in One SEO plugin) then you can post your articles. I have a new blog on http://www.createyouronlinebiz.com and you can email me if you have any questions.

Yeah. All-in-SEO is one of the best SEO plugins for WordPress around. We use it in this site too. Make attention to all options and sections, fill in the right fields and that’s all. Check your progress with a tool like IBP Optimizer or SEOPress (a devoted WordPress plugin for SEO too).

SEO WordPress question is a post from: WordPress Ring

Best reply by Mac Lover:

1st: Download the theme to your desktop, remember the location, extract it to a folder
2nd: Use your FTP software, such as core ftp and upload the theme to
wp-content/themes
3rd: Go to wordpress dashboard, u must login first and go to appearance/themes and activate your themes. Then you are good to go…

You must know how to upload things though. Hope that helps

Latest WordPress versions (from 2.9 and up) have the ability of installing new themes from the Dashboard, uploading a zip file. No FTP needed, so if you have a current WordPress version, the process is simply. Download the theme (usually a zip file), save it in a local folder in your computer, enter the admin area of your blog and use the Install theme option. Activate it and that’s all.

If you cannot upload a new theme in WordPress.com, use your own hosting. Some hosting companies offers very affordable plans nowadays.

Can I upload a theme to my free WordPress blog and how ? is a post from: WordPress Ring