mySQL, the database behind WordPress, could possibly be called the ‘heart’ – after all, unless you ‘pour’ the mySQL data into the blog, it stays a static, lifeless site.

But in any case, mySQL is a very important part of WordPress, so it’s worth knowing a small amount about how it is organized, and how it’s used in WordPress.

The basics of mySQL are simple (at least as far as WordPress is concerned:

You set up a DATABASE, often in your administration panel (for cPanel users, that can be the …

When I did software consulting, I had a client who told me of a quote that stuck with me. It was a quote that motivated him when times were tough, and I’ve found it tremendously useful as well.

But before I introduce it, the reason for mentioning it: as you blog and try to succeed online, time can drag, and success can drag even more. Whether you are building blogs for affiliate income, using a blog to drive traffic to your site for business or sales, or trying to make …

I’ve been trying out a Firefox plugin for WordPress for the past few weeks. Created by Zemanta, it adds a few boxes to your WordPress blog’s Write panel in Admin – one for images and blog post links, another for keywords.

As you type in your WordPress Admin from your browser (it supports Firefox only), it monitors the text, and then goes out and gathers what it thinks is relevant information. It also scans your post, and suggests keywords for tagging.

At any point, you can add images from their …

I read a question on a forum about editing a theme – the design just “didn’t work” for the person, and he wanted significant changes.

This comes up quite often – despite WordPress having a huge selection of themes available (including MY theme at ABTheme.com), there’s need for customization, since everyone quite reasonably wants to personalize theirs.

So what to do? Here’s some guidelines:

Get a theme that’s ‘close’ to the look you want. I recommend going out and previewing themes until you find one that is almost dead on …

The April 2008 Issue of ‘The ActiveBlogging Report’ is ready.

Topics:

What’s New With ActiveBlogging

What’s New With WordPress – WordPress 2.5 Is WP 2.5 worth the wait – or should you wait a little longer? Here’s the scoop on upgrading to (or starting with) the latest version of WordPress.

What Is Adwords ‘Smart Pricing’ And How Can I Fix It? Smart Pricing is great for Adwords – but can kill an Adsense site. What is it, and is it the problem everyone seems to think it is?

What To …