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Entries Tagged as 'Site News'

A Better Reader Feedback System?

July 29th, 2007 · No Comments

Are Reader Comments Necessary?
WordPress and other CMS platforms all come with built-in systems for readers to leave comments about an article. Though each system is slightly different, it’s typical that a reader can leave their name, an email address, a URL, and their comment. Either immediately or after being moderated (to check for relevance and [...]

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Get A Site Back Into One-Click

May 28th, 2007 · No Comments

Dreamhost provides a simple install and upgrade process for several popular software packages, including WordPress, phpBB, Advanced Poll, ZenCart, MediaWiki, Joomla, Gallery, and WebCalendar. If you follow their instructions, it works pretty well.
When One-Click Loses You
Unfortunately, the system provides no way to make One-Click aware of installations that it did not originally perform. For example, [...]

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