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How to make a post sticky

25th February 2010 Web & PC stuff, Wordpress posts, sticky post, wordpress by Matt

It’s surprisingly easier than I thought it would be – and after a quick search with our friend Google, I found the answer.

In versions of WordPress after 2.7, there’s a new option that’s been added to make posts sticky.

It’s not in the full add or edit post option, but when you go to the quick edit post option you’ll see a little checkbox there for making the post sticky.

Of course, all this does is make sure your post stays at the top of the page – which is kind of handy to ensure that, on your homepage at least, there is a consistent message available.

Marketing, business and web skills

24th February 2010 Careers, General, Marketing, News, Web & PC stuff, Wordpress business consultancy, business services, graphic design, Marketing, marketing consultancy, marketing services, organisational health check, research, web design by Matt

So this web site is now a handy place for me to keep everything that I do online ordered and accessible, as well as test various online technologies and functionality.

My skills and experience includes:

Marketing – strategic & tactical marketing plans, advertising, etc.
Business & organisational health checks
Web design – HTML, PHP, Joomla, WordPress, others…
Graphic design – predominantly Photoshop – covering print and advertising design, business graphics, logos, invitiations, anything really…
Research – predominantly secondary, desk-based research – but also including advice and consultancy on alternative options and sources of information
Recruitment – how to recruit, services available, routes to market, CV writing advice, careers management and consultancy work, recruitment web sites, etc.
Social media marketing – just starting here (late, I know), but, watch this space…

Theme authenticity checker for WordPress

24th February 2010 Web & PC stuff, Wordpress security, tac, themes, wordpress by Matt

There are loads of free themes available out there – some that look very professional with some excellent features and some that are, by comparison, amateurish. However, not all of these self-billed premium themes are all they seem to be.

Often they can include encrypted text and/or embedded links – so it’s worth checking these out if you’re considering implementing them in to your web design.

An absolutely invaluable tool for achieving this is the Theme Authenticity Checker for WordPress.

You can get a copy HERE