WordPress

In April 2009, I wrote: “The only reason we switched ylcf.org over to WordPress was so we could have pages and blog posts. I’m sure I’ll learn to love WordPress’ many other customizable features. But so far, I miss a lot of Blogger’s automation. Some of which, of course, could be found in WordPress.com–while, granted, losing much of the customizability.”

The truth is, Blogger (and WordPress.com) do everything for you, but with WordPress.org, you have to do everything. Which would mean Blogger is like our government is and WordPress.org is like the founders intended it to be.

But I’ve learned to appreciate WordPress’ features a whole lot more in the years since I began using it…

• Favorite WordPress Plugins
  a run-down on the best of the best that I’ve found
  
• Switching to WordPress?
  Click here for step-by-step directions.
  Learn how easy it is to keep from losing your feed readers!
• Changing WordPress Hosts?
  It was almost too easy–find out how I did it.

WordPress Links

• BlueHost
  Best tech support and most highly recommended WordPress host around.  (Disclosure: I’m an affiliate.)
  
• WP Beginner
  Everything WP–much more simply put than the WP help pages themselves!

The Power of Child Themes

• How to Make a Child Theme for WordPress
• How to Create a WordPress Child Theme
• How to Protect Your WordPress Theme Against Upgrades
• Use a WordPress Child Theme to Redesign Your Blog