I think we've established by now that I change my website about as often as I change my clothes. Something just happens to me, and I end up hating whatever my current theme looks like, and then it's off to the WordPress Theme Directory to pick through eleventy million...
So, I'd like to follow up my post on WP Themes for authors with something on the best free WordPress plugins. So let's take a look, shall we? Unfortunately, these are limited to self-hosted WordPress installs. Sorry, free blog people! Don't worry though, your...
Look, you've got to have a blog. That much goes without saying at least. But it also has to look cool, because the author is the brand and you have to get used to selling yourself. WordPress is as good a place to start as any, if you want to get going with social...
In response to a few feature requests, I've updated Buy This Book to include an alt tag for the main cover image, and an extra custom option for your own choice of service. Anyone still on version 1.2 doesn't need to update, as this is just a few additional features...
I've updated the Buy This Book WordPress plugin to the latest version, and I'm also planning on making a version that can be used on a free WordPress site - some technical knowledge involved, but better than nothing, I hope. I've made some security fixes and code...
It's been quite a while since I got started on the concept of this, but the WordPress plugin I've posted about before is now ready and available for download. I created this to combat three problems: Many authors use things like the Amazon Affiliate widget to display...
I've written before on the problem of adblockers taking out Amazon listings. In a nutshell, Firefox and Chrome's most popular addons are adblockers, which strip annoying ads out of webpages as they load up. They unfortunately take out Amazon's book affiliate widget...