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What to do when your WordPress blog redirects to a link farm

Posted on 23/09/2012 by Nathaniel Flick — No Comments ↓

I had a problem recently with a website I moved from one server to another – there was some injected javascript in the sql database that had never been eradicated, so in essence I brought over a hack when I…

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WordPress how to videos

Posted on 09/08/2012 by Nathaniel Flick — No Comments ↓

Ever wondered how to do something in WordPress? Chances are you’ll find it in the WordPress How To video section.

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Absolutely the best mp3 player plugin for WordPress

Posted on 14/07/2012 by Nathaniel Flick — No Comments ↓

The perfect on-page mp3 player plugin I’ve found it! It’s called WPAudio. The plugin’s author is a cheeky bugger, but I like that. Here’s his description of his plugin: All the other WordPress audio players were crappy or ugly so…

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Key Usability Questions – My talk at WordCampNZ 2012

Posted on 26/06/2012 by Nathaniel Flick — No Comments ↓

I had a great time at WordCamp this year, and thanks to Jason Kemp for posting this video of my Usability talk. I very briefly covered basic usability concepts to keep in mind while developing WordPress websites.

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WordCampNZ – Bringing us WordPress crazies together

Posted on 23/04/2012 by Nathaniel Flick — No Comments ↓

So excited to have been a part of WordCampNZ. If you’re curious, check out my Usability lightning talk presentation slides at the end of this post. Of the many presenters on day one (I couldn’t attend day two) some highlights…

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WordPress tip – Add a widget to your sidebar (video)

Posted on 19/03/2012 by Nathaniel Flick — No Comments ↓

WordPress is a powerful CMS and it’s easy to update with new features and functionality with the widget drag-and-drop interface. Clients have asked me how to quickly add widgets, Social Sharing Toolkit being a popular widget to add. This video…

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Wine-Searcher Design Study

Posted on 07/02/2012 by Nathaniel Flick — No Comments ↓

Wine-Searcher is an internationally known wine database website based in New Zealand. Their established user base expected the best information worldwide around where to get wine and for what price. The brief: expand its audience without disturbing its existing users.…

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3 Plugins to help kill your WordPress comment spam

Posted on 07/02/2012 by Nathaniel Flick — No Comments ↓

You run a WordPress blog, your digital marketing is going well and people are starting to find you, but, so are the wrong ones – the spammers. Fear not, there are four things you can do immediately to stem the…

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Essential WordPress Plugins

Posted on 29/11/2011 by Nathaniel Flick — No Comments ↓

I was inspired this morning by @alanparry asking about how to install WordPress plugins. In searching WordPress.tv I found this talk from WordCamp Orange County 2010 where some great plugins for your site are discussed. Check out the video, list,…

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Your Virtual Assistant Website – A Usability Case Study

Posted on 26/10/2011 by Nathaniel Flick — No Comments ↓

Justine, owner of Your Virtual Assistant came to me and said her primary goal was to get more leads from her website. Her customers don’t know all the services she provides. Her existing website hadn’t been refreshed in several years…

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