http://www.dawnprofies.com we build websites and empires Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:21:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ok, so I love WordPress, and I love Google; those I cannot deny. But eCommerce..? I find it a difficult platform to open my heart to. I've played around in a fair few eCommerce "solutions" too, including X-Cart, Zen Cart, Cube Cart, Ubercart, Magento and more. But nothing really "solved" my ... http://www.dawnprofies.com/reviews/wordpress-ecommerce-google-number-1 Today was reading the always-informative reactive blog, and their Internet Censorship for Australia article. This lead me to the No Clean Feed website, where there's a heap of information on the censorship argument, No Clean Feed banners for your website and an online petition against the censorship. This petition is the ... http://www.dawnprofies.com/news/australian-internet-censorship-information A recent security scare sent me straight back to my google bookmarks to revisit what security measures I've tagged over time. Here are some great WordPress security tips that are simple, effective and DEFINITELY worthwhile employing. Some tips are slightly more advanced in their implementation, but everyone will find something in ... http://www.dawnprofies.com/news/wordpress-security-tips *** Post-Publish Update *** While this article started over the curiosity of the term "Googleplexter", it clearly questioned the motives behind the use of invisible text on a particlual website. Was it for SEO reasons, or a totally unSEO-related attempt to disguise the words from the TGA..? Either way, someone's really ... http://www.dawnprofies.com/news/googleplexter-and-the-invisible-text Last week I wrote about an IE6 battle featuring Litmus and PushUp. It's a war that divides the web with very valid arguments on both sides. Should we continue supporting the out-dated IE6 browser..? Or should we drop IE6 support and turn the onus of "updatedness" from web designers to ... http://www.dawnprofies.com/news/new-warriors-in-the-browser-war Yesterdays I wrote about StatPress: the analytics WordPress plugin. So this morning I awoke and checked Google to see what was ranking where for "StatPress". The results speak for themselves; the top 10 results were all indexed pages of WordPress PlugIn directories. Do you really want your WordPress admin pages ... http://www.dawnprofies.com/news/the-top-5-reasons-to-use-meta-robots-wordpress-plugin I already posted about Hobo's free SEO advice. But July is over, and now the entire SEO  package is available for everyone's own website benefit. There are 26 articles packed with expert, onsite SEO advice. The advice is easy to read and easier than you might think to implement. This really ... http://www.dawnprofies.com/news/hobo-30-day-26-ways-to-expert-seo StatPress is one seriously impressive WordPress PlugIn. One of the best PlugIns you'll ever use. I first heard about it from Blog Perfume's post and I've never looked back. It lives inside your WordPress dashboard and it gives you instant access to live website statistics like traffic volumes, keyword/search terms, referring ... http://www.dawnprofies.com/reviews/wordpress-plugin-statpress-live-statistics-analytics The Browser battles are back in the spotlight this week. But this is not a fight for supremecy; it's the fight for compliance. In the blue corner, defending old browsers, is Litmus. They have a vested interest in the fight, as their business generates income from testing websites in old versions ... http://www.dawnprofies.com/news/fighting-for-browser-compliance-litmus-vs-pushup Blog Perfume is another of my "must read feeds". There's WordPress tips-a-plenty, and it was here I found the best WordPress code page ever. It's a single page, beautifully laid out, with every tag and use clearly defined. Whether you're a code guru or code rookie, you'll love this. Do yourself ... http://www.dawnprofies.com/news/the-best-wordpress-code-guide-ever