I have recently installed Google Analytics for my blog but I’m quite overwhelmed! There is so much information and I have no idea what to do with it or figuring out what is useful to know for my blog. What is something I should look […]
Tag: Bitchin’ Book Blog
Some of the Restrictions on WordPress.com Blogs
I know wordpress.com free hosting is way more restrictive than wordpress.org, but there are two main things I’d like to know about what we can do—your recent post on font icons, can these be used on .com? And also I wanted to put a publisher-created […]
What is “whois” and How Can You Tell if a Comment is Spam?
When someone leaves a comment I receive a “please moderate” email from WP. In the email it shows the person’s email, URL and “Whois”. What exactly is “whois”? And what’s the best way to tell if the comment is spam? It can be tricky when […]
Why Your WordPress Site Was Hacked
From October last year until about January I was experiencing a lot of downtime (at some point, 70% of the time) on my WordPress blog (hosted at my own domain). Despite keeping everything up to date and not having a lot of plugins installed, I […]
I Challenge You to Clean Up Your Tags/Labels!
I’ve moved a lot of people from Blogger to WordPress. When doing so, I usually go through and convert most of their old “labels” to tags, because by default they’re all set as categories, but really most of them should be tags. When doing so, […]
How to Create Dynamic Featured Images in WordPress
When most people want a featured image (say a regular graphic for a “Discussion” feature), they use the “Set featured image” option inside WordPress. However, if you’re like me, you create feature graphics to match your theme. But then what happens when you change your […]
Should You Review Books from Different Age Groups on One Blog?
Hi Ashley! First of all… I LOVE your site. It’s awesome and very pretty and fresh. I came across it while searching for “etiquette” questions about book blogging. I’m having a hard time finding my answer. LOL My question is: Is it okay to have […]
Why I Don’t Post More Tips for Blogger
One of the common comments from my reader survey was the following: I like [Bitchin’ Book Blog], but most of it is for WordPress users so I’d love to see more for Blogger users. So today I’m going to address why I don’t post more […]
Squarespace vs WordPress – Why WordPress Wins
This article compares Squarespace to WordPress.org, not WordPress.com I don’t consider myself well-versed in Squarespace, so I’m not really qualified to give a completely thorough and accurate comparison of the two platforms. But I recently had to maneuver around Squarespace for the first time, coincidentally […]
How to Install Twitter Cards on Your WordPress Blog
How do you install twitter cards? The twitter API isn’t very clear on what I’m supposed to do and all the tutorials I’ve found online are outdated. I can’t figure it out and I would love to have them! Thanks Ashley! Jessica Hi Jessica! First, […]