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title: "WordPress"
description: "Posts in the WordPress category relate to WordPress design, publishing, maintainance, and more. I used to be really into WordPress until I switched to Jekyll. The following content is in..."
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# WordPress

Posts in the WordPress category relate to WordPress design, publishing, maintainance, and more. I used to be really into WordPress until I switched to Jekyll.

The following content is in the **wordpress** category:

#### [Why didn't WordPress take off with tech docs?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2016/02/16/why-didnt-wordpress-take-off-with-tech-docs/) | Feb 16, 2016

#### [Moved my blog from WordPress to Jekyll](https://idratherbewriting.com/2015/05/29/moved-my-blog-from-wordpress-to-jekyll/) | May 29, 2015

#### [Various Site updates: Added third column with dynamic sidebar, and more](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/12/29/various-site-updates-added-third-column-with-dynamic-sidebar-and-more/) | Dec 29, 2014

#### [Flat file systems versus database models for help](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/11/05/flat-file-systems-versus-database-models-for-help/) | Nov 5, 2014

#### [Import DITA's XHTML Output into WordPress](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/10/14/import-dita-xhtml-output-into-wordpress/) | Oct 14, 2014

#### [Using WordPress natively for single source publishing and conditional content](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/09/08/using-wordpress-natively-for-single-source-publishing-and-conditional-content/) | Sep 8, 2014

#### [Author in DITA, publish with WordPress](https://idratherbewriting.com/2014/08/19/author-dita-publish-wordpress/) | Aug 19, 2014

#### [WordPress tip: Create a series of posts](https://idratherbewriting.com/2013/12/29/wordpress-tip-create-a-series-of-posts/) | Dec 29, 2013

#### [Making website banner ads more visible](https://idratherbewriting.com/2013/12/05/making-website-banner-ads-more-visible/) | Dec 5, 2013

#### [Abandoning the Social Network and Q&A Idea](https://idratherbewriting.com/2013/06/29/abandoning-the-social-network-and-qa-idea/) | Jun 29, 2013

#### [How Things Will Be in Tech Comm … After the Singularity?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2013/06/15/how-things-will-be-in-tech-comm-after-the-singularity/) | Jun 15, 2013

#### [Is Structured Authoring (like DITA) a Good Fit for Publishing on a Website?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2013/05/14/structured-authoring-versus-the-web/) | May 14, 2013

#### [Import DITA Webhelp Output into WordPress](https://idratherbewriting.com/2013/01/21/how-to-import-webhelp-from-a-help-authoring-tool-into-wordpress/) | Jan 21, 2013

#### [Moving Between the Agora and the Desert](https://idratherbewriting.com/2012/12/16/moving-between-the-agora-and-the-desert/) | Dec 16, 2012

#### [This Theme Is Now Responsive](https://idratherbewriting.com/2012/08/09/this-theme-is-now-responsive/) | Aug 9, 2012

#### [Some Thoughts on Technical Writing in the Cloud](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/12/09/technical-writing-in-the-cloud/) | Dec 9, 2011

#### [Wiki Culture, Reader/Writer Distinctions, and Divergence from Structured Authoring](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/11/19/wiki-culture-readerwriter-distinctions-and-divergence-from-structured-authoring/) | Nov 19, 2011

#### [WordPress Workshop Outline for the STC Summit](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/05/15/my-wordpress-workshop-outline-for-the-stc-summit/) | May 15, 2011

#### [Update on the Search for Enterprise Authoring](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/03/08/update-on-the-search-for-enterprise-authoring/) | Mar 8, 2011

#### [WordPress Tips: Alternatives to Akismet, Design Software, and Dummy Content](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/02/22/wordpress-tips-alternatives-to-akismet/) | Feb 22, 2011

#### [The Problem of Free and the Long Tail of Content Production](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/02/07/the-problem-of-free/) | Feb 7, 2011

#### [WordPress Tip: Add a Calendar to Your WordPress Site](https://idratherbewriting.com/2011/01/14/add-a-calendar-to-your-wordpress-site/) | Jan 14, 2011

#### [WordPress Tip: Integrating a WordPress Blog into your Website](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/12/09/integrating-a-wordpress-blog-into-your-website-screencast/) | Dec 9, 2010

#### [Technology vs. Content, or Why Teaching WordPress Is Frustrating](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/11/29/technology-vs-content-or-why-teaching-wordpress-is-frustrating/) | Nov 29, 2010

#### [My Brand Is ...](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/11/18/my-brand-is/) | Nov 18, 2010

#### [WordPress Tip: The Concept of Inheritance with CSS](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/09/19/wordpress-tip-the-concept-of-inheritance-with-css/) | Sep 19, 2010

#### [WordPress Tip: Change Your Post Title Color](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/09/18/wordpress-tip-change-your-post-title-color/) | Sep 18, 2010

#### [WordPress Tip: Changing the Styles on Your WordPres Blog](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/09/16/wordpress-tip-changing-the-styles-on-your-wordpres-blog/) | Sep 16, 2010

#### [WordPress Tip: Making Your WP-CONFIG File Secure](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/09/14/wordpress-tip-making-your-wp-config-file-secure/) | Sep 14, 2010

#### [WordPress Tip: Editing Posts in Bulk](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/09/13/wordpress-tip-editing-posts-in-bulk/) | Sep 13, 2010

#### [WordPress Tip: Inserting a Gallery of Images into a Post](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/09/12/wordpress-tip-inserting-a-gallery-of-images-into-a-post/) | Sep 12, 2010

#### [WordPress Tip: Implementing Photo Galleries](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/09/09/wordpress-tip-implementing-photo-galleries/) | Sep 9, 2010

#### [WordPress Tip: Moving Images with Site Migrations](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/09/08/wordpress-tip-moving-images-with-site-migrations/) | Sep 8, 2010

#### [WordPress Tip: Adding an Edit Link for Each Post](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/09/07/wordpress-tip-adding-an-edit-link-for-each-post/) | Sep 7, 2010

#### [WordPress Tip: Showing Ads in Your Sidebar](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/09/06/wordpress-tip-showing-ads-in-your-sidebar/) | Sep 6, 2010

#### [WordPress Tip: Making Elements Overlap on Your Site](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/09/05/wordpress-tip-making-elements-overlap-on-your-site/) | Sep 5, 2010

#### [WordPress Tip: Eliminating Spam](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/09/04/wordpress-tip-eliminating-spam/) | Sep 4, 2010

#### [Organizing for Learnability [Organizing Content #25]](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/09/01/organizing-for-learnability-organizing-content-25/) | Sep 1, 2010

#### [WordPress Tip: Showing the Full Content Versus the Excerpt](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/08/31/wordpress-tip-showing-the-full-content-versus-the-excerpt/) | Aug 31, 2010

#### [WordPress Tip: Improve Your Blog's Loading Speed](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/08/30/wordpress-tip-improve-your-blogs-loading-speed/) | Aug 30, 2010

#### [WordPress Tip: When you Forget your WordPress Username and Password](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/08/10/wordpress-tip-when-you-forget-your-wordpress-username-and-password/) | Aug 10, 2010

#### [WordPress Tip: Embed a Video into a Post Using WordPress's Auto-Embed Feature](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/08/04/wordpress-tip-embed-a-video-into-a-post-using-wordpresss-auto-embed-feature/) | Aug 4, 2010

#### [Introduction to WordPress -- Recording of WordPress Webinar](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/08/02/introduction-to-wordpress-tutorial-recording-of-wordpress-webinar/) | Aug 2, 2010

#### [WordPress Tip: Integrate Constant Contact with WordPress](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/07/27/wordpress-tip-integrate-constant-contact-with-wordpress/) | Jul 27, 2010

#### [WordCamp Utah is August 28](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/07/22/wordcamp-utah-is-august-28/) | Jul 22, 2010

#### [Add WordPress 3.0 Navigation System to Your Site](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/07/12/wordpressnavigation3/) | Jul 12, 2010

#### [Lavacon's Web 2.0 Conference Website](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/06/18/lavacon-a-web-2-0-conference-website/) | Jun 18, 2010

#### [New Menu Navigation System in WordPress 3.0](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/06/09/new-menu-navigation-system-in-wordpress-3-0/) | Jun 9, 2010

#### [WordPress Tip: There's a Plugin for That](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/05/30/wordpress-tip-theres-a-plugin-for-that/) | May 30, 2010

#### [WordPress Tip: Backing Up Your Database](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/05/24/wordpress-tip-back-up-your-database/) | May 24, 2010

#### [WordPress Tip: Creating WordPress Themes to Match Existing Sites](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/05/15/my-first-wordpress-newsletter/) | May 15, 2010

#### [WordPress Tip: Quick Tip for Reducing Spam](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/04/18/quick-tip-for-reducing-spam/) | Apr 18, 2010

#### [WordPress Tip: Integrate Google Calendar into WordPress](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/03/16/integrating-google-calendar-into-wordpress/) | Mar 16, 2010

#### [WordPress Tip: Avoid Getting Hacked through Bluehost's cPanel](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/02/27/hacking-wordpress-through-cpanel/) | Feb 27, 2010

#### [WordPress Tip: Add More Widget Areas to Your WordPress Theme](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/02/07/registering-more-sidebars/) | Feb 7, 2010

#### [What Would a WordPress Template for Chapter Sites Look Like?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/02/02/what-would-a-wordpress-template-for-chapter-sites-look-like/) | Feb 2, 2010

#### [Web Site Critique and WordPress Q&A Webinar This Thursday](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/01/26/web-site-critique-and-wordpress-qa-webinar-this-thursday/) | Jan 26, 2010

#### [Implementing Google Custom Search on WordPress](https://idratherbewriting.com/2010/01/08/implementing-google-custom-search-on-wordpress/) | Jan 8, 2010

#### [WordPress Tip: How to Transfer WordPress to a New Web Host](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/12/14/how-to-transfer-wordpress-to-a-new-web-host/) | Dec 14, 2009

#### [About My New Site Redesign](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/12/06/about-my-new-site-redesign/) | Dec 6, 2009

#### [Site Critiques and WordPress Q&A -- Community Leaders Webinar Jan 28](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/12/05/site-critiques-and-wordpress-qa-community-leaders-webinar-jan-21/) | Dec 5, 2009

#### [Podcast about the Podcast Poll](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/11/18/podcast-about-the-podcast-poll/) | Nov 18, 2009

#### [WordPress Tip: Install WordPress Locally](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/10/31/installing-wordpress-locally-video/) | Oct 31, 2009

#### [WordPress Tip: Section Widget and Advanced XML Export -- wordpress Plugin Winner and Runner Up](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/09/30/section-widget-and-advanced-xml-export-wordpress-plugin-winner-and-runner-up/) | Sep 30, 2009

#### [The Content Wrangler Moves to WordPress](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/09/10/the-content-wrangler-moves-to-wordpress/) | Sep 10, 2009

#### [WordPress Tip: WordPress Worm Requires Upgrade to 2.8.4](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/09/07/wordpress-worm-requires-upgrade-to-2-8-4/) | Sep 7, 2009

#### [New Intermountain-STC Chapter Site](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/08/13/new-intermountain-stc-chapter-site/) | Aug 13, 2009

#### ["What I'm Reading": A New Feature on My Site and a Tweak of Writer River](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/06/24/what-im-reading-a-new-feature-on-my-site-and-tweak-of-writer-river/) | Jun 24, 2009

#### [10 Sites That Produce Quality WordPress Content — Nathan Rice](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/06/19/10-sites-that-produce-quality-wordpress-content-nathan-rice/) | Jun 19, 2009

#### [WordPress Single Post Templates — Nathan Rice](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/06/19/wordpress-single-post-templates-nathan-rice/) | Jun 19, 2009

#### [WordPress Tip: “Crunching” and “Burning”](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/06/06/crunching-and-burning/) | Jun 6, 2009

#### [WordPress Tip: Implement WordPress's Threaded Comments](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/05/31/wordpresss-threaded-comments/) | May 31, 2009

#### [WordPress Tip: 10 Reasons Why I Like WordPress](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/05/31/10-reasons-why-wordpress-is-succeeding-in-the-blog-world/) | May 31, 2009

#### [Your WordPress Site Can Get Hacked If You Don't Have This](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/05/26/your-wordpress-site-can-get-hacked-if-you-dont-have-this/) | May 26, 2009

#### [Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers and the Real Reason You Are a Successful Writer](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/05/13/malcolm-gladwells-outliers-and-the-real-reason-you-are-a-successful-writer/) | May 13, 2009

#### [WordPress Tip: Recording of WordPress Webinar](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/04/27/recording-of-wordpress-webinar/) | Apr 27, 2009

#### [Why I Don't Take Freelance Writing Jobs Anymore](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/03/19/why-i-dont-take-freelance-writing-jobs-anymore/) | Mar 19, 2009

#### [WordPress Tip: Introduction to WordPress -- Webinar, April 14](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/03/18/introduction-to-wordpress-webinar-april-14/) | Mar 18, 2009

#### [Podcast -- Blogging for Technical Communicators Webinar (Part 2)](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/03/04/podcast-blogging-for-technical-communicators-webinar-part-2/) | Mar 4, 2009

#### [WordPress Tip: Rotating Flash Tag Clouds](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/02/19/rotating-flash-tag-clouds-and-the-question-of-content-organization/) | Feb 19, 2009

#### [Blogging Webinar Thursday Evening](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/02/18/blogging-webinar-thursday-evening/) | Feb 18, 2009

#### [WordPress Tip: Podcasts on WordPress: WordPress Weekly from the WordPress Tavern](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/02/16/podcasts-on-wordpress-wordpress-weekly-from-the-wordpress-tavern/) | Feb 16, 2009

#### ["You know what .chms need? More bling-bling. More flash..."](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/02/14/you-know-what-chms-need-more-bling-bling-more-flash/) | Feb 14, 2009

#### [robfelty.com :: Blog :: Collapsing Pages](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/02/13/robfeltycom-blog-collapsing-pages/) | Feb 13, 2009

#### [WordPress Tip: Merging Worlds: DITA and WordPress](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/02/08/merging-worlds-dita-and-wordpress/) | Feb 8, 2009

#### [Embracing Opportunity](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/01/25/embracing-opportunity/) | Jan 25, 2009

#### [Web Design WordPress function list](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/01/24/web-design-wordpress-function-list/) | Jan 24, 2009

#### [Where I Stand on DITA](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/01/23/where-i-stand-on-dita/) | Jan 23, 2009

#### [Styling Category Levels in WordPress (video)](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/01/23/styling-category-levels-in-wordpress-video/) | Jan 23, 2009

#### [Thoughts on Troubleshooting and Problem Solving](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/01/19/thoughts-on-troubleshooting-and-problem-solving/) | Jan 19, 2009

#### [WordPress TV Launches -- The Appeal of Video Continues to Expand](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/01/18/wordpress-tv-launches-the-appeal-of-video-continues-to-expand/) | Jan 18, 2009

#### [Screencasting -- Workflow and Presentation, by Collin Turner (Podcast)](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/01/17/screencasting-collin-turner-intermountain-stc-presentation/) | Jan 17, 2009

#### [Poll: What blogging software is available for use at your work?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/01/12/poll-what-blogging-software-is-available-for-use-at-your-work/) | Jan 12, 2009

#### [WordPress Tip: Questions I'm Often Asked About WordPress and Blogging](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/01/08/questions-often-asked-about-wordpress-and-blogging/) | Jan 8, 2009

#### [Wrapping up 2008 – Successes, Failures, and Goals for the Next Year](https://idratherbewriting.com/2009/01/06/wrapping-up-2008-successes-failures-and-goals-for-the-next-year/) | Jan 6, 2009

#### [WordPress Tip: Integrate WordPress into an Existing Website](https://idratherbewriting.com/2008/12/28/integrating-wordpress-into-an-existing-website/) | Dec 28, 2008

#### [Podcast: Debunking the Boredom Myth of Technical Writing](https://idratherbewriting.com/2008/11/03/podcast-debunking-the-boredom-myth-of-technical-writing/) | Nov 3, 2008

#### [Seamlessly Integrating a Blog into Your Non-Blog Website](https://idratherbewriting.com/2008/10/23/seamlessly-integrating-a-blog-into-your-non-blog-website/) | Oct 23, 2008

#### [Caught in the Current of Writer River: Building and Participating in Community-Driven Websites](https://idratherbewriting.com/2008/10/21/caught-in-the-current-of-writer-river-building-and-participating-in-community-driven-websites/) | Oct 21, 2008

#### [WordPress Tip: Using WordPress as a CMS -- Wordcamp Utah](https://idratherbewriting.com/2008/09/27/using-wordpress-as-a-cms-wordcamp-utah/) | Sep 27, 2008

#### [WordPress Tip: WordPress and Podcasting — Wordcamp Utah](https://idratherbewriting.com/2008/09/27/wordpress-and-podcasting-wordcamp-utah/) | Sep 27, 2008

#### [WordPress Tip: WordPress 2.7 and Beyond – Keynote by Matt Mullenweg at Wordcamp Utah 2008](https://idratherbewriting.com/2008/09/27/wordpress-27-and-beyond-keynote-by-matt-mullenweg-at-wordcamp-utah-2008/) | Sep 27, 2008

#### [WordPress Tip: Limau-Orange Theme with Navigation Bar from Contempt](https://idratherbewriting.com/2008/09/18/limau-orange-theme-with-navigation-bar-from-contempt/) | Sep 18, 2008

#### [STC-Intermountain Meeting Tonight](https://idratherbewriting.com/2008/09/17/two-events-for-utahns-stc-intermountain-meeting-and-wordcamp-utah/) | Sep 17, 2008

#### [Watch What Happens When You Copy from Word into a Blog Post](https://idratherbewriting.com/2008/09/17/watch-what-happens-when-you-copy-from-word-into-a-blog-post/) | Sep 17, 2008

#### [WordPress Tip: WordPress as a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Application](https://idratherbewriting.com/2008/08/30/wordpress-as-a-dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde-application/) | Aug 30, 2008

#### [WordCamp Utah Registration Is Now Open - Joseph Scott's Blog](https://idratherbewriting.com/2008/08/10/wordcamp-utah-registration-is-now-open-joseph-scotts-blog/) | Aug 10, 2008

#### [Thank You Silahsiz Kuvvetler for Showing Me the Light](https://idratherbewriting.com/2008/08/03/thank-you-silahsiz-kuvvetler-for-showing-me-the-light/) | Aug 3, 2008

#### [The Myth of Simplicity and Complexity in Help Authoring](https://idratherbewriting.com/2008/08/01/the-myth-of-simplicity-and-complexity-in-help-authoring/) | Aug 1, 2008

#### [WordPress Tip: Show the Latest Post in Full, Then Summaries of the Other Posts](https://idratherbewriting.com/2008/07/31/wordpress-tip-show-the-latest-post-in-full-then-summaries-of-the-other-posts/) | Jul 31, 2008

#### [WordPress Tip: WordPress' Biggest Mistake](https://idratherbewriting.com/2008/07/29/wordpress-biggest-mistake/) | Jul 29, 2008

#### [Organizing Large Photo Collections Online -- Use the NextGen Gallery WordPress Plugin](https://idratherbewriting.com/2008/07/27/organizing-large-photo-collections-online-use-the-nextgen-gallery-wordpress-plugin/) | Jul 27, 2008

#### [WordPress Training This Saturday 9 am to Noon](https://idratherbewriting.com/2008/07/14/wordpress-training-this-saturday-9-am-to-noon/) | Jul 14, 2008

#### [WordPress Tip: WordPress Image Galleries — Give Your Photo Galleries a Lightbox/Slideshowesque Display](https://idratherbewriting.com/2008/07/10/wordpress-image-gallery-example/) | Jul 10, 2008

#### [WordPress Tip: Woopra — Enough Live Site Stats to Write a Dissertation](https://idratherbewriting.com/2008/07/08/woopra-enough-live-site-stats-to-write-a-dissertation/) | Jul 8, 2008

#### ["How can I become a successful TECHNICAL WRITER?"](https://idratherbewriting.com/2008/06/15/how-can-i-become-a-successful-technical-writer/) | Jun 15, 2008

#### [WordPress Tip: Using WordPress to Build Websites Instead of Blogs](https://idratherbewriting.com/2008/05/05/using-wordpress-to-build-websites-instead-of-blogs/) | May 5, 2008

#### [WordPress Tip: My WordPress Quick Start Guide — Now Available on the WordPress Codex](https://idratherbewriting.com/2008/04/29/wordpress-quick-start-guide/) | Apr 29, 2008

#### [WordPress for Beginners Course -- Wednesday Evening, April 30](https://idratherbewriting.com/2008/04/20/wordpress-for-beginners-course/) | Apr 20, 2008

#### [The Right Way and Wrong Way to Teach People WordPress: Notes from a Wordcamp Utah Planning Meeting at Applebees](https://idratherbewriting.com/2008/04/11/the-right-way-and-wrong-way-to-teach-people-wordpress-notes-from-a-wordcamp-utah-planning-meeting-at-applebees/) | Apr 11, 2008

#### [Keep an Open Mind: Detention Without Amanda Jones Isn't Necessarily Bad](https://idratherbewriting.com/2008/04/08/keep-an-open-mind-detention-without-amanda-jones-isnt-necessarily-bad/) | Apr 8, 2008

#### [Podcast -- Transitioning from Technical Writing into Usability](https://idratherbewriting.com/2008/04/02/podcast-transitioning-from-technical-writing-into-usability/) | Apr 2, 2008

#### [I'm Planning to Offer WordPress Training -- Are You Interested?](https://idratherbewriting.com/2008/03/26/im-planning-to-offer-wordpress-training-are-you-interested/) | Mar 26, 2008

#### [Podcast -- Tackling Godzilla: A Writer/Usability Consultant Reflects on the Largest Project of her Career](https://idratherbewriting.com/2008/03/26/podcast-tackling-godzilla-a-writerusability-consultant-reflects-on-the-largest-project-of-her-career/) | Mar 26, 2008

#### [My Blogging and Podcasting Presentation -- the MP3 and Video Recording](https://idratherbewriting.com/2008/03/02/mp3-and-video-file-of-my-blogging-and-podcasting-presentation/) | Mar 2, 2008

#### [Technical Writing Careers -- Answering 13 Questions about Technical Writing Jobs](https://idratherbewriting.com/2008/02/16/technical-writing-careers-answering-13-questions-about-technical-writing-jobs/) | Feb 16, 2008

#### [Answering Questions on the "Practicalities of Blogging"](https://idratherbewriting.com/2008/02/06/answering-questions-on-the-practicalities-of-blogging/) | Feb 6, 2008

#### [Notes from My First WordPress Meetup](https://idratherbewriting.com/2008/02/04/notes-from-my-first-wordpress-meetup/) | Feb 4, 2008

#### [WordPress Meetup in Salt Lake City with Matt Mullenweg](https://idratherbewriting.com/2008/01/28/wordpress-meetup-in-salt-lake-city-with-matt-mullenweg/) | Jan 28, 2008

#### ["Regular Sloggers Trying to Make a Living"](https://idratherbewriting.com/2008/01/10/regular-sloggers-trying-to-make-a-living/) | Jan 10, 2008

#### [WordPress Automatic Upgrade -- Recommended WordPress Plugin](https://idratherbewriting.com/2007/10/27/recommended-wordpress-plugin-wordpress-automatic-upgrade/) | Oct 27, 2007

#### [WordPress Tip: Recommended Plugin: Better Comments Manager](https://idratherbewriting.com/2007/10/17/recommended-plugin-better-comments-manager/) | Oct 17, 2007

#### [Implementing WordPress 2.3's New Tagging Feature](https://idratherbewriting.com/2007/10/07/wordpress-23-tagging-strategies/) | Oct 7, 2007

#### [New WordPress Plugin Enables One-Click Installation of Plugins and Themes](https://idratherbewriting.com/2007/10/05/installingoneclickinstallpluginforwordpress/) | Oct 5, 2007

#### [Resolving Browser Display Discrepancies Between IE and Firefox](https://idratherbewriting.com/2007/07/17/matching-browser-display-between-ie-and-firefox/) | Jul 17, 2007

#### [Making Special, Hidden Categories Separate From Your Home Page and Feed](https://idratherbewriting.com/2007/07/07/making-special-hidden-categories-separate-from-your-home-page-and-feed/) | Jul 7, 2007

#### [Nicely Designed WordPress Blog — Simple, Lots of White Space](https://idratherbewriting.com/2007/07/02/nicely-designed-wordpress-blog-simple-lots-of-white-space/) | Jul 2, 2007

#### [Converting Your WordPress Blog into a CMS (Content Management System)](https://idratherbewriting.com/2007/07/01/converting-your-wordpress-blog-into-a-cms-content-management-system/) | Jul 1, 2007

#### [Installing Multiple Versions of WordPress on the Same Account, But Masking Them to Appear as Different Domains](https://idratherbewriting.com/2007/05/31/installing-multiple-versions-of-wordpress-on-the-same-account-but-masking-them-to-appear-as-different-domains/) | May 31, 2007

#### [The Return of the Newsletter — How to Keep the Newsletter Concept Without the Work](https://idratherbewriting.com/2007/05/30/the-return-of-the-newsletter-how-to-keep-the-newsletter-concept-without-the-work/) | May 30, 2007

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