BackWPup is a free plugin that meets 90% of my backup plugin requirements. The only thing I don’t like about BackWPup is that restoring a backup is not simple. But it’s free, so who am I to complain? Here is a step-by-step demo of how to set BackWPup to do automatic backups on a daily… [Continue]
Plugins
Everyone loves to learn about new plugins. These reviews highlight some of my favorite plugins, both free and premium.
What to Look for in a Backup Plugin
Having an automated backup routine is the number one defense against all matter of WordPress disasters: being hacked, making a mistake, any sort of server problem, installing a bad plugin, or even just changing your mind after doing some drastic new thing to your blog. It also makes it easy-peasy to do non-disaster things like… [Continue]
How to Find Creative Commons Images for Your Blog
This short tutorial shows how to use the WordPress plugin ImageInject to find and insert Creative Commons images in a post in as little as two clicks. The free plugin searches Pixabay and Flickr to find images based on your keywords. To fine tune exactly what kinds of licenses you want to use, and how you want…[Continue]
3 Free Plugins of the Month: August
Everyone loves lists; everyone loves plugins! So I’ve decided to start a regular Free Plugins of the Month listicle. Without further ado, here’s this month’s crop of three free WordPress plugins I’m loving at the moment. 1) Image-Inject Need an image for your blog post? Of course you do. Want one that’s free to use,… [Continue]