Blog is a type of website or part of website that supposed to be update with new content from time to time and reader who read the content can leave comment about the article. A blog is a type of website that is usually arranged in chronological order from the most recent ‘post’ (or entry) at the top of the main page to the older entries towards the bottom. and a blog originally was a personal website meant to be like a diary or journal.

Blogs usually have a few features that are useful to know about if you want to get the most out of them as a reader. Lets examine a couple briefly.

Archives – You might look at the front page of a blog and think that there is not much to them. A few recent entries, some links to other sites and not much else. However its worth knowing that there is a lot more going on under the surface that might initially meet the eye. For example in addition to the main page of this blog – at the time of writing this post there are over 520 other pages or posts below the surface that I’ve written over the past few months.

When I write a post like this one it goes to the top of the front page. As it gets older and as I add more current posts it begins its journey down the page until it disappears from it. This is not the end of its life however, because it goes into the ‘Archives’ of my blog. It sounds like a dusty dark place but its really just like a filing cabinet that is easily accessible in a couple of ways. You can read my ‘archives’ simply by looking on the ‘sidebar’ (over on the left of this blog) at the ‘archives’ or ‘categories’ section. There you will see links to all my old posts which you can access either by category. You’ll see a category for ‘Advertising’ – click that link and you’ll see all my old posts on the topic of Advertising with the most recent at the top and the oldest at the bottom.

Comments – Not all blogs use comments – but most do. This blog is not a monologue but a conversation. You can give me feedback on almost everything I write simply by clicking the ‘comments’ link at the bottom of each one of my posts. This will take you to a little form where you leave your name, email and a link to your own blog if you have one as well as your feedback, comment, critique, question, essay on why you love my blog, promise of money…. etc). Try it now. Scroll to the bottom of this page, click ‘comments’ and fill in the blanks with a little introduction to yourself.

Many blogs focus on a particular topic, such as web design, home staging, sports, or mobile technology. Some are more eclectic, presenting links to all types of other sites. And others are more like personal journals, presenting the author’s daily life and thoughts.

This tutorial will teach you how to mask up your wordpress login page, for example; the url before we mask up is “www.hoiantoday.info/wp-admin” and your can change the login url page to “www.hoiantoday.info/my-login“. By doing this you can protect your login page from others for trying to access your admin area.

This can be done easily, all you need just need to install the “Stealth Login” plugin.

The setting of “Stealth Login” is easy, you just need to enable  the plugin and change the login slug to everything you want. This login slug will change the default “wp-admin”, and you need to enable the Stealth Mode too.

This can be done by, go to setting > permalink and select custom structure. Input /%postname%/ and save the setting.
And all done, you link will look like something like www.hoiantoday.info/mypost

However, having your blog at hosted on your own hosting account will give you much more advantages since you can do whatever you want with the blog. For hosted blog, wordpress probably is the most used platform here.

How you can get free wordpress hosting blog for your domain?

In the future, I will giving free premium WordPress web hosting to the visitor that willing to write some article for my blog. But I am still preparing the hosting, when all it done I will announce it and visitor can start request the free premium web hosting

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At over 400 pages long, it’s massive, whether you have the PDF version or the print edition.

Whether you’re just getting started with WP or you’ve been using it for years, there’s something for everyone in this book.

In this post, we’ll review the book and talk a bit about its highlights and features.

If you own this book or have read it, please feel free to add your own comments at the end of this post.

The design and layout ofDigging Into WordPress is second to none.

If you appreciate good typography and a well-thought-out book design, this is worth purchasing just on those points.

The book is filled with useful sidebars that give more detail on important topics without interrupting the flow of the main text.
Here’s what you’ll get with Digging into WordPress:

• Solid, in-depth understanding of site configuration, theme customization, performance optimization, SEO, WordPress security, and much more
• Clear, easy-to-read language that shows you how to do it yourself and do it right the first time
• The perfect balance of theory, explanation, techniques, and the code to make it happen
• Tons of supplemental and bonus information containing hints, secrets, and tips and tricks
• An beautifully designed book presented in landscape format for easy reading
• Plenty of vivid graphics to help explain abstract concepts
• Many actual code snippets ready for easy step-by-step, copy-&-paste usage
• A vast collection of useful sites and resources hand-picked from around the Web
• A linked Table of Contents for easy access, and hyperlinked URLs throughout the book
• A lifetime subscription to all future updates to the book
• A discount on the printed-format version of the book
• Fanatical customer support
• And much more!

Digging into WordPress is perfect for WordPress users in the beginner to intermediate range, but contains plenty of great information for the advanced user as well. If you have any level of experience working with web design or WordPress, this book is written to help you take WordPress to the next level.

Here are some of the awesome techniques that you will learn from Digging into WordPress:

• Setup multiple loops the right way
• Setup page-specific menu styles
• Create the perfect sidebar (and multiple sidebars)
• Import and display Twitter, Delicious, and more
• Create, customize, and use child themes
• Implement multiple themes for your visitors
• Widgetize your sidebar and virtually anything else
• Learn the inside tips for choosing the best plugins
• Create your own custom theme functions
• Maximize WordPress as a Content Management System (CMS)
• Configure and optimize your WordPress feeds
• Setup and distribute your feeds with Feedburner
• Add feed images, style your feeds, and add custom content
• Customize and optimize the WordPress Comments Area
• Learn about custom comment loops, threaded comments, and more
• Learn the best ways to defend against spam
• Optimize your site for the search engines
• Control duplicate content and optimize your permalinks
• How to track your site’s statistics to measure success
• Secure WordPress, your files, database, and content
• How to monitor and fix errors
• Optimize the performance of your site
• ..and much, much more!

Plus hundreds more tips, tricks and techniques sprinkled throughout the book. As you learn the hows, whens, and whys of maximizing WordPress, you get many super-cool techniques and tons of great inside information along the way.

It starts out simply enough that those completely new to WP should have no problem getting started, and covers enough more advanced material to keep those who have already started development with WP happy. If theming and customization is your primary interest, this is definitely the book for you.

Digging Into WordPress is available in print and PDF formats. The print version (which includes a download of the PDF) is spiral bound to make it easy to keep open on your desk while you work. It retails for $67. The PDF is a little less than half that at $27 (this review was based on the PDF version).

The Green Smoke elctronic cigarette starter kits are some of the more higher priced starter kits on the market. I really enjoy smoking my Green Smoke electronic cigarette and believe that they truly have a high quality product. However I think the price could be lowered a little.

Green Smoke sells three different styles of electronic cigarette starter kits. They all basically contain the same thing with a few different variations in batteries and cartridges.

The first one (upper left) is for social smokers, it includes a home and USB carger, one battery and five electronic cigarette refill cartridges and sells for $109. The second Green Smoke electronic cigarette starter kit (bottom) contains the exact same thing as the social smokers kit. However it has one more battery and costs $139. The third electronic cigarette starter kit that Green Smoke sells (right) is called the love birds kit. This kit is essentially the same thing as two of the basic kits. The Green Smoke electronic cigarette love birds kit includes four batteries, 2 USB and 2 home chargers, as well as ten Green Smoke refill cartridges.

Although Green Smoke does offer an excelent product their price is a little higher than the majority of the other electronic cigarettes on the market. However if money is not a concern or if you simply want the best the price factor should be easily over looked.

Style

Rating: 8/10

At first glance the Green Smoke electronic cigarette looks a lot like a traditional cigarette. The filters come in various colors depending on the flavor. Other than that it drastically resembles a traditional cigarette. When you take a drag off of the Green Smoke elctronic cigarette the tip even lights up red. However when you hold the Green Smoke electronic cigarette you can tell that it is a little bigger than most of the other electronic cigarettes. But there is a reason for that and we will get to that a little later in the review.Unlike a lot of the other electronic cigarettes on the market the Green Smoke electronic cigarette only has two parts. While most electronic cigarettes consist of a battery, atomizer, and refill cartridge, the Green smoke elctronic cigarette’s atomizer is built into the cartridge. So every time you go and screw on (yes they screw on) a new Green Smoke refill cartridge you are getting a fresh new atomizer. I really like this feature of the Green Smoke elctronic cigarette although it is like a double edged sword, but we will get to that a little later in this review as well.

Usability / Quality

Rating: 10/10

When it comes down to quality the Green Smoke electronic cigarette is probably the best I have ever used. The amount of vapor that this electronic cigarette produces is amazing. Not to mention you DO NOT have to hit it very hard or long to get a boatload of vapor. You can simply take an average drag and you will be easily satisfied. Not to mention the liquid that Green Smoke uses is very smooth and does not burn your smoke. However if you wanted to you can still take a big drag and get a big throat hit.For this reason alone my wife does not even want to use any of the other three electronic cigarettes that we have.The biggest reason that the Green Smoke ecig is so good has to do with how it is built. The two part system that they use is definetally a winner. Not to mention I have never had any eliquid drip off the end or get into my mouth.

Refill Cartridges

Rating: 9/10

When it comes to the Green Smokes refill cartridges my initial thoughts are really fickel. On one hand the Green Smokes refill cartridges are some of the more costly on the market at almost $3 a piece ($14.75 for 5 refills). It just sounds expensive even though it is still half the cost of a pack of cigarettes.However the price is easily justified by what Green Smoke has to offer in each refill cartridge. To start off each electronic cigarette refill cartridge that Green Smoke makes has a brand new atomizer built into it. So you never have to worry about replacing a burnt out atomizer. This alone is the biggest reason why Green Smoke electronic cigarettes hit so well. If you think of it most electronic cigarette companies sell replacement atomizers for about $10 – $20 dollars. Green Smoke is practically giving them away with each refill. Another real big benefit to Green Smoke refill cartridges is the fact that they hold more e-liquid than any other cartridge I have seen. Each refill cartridge is equal to about 400 puffs from what they say, however I never really counted the drags I took. Most other electronic cigarettes on the market have refill cartridges that hold around 200 puffs. Therefore you get about double the amount of smoking satisfaction out of each refill cartridge. While most other refill cartridges equal close to 15 cigarettes the Green Smoke refill cartridges equal just over 30 cigarettes. So in all reality they are 2x the refill cartridge than any of the others on the market, making them the longest lasting electronic cigarette refill cartridge available on the market. When it comes down to flavors Green Smoke is a lot like the other electronic cigarette companies out there. They offer the traditional tobacco and menthol flavors as well as a few others (chocolate, vanilla, coffee). However the one thing that I really enjoyed about Green Smokes flavors is that they offer chocolate. I have not seen any other company offer this flavor even though most all of the others offer vanilla and coffee. There is one last thing I want to touch on about the Green Smoke refill cartridges, remember that double edged sword comment? Due to Green Smoke building the atomizer into the cartridge there is really no way to easily refill them. This forces you to keep buying Green Smoke refill cartridges. Although this is not necessarily all that bad since these refills cartridges have so much to offer.

Batteries

Rating: 8/10

The Green Smoke electronic cigarette batteries are what makes this electronic cigarette kinda big. But not big like you would traditionally think of. The Green Smoke electronic cigarette is still only about as long as a traditional 100 cigarette.However the Green Smoke elctronic cigarette is a little big around the mid section. Making this perticular electronic cigarette a little fat. So when you first start using it you will really feel the increase in diameter. If I had to estimate I would say it is about 1 1/2 the width of a normal cigarette or even comparible to a Camel Wide. The Green Smoke battery is also fairly long lasting. Although it only lasts about half of a refill cartridge you have to take into consideration how long the cartridges last. Since the cartridges last about twice as long as your typical electronic cigarette refill cartridge the battery follows suit. So instead of having to switch batteries after 12 – 15 or so cigarettes worth of vaping (3/4 day) like you would with most other electronic cigarettes, the Green Smoke battery should easily last you around a day through a day and a half (depending on how much you smoke) before you have to screw in a fully charged battery.

Atomizer

Rating: 10/10

I really did not know what to do with ranking the Green Smoke elctronic cigarettes atomizer, since they are built into the refill cartridges. However since they are practically given to your with every cartridge and they do preform really well, I could not think of anything to do but give them a perfect score. After all what other electronic cigarette company gives you an atomizer with every cartridge?

Chargers And Accesories

Rating: 9/10

Green Smoke offers a pretty wide variety of chargers to get your batteries back to full life. When you order your Green Smoke starter kit you will automatically get a home charger as well as a USB charger. This is more than some companies will give you with your kit.However Green Smoke is really on their toes and has also made a car charger availible for you. This is something that other electronic cigarette companies must of forgot about. So for $19.95 you can even keep your Green Smoke batteries at peak preformance while you are on the road. This is pretty much a must have for anybody that takes frequent road trips or that has a job requires them to be on the road alot. Another great accessory that Green Smoke offers that very few other electronic cigarette companies have even thought of is a USB battery. You can simply plug this little beauty right into the USB port on your computer or even the home or car chargers that Green Smoke sells and you have a constantly full battery. This electronic cigarette battery feeds directly from the USB outlet so you never have to worry about your battery dieing again. When you buy this USB battery it also comes with five refill cartridges and it only costs $40.00. So if you are really do not mind having a cord stuck to your electronic cigarette you could simply only buy this unit. However if you wanted to smoke in your car you need to buy the $19.95 car charger to plug it into. If you wanted to smoke away from the computer and you have an outlet nearby you can also get the $19.95 home charger. All in all it still gives the same smoking satisfaction.

Customer Support

Rating: 9/10

Green Smokes customer support really seems to be top notch. I only called them one time just to see how they where. However when I called my wait time was really short (less than 2 minutes). The lady that answered was kind, polite and eager to answer the couple of questions that I prepared for her.Green smoke like some of the other electronic cigarette companies offers both online and phone support. This is a really nice advantage if you are not partial to sitting on the phone and would rather chat with a representitive on the internet.

Guarantee

Rating: 10/10

When you buy your electronic cigarette starter kit from Green Smoke they back it up with a 30 day money back guarantee. This is a great thing to recieve from pretty much any company. A money back guarantte shows that the company is confident of their product, and that are willing to give you a refund if you for some reason regret your purchase.But Green Smoke does not stop there. They go on to give you a complete 1 year warrenty on your Green Smoke electronic cigarette. I have never seen any other company go and offer something like this (maybe I missed it). However I can see how it is easy for Green Smoke to do this. I am sure that it is covered in the cost of the starter kit and the fact that the only thing that can really die out on you is the battery. After all you get a new atomizer every time you switch the cartridge.

Coupons / Disounts / Special Offers / Guarantees

Rating: 10/10

Green Smoke does not offer any sort of free shipping, however it only cost $3.95 to have my starter kit shipped and it was sent out the same day. Yeah you heard me right they shipped it the same day it was ordered. When it comes to getting your electronic cigarette fast Green Smoke reigns supreme!One of the best things that Green Smoke is doing at the current time is giving a 10% discount on your order. Simply enter the discount code disc5-21670 or disc10-21670(10% coupon minimum purchase is $100) in the discount code field when you place your order and they will shave 10% off your final cost. Even though 10% does not seem like to much it will easily end up being $15 dollars or so when all is said and done.

The company takes great advantage of the latest in WordPress technology with efficient gadgets in the likes of JavaScript multi-layer menus. They have the most web engine optimized features that will surely ensure traffic to your website. Other notable features of the company include their wide range of support features and pre-installed WordPress plugins.

Theme Functionality

Wpnow specializes in top functions and features first and foremost. If other WordPress theme providers border on the minimalistic like Graphpaperpress, then consider Wpnow, if I may, their exact opposite. With their latest up to date technology and sophisticated gadgetry which are very easy to use, the company is truly one of a kind, to say the least.
Some of their unique features, aside from their timely support and eye-popping graphics, include spider-friendly, smart-linking search engine optimized h1 tags. Their WP theme style also supports well crafted XHTML and CSS which is a cleaner, more lightweight alternative code for faster loading times.

The function of the Cascading Style Sheet is known to be ten times quicker than the other style sheets which is a great feature not only for developers, but for your online visitors as well. The company also features an easy one-click WP theme options panel, making it easier for you to design and customize your own websites. Other notable functions include a widgetized custom sidebar which is social media ready for your viral marketing needs.

Their last function includes an editable Photoshop file which you can customize to fit your developer version. You get all of these great functions and more, when you choose Wpnow.

Theme Graphics

Compared to other WP theme brands like Elegantthemes who have 42 different theme graphic designs, Wpnow relatively only has a few – nine in total. This is not to say the least about the company because while they only have a few different designs to choose from, you can certainly be assured of the quality of each.

Their basic WP theme graphic starts with Simplista, a very appropriate title for its entry. Other WP theme graphics include Bloom, BoardWalk, Elements, GameNow, Huex, Triumph, and VintMint which are all great for your blog sites. Their latest and more sophisticated entry is Modesto, which is WordPress 3.0 compatible.

Theme Pricing- base on July 2010 data

Every other online WordPress theme provider offers their own come-ons when it comes to the affordability of their theme packages, their normal range being around $299 as in the case of Woothemes, where one basically gets to have all of their WP themes. What’s great about Wpnow is that their most expensive package comes at $149 – much cheaper than Woothemes but you are getting only 9 themes.

All of the company’s basic WP themes come at a standard rate of $49 each, with the exception of Simplista, which is their free account. Another great pricing scheme of Wpnow is that when you buy one of their basic theme packages, you get another absolutely free. But there is more to that: when you buy one of their developer packages, you get two others for free! Let me stress the value savings you get during these hard times.

The company also offers club memberships for standard users and developers where you can basically get all of their WP4 theme designs. Their standard club membership is at a modest $99 a year, where you can make monthly installments for as low as $9. Their developer club membership, which is already their most expensive package, still comes at a very affordable $149 a year, where you can make monthly installments of about $14.

There is much to be said about the value savings you get out of Wpnow’s premium packages but we will leave it up to you to see for yourself.

Theme Support

As mentioned earlier, Wpnow has a great network of support services, at par with the timely and excellent support service we have seen with Graphpaperpress. Some of their support services include a support forum, theme instructions and tutorials, customer support and online FAQs.

Theme License

For the details of the theme license, please go to Wpnow’s terms and conditions page.

Wobzy Overview

Eye-catching is how you would describe the WordPress themes from Wobzy. In the World Wide Web, competition can be very stiff and one way to rise above that competition is by having a visually appealing website that would let you stand out from the crowd. Wobzy can give you that and more.

Wobzy.com is an online store that offers specialty WordPress themes. The main focus of the company is to provide themes for organizations as well as individuals who use the popular blogging platform, WordPress. They specialize in themes for professional blogging and most of their themes come with customized features that are not found in any other WordPress themes provider.

Theme Functionality

The focus of Wobzy WordPress themes is professional blogging, so you would not be surprised if their themes are designed with consideration of ad networks. Most webmasters, online entrepreneurs as well as professional bloggers will find the themes of Wobzy functional and very usable especially with the customizable features that come with their themes.

Wobzy themes are enabled for Google Analytics and are Adsense-ready which only proves that their themes are focused on making money online. Another great function of their themes is the widget-ready sidebars. They also make sure that you can use their themes with the latest versions of the most commonly used browsers such as FireFox, Google Chrome, Safari and IE. They take pride in providing and creating easy-to-use interfaces that give a modern and stylish look to a website.

Although the themes from Wobzy are primarily focused on professional blogging, they also offer business themes, magazine themes and personal themes. One theme that makes for a good choice in launching a certain product is the theme called The Products. For a more personal approach, one can have the Monsterville, a funky eye-catching theme. But what people love the most about their themes is the presence of the Jquery image slider with admin control on their Pixel Gallery theme.

Theme Graphics

When it comes to graphics, we think that Wobzy has nailed what most internet users nowadays want. Their graphics are definitely eye-catching as well as visually appealing especially to the younger generation but some old school internet users may think that the graphics maybe a little over the top.

Themes developed by Wobzy

Theme Pricing- base on July 2010 data

Free premium theme being offered, anyone? Yes, that’s right. You can get some free premium themes at Wobzy. This is part of their promotion which works quite well with a lot of consumers. For a start, many are drawn to Wobzy because of their freebies. Once they get to experience what Wobzy is all about, they start paying for specialty themes from this provider.

The regular price of their themes starts at $50. This is cheaper compared to Studiopress’ $59.95. Although Primothemes offers $75 for two themes, many still chose to go with Wobzy because they can have the $50 theme for free. The only thing that they have to do is sign up for Wobzy’s newsletter and they get a theme for free. This will help you get started with professional blogging as well as give you a preview of what to expect with their themes.

Theme Support

When you get to the website of Wobzy.com, you will immediately notice its Support tab. From there you will see two buttons to click on. One button is for the Frequently Asked Questions where you will be able to find answers to common questions and concerns about their themes. Honestly, this particular page is not that helpful as far as troubleshooting for their themes is concerned but you do get information on how to be an affiliate of Wobzy and earn extra money by referring them to others. Not really so much on the FAQ page.

The other button leads to a theme installation guide which is quite helpful as it gives you a preview of the things you need to do to be able to use their themes. Primothemes does not have this type of support but they do have a forum. This is also the drawback of Wobzy because they don’t provide the very important forum support.

There is also an email contact form on the page where you could leave questions and they can answer you back.

Theme License

100% GPL for CSS, XHTML, PHP, design and any other elements.

ELEGANTTHEMES OVERVIEW

Elegantthemes is owned by Nick Roach, an expert WordPress premium theme developer who creates all themes listed in Elegantthemes.com. His first attempt in designing a website started from the tender age of thirteen when his band in the 7th grade required its own website. He still shudders at the thought of his shoddy design back then, but starting from then, he has definitely gotten a lot better and his work now shows it all and needless to say all his self teachings have paid off.

Nick’s works are simple, clean, and elegant with a touch of style and uniqueness. He is fully dedicated in creating innovative designs in order to enlarge his theme portfolio.

THEME FUNCTIONALITY

Most of Elegantthemes have user-friendly features that allow users without knowledge and skills in design and programming to manage their own website according to their preferences. The themes’ Options page, named ePanel allows you to customize your site in every possible manner.

Elegantthemes’ ePanel Screenshot

Each theme is fully equipped with widget ready sidebar, custom thumbnail images, search bar and gravatar ready feature among many others. A few special features included in each theme are three level dropdown menus, automatic resizing of images and the icing on the cake being a slider for the most recent posts.

These are some of the reasons why Elegantthemes is ranked on the Top 10 under the Theme Functionality and Usability category.

THEME GRAPHICS

Elegantthemes have high resolution graphics and most of the themes usually offer various color schemes. The themes are generally colourful with excellent contrast and they are not too distracting to the viewers when reading the contents of the site.

The background offers relaxing effects to make viewers more comfortable to stay longer in the site and browse for more articles and contents to read. The header, which is one of the most important parts of the website, is generally stylish with bold titles and unique font combination to attract viewers.

As of July 2010, Elegantthemes offers 42 different expertly-made themes to choose from. Each month, Nick releases an average of 2 various themes that fully meet the requirements of the latest version of WordPress. Consequently, if you have several websites, you can make each of them totally unique.

Among all the premium WordPress themes in the market, we think Elegantthemes has the most beautifully-designed collection of themes and we are happy to present the Top award to Elegantthemes under the Theme Graphic Design category.

THEME PRICING- BASE ON JULY 2010 DATA

Compared to most of the top premium WordPress theme providers like Studiopress andWoothemes, Eleganthemes offers the most economical plan, charging only $39 for the unlimited use of all the themes developed by this provider! However, take note that such an amount is a yearly subscription wherein you will be billed yearly until you opt out of the subscription.

Once you unsubscribe, upon expiry of your membership, you will no longer gain access to the members’ area along with its corresponding benefits. You’ll also have no access to future theme releases.

With that said, for a measly sum of $39 where you can freely download and use all themes released by Elegantthemes until your membership expires, in this case 42 themes and its future releases within the paid year, you are really getting a big bang for your money!

THEME SUPPORT

If you encounter any problems during the installation process you can always contact their customer support for assistance. Support is usually given through the support forum where you can post your queries and questions. The forum is generally user-friendly and it is categorized according to the type of themes so that when you have questions or need assistance on a particular theme it is easier for you to follow up.

SUMMARY

Considering the awesome quality of most themes as well as its unbeatable price, the overall rating for this premium WordPress theme provider is excellent and highly recommended for both personal and business sites. Their package is best for those who have multiple sites since you have plenty of unique professionally-made themes to choose from.

Nevertheless, having reviewed more than 40 WordPress theme providers, we have found the ultimate winner and that is, Elegantthemes!!