Rena ReichRena Reich http://renareich.com Wikis, Content, Social Media and Cats Wed, 23 Oct 2013 07:20:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Moving WordPress from Linux to Windows Server http://renareich.com/2013/10/16/moving-wordpress-linux-windows-server/ http://renareich.com/2013/10/16/moving-wordpress-linux-windows-server/#comments Wed, 16 Oct 2013 11:53:14 +0000 http://renareich.com/?p=1484

I create a lot of WordPress websites for other people. I create everything on my test server and when the customer is happy with it, I move it to their hosting account. I like to work this way because that means I can do what I need to without worrying about people seeing a site […]

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]]> http://renareich.com/2013/06/18/dan-ariely-at-uxi-live/feed/ 2 When to Create and When to Buy WordPress Themes http://renareich.com/2013/05/27/when-to-create-and-when-to-buy-wordpress-themes/ http://renareich.com/2013/05/27/when-to-create-and-when-to-buy-wordpress-themes/#comments Mon, 27 May 2013 11:42:43 +0000 http://renareich.com/?p=1430 WordPress is an amazing platform. Over the years I’ve made a bunch of my own themes for clients and for my own blogs and websites. With tools like Thesis and Headway, it can be fairly easy to customize your website to do what you want. Both Headway and Thesis are great platforms to start with. […]

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