If you take a peek at the preceding article, you'll notice there is now an embedded audio player. It contains a recording of the article, in case you want to multitask while reading listening. I got the idea for embedding audio from a suggestion I made to Tami ...
Tag Archive: WordPress plugins
Intense Debate Now Active!
Next time you visit the Aerie, the comments section will look a bit different than in the past: I've just installed and activated Intense Debate (ID), a blog commenting system to enhance reader engagement and interaction. In addition to the same threaded comments presentation and ability to subscribe to comments ...
New Webhost, One Small Problem
In the last 24 hours, I’ve successfully transferred Kestrel’s Aerie to a new web host. With any luck at all, the transfer was completely transparent to all of you: It certainly was, to me! I originally wrote this around 4pm Saturday; it's now almost 1am on Sunday. At about midnight I came upstairs after watching ...
How to Make Your Blog Reader-Friendly
"Whaddya mean, 'reader-friendly'? It's in English, what more do you want?" Let's start with why we blog (well, why most of us do, anyway): We want to establish a rapport with our readers, and we want to interact with them. The genesis for this post was Brajana's article on tips to improve blog ...
Friday Five: Absolutely Must-Have WordPress Addons
Welcome to the third installment of Friday Five! I don't know about you, but I'm rather impressed with myself for keeping this going for three weeks in a row! Last week, as you may recall (the link is there in case you don't), I showcased a handful of addons intended to enhance your ...
Quick’n'Easy CommentLuv Style Enhancement
If you've been visiting the site much over the past week or so, you've probably noticed a lot of changes. Some have been fairly subtle; others (such as the contrasting sidebar background and widgetized 3-column footer), not so much. One of the smaller ...
Friday Five: Reader-Friendly WordPress Plugins
Currently, I have 41 active plugins, so limiting this list to just five is not an easy task: I could easily identify a dozen I’d hate to abandon. Instead, I tried to identify those plugins I find essential to enhance my relationship with my readers.[1. While not included in the list above, I should ...
Website Note: Subscribe to Comments Now Active!
No idea why I haven't done this before, and no excuse for not having done it earlier than today, since I've been taking advantage of the feature on other blogs for weeks now! At any rate, I've implemented a "Subscribe ...
New Toy At The Aerie: Help Make It Grow!
Introduction All the cool kids are talking about it! Well, Lorelle on WordPress is, anyway (but I found it before she blogged about ...
Cool Linkage, I Think: CommentLuv Love
While troubleshooting my IE problem (see the "IE HELP WANTED!" post above), I happened to look at my WordPress dashboard, and who (or what) had linked to the Aerie recently. Besides Ratshag and Lady Jess was the following: List of ...
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