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Implement Dynamic Menus and Interactive Elements in your WordPress Theme

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By Radha1587 - Posted on 27 December 2009

In this tutorial you will learn to implement the custom, dynamic drop-down Suckerfish menus directly into your theme. You will also learn how to place Flash content into your theme as part of your theme's design, as well as getting it quickly and painlessly into your WordPress content using a variety of embed methods, most notably the jQuery Flash plugin.

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Online Guide to Umbraco CMS for New Users

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By Bryan - Posted on 08 October 2009

I have only now started paying attention to the Umbraco CMS. While they may call Umbraco the "friendly CMS", I'm not sure I'm aware of a single CMS that doesn't self-describe itself as the CMS to use. This is why I enjoy blog posts from actual users new to a CMS describing what they have learned about the software. In learning Umbraco, I'm glad I came across Lee Messenger's "A Complete Newbie's Guide To Umbraco CMS".

This post really is a beginners guide to Umbraco, I decided to put it together because when I first started messing around with Umbraco I had more than a few issues trying to get it installed due to not being able to find the right answers about a year or so ago (Or was it I was just being impatient) – And I’ll hold  my hands up, I threw my toys out the pram and just gave up… Now I REALLY kick myself and WISH I had carried on.

There has also been some great movements in pushing Umbraco to the next level and making it easier than ever to use. Now I’m no professional or avid blogger, so don’t expect miracles… this is sort of a guide/my own learning journey over the past 4 months all thrown together in one post.  My only aim for this post is to try and give anyone looking to get into Umbraco and real life example and reference from someone doing the same thing.

Akismet spam filter for Wordpress video

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By Wordpress Planet - Posted on 30 September 2009

Akismet is a powerful spam filter that’s built in to WordPress.com. But what if you’re running a self-hosted WordPress blog?

This tutorial will give you the simple information you need to install and activate Akismet on your WordPress.org blog.

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Catchy PHP-Fusion Video

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By Bryan - Posted on 26 July 2009

Sometimes it only takes the right soundtrack for a tutorial on a Web content management system to get your attention. This six and a half minute tutorial on how to set up a website with Php-Fusion is one of them.

Reviewing Barrie North's Joomla! 1.5 book and video

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By Bryan - Posted on 09 July 2009

Barrie North has a problem. He can't stop talking about his favorite content management system, Joomla!. So last year, he decided to write his own Joomla book titled appropriately, Joomla! 1.5: A User's Guide. The problem is that people like North are never willing to let that be enough. As Joomla! 1.5 continues to evolve since its initial release so too has North's offerings. Two weeks ago North's publisher, Prentice Hall, sent me a second edition of Joomla! 1.5 as well a new video from their LiveLessons series, Fundamentals of Joomla!. Unlike last year, I decided to actually review the book as well as watch the video.

Let me first say, I'm a reluctant book reviewer. There is nothing that weighs on a person's busy day than having publishers send me a steady stream of content management related books for review. Eventually, those technical books begin stacking up on my desk and secretly I know half of those books aren't worth my time or your money. Luckily for all of us, North's Joomla 1.5 book and Fundamentals of Joomla! video are well worth the purchase. I can't help but give two thumbs up to both North's updated Joomla! 1.5 book and new video.