There is a simple fix for “HTTP error” message when you insert image into your post while working with wp2.5 version.
It involves inserting the following script into your .htaccess file.
<IfModule mod_security.c>
<Files async-upload.php>
SecFilterEngine Off
SecFilterScanPOST Off
</Files>
</IfModule>
Do not be frighten by this “.htaccess file” as it is really very easy to insert the script fix. Below are the steps:
Step 1. Before you begin to add the additional script into the .htaccess file, download (use a FTP program) a copy of the existing .htaccess file from your server into your computer as a backup. …

Before you decide to upgrade your WordPress version, please read my article on whether to upgrade your WordPress version or not.
If you decide to go ahead, below are the step-by-step guide on how to go about it:
Step 1: Download the latest WordPress version.
Step 2: Unzip the new WordPress version
Step 3: Backup your WordPress database in case something goes wrong during the upgrading process. I suggest that you use a WordPress database backup plugin which you can download here: WordPress Database plugin
Step 4: Unzip and upload the plugin to your …

There are a lot of articles on the web that teach readers on how to manually insert php codes/adsense scripts into different parts of blog in order to add Adsense into a blog.
For non-technical bloggers, the easiest way to add Adsense into your WordPress blog is to use an Adsense plugin, rather than doing it manually.
The AdSense-Deluxe is an easy-to-use WordPress plugin for quickly inserting Google or Yahoo! ads into different parts of your blog.
Below are the steps to add Adsense into your blog:
Step 1: Download Adsense-Deluxe plugin from the …

To sign up for your Google Adsense account, follow the steps below:

Step 1: Go to https://www.google.com/adsense/login/en_US/?gsessionid=rXNc06PGzks
Step 2: Complete the Adsense application form. Google will ask for the name of your website. If you do not have any, I would suggest that your sign up for an account with blogspot.com and obtain your Adsense account through that site. Once you have a blogspot account (e.g. myownwebsite.blogspot.com), you will be able to access their “Dashboard” screen in order to sign up for their Adsense service.
Step 3: Submit your Adsense application. …

There are two ways which you can add images to your WordPress sidebar.
The first and most easiest way to display your image on the sidebar is through a link to an external image source. To do this, you have to firstly add a text widget and then put the link (e.g. http://www. mysite.com/images/pic1) onto the text widget.
The second method is to import an image into your site’s image folder and put a link on your WordPress sidebar to assess the image file.
To do this, the easiest way to add an …

Imagine you saw a beautiful WordPress theme and you quickly downloaded and installed the theme in your website As usual, you would like to make some changes to the theme layout e.g. the post font size, headings, header or the sidebar etc.
There is a problem – how do you know which CSS codes (in the Theme Editor) relates to a particular area of the theme layout? Do you want to spend a lot of time, through trial and error, trying to understand the CSS codes?
Here is a …

Does it affect your wordpress blog if you have forgotten to deactivate your plugins (as recommended) prior to upgrading your wp version?
The answer is yes and no.
The “recommendation” to deactivate plugins (prior to upgrading) is just to enable you to identify any plugins that are not compatible with your new wp version. For example, after your wp upgrade, it is recommended to activate each plugin one at a time. Each time you activate a plugin, you need to come out from your plugin folder and log into the same folder …