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Wordpress

Automating WordPress uploads using SSH

26 May 2009

WordPress allows automated updates of plugins and the program itself, but it requires FTP or FTPS on the server. I did not want to add an FTP server to my host, and didn’t want to be sending my id/password to my shell account over the net in clear text either. But then I found out [...]

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WordPress migration to new host

28 December 2008

I purchased a new VPS (virtual private server) host and have been moving many blogs I host for myself and others to the new host (Linode — which I’m very satisfied with and recommend highly). There’s multiple ways to do this, including just saving the mysql table as a backup, and reimporting, but since I’ve [...]

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Redirecting back to home after logon

17 March 2005

I didn’t exactly like the default behavior of wordpress to send registered users to the dashboard after they log on, so I did a few google searches and found a faq page that looks like it’s out of date. But it got me close enough. Trick was to go into the wp-login.php file and find [...]

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