Towards the end of 2009, WordPress released a second version of their iphone WordPress application. The fully featured blogging application allows you to do a range of tasks with WordPress.org and WordPress.com sites, the most important being: Writing new posts and pages, editing existing posts and pages, and moderating comments. The thought of writing blog [...]

WordPress is without question, the #1 blogging platform and content management system (CMS) available.  For obvious reasons like simplicity, speed, flexibility.  But what about all those subtle differences that you notice, but can’t quite put your finger on?  It has a lot to do with AJAX or asynchronous JavaScript and XML.  From saving changes to [...]

With hundreds of thousands of blogs being created every day, yours will take a lot to stand out in the crowd. These tips have been assembled from years of experience navigating the blogosphere. Stick to these 6 principles and you’ve got a pretty decent chance of making it. 1. Use a custom design This is [...]

We don’t often stray from WordPress here at Pingable.  But we stumbled upon this site at Google, claiming to offer free wireless broadband.  At first I was excited because I need a solution for reliable broadband internet.  As I continued to read, I realized it was a joke, catching an inference to the quality of [...]

The golden rule of blogging is offer valuable content.  This tip trumps a good design, flashy graphics, twitter integration, powerful links, even advertisements. However, quality content can be improved with an applicable and eye-catching screenshot.  Here are some tips and tools for creating awesome screenshots for your WordPress posts. Choosing the format All screenshots should [...]

There is a lot to consider when looking for WordPress hosting for your site.  Of course, you don’t have to self-host your site as outlined in this post on How to Install WordPress.  If you do choose to self-hosted WordPress Hosting, you’ll need a hosting provider.  However, not all hosts are created equal and there [...]