Recent content by DeveloperSam

Add the following to your functions.php to separate images from the P tags when dumping our the content. This will make it much easier to style the images. function wpfme_remove_img_ptags($content){ return preg_replace('/<p>\s*(<a .*>)?\s*(<img .* \/>)\s*(\/a>)?\s*<\/p>/iU', '\1\2\3'...

Having an RSS feed, and lots of subscribers seemed to help my sites quite a bit when Google Reader was still in use. Now that it is no longer available, I really don't know if having an RSS feed is of any use in regards to SEO other than the PageRank and the additional internal links.

I would do that with css, and make it fit the container size. Please don't use fixed widths unless you have declared different width for each different size device.

With shared hosting, you are on the same server as several other sites. his allows the host to keep costs down. This is ideal if your site does not have a lot of traffic. If you run a resource-intensive site that generates a lot of traffic you really should be running on a dedicated server...

I use Xampp ( apache friends - XAMPP ) as my test and development environment on a windows PC. It is perfect for testing applications before going live, and developing websites.

The links you put in the answer will be "nofollow", so you can't use it for backlinks, but it can be a good way to drive traffic to your site. The answers are monitored, and spamming will get you banned. I believe you need to achieve a certain level before you are permitted to post a link. As...

Have you looked into Google Web Designer? https://www.google.com/webdesigner/ It is currently being marketed as a banner ad creator, but with the name "Web Designer" it sure sounds as though they have much larger plans for this software.

It depends upon the tax laws in your country. Some places require you to declare every penny you earn, while some countries do not apply income tax below a certain threshold. In Canada, all business income must be reported, and the CRA (our tax people) determines business income as: A...

The Google Webmaster Central Blog is by far the most reliable source of information: Official Google Webmaster Central Blog

I am a freelance web developer and have never had a full time job doing this. I can't imagine working a regular 9-5 shift and having the company I work for pocket most of the money for me doing the job.

If you use the Yoast SEO plugin you do not need Google XML sitemaps because Yoast SEO has this built in. WordPress SEO Plugin

I can't remember the last time I burned a CD or DVD, or purchased a CS so I agree with ohiotom76 in that they have been dead for years. Everything can be purchased online in direct digital format so there is just no use for them anymore. If you want to archive your downloads, use a USB drive or...

I am all for personal privacy, but I do not agree with Wiki Leaks (or the NSA leaks), for the reasons you have cited. Countries have always had secrets from each other, and spied upon one another. Giving this information to the 'enemy' puts your fellow countrymen in danger.

Here is a blog post about obtaining a US phone number with Google voice: How to get a Google Voice Phone Number Outside U.S. It sounds like you just have to make sure you are accessing the site from a US based IP.

It's a Christmas miracle! :) Thanks for mentioning this because I had not noticed. I had pretty much given up on PageRank so this was a nice surprise.