Need to Format Text in a WordPress Widget?

The following article is a guest post by Steve from Guys That Know, a site about . . . well . .  guys that know just about everything!   A few days ago I was adding a new page to a blog I’m working on. I wanted to include some text in a sidebar, but as you’re probably aware, the Text widget is pretty lame. Sure enough, it allows you to enter text, but unless you’re an HTML whiz, which I’m not, you’re pretty much stuck with un-formatted text. I figured there had to be something better out...

Top 5 Plugins for Getting Your WordPress Blog Started

WordPress is a very powerful and flexible blog/content management system, but the thousands of plugins really help to extend the basic functionality. Here are 13 essential plugins that you should immediately install after finishing the WordPress installation. 1) Akismet - This one should be a no-brainer. Akismet uses their web service to check the comments on your blog to see if it looks like spam. The plugin is developed by the creators of WordPress, so it’s integrated nicely and is included in...