Here’s a quick update on some tips and techniques for content management in your dynamic WordPress websites…

WordPress 2.6 on the Way: Already in beta, WordPress 2.6 is due for release mid-summer with some great new features like “Post Revisions” (saves editing history), and improved plugin management.

New Slide Show Service: We just completed a couple of websites (Fifth Avenue Advisors, and NEXTBusNews.com with a “Business Benefit Slide Show” on the home pages. Click here to learn more about how this new service can help you convert visitors to customers.

Security Matters: WP Version 2.6 also includes some security upgrades, as each new version does, and this is good because there have been increased reports of hacking into WordPress installations recently. What to do? Stay up to date. And, if you believe your site may have been compromised, take a look at the WordPress Exploit Scanner plugin. Written by one of the WordPress core developers, it scanns your site and alerts you to suspicious activity in both your files and databases.

SEO Matters: How is your Search Engine Optimization coming? If you’re in need of backlinks that matter, and who isn’t, you can find some help in this article: Discovering Backlinks that Matter. And remember you can tighten up your SEO with our Max-SEO Optimization service.

Plugin Recommendations: We’re getting some good feedback on our new MaxRef Widgets plugin which gives you powerful control of link groups in your sidebars, and I also like the idea of new plugin, called inline Google Docs, that allows the user to embed Google Documents and Spreadsheets in posts and pages. Both require at least WordPress 2.5 — another good reason to upgrade today.

Let me know if we can help with upgrades, slide shows, and development. I’ll be pleased to provide a prompt estimate for your projects — reach me via our Contact Page.

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