WordPress Lovers Official Thread

[plasmaflux]

I wont add to many plugins because seems to slow the site down a bit.

It's easy to bump up your WP memory limit by adding a line of code to your wp-config.php file:

define(?WP_MEMORY_LIMIT?, ?64M?);

A little-known fact about WP is that it defaults to a puny 32M of memory.

I wrote a free plugin a couple months ago that lets you monitor memory usage and bump the limit to 64M or 128M with a couple mouseclicks. It cleared up tons of plugin-related performance issues on a number of users' sites.

The only thing to watch out for is that some (crappy) shared hosts still have a limit on overall PHP memory of only 32M, so the wp-config code / plugin won't change anything, and may even result in borking your site.

 

[Drzuni]

Before bailing on it completely, you should try running an SEO-tuned theme or one of the myriad SEO plugins out there. There are plenty of options for free.

I've seen alexa rankings drop by 6 figures and SE placement rise to the front page in a couple weeks when running the proper theme/plugin combination

Absolutely right. WP is awesome you just have to do it right.

 

[adsense]

hi, any of you upgraded to 3.0?
seems quite buggy for me.

 

[plasmaflux]

hi, any of you upgraded to 3.0?
seems quite buggy for me.

I've been developing on 3.0 since Beta, and have upgraded most of my sites to full-on 3.0 without issue.

What sort of bugs are you having?

There were some changes on the backend that could cause trouble if any of the plugins or themes you use weren't properly coded to be 3.0 compatible.

As far as WP 3.0 core goes, it's been solid for me and I haven't seen any bug reports showing up in Twitter or on the WP bug-tracking system. Part of why they launched 2 months later than planned was because they made sure to do it right.

 

[greentitanium]

wp + Fantastico! breeeeze

wish there was a WP lite!

 

[safaristyle]

Before bailing on it completely, you should try running an SEO-tuned theme or one of the myriad SEO plugins out there. There are plenty of options for free.

I've seen alexa rankings drop by 6 figures and SE placement rise to the front page in a couple weeks when running the proper theme/plugin combination

Currently I am using seo ultimate plugin + Mystique theme ....but as i said really getting frustrated...so any tips from you will be appreciated!!

Thanks

 

[plasmaflux]

Currently I am using seo ultimate plugin + Mystique theme ....but as i said really getting frustrated...so any tips from you will be appreciated!!

Thanks

The SEO Ultimate plugin, as well as the All-in-One SEO plugin are tied for top-place, so you should be good there. I'm not too familiar with Mystique, and the way the theme structures the page does have an impact. It may or may not be part of your problem.

There are also a number of other things you can do to improve SEO on Wordpress. Check out this article for some tips:

hxxp://stylizedweb.com/2010/02/02/make-wordpress-an-seo-beast/

 

[adsense]

yeah i guess thats the problem. most themes are not compatible to 3.0, yet.

but the new default theme has a bug itself, in archive.php. u cant create an archive page using that.

There were some changes on the backend that could cause trouble if any of the plugins or themes you use weren't properly coded to be 3.0 compatible.

 

[ch8878]

I HATE setting wordpress up!!
Its a NIGHTMARE especially trying to use stupid godaddy!!!

I use godaddy to get a domain name and hostgator for hosting what is your nightmare about ?

WordPress is real simple if you have and easy to use theme !

 

[ch8878]

It's easy to bump up your WP memory limit by adding a line of code to your wp-config.php file:

define(?WP_MEMORY_LIMIT?, ?64M?);

A little-known fact about WP is that it defaults to a puny 32M of memory.

I wrote a free plugin a couple months ago that lets you monitor memory usage and bump the limit to 64M or 128M with a couple mouseclicks. It cleared up tons of plugin-related performance issues on a number of users' sites.

The only thing to watch out for is that some (crappy) shared hosts still have a limit on overall PHP memory of only 32M, so the wp-config code / plugin won't change anything, and may even result in borking your site.

Thanks for the help on this topic !