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Add a Login Box to your Sidebar

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I wrote a post a while back detailing how easy it was to add a Login Box to your template.  But, it’s even easier, it turns out, to add one to your sidebar.

Sidebar Login is a plugin that will let you throw a quick sidebar login box onto your site.  And, it’s AJAX compatable, which means that it logs the user in seamlessly and then displays typical “user” account options (profile, logout, etc).

Install the plugin and then drag the widget to your sidebar to install it.

  • Fighting the WordPress White Screen of Death

    Fighting the WordPress White Screen of Death

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    We’ve all been there: We’re editing the WordPress theme file, setting a new function and *BAM*: We view the site and it’s nothing but a sea of white pixels.  There’s no messages, no errors, nothing to indicate what you’ve done wrong.  And it’s frustrating: sure, removing the change would fix the problem, but I (as I’m…

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  • Using Hyperlinks Correctly in WordPress

    Using Hyperlinks Correctly in WordPress

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    Any good content marketer worth his or her salt knows the value of using links in their content. It’s a good strategy to practice – whether you’re linking internally to content you’ve written in the past or to external resources you mention in posts.  However, a lot of people overlook a small, single detail that could…

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