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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.

  • Jetpack 3.0, An In-Depth Look: New Modules, New Design

    Jetpack 3.0, An In-Depth Look: New Modules, New Design

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    Jetpack – WordPress’ popular “modular” plugin – released a major update on May 20th, and with it came a slew of major design changes and a few additions to the plugin, dubbed “Jetpack 3.0”. Those familiar with Jetpack will recognize a lot of the same great functions you know and love – just wrapped in a nice, pretty…

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  • WordPress BootCamp: Categories vs Tags

    WordPress BootCamp: Categories vs Tags

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    This is the second post of Mitch Canter’s “WordPress BootCamp” series… it showcases the ins and outs of WordPress to new users, and highlights some of the more popular (and some overlooked) features that make WordPress fantastic.  You can catch all of the posts here. I get a lot of questions on this: “What’s the…

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