WordPress Web 2.0 Spot-Er

This will be a short post and mainly designed with one thing in mind – let you know about one very simple “plugin” that can be implemented on any blog – translation via Google Translate service. I have implemented it on my blog and it can be seen on sidebar.

What makes this [tag-tec]plugin[/tag-tec] so nice – it is a simple HTML and JavaScript code, which can be implemented on any blog platform, including [tag-tec]WordPress[/tag-tec] and will allow visitors that natively speak other language to read you content. See it in action on my sidebar and click (About) link to get your own copy. I do have to admit that Google translate is far from perfect but it will do, since it is better then nothing.

One of the best things I like about WordPress is a wealth of documentation available for the platform. With [tag-tec]WordPress[/tag-tec] 2.2 being released 2 weeks ago I have decided to make a plunge and perform in place upgrade of my blogs.

What I have learned in process is that there are a few things missing in Upgrading WordPress documentation. Although following it to the letter has helped me to overcome and possibly remove any chance of serious problems – I still managed to run into some undocumented issues. This post is to share those details.

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I have to admit – I’m a control freak. I track and check stats for every effort (or almost every): every post, every email I send to my list, every article and sometimes I find myself spending more time looking at stats and tracking results then actually producing something that helps me earn.

Since starting this blog I have discovered so many more different statistics I can track that it scared me … So I decided to stop the insanity and find a tool that will remove the work that has no real meaning and no impact on final results and provide me with stats for [tag-tec]WordPress[/tag-tec] that actually matter. Well, lo and behold!

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While I didn’t discover America I think this little find is well worth posting about. I have just downloaded and installed a nice little plugin that adds value to [tag-tec]Wordpress[/tag-tec] blog without creating any clatter. I’m talking about [tag-tec]Sphere[/tag-tec] [tag-tec]plugin[/tag-tec]. You can see it in action at the end of each and every post and individual pages just like in screenshot below …

What is so cool about it? It doesn’t take much space and provides additional value to your [tag-tec]blog[/tag-tec] visitors by supplying related content. How cool is that?! You don’t have to do anything, except install it.

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