Posts tagged wordpress
Send From Plugin
Dec 18th
Description
I have issues with my hosting service not allowing me to easily set the ‘From line’ for my server email. When ever a new user signs up they see username@<hostingservice> even though they should see user@site.com. Before Send From you would be required to modify your installation of WordPress just about every time you do an update. No longer. With Send From, you simply go into your admin panel and set what the end user sees in their From line.
Installation Instructions
- Download then Send From Plugin
- Upload to your /wp-contents/plugins/ directory.
- Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins‘ menu in WordPress.
Set Defaults
- Send From Config Screen
- Under the ‘Plugins’ click the link for ‘Send Email’
- Change the From Name and From Email
- Click Update Options
Download the Send From Plugin
New Backend, Lighter Weight
Oct 29th
So I decided to switch from Joomla to Wordpress, and to be quite honest I’m very pleased with it. I came to the realization that for my personal site I do just need a simple content system. I am still in the process of discovering all the the hidden features and the various steps needed for additional setup, but so far I like it’s simplicity.
Don’t get me wrong now, Joomla is a great content system and works great for the Denver Camarilla site. However when I was trying to setup a personal site for just myself to blog and post my portfolio I was finding it difficult to work with. Wordpress seems to offer just what I need to simply and quickly get my own personal stuff up and running. I can also sum the backend of Wordpress up in 3 words, So Freakin’ Simple. It also seems to use straight forward PHP as opposed to Joomla’s awkward functions.
I have to admit, I am getting very excited to play around with the template system. The one that I am currently using is a generic template offered at the Wordpress site and is called SH Trocadero for those who are interested. Why am I using a theme I didn’t create, well simply put, it’s because I just set it up and haven’t had time to get things set up completely.
In other news I managed to complete to complete the work, so far, on the Camarilla of Denver site. I had to make the not so difficult decision to only really offer support for IE7 and FF3. I’m not getting paid for the site and am only doing it to be nice, so I don’t feel bad in the slightest. If I start to get complaints about the lack of support for someones browser I may take a deeper look into it.
Well… until next time,
*cheers*
