<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Velvet Blues Web Design &#187; Tutorials</title> <atom:link href="http://www.velvetblues.com/category/tutorials/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.velvetblues.com</link> <description>Velvet Blues offers a wide variety of website-related services such as: complete websites, eCommerce, design, XHTML/CSS slicing, search engine optimization, and content management with custom or open source software such as WordPress, Joomla, and Drupal. Take a look at our portfolio and see for yourself.</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:34:26 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>How to Add a Custom Banner Image to your WordPress.org Plugin Page</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/add-custom-banner-image-wordpress-plugin-page/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/add-custom-banner-image-wordpress-plugin-page/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 02:05:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[CMS Plugins]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tutorials]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WordPress]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=7360</guid> <description><![CDATA[Calling all plugin developers! If you haven't added a custom banner image to your WordPress.org plugin page, here's a simple tutorial to show you how.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/add-custom-banner-image-wordpress-plugin-page/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>WordPress Hack: Display Number &amp; Next/Previous Links with wp_link_pages()</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/wordpress-number-next-previous-links-wp_link_pages/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/wordpress-number-next-previous-links-wp_link_pages/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 13:15:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Code Samples]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tutorials]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[links]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WordPress]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=7354</guid> <description><![CDATA[If you've ever wondered how to display both Next/Previous and Number links on your multi-page posts, here's how. Roll up your sleeves and dig in your functions.php file for this quick tutorial on extending WordPress' wp_link_pages function.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/wordpress-number-next-previous-links-wp_link_pages/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Custom WordPress &#8220;Comment Error&#8221; Page</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/custom-wordpress-comment-error-page/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/custom-wordpress-comment-error-page/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 08:57:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Code Samples]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tutorials]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[error pages]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WordPress]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=7344</guid> <description><![CDATA[Not all areas of WordPress area easily themed via template files. The comment error page is a good example of one page that cannot be directly modified via template. In this article, we show you how to modify this page and set up a new theme file just for it.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/custom-wordpress-comment-error-page/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Cron Jobs &amp; SSH Using PHP 5.3 on HostGator&#8217;s Shared Hosting</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/cron-jobs-ssh-php-53-hostgator-shared-hosting/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/cron-jobs-ssh-php-53-hostgator-shared-hosting/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:13:47 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Tutorials]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Hosting]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cron jobs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HostGator]]></category> <category><![CDATA[htaccess file]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PHP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[shared]]></category> <category><![CDATA[SSH]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=7326</guid> <description><![CDATA[A quick tutorial explaining how to enable PHP 5.3 for your HostGator shared hosting. In this article, we cover both steps needed to ensure all of your scripts will run using PHP 5.3.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/cron-jobs-ssh-php-53-hostgator-shared-hosting/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Create a Custom WordPress Database Error Page</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/create-custom-wordpress-database-error-page/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/create-custom-wordpress-database-error-page/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:46:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Tutorials]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Website Improvement Tips]]></category> <category><![CDATA[databases]]></category> <category><![CDATA[error pages]]></category> <category><![CDATA[web hosting]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WordPress]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=7305</guid> <description><![CDATA[If your website gets more traffic than it can handle or if your web host is having problems, visitors to your WordPress site may see a blank white screen with an error. 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With this quick tutorial, learn how to enable PHP 5.3 on your HostGator or GoDaddy hosted website by adding one or two lines to your .htaccess file.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/activate-php-5-3-hostgator-godaddy/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>htaccess Help: 301 Redirects for URLs with Spaces</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/htaccess-help-301-redirects-for-urls-with-spaces/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/htaccess-help-301-redirects-for-urls-with-spaces/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 01:55:05 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Code Samples]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tutorials]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[error pages]]></category> <category><![CDATA[htaccess file]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Linux]]></category> <category><![CDATA[page]]></category> <category><![CDATA[redirects]]></category> <category><![CDATA[search engines]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=7301</guid> <description><![CDATA[With .htaccess files, setting up 301 redirects is very simple. However, if your url has spaces, you might run into a problem. Read this article to see how to setup a 301 page redirect for a url that contains spaces.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/htaccess-help-301-redirects-for-urls-with-spaces/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>How to Avoid Spam Filters with PHP mail() Emails</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/avoid-spam-filters-with-php-mail-emails/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/avoid-spam-filters-with-php-mail-emails/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 14:35:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Code Samples]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tutorials]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[blacklisted]]></category> <category><![CDATA[email]]></category> <category><![CDATA[spam]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=6663</guid> <description><![CDATA[Just about everyone who uses PHP has encountered the popular PHP mail()  function which enables email to be sent from a server. Unfortunately, when using the mail() function, your emails are more likely to be marked as spam. Fortunately, there are some simple fixes that can help you avoid spam filters.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/avoid-spam-filters-with-php-mail-emails/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>8</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>How to Add an Admin User to a WordPress Database</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/how-to-add-an-admin-user-to-a-wordpress-database/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/how-to-add-an-admin-user-to-a-wordpress-database/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:17:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Tutorials]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[databases]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MySQL]]></category> <category><![CDATA[phpMyAdmin]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WordPress]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=6763</guid> <description><![CDATA[If you have lost access to a WordPress administration area, you can usually use WordPress' password recovery feature to reset your password. However, there are some cases when this isn't possible. This tutorial will show you how to manually add an admin user to a WordPress installation using phpMyAdmin.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/how-to-add-an-admin-user-to-a-wordpress-database/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>6</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Turn Off WordPress Homepage URL Redirection</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/turn-off-wordpress-homepage-url-redirection/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/turn-off-wordpress-homepage-url-redirection/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2009 19:26:45 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Code Samples]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tutorials]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[redirects]]></category> <category><![CDATA[search engine submission]]></category> <category><![CDATA[urls]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WordPress]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=6538</guid> <description><![CDATA[If you are integrating WordPress into a preexisting site that already has its own homepage, or if you are developing a new WordPress website that is hidden behind a Coming Soon page, you will run into one frustrating problem. If you try to access the WordPress installation by visiting the index.php file, you won't be able to see it. Here is a small code sample to turn off WordPress URL redirection.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/turn-off-wordpress-homepage-url-redirection/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>24</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>WordPress Problems with Pasted MS Word Content</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/wordpress-problems-pasted-ms-word-content/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/wordpress-problems-pasted-ms-word-content/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:03:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tutorials]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[content]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FCKEditor]]></category> <category><![CDATA[internet explorer]]></category> <category><![CDATA[TinyMCE]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WordPress]]></category> <category><![CDATA[wysiwyg]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=6410</guid> <description><![CDATA[Microsoft Word and WordPress don't play well together. Here is a brief tutorial on how to fix problems that happen from copying and pasting content from MS Word into WordPress' WYSIWYG editors.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/wordpress-problems-pasted-ms-word-content/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>19</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Disable Automatic Restart after Windows XP Update</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/disable-automatic-restart-after-windows-xp-update/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/disable-automatic-restart-after-windows-xp-update/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 05:29:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tutorials]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[software]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Windows]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=4970</guid> <description><![CDATA[If you are on a Windows XP system, you are probably very familiar with the automatic updates which interrupt you as you work and prompt you to restart your computer. Tired of seeing it or losing unsaved work? 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Unfortunately, most of them get very little exposure and usage because they are not well publicized... Here are three tips for getting the word out about your new plugin.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/publicize-your-wordpress-plugin/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>14</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Smarty Templates: How To Create Custom Functions</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/smarty-templates-create-custom-functions/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/smarty-templates-create-custom-functions/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 04:00:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[CMS Plugins]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Code Samples]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tutorials]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[content management system]]></category> <category><![CDATA[open source]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PHP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Smarty]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=4387</guid> <description><![CDATA[The popular Smarty Template Engine is full of great features, but is not the most intuitive system for developers to learn to use. And it doesn't help that the documentation is a bit scanty. So here is the simplest and most complete tutorial you will find on writing a custom function for your Smarty templates.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/smarty-templates-create-custom-functions/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>11</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>How To Make A Favorites Icon (Favicon.ico)</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/how-to-make-a-favorites-icon-favicon-ico/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/how-to-make-a-favorites-icon-favicon-ico/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 01:22:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Code Samples]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tutorials]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[favicon]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=2217</guid> <description><![CDATA[In this brief 3 step tutorial, you'll find out how to create a favorites icon for your website. We also list a few reasons why your website NEEDS to have one.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/how-to-make-a-favorites-icon-favicon-ico/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>15</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Troubleshooting A Slow-Loading WordPress Admin Panel</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/troubleshooting-slow-loading-wordpress-admin-panel/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/troubleshooting-slow-loading-wordpress-admin-panel/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:02:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tutorials]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[load time]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WordPress]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=1894</guid> <description><![CDATA[Recently, we had the great pleasure of diagnosing some mysterious issues which cropped up in a WordPress website that we had developed. The admin panel had suddenly decided to slow down.Here are some tips for troubleshooting your own slow-loading admin panel.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/troubleshooting-slow-loading-wordpress-admin-panel/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>25</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Add PHP Code To Your phpBB Forum Templates</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/add-php-code-to-your-phpbb-forum-templates/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/add-php-code-to-your-phpbb-forum-templates/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:45:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Code Samples]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tutorials]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[content management system]]></category> <category><![CDATA[open source]]></category> <category><![CDATA[PHP]]></category> <category><![CDATA[phpBB]]></category> <category><![CDATA[software]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=1457</guid> <description><![CDATA[Editing a phpBB template can be rather exasperating because you don't have freedom to add dynamic code. In fact, if you do add php code to your template, you will find that it won't be recognized. So what do you do?]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/add-php-code-to-your-phpbb-forum-templates/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>3 Sneaky Ways to Trick Readers into Commenting</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/3-ways-to-trick-readers-into-commenting/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/3-ways-to-trick-readers-into-commenting/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:30:04 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Tutorials]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Website Improvement Tips]]></category> <category><![CDATA[blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[comments]]></category> <category><![CDATA[FeedBurner]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WordPress]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=380</guid> <description><![CDATA[All around the blogosphere, seasoned bloggers are doing it. These crafty writers are tricking their readers into commenting. And they are so good at it, that few have taken notice. But now, they will be exposed. Here are 3 sneaky tactics that are being used on the web every day.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/3-ways-to-trick-readers-into-commenting/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>21</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Help! I Messed Up My WordPress URL Settings</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/wordpress-url-settings/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/wordpress-url-settings/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2008 20:08:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Code Samples]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Miscellaneous]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tutorials]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[blogs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WordPress]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=379</guid> <description><![CDATA[Have you made a mistake updating your WordPress url settings, and are now unable to access your blog or administration area to reverse the changes? Read this article for two ways to restore your settings.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/wordpress-url-settings/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>49</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The CSS Approach: Preload Images without JavaScript</title><link>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/the-css-approach-preload-images-without-javascript/</link> <comments>http://www.velvetblues.com/web-development-blog/the-css-approach-preload-images-without-javascript/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:43:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Velvet Blues</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Code Samples]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tutorials]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Web Development Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[CSS]]></category> <category><![CDATA[image optimization]]></category> <category><![CDATA[load time]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.velvetblues.com/?p=361</guid> <description><![CDATA[Preloading images is a widely used technique for speeding up the display of images in galleries and rollovers. 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