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Since my blog template don’t support any page navigation, after search on the internet, i get two way to create a page navigation.

1. Template Tags/posts nav link
It’s simply but useful, by using template tags “posts nav link “, you can isplays links for next and previous pages. Useful for providing “paged” navigation of index, category and archive pages.

By default, the posts_nav_link look like this:

<?php posts_nav_link(); ?>

More detail here. You can find out how to displays previous and next page links (”previous page · next page”) centered on the page, and use an image to create previous and next page.

2. Word Press Plugin-PageNavi
WP-PageNavi creates a more usable navigation for your blog. Below is the screenshot of how the pagination of your blog will look like, after you have installed the plugin.

This WP-PageNavi plugin are powered by lesterchan. You can also format the navigation bar easily with CSS.

Wordpress allows bloggers to use these automatic update services for free and with ease. Most people use Ping-o-Matic which, with just one “ping” from you, will let many other services know that you’ve updated.

What is Update Services
Update Services are tools you can use to let other people know you’ve updated your blog. WordPress automatically notifies popular Update Services that you’ve updated your blog by sending a XML-RPC ping each time you create or update a post. In turn, Update Services process the ping and updates their proprietary indices with your update. Now people browsing sites like Technorati or Sphere can find your most recent posts!

Go to “Settings” and then to “Writing” and scroll down.
There will be a text box titled “Update Services.”

Add these links to that box.
http://rpc.pingomatic.com/
http://rpc.blogged.my
http://api.feedster.com/ping
http://api.moreover.com/ping
http://api.my.yahoo.com/rss/ping
http://blogsearch.google.com/ping/RPC2
http://ping.amagle.com/
http://ping.syndic8.com/xmlrpc.php
http://ping.weblogalot.com/rpc.php
http://rcs.datashed.net/RPC2/
http://rpc.blogbuzzmachine.com/RPC2
http://rpc.blogrolling.com/pinger/
http://ping.bitacoras.com
http://ping.blo.gs/
http://ping.feedburner.com
http://ping.rootblog.com/rpc.php
http://rpc.icerocket.com:10080/
http://rpc.newsgator.com/
http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping
http://rpc.weblogs.com/RPC2
http://www.newsisfree.com/RPCCloud
http://www.popdex.com/addsite.php
http://www.snipsnap.org/RPC2
http://www.wasalive.com/ping/
http://topicexchange.com/RPC2
http://www.blogdigger.com/RPC2
http://www.blogoole.com/ping/
http://www.blogoon.net/ping/
http://www.blogsnow.com/ping
http://www.blogstreet.com/xrbin/xmlrpc.cgi
http://www.lasermemory.com/lsrpc/
http://www.weblogues.com/RPC/
http://www.blogsdominicanos.com/ping/
http://www.xianguo.com/xmlrpc/ping.php
http://www.feedsky.com/api/RPC2

Note: Some update services require you to sign up before you can submit your blog and notify them of updates.

Now, when ever you add a new post, these pingback services will be notified which allows more websites, services, and potential viewers to be alerted of your new post.

Happy blogging!

As a web designer, you should design your websites to give your visitors the greatest ease of use, the best impression and most important of all a welcoming experience. It doesn’t matter if you had the greatest product in the whole world — if your website is poorly done you won’t be able to sell even one copy of it because visitors will be driven off your website by the lousy design.

When I’m talking about a “good design”, I’m not only talking about a good graphical design. A professional web design will be able to point out that there are many components which contribute to a good website design — accessibility design, interface or layout design, user experience design and of course the most straightforward, which is graphic design.

Hence, I have highlighted some features of the worst web designs I’ve come across. Hopefully, you will be able to compare that against your own site as a checklist and if anything on your site fits the criteria, you should know it’s high time to take serious action!

1) Background music

Unless you are running a site which promotes a band, a CD or anything related to music, I would really advise you to stay away from putting looping background music onto your site. It might sound pleasant to you at first, but imagine if you ran a big site with hundreds of pages and everytime a visitor browses to another page on your site, the background music starts playing again. If I were your visitor, I’d just turn off my speakers or leave your site. Moreover, they just add to the visitors burden when viewing your site — users on dial up connections will have to wait longer just to view your site as it is meant to be viewed.
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People always want to follow the latest thing, be it in fashion, sports, that kind of thing. Websites have become a necessity to almost everyone. Companies, businesses, individuals, even young adults have created personal websites with their respective purposes, be it for profit, or for entertainment.

What one must consider, however, before creating a website, are the factors in which must be put to thought before doing so, such as the cost, maintenance, use, web host and so forth.

Firstly, associating with the cost, we must always try to find an affordable host, not spending too much, nor too little. A cheap host does not exactly symbolize a credible reliability rating, but we must always look for value for money deals. Also, regarding the efficiency and server/web host reliability, there are many cases of web hosts not providing the service they had assured other people, some had even shut down and were nowhere to be seen. Keep this note in mind, as if you would like a long-lasting website, this would be the first thing to look for.

Next, would hiring a professional be affordable? Is it the best option? For simple websites, we could always pick up the coding, or even use programs, as it is relatively simple. However, when it comes to more complex coding, and when you want it to do a tad more than just providing information, hiring help in doing so would be the best way. Not only in terms of design, but security is also a key factor in assuring a quality website. If the website also acts as a portal for businesses, security would definitely be the issue here.

So, having considered the things to do before building a website, do we actually NEED one? If creating one would boost sales or promote positive implications to oneself, then by all means, go ahead and do what best. Yet again, planning is the key to success, in everything we do.

Have you looking for a all in one ranking button to show your blog ranking without checking it manually, i think Showoff Rankings plugin it the one you are looking for!

What is Showoff Rankings
Showoff Rankings plugin for WordPress shows the rank buttons for Google’s PageRank, Alexa, and Technorati as shown to the left. It provides a simple and elegant representation of your blog’s rankings. Currently supported rankings are: Google PageRank, Alexa Traffic Ranking, Technorati Rank, and several aspects of the plug-in can be customized (see sidebar for an example):

There is not a WP plugin, but a normal javascript that you can enter in your blog. Create your own raking siebar now!