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Web 101: Why links shouldn’t be opened in new windows

June 26, 2007 | Filed under: Web 101

I get this request a lot: “Can you make all my links open in a new window?” This is a widely done practice, I used to do it, too. Unfortunately, what I didn’t know before, and what most people still don’t know is that it’s a really bad practice to have.

The whole point of putting an external link on your site is to guide your audience to someone else’s site. It’s usually an act of kindness, not only toward the person you are linking to, but to the people reading your site, who you are sharing this … Continue reading »


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July 2, 2008 -

It's that time again.  WordPress 2.6 is expected to be released in a week or two.  This isn't as big a release as 2.5, but there are definitely some handy new features and improvements.  2.6 Beta 2 was released yesterday if you can't wait to try it out.  If you just want to see what's coming in 2.6 then check out Technosailer's 10 Things You Need to Know About WordPress 2.6 as well as Weblog Tools Collection's What You Need to Know About WordPress 2.6.


April 2, 2008 -

If you are having any problems with your 2.5 installation or are just generally confused about where certain things are now, this post at Weblog Tools Collection has a very comprehensive list of helpful answers and fixes to problems.

Update: More FAQs.


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