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Category Pagination with WordPress on Windows 2008 Server and IIS 7

2013/11/06
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Modified: 2013/10/07
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First – The Problem  I can’t get my hands around this problem with WordPress (3.0.1) on Windows 2008 Server.  I need to solve this, because it keeps me from registering with Google AdSense.  They are saying that “Site Navigation is Broken”.  And this is only a problem on Windows 2008 Server and IIS 7.  The exact same site with exact same data works properly on Win XP and IIS 5.1. If I select posts by category (or by month), pagination links at the bottom of the page do not have category loaded in their HREF(s).  So, if user tries to go to next pages, he gets to page 2, or 3, or 4…

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Installing bbPress 1.0.3 into WordPress 3.2.1 Site

2011/10/25
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Modified: 2011/10/21

This example shows installing bbPress 1.0.3 into WordPress 3.2.1. Download latest bbPress forum software form http://bbpress.org/download/. Unzip bbPress directory into a logical place inside your WordPress site. This example places bbPress into wp-content directory. ` Installation Navigate with your browser to YourSite/wp-content/bbPress Installation and configuration wizard starts: There doesn't seem to be a bb-config.phpfile. This usually means that you want to install bbPress. Go to Step 1 and specify Database name, Database user and Database password taken from your wp-config.php file. Save database configuration, note message Your settings have been saved to the file bb-config.php You can now continue to the next step. Go to Step 2 – WordPress integration. Start…

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Movng WordPress Site to a W2K8 Server and IIS7

2010/07/19
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Modified: 2011/03/15
Movng WordPress Site to a W2K8 Server and IIS7

If you like to be in control of all your servers, you would love the gentle nature of WordPress installation.  Installation includes PHP,  MySQL  and  WordPress components.  All steps can be done manually.  Instead of running install, you can just copy files and directories, and make manual configurations adjustments.  It is like labyrinth of  DLL(s) meets the non-DLL world for the first time.   Check IIS7 Installed Components Windows Server 2008 comes with IIS 7.  Windows 7  and Server 2008 R2 come with IIS 7.5. Check that CGI is installed under IIS Roles (Windows Features).   Installing PHP Download and install latest PHP. Warning 1: Pick “nts” (non-thread-safe) package, if you are…

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How to install WordPress 3.0 on XP and IIS 5.1 Manually

2010/07/09
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Modified: 2010/08/09
How to install WordPress 3.0 on XP and IIS 5.1 Manually

If you ever need to transfer your own installation of WordPress from machine to machine, you might need these notes. How to configure a new WordPress install on a new PC and copy My-SQL D/B file.

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Can I Clean Old Versions of the Same Post?

2010/06/30
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Modified: 2010/08/09

Question: Each time I modify a POST, a copy of old POST is created and saved. Can I control, how many old posts to retain? Can I clean all old posts? Answer: Yes! You can stop collecting old versions of the posts by adding this line to your wp-config.php file: define('WP_POST_REVISIONS', false); And Yes! You can delete all “revisions” by running this SQL statement against you database: DELETE wp_posts.post_type FROM wp_posts WHERE wp_posts.post_type = "revision"

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So Many Questions about WordPress

2010/06/26
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Modified: 2010/09/23

First impressions of this WordPress PHP Software on Windows XP and IIS 5.1 I can't believe the amount of detail and thought developers put into this. First impression - it is a miracle.

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