My name is Paul and I write CraneFactory.com. My day job is "IT guy" here in Brisbane, Australia but I also enjoy web design, development, and working with WordPress.

CraneFactory.com is a website about WordPress design and development, blogging, and making the most of the web for your life.

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Are you new to WordPress?

Check out these beginners articles I've written to help people who are new to WordPress.

  • Installing WordPress with Fantastico
  • Seven first steps for your new WordPress blog
  • Writing blog posts with the WordPress visual editor - the basics
  • Three comment strategies for your WordPress blog
  • Publishing blog posts in advance with WordPress
  • First look at new WordPress 2.6 features
  • How to perform a manual install of WordPress
  • Writing posts with the WordPress visual editor - the “kitchen sink”
  • New dashboard features of WordPress 2.7
  • Improved time and date format settings in WordPress 2.7

    • Looking for something more advanced?

    If you've been using WordPress for a while now you may be interested in some of my other articles.

  • Keep your readers on your site with the WordPress Related Posts plugin
  • The pros and cons of WordPress upgrades
  • A little SEO goes a long way
  • Should you split your posts, use excerpts, or show full posts on your blog?
  • Upcoming features in WordPress 2.7
  • How to create your own WordPress theme preview site
  • New media and image settings in WordPress 2.7
  • Installing and managing plugins with WordPress 2.7
  • WordPress 2.6.2 released
  • Styling blockquotes with CSS