Tag Archives: Plugins

Technology, WordPress

How to Restrict Certain Usernames in Your WordPress Site ?

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If your are using WordPress Mutisite or BuddyPress and you have kept user registration open for public (via Settings -> General -> Membership (“Anyone can register”) sometimes creates problems. By default all usernames (if they already not already registered) are allowed during WordPress user registration process.

If you like to restrict certain usernames from getting registered on your site then first of all install and activate Restrict Usernames plugin. If you are using WordPress Multisite then network activate it and follow these steps:

  • If you are using single WordPress install then visit Dashboard->Users -> Name Restrictions admin settings page and specify username restrictions.
  • If you are using WordPress Multisite then visit Dashboard->My Sites -> Network Admin -> Users -> Name Restrictions and specify username restrictions.

Now anyone attempting to register on your site chooses any restricted username will be seeing this message:

“ERROR: This username is invalid. Please enter a valid username.”

Remember: This plugin doesn’t put any restrictions on usernames chosen by admin himself while creating user accounts from within the WP admin dashboard.

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Technology, WordPress

How To Lock User Accounts In Your WordPress Site ?

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Sometimes we require locking user accounts may be after given number of incorrect login attempts, because of dictionary attacks, when any author becomes inactive or when you want to ban any user.

I use a plugin User Locker. It lets you lock or deactivate any user account. After you install and activate it, a new menu option appears in Dashboard->Settings->User Locker which shows some default settings.

Limited Number of Login Attempts

Default WordPress installation is vulnerable to dictionary attacks as there is no limit on how many times user can use invalid password and attempt to login again and again. User Locker closes this security flaw by introducing maximum number of invalid login attempts. When someone exceeds this number, the account gets locked, which can be unlocked only by requesting new password (using Lost Password option) or by asking for Admin Support. This makes brute force and dictionary attacks nearly impossible.

Banning Certain User Accounts

 

 

It also allows you to disable selected user accounts which restricts user log in even if they know password. This feature is good for banning certain user accounts.

It also allows you to add lock/disable reason, only for your future reference. When account is automatically blocked, plugin can itself add lock reason (this is configurable). By default reason text is displayed on User List only but you can also display it for user after blocked login attempt. You have also option to keep some of them private – just start the reason text with ‘@’ (AT sign).

Technology, WordPress

How to Extend Native WordPress Image Gallery With Optimized Support For iPhone & iPad Users ?

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Extend native WordPress image gallery with optimized support for iPhone and iPad users.

WpJaipho plugin embeds Jaipho Javascript gallery in your WordPress Site. It replaces WordPress native media library image gallery using shortcode gallery with Jaipho gallery template for iPad and iPhone users.

Social Media, Technology, Twitter, WordPress

How To Post From Twitter To WordPress ?

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You can easily post your Tweets as individual WordPress posts. Twitter Tools was the famous WordPress Plugin for doing this but now its outdated. It was having certain limitations like you can add one Twitter account on one site not one account per author. Another thing was that it prompts you to create Twitter app and you need to do lot of configuration settings before using this  plugin.

So here I am discussing about a different plugin that post Tweets as WordPress posts in an easy way. It is the most easiest plugin for doing this. If you post more to Twitter and want your Tweets automatically appear in your WordPress blog as individual blog posts under specific categories like Tweets, Twitter Updates, News, Status etc then First thing you need to do is download and activate this Tweet As Posts Plugin.

After you complete with installation, follow theses steps:

  1. Visit Your Dashboard->Settings->Tweet As Posts.
  2. Enter Hashtag(s) in which you post more. Its all up to you which Hashtag you choose.
  3. Enter your Twitter username.
  4. Check the option Add Tweets as Posts.
  5. Select Post Category in which you want your Tweets to apppear.
  6. Select the default author for your Tweets.
Technology, WordPress

How To Keep Track Of Your Site Plugins Deleted From WordPress Plugin Repository ?

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Keep tract of installed plugins in your WordPress site that no longer exists in WordPress Plugin Repository.

WordPress provides no notification to users before removing any plugin from its repository. Plugins can be removed for the following reasons:

  • There is a security vulnerability
  • They are found to break the GPL
  • The author asks for it to be closed
  • They are found to break the directory rules
  • It is being investigated after non-specific complaints
  • Other plugins by the author are found to be a problem and all are removed pending investigation
  • The author asks for it to be closed because they are re-releasing under a different name
BuddyPress, Technology, WordPress

How To Show Online Friend List In Your BuddyPress Powered Network ?

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Most of the social networking sites like Facebook etc show a list of online friends. By default BuddyPress doesn’t provides you the feature that each member in your BuddyPress network can see the list of his online friends after logging in to his account.

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Technology, WordPress

How To Add WordPress.Com Like Follow Button In Your Self Hosted WordPress.Org Blog ?

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JetPack doesn’t provide follow button on self hosted WordPress.Org blogs but you can still have it. Here we will be discussing about two WordPress plugins created by Aditya Jain. These plugin adds a Blog Follow button at the bottom of your site jut like WordPress.Com.

Both plugins does the same thing but first plugin is for the person who uses JetPack and the other plugin is who doesn’t uses JetPack by WordPress.com

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Technology, WordPress

How To Allow Public Post Preview Of Unpublished Posts In Your WordPress Site ?

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You can allow public post preview of your unpublished posts in WordPress by giving a special kind of link to anonymous site visitors or if you need to ask for any suggestion from your friend or anybody you can use this link. It is also helpful if you allow guest posting in your site. If you make correction to a guest post and you have its public preview link you can show it to its author before publishing it to your site.

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BuddyPress, Technology, WordPress

How To Disable Required User Activation In Your BuddyPress Network ?

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If your BuddyPress network is not open for pubic registration and you use invitation for making new registrations. Then you might like disabling BuddyPress required user activation. 

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