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Best Browser for WordPress Site Owners. Between Firefox, Chrome, Safari, and Internet Explorer, you may have a favorite browser that you like for personal use. But, one of them is far better than the others for managing WordPress. Read on to see my two top picks and why you will want to use them too. Plus, the worst browser may not be what you think. The Best Browser for WordPress I’m not going to keep you in suspense about my top browser choice.

Here’s how I know. Seen It, Done It I teach WordPress classes to folks all over the globe via secure desktop sharing meaning that I see the client’s screen and it’s like I’m sitting right next to them. Teaching classes this way also means that I have to interface with every type and level of browser on their computers. By far, the most stable browser of them all, on both Windows and Mac, is Firefox. The Next Best Browser The next most stable browser is Safari on Mac. (There are several ways to view/edit pages and some work better than others. The Worst Browser for WordPress. WordPress. You've heard this a thousand times: WordPress is the most popular content management system (aka CMS) in the world. W3Techs reports that 59% of sites using CMS are built on WordPress. It's so successful that it's almost become a synonym for CMS!

So what makes WordPress the preferred choice for millions of developers, designers, and anyone who needs a website really? First of all, WordPress is free and open source. This doesn't only mean that you get it for free (duh), but also that a team of developers from all over the world works constantly on improving it. Also, there's a crazy amount of plugins available that integrate with the platform. In a nutshell, it's an extremely versatile system that enables you to create pretty much any sort of website you can think of. Yes, any sort. Another great thing about it? And WordPress themes is what this page is about! If you need to build a website but don't have the time, or the skills, to design it yourself-you're in the right place. TDO Forum WordPress Theme (v3) < thedeadone.net. This theme turns your WordPress blog into a Forum! Download it now! This graphically simple theme turns your WordPress Blog into a Forum.

Categories are treated as individual Forums and a Post (with it’s comments) is treated as a Topic (aka thread). It has a number of powerful features built in such as listing posts on the front page, not by latest date, but by last commented on date. See the full list of features after the cut (or just below). Version 3 is tested for compatibility with WordPress 2.5 and the display of individual topics is tweaked to be more forum like Check out the demo or the forums to see it in action! Features Installation Download the tdo-forum.2.zip file and unzip the contents to `/path_to_wordpress/wp-content/themes/tdo-forum`. Configuration By default, the front page of theme shows three tabs: latest, unread and forums.

To give you more control of the theme, there are four page templates you can use. Using the “Submit Topic” Page Template TODO List Forget it. Known Bugs. WordPress Forms - Gravity Forms Contact Form Builder and Lead Data Management Plugin For WordPress. Contact Form 7. Contact Form 7 can manage multiple contact forms, plus you can customize the form and the mail contents flexibly with simple markup. The form supports Ajax-powered submitting, CAPTCHA, Akismet spam filtering and so on. Docs & Support You can find docs, FAQ and more detailed information about Contact Form 7 on contactform7.com. If you were unable to find the answer to your question on the FAQ or in any of the documentation, you should check the support forum on WordPress.org. Contact Form 7 Needs Your Support It is hard to continue development and support for this free plugin without contributions from users like you.

Recommended Plugins The following plugins are recommended for Contact Form 7 users: Translations You can translate Contact Form 7 on translate.wordpress.org. WordPress Form Creator. The UltimateIDX Presents, WP Form Creator for WordPress Form Management at its best. Developed originally for the theme developer, new features make this release a little more friendly for casual users.

This plugin provides blog website owners with a truly easy to manage easy to configure forms solution for WordPress or WordPress CMS sites. In this release you can drag and drop the form elements to the generator page to create your forms. Tested with version 2.8.4 and WordPress MU, the form manager can support literally dozens of forms on your blog with countless design possibilities.

The forms are placed in pages or posts by the use of template tags which are generated with each new form. Look at the FAQ tab above to answer some common questions we encounter. For Theme Developers, please visit UltimateIDX.com for details on how to distribute this plugin with your WordPress themes FREELY and Without Additional License Requirements. Inquiry Form - Serial and Government Publications Division - Ask a Librarian.

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