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WordPress (.org) has a feature that is barely noticeable in their options panel that will allow you change the default 20 comment items per page to as many as you like. When your in your dashboard under the spam comments section, you will notice on the top upper right of the page you see a tab that says “screen options”, click on that gray tab and it will toggle to show you the options for that page. To the far left of that panel you will see there area where you can change the amount of comments to display for that page.

In general I prefer to keep it at a max of 200 comments per page. I noticed when I had over 3,000 spam comments to delete that when I chose 500 as my max, it would take WordPress some time to render all the checks in the toggle box for deletion. Once all of your spam comments are selected just click on “delete permantly” and viola! Hundreds of useless spam comments are gone!

Deleting 200 comments per page is faster than 20. Do the math. Please click on on the image below to see a screenshot of the screen options panel in wordpress. I hope this helps you.

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I spent hours trying to fix a very annoying issue with a client’s Facebook and twitter post content details not excerpting correctly when trying to ‘share’ a post or page on a WordPress blog.

I installed one of my favorite plugins Sociable onto a client’s blog and begin testing the share features to make sure that when users shared any post or page to Facebook or Twitter , the post or page content will be posted on the Facebook wall. I noticed that although it was posting the correct url link for the post, it wasn’t pulling the excerpted content (aka the first few lines) of the post, instead it was just showing the site title and site description for no matter what post or page I tried to share.

After plenty of annoying attempts I tried something I though of first but didn’t test because it seemed too simple of a solution, and of course that worked.

When you find yourself in this position go to the ‘Trash‘ section of your posts. Look to see if the post you are trying to get to work has a duplicate post from previously before that you trashed. Select “Delete Permanently“, then go back to the post and correct the permalink of that particular post. For example , the permalink may be titled,

www.yoursite.com/welcome-to-my-site-3/

That extra ‘-3′ at the end of the url lets you know that there are at least 2 other versions of that same post that you may have trashed and did not permanently delete, if that was the only version of that url, your permalink would have the correct www.yoursite.com/welcome-to-my-site url without additional array at the end.

Just make sure you have the duplicate posts or pages in your trash removed, and then correct your permalink structure and when you try to post the article onto Facebook or Twitter you shouldn’t have any issue.

It is always a good idea to permanently delete any trashed posts or pages the moment you trash them. Just because you sent it to the trash doesn’t mean it doesn’t keep the trashed versions which can cause major conflicts with permalinking and duplicate content which pisses google off.

Please click on the screen shot below for a visual demo on how to fix this.

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Please review my list of  the top 5 WordPress blog hosting providers of 2011

Bluehost When it comes to hosting a WordPress blog, there seems to be no other choice other than Bluehost. I couldn’t really explain to you why they are so much better, they just are. After years of working as a web designer I have nothing but GREAT things to say about their hosting. Visit Bluehost
Dreamhost I have personally used and recommended Dreamhost for the past 5 years to many of my clients. They offer a TON of amazing freebies which is by far a huge perk for me when choosing a hosting provider. Visit Dreamhost
Startlogic This was the very first company I ever started using for hosting. I always was impressed with their customer service and easy to understand interface. They offer live 24/7 support and they are quite affordable. Visit Startlogic
Godaddy One of the best things about Godaddy hosting is how affordable it is. They really work hard to find the best plan for your needs. WordPress hosting on Godaddy is a breeze to setup and if you can’t figure it out they have excellent 24/7 U.S. based support available. Visit Godaddy
Delightful Hosting This new company was started by web designers and has grown into the ‘best kept secret’ in WordPress blog hosting. They offer great 24 hour support available 365 days a year. I think it’s worth checking out. Visit Delightful Hosting

Hosting a website or blog does not have to be a difficult process. First thing to consider is your level of knowledge about what kind of hosting you need for your project or business. With all the confusing hosting terminology you see splattered all over the thousands of hosting providers online it’s easy to feel overwhelmed and throw in the towel and find any reason to “postpone’ or online plans.

If your new to hosting the main thing you need to ask yourself is:

1. Shared hosting (sometimes called virtual hosting) means that you are sharing a server with other clients of that company. The host manages the server almost completely (though you maintain your site and your account). They can afford to charge you little since many clients are paying for use of the server.
   **This is perfect for most clients who are hosting a normal size web site or blog that doesn’t demand extradordinary amounts of space **
2. What are their hours of operation? Is technical support available and free? If no phone support is available, how reliable is their email support?  Is their support staff based in the U.S.?
   **Finding out the hours of operation is very important when choosing a host. there is nothing worse than having a major hosting meltdown only to find out that the hosting provider is closed on weekends or has limited tech support. There is no reason to not expect reliable technical support when your paying money for hosting. The best option for beginners is to make sure the host you have chosen a host who offers 24 hour phone support. When you have no idea whats going on, there is nothing more reassuring than knowing there is always someone available to help. **
3. If you are choosing a host for WordPress blog hosting it’s imperative you ask if they offer some kind of a 1-click or easy installation wizard for installing Wordpress. All of the top hosting providers I listed above  offer a simple easy installation of WordPress , but do not assume that all hosting companies do. Manually uploading WordPress can be a nightmare sometimes and this distinction between instant installation that properly configures itself and manual installation is like night and day, you will save yourself hours of unnecessary confusion.

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I find it fascinating that twitter would not have this mentioned anywhere on their site, It would have saved my 30 minutes of my life if I would have been able to know this just by reading the help section. If you ever run into a problem with your tweets not displaying properly on your  web site’s twitter widget, first make sure you did not select to make your tweets private, and second if you have recently re-tweeted any tweets, undo them , log out of twitter and refresh the page on your site and see if your tweets are back.