EE Tips
Aug
03
Expression Engine and Windows Live Writer
Filed lunch time under EE Tips 
Did you know that you can write your weblogs straight from your desktop and have them published to your EE driven website? With the combination of Windows Live and Expression Engine’s built in Metaweblog API Module, you are able to connect to your site from your desktop and create media rich content and have it published to your weblog in real time without even accessing your site’s admin console.
Windows Live also come equpped with many available plugins that you could use to enhance your posts. Some of these include inserting Yahoo and/or MSN smileys, adding a ‘What You Are Listening’ to feature, capture screen image (see photo on left), and many many more.
I must say, I am very pleased with this fancy ‘shmancy’ software so far and I think I’ll be wearing it out from now on when it comes to creating and managing my Expression Engine blog.
Jul
16
Akismet for Expression Engine
Filed lunch time under EE Tips
We know all too well how much of a pain trackback and comment spams can be to clean on a daily basis. Expression Engine provides several options that helps you work around this problem, including allowing individuals to sign up for an account via a CAPTCHA enable form before being able to make any post. If you would like to forgo this option and give individuals the option to post without signing up for an account, with the added protection of preventing being spammed by said individual, Akismet for Expression Engine is the perfect script to use. Please note that Akismet for Expression Engine works with ExpressionEngine 1.5.1 Build - 20061016 and onwards!
To learn more about how Akismet for Expression Engine functions, script download, and installation information, visit Akismet for Expression Engine for more details.
Jul
15
Expression Engine Blogging Platform
Filed early afternoon under EE Tips
From time to time, I have come across many personal blogs among like minded individuals as myself. Even more, I’ve heard quite a few gripe about their blogging platform that they are currently using, whether it be Wordpress, Blogspot, etc. Thus, I felt compelled to let you blogging enthusiasts know about a really superb blogging script known as Expression Engine by EllisLab.
“Expression Engine (EE) is a flexible, feature-rich content management system that empowers thousands of individuals, organizations, and companies around the world to easily manage their website.” It is very flexible, easy to use, and adaptable to your own style of design. With Wordpress, you have to rip apart pages of codes and reassembling them to conform to your design, wasting a lot of valuable time and still somewhat constrained within a certain framework. However with EE, all you need to do is slice and dice your designs, add your site’s layout via admin, and drop EE’s tags in the appropriate sections of said layout and you are on your way to a fully functional blog and/or CMS. EE also provides a huge list of addons to enhance your site’s functionality.
If you would like to try out EE to see if it is right fo you, you may download a free lite version known as Expression Engine Core. The EECore License permits ONLY one installation on a website that engages in personal, non-commercial, or non-profit activities.
They also offer twenty-seven (27) downloadable site themes from which to choose if you would like a site that looks a bit different than that out of the box appearance. We also do custom blog themes and cms designs if you would like a look that is more personal and unique to you.
If you would like a personal theme designed, you may contact me at anytime.
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