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WordPress Sucks
by Warren Contreras Old Retired Guy ** I GIVE UP! **Just about the time I get back into using WordPress, another hacker decides to ruin my life again, so I am going back to hard coding.
It's really not as bad as it sounds, since there are simple to use responsive templates available for free and I figured out how to make it just as easy to update as a WordPress site. If anyone hacks this one, in five minutes I can upload the files from my hard drive and be right back where I left off.
The good part is, backing up is automatic. I make the changes to my files (including my new RSS Feed) on my own computer, then just upload them to my $1 a month hosting account with FileZilla and keep the originals both on my hard drive and my DropBox as backup.
The RSS was a little tricky, but a couple of hours with Google and my trusty Notepad++ and now I can add an entry in about two minutes. Any of my true followers who want to know the latest gains, can get a notice instantly if they have it in a Feed Reader or used http://IFTTT.com to set up a recipe to email them when it changes.
There, it feels better already. I still don't have a clue why these A$$ H@@LES don't make better use of their time than going around causing grief for little guys that don't deserve it. If they want to hack someone, why don't they pick on the CIA so they can sell the secrets for a fortune?
Oh Well, life goes on and I will recover,
See You Online!
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About Warren Contreras 
Old Retired Guy
1,257 connections, 83 recommendations, 7,094 honor points.Joined APSense since, May 18th, 2007, From Portland, Oregon, United States.
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Warren Contreras
Old Retired GuyThanks for the support Margo, but it's not the first time and I am already over it. I just won't be using WordPress again any time soon. Fortunately I have enough experience that it won't be a handicap. Jan 6th 2015 19:52 1 Likes |
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Margo Dae Johnson
 Mom, Consultant, Writer, Affiliate:) Good!! Im glad you can code your own stuff. Super handy thing to know for sure Jan 6th 2015 20:12 |
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Joe Henning
 Your Profit ConnectionWow, good thing you could help yourself... I'm not sure I would be in the same happy mood, without handfuls of Prozac, if that happened to me... What is your new site address? Jan 6th 2015 20:26 2 Likes |
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Warren Contreras
Old Retired GuyThanks Joe, it's http://DigiCash.pw and I am adding to it all the time. The RSS was the latest addition and it's hard coded in XML. Sounds ominous, but once you get the recipe it's really simple. Jan 6th 2015 21:56 |
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Joe Henning
Your Profit ConnectionHello my friend. Been looking at your site and spent a while, but read everything you wrote.... and I am impressed, to say the least. I suppose the RSS feed you're referring to is not something for your visitor to benefit from...? Jan 7th 2015 17:25 |
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Warren Contreras
Old Retired GuyAbsolutely they do. I add new stuff all the time, so when they come back it's two clicks to see what the latest changes were without pouring through the menus. They can also bookmark that page or add it to any Feed Reader (like Live Bookmarks in FireFox) to get real time updates in seconds without even visiting the website. I have no idea why more people don't use RSS Feeds. Never a spam complaint with RSS! Jan 8th 2015 00:08 |
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Joe Henning
Your Profit ConnectionWhen I click on the red RSS button, a whole page of html opens... is that supposed to happen? Jan 10th 2015 11:20 |
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Warren Contreras
Old Retired GuyWhat it is supposed to look like is http://www.apsense.com/viewphoto/143014-782847 Jan 11th 2015 11:21 |
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Joe Henning
Your Profit ConnectionI have been expecting something like the screenshot, but that is not what I saw, hence the previous comment. In fact, just checked it again and found the same html page, however, the following is a message at the very top of the page: "This XML file does not appear to have any style information associated with it. The document tree is shown below." Does that tell you something...? Jan 11th 2015 14:02 |
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Warren Contreras
Old Retired GuyTHANKS JOE! Due to your help, I found the answer. I use Firefox which has a built in RSS Feed Reader, but you are probably using Chrome which has none. I got the same thing you did when I used Chrome until I added the extension Slick RSS, then I could read it fine after I subscribed to it. So it's a browser problem, not the RSS Feed itself, which I ran throughn a validator and it checked out fine. Jan 12th 2015 01:01 |
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Warren Contreras
Old Retired GuyRather than Slick RSS I found RSS Subscription Extension (by Google) and I like it even better. You don't need to add the feed, it reads it automatically like Firefox does. Jan 12th 2015 09:53 |
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Joe Henning
Your Profit ConnectionInteresting and happy to have been of help. You are right about using Chrome at the time. Such a pleasure to deal with a knowledgeable person and learning from you... every day!! Jan 12th 2015 17:10 1 Likes |
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Warren Contreras
Old Retired GuyAs a result of our discussion, I added a Notice Box to my web page to let visitors know about the Chrome problem, so there could be many people who owe you a Thank You besides me. Jan 13th 2015 00:07 |
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Philippe Moisan
 Tutorial videos, sci-fi writerI wonder who clicked the thumbs down ? Jan 17th 2015 19:57 1 Likes |
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Warren Contreras
Old Retired GuyPhilippe, you forget where you are. That's not a surprise at all. That is what APSense has become in the last couple of years. Jan 17th 2015 21:31 |
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Joe Henning
Your Profit ConnectionI didn't but I almost did.... no one here has ever imagined that Mister Warren could even spell the words "I give up", as he is such a warrior, motivator and inspiring leader... and maybe it's someone who shares that feeling...!! Jan 18th 2015 12:28 1 Likes |
I have been there my friend :( I think people only do this when they come across something they feel is competition to their own business. It is all about personal gain for them.
I hope you dont let it get you down too much!
Jan 6th 2015 17:09