It has come to my attention that people attend conferences about blogging. The whole thing reminds me of journalism conventions and conferences, which are mostly about getting away from the wife for the purpose of doing things you don’t want you wife to know about. In addition to the fees necessary to attend... »
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It’s that time again: Pledge Day. Any donations made go toward costs incurred, such as annual domain renewal, two site hosting accounts, professional support and high speed Internet. You can use the PayPal donate button on this page. You can use any major credit card OR... »
‘How to create a WordPress blog post’
This is a brief YouTube video that some really new users might find helpful. If you are considering participating inj the Blog Peoria Project, but worry about switching from a familiar format — like Blogger.com — to an unfamiliar platform, this should alleviate your... »
New blog registrations simplified
I have turned off the “captchas” feature that was supposed to stop all the spam blog creation. It wasn’t really working anyway. So I decided to instead just limit blog registrations to the following email domains: sbcglobal.net comcast.net gmail.com yahoo.com bradley.edu hotmail.com peoriapundit.com blogpeoria.com msn.com att.net aol.com »
No more Buddy Press, alas …
I deactivated the Buddy Press plugin and all the site issues went away. So, I won’t be re-activating Buddy Press. And it’s just as well, since it wasn’t used much. »
All plugins are temporarily disabled
This is a step I took to help be figure out what is causing the problem with members blogs switching themes, settings with other member blogs. I notice that it seems to have alleviated the problem. But I’ve been fooled before. I’ll leave them... »
Advice for picking a new theme
I’ve recently replaced every available user theme at the Blog Peoria Project, which cut the number of available themes almost in half. Some of you had to pick new themes, or you were shunted over to the default Blog Peoria theme. And some of BBP... »
Welcome PH Pundit
PH Pundit blogs out of Peoria Heights. Now, all we need are Chillicothe Pundit, Dunlap Pundit, Bartonville Pundit, Hanna City Pundit, East Peoria Pundit, you get the picture. And my offer to help anyone migrate from Blogger to Blog Peoria stands. »
Celebrate Blogger’s birthday by moving to the Blog Peoria Project
Sunday is the 10th anniversary of Blogger, the little company started by Pyra Labs that opened the floodgates for blogging and citizen journalism. This free service let people go to a Web site, write someone in an empty form field, his a “publish” button,... »
Blog Peoria Project adopts new, better form of spam protection
Akismet doesn’t work. Too many spam comments find their way through. Too many legitimate comments find themselves sent to the spam filter. I long ago dumped Akismet on Peoria Pundit and my other blogs. I switched to a plugin called Wp Spam Filter. And... »
How to embed photos and other media on your blog
I’ve gotten a few questions about how to do this. The following video is from WordPress.TV a great site go get videos full of helpful hints. »
Site restore complete (almost) UPDATE: Finally completed
As I promised, I tried to upgrade to the latest version of the WordPress Mu software that powers Blog Peoria. It failed. I caused date from one blog to be stored on others. Posts were lost and themes were switched. We had to revert back... »
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337 - Sand Ridge State Park
Peoria Landmark #337 Approximately 45 minutes (by car) south of Peoria you will find Smokey The Bear and Sand Ridge State Park. Nearby attractions are Spring Lake and Lake Chautauqua. For those who think central Illinois is one big corn field, Sand Ridge State Forest will come as a very plea
Faux Press Release
Well known fashionista and outfit designer Raquel Mutton has announced that she's working on her new spring line, which she refers to as Urban Princess. It's an effort to reflect the best of the city style that surrounds her in her Peoria home, while merging it with her own personal style. "I thin
Dave Koehler for lieutenant governor? (UPDATED: Callahan suggested)
This was a comment on this post about the Democrat’s lieutenant governor search. I thought it interesting enough to bring to the front page: it won’t be hynes, quinn only surrounds himself with people he trusts. To balance the ticket with a downstater, to pick someone who the democratic- PJS sports staffer Steve ‘Ash’ Aeschleman passes
My condolences to the family, friends and co-workers of Steve ‘Ash’ Aeschleman. Original post by Billy Dennis - Dave Koehler for lieutenant governor?
This was a comment on this post about the Democrat’s lieutenant governor search. I thought it interesting enough to bring to the front page: it won’t be hynes, quinn only surrounds himself with people he trusts. To balance the ticket with a downstater, to pick someone who the democratic - Help support Peoria Pundit/Blog Peoria Project
The hosting bills are due for both sites. Donations via PayPal areappreciated.Please use the donation button to the right. Thank you in advance. Original post by Billy Dennis - What’s missing from this article?
Peoria Journal Star business editor Paul Gordon writes that he and biz reporter Steve Tarter are going to start contributing to a j-blog on the PJS WebsiteOriginal post by Billy Dennis - Marty Wombacher has it made following a familiar formula
Remember the publication Nearby Nite-Life? The guy who ran it used to go around and visit bars with his camera, take a punch of pictures and post them in this little newspaper that was distributed to his advertisers. He made enough money at it to keep the thing going for decades. I do believe the ow - Advertise on Peoria Pundit
An advertisement: If you’ve ever thought about buying an ad on Peoria Pundit, now is the time to consider it. With the election over, a prime piece of “real-estate has opened up: And through TellPeoria, you can buy ad space on other Peoria area blogs. And conversely, if you want to start - Peoria undrivability update; Apparently, it snowed last night
Date: February 6, 2010 Released by: Alma Brown, Communications Manager Subject: CITY CREWS All primary streets were treated with a sand/salt mix and are being reported as good for travel with no delays. Residential streets are mainly snow covere
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Someone has been taking pot shots at Smokey! (More)
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