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To configure the way a post's categories display, open the index.php file and find the text <?php the_category(. Immediately after that bracket, inside quote marks, is the text that goes between each of the categories if you apply multiple categories to a post.
WordPress doesn't add spaces to the separators, so if you want them, add them yourself. For example, if you want categories to be separated with commas, use <?php the_category(', ') rather than just <?php the_category(','). Similarly, if you want categories to be separated with bullets, you might use <?php the_category(' • ').
If almost every comment anyone submits ends up in your moderation queue, there's probably a problem with your spam words list. Check the list under Options → Discussion carefully to ensure it doesn't have any items consisting of a single character, a blank line, or other whitespace. Sometimes blank lines can be introduced by spam plugins.
To change the name of the WordPress admin account, log in to WordPress as admin, then choose Users. Under Your Profile you can enter your first name, last name, and nickname.
To find the absolute path of a page, copy this text into a new text file:
<?php $p = getcwd(); echo $p; ?>
Save the file as path.php. Then open it in a Web browser (for example, http://www.example.com/images/path.php).
These are the main files affecting the display of your site. They can be edited from the WordPress control panel under Presentation → Theme Editor.
To open a popup window when someone clicks a comments link:
Open index.php and find this line:
<?php //comments_popup_script(); // off by default ?>
Change it to:
<?php comments_popup_script(); // off by default ?>
Open header.php and find this line:
<?php //comments_popup_script(); // off by default ?>
Change it to:
<?php comments_popup_script(); // off by default ?>
Open header.php and find this line:
<?php wp_get_archives('type=monthly&format=link'); ?>
Directly underneath it, add this line:
<?php comments_popup_script(); // off by default ?>
Whether you're testing a new version of WP, setting up a new blog or have some other reason to limit access, the following information may help you keep unwanted visitors out.
You can use the .htaccess file (which also contains your permalink code) to check for certain IP addresses and prevent them from viewing your site. This will only stop the IP address, not the person, so if they can switch to an IP address not in your blacklist, they will still be able to get to your site.
An .htaccess file can also be used to prevent people from "hot-linking" to your images (bandwidth theft), or to set up a password-protected site.
To block people from accessing your site unless they enter the correct password:
Deselect "Allow Anonymous Access" and select "Basic Authentication". You'll also need to have a username with a password.
With basic authentication, the password is encoded weakly (using base-64), and can be easily intercepted and decoded.
Search engines will index your site and keep their own temporary copy of it for use in returning search results. If you do not want this to happen, use a file called robots.txt.
To permit image uploads to your site: