The way around that is to install the WP Mail SMTP plugin.

Make sure to change the mail server from ‘localhost’ to the mail server associated with your hosting account. In the control panel, if it says ‘MAILA69′, you’ll want to enter in the full URL: maila69.webcontrolcenter.com

With SBA hosting, you can change file permissions for folders but not for individual files. There is an option though to ‘include all sub files and folders’ – that’s all fine and dandy but I didn’t want to make ALL the files & folders on my website writable. Here’s a workaround though to update your root files:

• Create a new folder locally. I named mine ‘temp’.
• Put the files that you want to update permissions on into that folder.
• Upload
• On the server, change the file permissions for the folder & make sure to include all sub files and folders. (ex 777)
• Then in ‘remote’ or server view, move the files back into root directory.
• Delete the temp folder.

2lb bag of chicken wings
2 12-oz beers

½ teas. paprika
½ teas. cayenne pepper
½ teas. salt
1/2 cup flour

½ cup butter
½ cup Louisiana Hot Sauce
1 teas. Dave’s Insanity Sauce
½ teas. black pepper
4 cloves pressed garlic

1. Marinate wings in fridge 12-24 hours in beer.
2. Drain wings and place in a large casserole dish. Combine paprika, cayenne pepper, salt, and flour into mixture. Cover wings evenly with mixture (or shake in bag). Cover and refrigerate for 60-90 minutes.
3. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
4. Drizzle oil over wings so they are lightly covered. Cook at 375 for 35-45 minutes, or until brown.
5. Combine butter, hot sauces, black pepper, and garlic in small saucepan and simmer until butter is melted and mixture is well blended.
6. Put wings in serving bowl. Add hot sauce mixture and stir together. Enjoy the game!

Basically, if you’re looking for an easier way for you and your clients to manage information within WordPress, this is the perfect solution. It allows you to define your own content types and then:

1. Creates a separate database table for each data set.
2. Creates a class so that you can easily instantiate that class and use the data within your WordPress themes.
3. Gives you an easy to use CMS for managing your data. (or your clients).

I first implemented Pods on my own portfolio so that I can easily manage my portfolio items without having to worry about individual posts. It gives me a lot more flexibility and makes it much easier to manage. Check out my portfolio pod in action.

My second implementation was for a law firm website. Rather than create separate pages and menu for each member of their team, I created a pod and made it available from the main admin menu – so they can easily add new team members as they need to.

This is really a must-have for any serious WordPress developer. Make sure to check out the following tutorial though – Mr. Christopher does a tremendous job of explaining how to use Pods.

- Heather Carlson

- Taylor Hunt

- Adam Ott

- Elizabeth Jacox

- Justin Beller

- Sabrina Matson