When backing up a WordPress blog, you need to know that you have to back-up not only the WordPress database but also some WordPress files. Backing up WordPress database will be subject of another post. This time, I’ll show you how to back-up your WordPress files automatically on schedule. Set it and forget it kind of way.

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Another problem that I encountered on a group blog setup in WordPress is that users with Author and Contributor roles cannot embed Youtube videos. They can paste the Youtube embed code while composing a post, but when they preview and publish it, the Youtube video is gone! Right, Ambo?

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One of the problems I encountered when setting up a group blog in WordPress is that users under the Contributor role cannot upload an image. The option to upload image is simply non-existent when the user is composing a post. That’s a problem if you expect your contributors to upload images.

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I’ve seen a lot of pictures in Facebook that needs rotating. I think, those people who uploaded those pictures learned to use Facebook first when they became computer literate and did not bother learning the art of rotating pictures.

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First, a disclaimer. I learned these steps by observing the technical support from Smart when I encountered the intermittent connection problem. They were cooperative enough and answered my questions while they were doing the reconfiguration. These steps work for me, but I don’t guarantee that it will work for you too. Please proceed with caution. If you are not techie enough, then, don’t do it, ok? Ok.

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