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# locutor

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 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
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   reply to: [Sidebar widget that lists excerpts of recent posts](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-widget-that-lists-excerpts-of-recent-posts/)
 *  [locutor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/locutor/)
 * (@locutor)
 * [16 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sidebar-widget-that-lists-excerpts-of-recent-posts/#post-1138542)
 * I had a similar need, and I think esmi’s suggestion is the answer, at least if
   just displaying the post title & excerpt are sufficient. If shelzmike really 
   needs the post date, a solution might be to start the post title with the date.
   Although this will be redundant of the date field, which is probably being displayed
   separately in the post.
 * This almost meets my need, but rather than show Recent Posts, I’d like to be 
   able to manually select the posts and call them Feature Posts. Does anyone know
   a way to do this? Might need to be hard coded, which I don’t mind doing. I’m 
   using the Thesis theme. I posted in their forum but as yet no replies.
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [Converting PowerPoint slide to image](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/converting-powerpoint-slide-to-image/)
 *  Thread Starter [locutor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/locutor/)
 * (@locutor)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/converting-powerpoint-slide-to-image/#post-1173350)
 * Never mind; I posted my q on the Thesis forum and a mod suggested doing a screen
   capture and pasting into PS, which worked. They’re a little less moronically 
   militant and a little more helpful over there.
    (I think you get my point)
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [Converting PowerPoint slide to image](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/converting-powerpoint-slide-to-image/)
 *  Thread Starter [locutor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/locutor/)
 * (@locutor)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/converting-powerpoint-slide-to-image/#post-1173330)
 * Well it’s a problem other WP users may have encountered (hence “troubleshooting”).
   I did do a Google search first, as always. I didn’t find anything addressing 
   this problem.
 *   Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
   
   In reply to: [Testing before going live](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/testing-before-going-live/)
 *  Thread Starter [locutor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/locutor/)
 * (@locutor)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/testing-before-going-live/#post-1158760)
 * Perfect! I had started digging into what I had to do to run WP on my PC, discovered
   I needed to install a web server, MySQL, php, etc. and was ready to throw up 
   my hands. This link shows how installing XAMPP takes care of everything. Thanks
   again.
 *   Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
   
   In reply to: [Testing before going live](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/testing-before-going-live/)
 *  Thread Starter [locutor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/locutor/)
 * (@locutor)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/testing-before-going-live/#post-1158503)
 * Thanks. I figured it shouldn’t be a new question, which is why I checked the 
   FAQs first. I also scanned the forum but didn’t see anything close.
 * > you put the blog in a directory. when youre
    > ready to go live, you move the
   blog.
 * This simple answer is exactly what I needed. However, if it’s anywhere in the
   first half dozen hits to that search, it’s well buried. I recommend this be added
   to the FAQ.
    Again, thanks.

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