lostgorilla

.htaccess files can sometimes be hidden in your FTP program. Mine are and I have to “show hidden files” in my FTP program. Of note… if you’re on a mac you’ll want to duplicate and rename the file before downloading it. Macs wont by default show a file that begins with a . I duplicate and rename mine to this.htaccess so i can work on it then rename it once its uploaded.

guvnrDOTcom nails it on his post. Create a new blank file in a text editor and paste this into it :

# BEGIN WordPress
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
# END WordPress

Save it as .htaccess and upload it to http://www.yourblog.com/wp-admin. Security scan now ok’s the change and the site continues to work as intended.

One final note i didnt see any one address. DO NOT mess with the .htaccess file in your root folder. Dont move it or try to reuse it. Its there for a reason. Create a blank new file in a text editor and follow the directions above.

Nods to guvnrDOTcom on the fix.

I assume you mean a link in your site that always comes back to the home page correct?

If thats the case, try something like this:

<a href="<?php bloginfo ( 'siteurl' ); ?>">Home</a>

That points to the main URL of your site as set in wordpress or:

<a href="<?php bloginfo ( 'home' ); ?>">Home</a>

That points to the page you have set as home in options.

Seems like this should be pretty simple.

Use a plugin like WP-Recent-Posts or similar (thats 2.3 compatible) and call it with a template tag. Template tags for the most part (in my experience) will work just dandy outside the loop. Set the plugin for the cat you want and to pull the most recent post.

Then its just a matter of setting up your div in the header. If you only say wanted it on the home page you could do that with a conditional IF ishome statement.

Hope this helps.

I know you can do by category, using a different template for each category.

For post by post you might be able to use the built in image upload function, turn off the WYSIWYG editor and write the HTML into the post box that puts your image where you want. Dont know though, havent tried it.

This worked for me.

http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/3807

try the Akismet plugin, that should manage your spam quite effectively for you. You’ll need a wordpress API key which you can get by signing up for free over on wordpress.com.