A New Look on a New Home Too!
Hey guys! I’m back, and with a bang. I hope you notice the new look of this site, but that is not the only thing that you’ll see here. The Lady Programmer is now on self-hosted Wordpress!
new look on a new home
A good thing to have this Christmas, and just in time for me to realize that I have just turned to be a one-year old blogger!
I was so so very very happy to be given this push by Jaypee, a interesting Plurker behind the blog JaypeeOnline. He offered me the chance to move from Blogger platform to Wordpress. As I prepared my blog weeks before, he had helped me with some things that he already know about setting up a self-hosted Wordpress blog.
I did the header and took a fitting theme and made more changes. I have also decided to change my Entrecard widget while I modified the theme extensively. I still have some few loose ends left, but I think this blog is now ready.
I hope you like the new look!
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Congratulations and welcome to your new home on the web! I’d also like to welcome you to the WordPress community. I’m glad that I could help and share what I have to you and your blog.
Hope you like this little Christmas present and wish that you and your family would have a happy holiday season! God bless!
Thank you! I love this new home, and I am still smiling from ear to ear because of this change!
Ninong papasko din
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wow… congrats gem! new look for new year ha… wehehee… wp na rin xa!
happy holidays!
Wow! Congrats, Gem. Pano magsetup ng ganitong blog sa WP?? I have a blog pero I can’t put up ads e. I also would like to have a directory/price comparison site.
Thanks Margie for getting down to comment here. My guess is that you’re using Wordpress.com to host your blog. Di talaga pwede ang JavaScript doon kaya di ka makaput-up ng ads.
The solution to that is to setup your own a self-hosted Wordpress blog. Doon ka makakalagay ng ads plus a directory/price comparison site (which comes as a plugin).
The new look is great! I hope you find Wordpress as enjoyable as I do.
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this is a nice new look! perfect for the new year eh?
merry christmas to yah!
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Welcome to the WP community!
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Hi Gem, first, hope you had a wonderful Christmas. Second, though I do not know the difference about blogging in blogger and in wordpress ( I am too technically challenged) but I can sense from your post that it is GOOD, really GOOD, so with that, I am happy for you. Hope this change brings more wonder to your blogging and hope the new Year will bring you blessings of your heart’s desires according to God’s best plan for us.
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At first glance blogger and wordpress does not really look that different. But if you are interested in SEO techniques and easier ways to customize your blog then self-hosted Wordpress is way too better – it simplifies things – not like in Blogger.
Btw, your Today.com blog is powered by wordpress. But its flexibility under the hood is a lot limited, just like blogger’s. Self-hosted wordpress is still the best to go.
I love it! The best way to start a new year
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whoa!
I am so glad to see a new layout here!
makes me think of doing something like this – blog with its own domain and hosted in a wordpress platform…
hehe.. gaya-gaya
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hahaha! I think going on a wordpress platform is not gaya-gaya. I think that would be a personal improvement as a blogger.
uy nice one hehehhee mas maaliwalas ngayon dito sa blog mo
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Hi Gem.
Loved the change. The new theme looks more professional.
All the best. Happy Holidays!
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Wow Gem, nice webby you have here. Best of luck sis and Merry Christmas! Regards to your kiddo.
Cheers,
Snow ^_^
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Welcome Back and to a new BLog-home too!
Lovely, deft arrangement and cool look.
God Bless!
finally! youre back! missed you..
belated merry xmas and advance happy new year!
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Welcome back, Gem!
I’m very happy you’re back with a vengeance.
And also, that you’re now using Wordpress.
I completely love the new look of your blog. The coffee pot is now gone hahaha!
Merry Christmas, Gem!
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I’m glad that you see no coffee pot at all. I really appreciate your comment and I feel your love for the new look. I feel good with that and thanks!
Congratulations on the new site and the new hosting
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Wow asenso na nka wordpress na si siopao hahaha, Well anyway napadaan lang po pra i-congratulate ka on your new Wordpress Blog. (naku maaadik ka kakagawa ng theme nyan hahaha, gawa ka ng Siopao theme ha? hehehe) TC po lagi. VeeBoy out!
Hehehe. Salamat ha. Nakakaadik nga at nag-enjoy ako sa pagdesign ng theme na ito. Siopao theme? Ang hirap ata ipiga ang creativity ko for that, but I’ll try, then I’ll give that theme for you to use for FREE.
Wow gus2 ko exclusive for me hahahah. Well, try mo di naman mahirap mag edit ng wordpress theme eh kaya mo yan. Ako kasi wala lang tlgng time batugan ako gumawa hahaham yung portfolio site ko nga di pa tapos eh.
Congratulations on finally adopting Wordpress for your blog! Also, Merry Christmas and have a Happy New Year from Keithmaxx Press!
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Great look for the new site. I guess it’s better to selfhost since you have much more control. I selfhost as well on my blogs. I do like the look. I like that you’ve kept it pretty clean. The colors go well together and it must make you proud to have your own copyright below… There’s one thing though, There are a lot of blogs in blueish colors, there weren’t that many in brown. I mean, you don’t stand out as you did, even though this one is better looking… Hope you had a good Christmas and hope 2009 will be good for you!
Thank you for the comment and for agreeing that this one looks better. I borrowed the previous brown template and I’m beginning to meet other blogs that use exactly the same template.
Hi Gem
Glad that you drop by at my blog.
Your new blog looks attractive. Just like the blog owner.
You have a huge fan base. Judging at the comment post.
Happy New Year to you.
Alwin Chuah
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It looks nice!! I like it!!
By the way: You made a great decision when you choose wordpress!
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Ganda ng blog mu.. XD
keep going..
~your co-plurkmate
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Congratz Gem, ganda na ng blog mo, mas maganda talga ang themes for WP, napupuna ko yan. Anyway, ano ang host mo? Affordable ba sya?
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Hi Pastilan!
Thanks. Marami rin namang magagandang themes for Blogger. I just Digg-ed one yesterday, maraming free yung listahan na yun.
Pinahiram sa akin ni Jaypee itong host. I mentioned him in the post and he was able to leave the first comment. I also got footer credit pointing to his site too.
Another question. Yung pagpoint ng GoDaddy to your new host, madali lang ba, just a matter of changing the former “ghs.google.com” to your new hosting account? Weeee, I have a few domains na nakapark lang at yung iba nakapoint na sa mga blogs na hosted ng Blogger pero ala pa laman, pwede ko kaya yun ilipat. Wehehehehe, it’s as if may time pa ako for that. Anyway, gusto ko subokan, ganda kasi blog mo ngayon eh, very crisp.
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yung sa akin nameservers lang pinalitan ko nung nag-transfer ako sa new host. baka ganun din. or depending kung san host ka.
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True. I did not need to mess up with the Total DNS section. Doon lang sa nameservers. Ang bilis ng palit, took less than an hour bago kumagat itong bagong site home.
If you are not still using your other domains, I suggest you forward these addresses muna sa mga blogs mo. Yung singleparenttalks.com ko, matagal ko nabili yan. It was pointing to the ladyprogrammer.com for a while bago ko nagawan ng separate blog.
I’m setting up a new blog, I have just downloaded WordPress 2.7 and has uploaded it already to my host. Yung MySQL database support sa host in 24 hours pa ma activate kaya wait pa ako a few hours para ma set up ko. Ikaw kasi ang ganda na ng blog mo kaya ayan tuloy naengganyo akong gumawa pa ng isang blog na self-hosted rin he he he gaya-gaya ako sa iyo. Hopefully tomorrow it’ll be up, sana kung di ako papalpak sa steps na gawin ko.
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Nice. Gaya-gaya talaga hahaha. Baka gumaya na rin si Berry hihihi. Where did you get the host? May bayad or free?
woohoo!! wordpress na! 2.7 pa!! nice layout!!!
Hi Gem! It’s been a while since my last visit in your blog. This new theme is way, way cooler than the old one. The contents are as useful as ever. Congratulations!
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wow galing naman! congrats Gem sa new look and new host.
Its been awhile but its worth it.
wow! congratz!:) I’m wishing i can have my own web host in word press but im no expert on that..i might remain in blogger.hehehe it would be better if you’ll share the making of this..:)
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!:) It’s good to start a year with a new look!:)
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Congratulations. I too have just started hosting my own sites as well. It makes things a little more complicated but I have loved it.
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Hi Gem, I love the over all look of your new palace hehehe… I also love the comment section where you can actually reply to each comment that has been posted…
Of course mangungulit na naman ako hehehe… Is bravejournal applicable to wordpress too? I bought a new domain from them but unlike blogger they don’t redirect your old url to the new one so I am thinking if I could transfer it to other host?
Thanks! Ngayon ko lang napansin may sariling domain na pala ang bravejournal mo, lagi ko lang nababasa ang blog mo through my feed reader, kaya di ko napansin.
Most Wordpress blogs, by default, don’t have this threaded comments feature enabled, so parang sa blogger ang dating. I had to install a plugin to make the threaded comments work.
I can’t help much on bravejournal to wordpress move. Try mo ang forums nila. I’m sure di lang ikaw ang may problem diyan.
Actually, threaded comments is one of the features added to WP 2.7. Although the theme has to support threaded comments and you’ll have to activate it via the WP Dashboard.
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Hahaha, di ko napansin. We were tinkering WP 2.7 RC noon, so I did not see that the plugin was included there by default. That’s better indeed.
Thanks for pointing that out.
gem, marunong ka na magstyle ng comment? patulong naman kung marunong ka. sobra pala yung comment box mo sa third thread. naaadjust naman yung width, sa textarea ata yun.
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I just realized na yung theme na ito, di pa supported ang default threaded comments. Kaya pala kinailangan ko pa ng separate plugin. Most likely sa width ng CSS styles i-a-adjust ito, at medyo tinatamad pa ako mag-trace hehehe.
Malamang magkaiba rin tayo ng CSS style na gagalawin.
HI Gem, after a few days of “leave”, its great to know you’re back with a big bang! Welcome to the WP community. Hehe, I love this theme too – and I used it in some of my other blogs.
By the way, I hope the coming new year will give you even more blessings for you and your family. More power to you!
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hi gem! welcome back! what a cool change! Happy New Year! take care!
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I didnt see the old design but I love the new one! And great decision to go self hosted
Ate!!! Your blog is sooooooooo NICE!!!!!!!! waaaa! I wish I have the same talent as you in tinkering with the look of the blog.. hehehe! Anyways,, Belated Merry xmas ate gem! And Advanced happy new year! ^_^
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Thanks for liking my layout so much. Thanks for the greetings.
Nice new look for your site. Congratulations and Happy holidays!
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Nahuli ako dito ah he he he
Puro reader lang kasi ako he he
Congrats sa New home.. Addicting yang wordpress
True! Kaka-adik nga. Makes my life pagdating sa optimizations at yung mga gusto kong mangyari sa blog. I keep on modifying the code kasi doon sa dati kong blogspot template and I don’t get to do it offline – not like this Wordpress na pwede i-update sa FTP from localhost.
Nice, this theme is brighter than the old theme. I knew the old theme was hosted on blogspot, I am curious Was it self hosted on blogspot or was your site http://www.theladyprogrammer.blogspot.com
The old blog is still in blogspot and I will never delete it. I need those old blog links (ending in .html) because some blogs and web sites are linked to it. Most importantly, the images of my old posts are also hosted in blogger.
Hi!
Been looking at your old site for awhile already but this is my first comment ever.
I just moved to a custom domain as well 2 days ago! It’s been a confusing one for me and I hope I can fix the issues I’m having with Blogger.
Anyway, congrats! Happy New Year too!
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Hi wow this is a nice look of yours. ano ba gamit mo na hosting site? Friend ko binigay niya ang http://www.webhostingbluebook.org sa top 10 hosting sites…
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Hello gengen… this one is from Jaypee (mentioned above) and this is hosted with 1and1. Wala ata sa webhostingbluebook, but so far, it hasn’t failed me yet.
congratulations Gem! new great look and WP user ka na din. YAY!
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hi..gem… congrats… naka wordpress ka na
…. mas madali nga ang buhay kapag naka-wordpress dami useful plugins. saan hosted yung wordpress mo? yung domain mo sa godaddy right?
just a tip… don’t export your posts from blogger to wordpress Google may ban you for doing that. Yung friend ko deleted pati email address kasama lahat ng mga blog niya sa blogspot pagkatapos niyang mg-export ng mga posts.
galing mo din almost 4 months pa lang theladyprogrammer pero dami mo na readers at pr3 na.
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Hi! It is hosted in 1and1 (as provided to me by my friend Jaypee) but the domain is with GoDaddy.
I just exported my posts from Blogger so that I could have a backup on my hard drive. But I had to import those blog posts from Blogger to Wordpress. I think hindi na-map ng friend mo ang mga old Blogger post links to the new one. I’ve noticed na magkaiba ang permalinks ng blogger (ends in HTML) to that of Wordpress.
Check out this old link: http://www.theladyprogrammer.com/2008/12/theres-no-change-is-there.html … makikita mo iba ang permalink nito ngayon.
Maraming bloggers na ang nagsulat about how to make the move – in different versions (i-Google mo), so I believe yung case ng friend mo is an isolated one.
waaa! really ate?? Do you mean search engines love Wordpress more?? heheeh! cool! I should try making a self hosted wordpress! Thanks Very much ate! ^^
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Not that they love Wordpress – the design is already optimized for that, plus the plugins. Daming plugins ang Wordpress to make it easier for you to optimize the blog.
it’s so nice Gem c: galing mo talaga makagawa ng design na mamix mo yung feminine and masculine side of you and your viewers would definitely love it ako nga I like it c:
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Thank you mare. Sakto mo nakuha ang gusto kong iparating. My career (which is masculine ang dating) with my feminine side. Tricky but I love it.
Hi Gemsky,
My self hosted WP blog is now up
check it out Http://gumerliston.info/
Hi Gem,
Wow, ganda ng bagong site mo. Congratulations !!!
Have a happy New Year too.
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Hi gem,
Congrats on your blog layout makeover.
One bottle of champagne to pop for your new site! Hehehe….
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nice layout..
Hi Gem!
Wow! Another makeover. The looks are better. And I notice something different while I’m commenting. My latest post is shown and checked here.
More success to you, Gem
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True. I’m beginning to like Wordpress and it is easier for me to learn how to tinker templates than that of blogger – I can just install one right in my own local PC.
I’ve always edited my templates directly on the Blogger’s (blogspot) server and this really eats up much of my time. I never figured out how to setup a template right on my own PC.
Yes, that a cool link that you have – that’s from Commentluv – and I like that to promote my own posts. I think Commentluv is also working out this one for Blogger blogs.