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Make WordPress and Firefox Adblock Play Nice

This potential problem is applicable to those using the following, which is probably quite a few people:

As part of its functionality, Adblock inserts a Block tab next to Flash objects, etc. to make blocking that object as easy as a couple clicks.

The problem is, Adblock will insert the HTML code for this tab into the visual editor for a WordPress post that includes Flash.

And who wants code like this in their posts?

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How to Embed XHTML-Compliant Flash

According to Macromedia, the typical method of embedding Flash on a website is using the following HTML, replacing “myFlashMovie.swf” with the filename:

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WordPress Permalinks Just Won’t Enable? Try This.

Have you tried to enable “Pretty Permalinks” but the change doesn’t show up on your blog?

I have, and I’ve successfully used this tactic buried in the WordPress Codex’s Using Permalinks article under the “Fixing .htaccess Generation Issues” section.

This only applies if your web host is using Apache (if you aren’t sure, chances are it is, but you might want to check with your host first).

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The “Undefined wp_die()” WordPress MU Installation Error

Once when installing WordPress MU, after submitting the form in the setup wizard, I got the following error:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: wp_die()

I did extensive research a la Google, and lots of other people seemed to have the problem [1, 2, 3], but I still couldn’t find the answer.

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WordPress Bloggers: Have You Fixed Your Digg Button?

There’s an annoying bug (or feature, depending on how you look at it) in site-integrated Digg buttons that can be a particular pain for WordPress users. If you’ve added a Digg button to your post pages, you’re likely affected.
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