JoeBailey.ORG

Installation link: http://wasabi.pbwiki.com/Related%20Entries

Total time 45 minutes (I had to make a database adjustment)

The installation went like normal until…. I set it up, activated the plugin. Then I wasn’t sure what to do.

So, I looked at the site, and didn’t see anything. So, I explored a little to see what was actually changed. Under plugins, I found a new navigation option called “Related posts options.” I started to make some changes and noticed that at the bottom of this page, I had to update my sql index table. Specifically, there is also a message stating “If this is your first time installing this plugin you will have to run this script (opens a new window) in order to create the index table required by the plugin. If this fails, please refer to the readme on how to create it manually.”

So, I had to do it manually. It’s not a good feeling to do this manually. Essentially, I had to login to my database control tool and run the following sql statement. The script succeeded, but I was unsure when making edits to the database.

ALTER TABLE `wp_posts` ADD FULLTEXT `post_related` (
`post_name` ,
`post_content`
)

Well, I didn’t really have to install recent comments. It is installed. In order to actually use it, it only took a couple of steps.

1. Log in as the administrator
2. Click on the Presentation tab at the top
3. Next, click on the “Widgets” option
4. At the bottom of this page, I dragged the “Recent Comments” widget over to my sidebar.
5. Hit Save

That’s it. A little voice in the back of my head is thinking that I’ll be here more often. I also noticed that the sidebar does not show on every page, so, something is missing from my configurations.

I held off on this one until I get associated with Text Link Ads. I have a funny feeling that this type of interface may already be incorporated into WordPress. I’ll find out at a later time.