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Here are step by step guide to display word count.

1. Open function.php
2. Add the following code in it before closing tab “?>”

function wcount(){
    ob_start();
    the_content();
    $content = ob_get_clean();
    return sizeof(explode(" ", $content));
}

3. Add the following line where you want to display word count, generally in index.php or single.php

<?php echo wcount(); ?>

4. Its Done.. Check the post.

If this won’t work then comment , will try to solve the error.

Source : Wprecipes

New Features in Wordpress v2.9

1. Global undo/”trash” feature, which means that if you accidentally delete a post or comment you can bring it back from the grave (i.e., the Trash). This also eliminates those annoying “are you sure” messages we used to have on every delete.
2. Built-in image editor allows you to crop, edit, rotate, flip, and scale your images to show them who’s boss. This is the first wave of our many planned media-handling improvements.
3. Batch plugin update and compatibility checking, which means you can update 10 plugins at once, versus having to do multiple clicks for each one, and we’re using the new compatibility data from the plugins directory to give you a better idea of whether your plugins are compatible with new releases of WordPress. This should take the fear and hassle out of upgrading.
4. Easier video embeds that allow you to just paste a URL on its own line and have it magically turn it into the proper embed code, with Oembed support for YouTube, Daily Motion, Blip.tv, Flickr, Hulu, Viddler, Qik, Revision3, Scribd, Google Video, Photobucket, PollDaddy, and WordPress.tv

So don’t wait and upgrade your wordpress blog to the latest version to avoid security threats. Download wordpress v2.9 here

Add New Category :-

There are two types by which you can add categories

Type 1 :- (Easy)

• Go to Admin Panel
• then click on new post
• in post editor , there is categori option, then click on “+ Add New Category“
• give proper name and
• done.

Type 2 :-  Give manipulation option via this as this will allow you to specify different name of category and slug for url of category.

• Go to Admin Panel
• then click on post –> Categories
  
• Write Category name
• Write Category Slug ( Generally its same as Cat.)
• Select Parent directory if any.
• Additionally you can give description to your category which is not possible.
• done.

Now coming to deletion of Categories.

Delete Any Category :-

• Go to Admin Panel
• then click on post –> Categories
• Hover over your category to delete,
• You will see delete link below that , press it
• done.

Note :-

• You can’t delete “Uncategorized” category as its default though you can rename it if you want.
• Deleting any category result in remove of the category from all post if any. So if post have only one category it will be assigned “Uncategorized”.

Here is a video of how to do this all the stuff.

Christmas Countdown

As Christmas is round the corner , You can use this plugin to show the countdown to Christmas on your sites and greets your visitors and visitors also gonna like this widget , its simple widget.

Author :- Christmas0

Version :- 1.0

Installation :-