by Mark Mason on January 5, 2012
I invite you to leave a comment below and test out my newly installed LiveFyre comment system. I think you will love it as much as I do. I think I have finally settled on a comment system that has all the features I want.
I am totally Fyre'd Up!
OK - -bad pun stolen from LiveFyre support. I have been struggling with what to do with comments for some time. I want to grow readership of the blog, and I know that viral exposure to social media is one way to do that. There are three tools out there that people use -- Intense Debate, Disqus, and LiveFyre. The first two have been around forever, but I had never heard of LiveFyre until last month.
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by Mark Mason on March 22, 2011
I am moving MasonWorld.com today to a dedicated VPS server (none of my other sites will be on this new server) to improve performance. You may see some down-time today as DNS propagates.
I am also switching my theme to the Thesis framework, so look out for falling objects. Let me know as you find things that are broken. I use ServInt.net for hosting, and never have any issues that they can't solve, so I am not expecting any problems.
The Thesis framework is a premium theme and is very popular among the WordPress community. Thesis gives you more control over your blog, while at the same time, freeing you from digging through lines and lines of code just to fix one little thing.
It is set up to improve your site's search engine optimization and provide faster page loads. It offers point-and-click design, font controls, and you have access to awesome support staff as well as a members-only forum.
And then, there's this - my favorite testimonial from DIYthemes.com:
“If God had a WordPress theme, he’d use Thesis.”
Matt Langford on Twitter
That's classic! I'm going to try it out for a while and I'll be letting you know about my experiences with it. If you'd like to try it out, too, you can get it right here through my affiliate link: DIYthemes - Thesis Theme Framework
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