Mini Bloggiesta Update — Sunday

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Delete plug-ins and remove widgets that are no longer in use
This didn’t take that long, but it reminded me to mention the plug-in for WordPress.org blogs for advanced editing of images that you used to be able to do before the last WordPress.org update, called Manage Image Borders. This plug-in lets you add a cushion of space between an image and text.

Delete revisions taking up unnecessary space
I use Better Delete Revisions for this, thanks to this post from April at My Shelf Confessions. Since I started using this plug-in, 5,459 redundant post revisions have been removed that would otherwise have been making my blog take longer to load. I do a lot of revising!

Update blogroll to include only active blogs
I deleted a few blogs that are inactive, on hiatus, or whose authors have gone into temporary or permanent retirement, including, sadly, Raging Bibliomania, Read in a Single Sitting, and Roof Beam Reader.

Add a book list to Book List page

Set up a giveaway for Giveaways page

Write and schedule two reviews and/or reader’s advisory-related posts

Join the Twitter chat on Sunday

Back up blog
I do this pretty regularly, but Judith at Leeswamme’s Blog reminded me that I haven’t done it in a while. I think BlueHost backs up automatically for me, too, in case of emergency, though.

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Shannon @ River City Reading

Thanks for sharing the plugins you’re using! I just recently switched to WP, so I’m still finding what’s useful. I did a MUCH needed reader cleanup, too, and was shocked by how many inactive blogs I deleted.

Audra (Unabridged Chick)

I always notice Bloggiesta as soon as it’s over but I’ll try to do at least one thing from it — it’s always enormously helpful, too (last year I drafted a review policy page). I recently cleaned up my blog list but left a few blogs I’m loathe to “part” with lest they return — like Raging Bibliomania — and one blog associated with someone who passed away this year — am not ready to say goodbye, so to speak. (I blame pregnancy for making me esp sentimental this summer.)

April @ My Shelf Confessions

I’m so glad that post was able to help you find a plugin that you use a lot and is so useful to you! It always amazes me how many revisions/edits I have when I clean them out every once in awhile! I cant imagine how many I’d have total without that plugin!

Good luck with the rest of your goals 😀 I admit to slacking off on my goals a bit because of the WWReadathon overlapping this Bloggiesta.

Angie @Angela's Anxious Life

I am curious what you mean by revision posts??? I am wondering if I should go back and delete some posts, but not sure how to know which ones.

Man of la Book
9 years ago

Great job on the cleanup, I have to do some of that.

I do use a WordPress plugin to backup my blog automatically though.

http://www.ManOfLaBook.com

Charlie
9 years ago

I enjoyed reading Raging Bibliomania too, I hope she returns one day. I didn’t actually know you could delete revisions, so I’ll have to look into that myself.

It looks like you got the longer tasks done, ell done.

Katie @ Doing Dewey
9 years ago

Great list! I hadn’t thought of updating my blogroll and backing up my blog, but those are definitely things that need to be done!

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