Photoblogging with WP - Part 1 [Install & Setup]

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I've been getting SCORES of emails asking how I set up my photoblog with wordpress. I'm going to write up a few tutorials on how I did it. This first section will overview how the "basic" wordpress photoblog is put together. Heres what you need to get going with your own wordpress photoblog.

Getting it set up is tedious so I am doing this tutorial in 2 or 3 steps. Don't worry! Once it is done it works well, plus you can use Akismet and other wordpress functions that will help you make your photoblog snazzy.
First you will need a fresh install of Wordpress with the following settings in your wp admin:

• Options -- Reading: Blog Pages
  Show at most: 1 posts

Plugins you will need:

• Custom Query String * required http://mattread.com/projects/wp-plugins/custom-query-string-plugin/ In the settings for this plugin you will need to add the following conditions: is_category show 50 posts per page, ordered by date DESC is_year show 25 posts per page, ordered by date DESC is_month show 25 posts per page, ordered by date ASC is_day show 25 posts per page, ordered by date ASC