“Failed to send your message. Please try again later or contact
administrator by other way.”

After searching, and following broken and long drawn out explanations on how to remedy the situation I’ve found a simple solution. Amen for simple solutions!

1. Install this little plugin: WP Mail SMTP

2. Enter the “From Email:” that matches the email address under your “General Settings”.

3. Enter a “From Name”.

4. SMTP Host: relay-hosting.secureserver.net  SMTP Port: 25

5. Choose “No Encryption.” and “No: Do not use SMTP authentication.”

6. Ignore other settings and SAVE CHANGES!

Pretty, eh?  No complicated tutorials. No following broken suggestions.

UPDATE (June 21, 2011):

If you find you are still having trouble, send me a quick email. I recently discovered though another client having issues that the settings were not being saved properly and required changes to the plugin file directly.  Once I hard coded the changes to the file, all was fine.

In order to enter the drawing you must visit our facebook page and “Like” the contest post.

(http://www.facebook.com/pages/OOgly-Eyes-Designs/144001158945738)

The following rules apply

The business card drawing will take place once 100 people “like” the contest post on Facebook.

The WordPress website will take place once 500 people “like” the contest post on Facebook.

• You must be located within the continental United States.
• The cards/website must be for your purpose NOT for resale.
• Contractors of Oogly Eyes Designs are NOT eligible to win.
• We reserve the right to display any portion of the project on our website, portfolio, and marketing materials.
• We reserve the right to put our logo on the cards/website in the footer as an Oogly Eyes Production.

Business Cards:

• Includes one design with up to 3 revisions. (Logo if desired must be provided by the contest winner)
• Template used for design from either Vista Print or Got Print the contest winner may select with company they would prefer for printing.
• This contest does NOT include the cost of printing the cards. This is only for the custom design of cards.

WordPress Website:

• Includes 2 sketches, one design and up to 3 revisions.
• Logo, photos and content must be provided by the contest winner
• Includes the creation of a custom theme using the finalized design.
• Installation of WordPress as a CMS.
• Programming & Design Enhancements Included
  • Google Map Integration
  • Animated Flash Slideshows with user management
  • Image management, upload/edit/remove as well as thumbnail creation as needed
  • Blog/News area with user updates
  • Comprehensive Web Form Builder – create/edit forms for the web with ease

• Content Entry
• Cross-Browser Compatible
• Hosting is NOT included in the package. Hosting must be provided by the contest winner.  If you are unsure of what hosting is we can assist you in finding a suitable host.

Yes, that would be me.  Give me a script to download and play with and I’m all over it.  Sometimes, however, my enthusiasm for the power and function of a script doesn’t always translate well to the user that will have to maintain the site once I’ve packed it up and sent it home to it’s new owner.  I always hope that once they’ve seen it in action, and played with the administration area, that my OOglyness for the site will be catching, and they will fall head over heels in love with it – as I have.Sadly, this is not always the case.  With that said – I am always looking for the simplest solution for the clients that I built websites for.  Keeping in mind that not everybody has the same love for websites as I do.  Keep it simple. Make it functional. And keep -their- future website needs in mind.

I had a conversation not too long ago with somebody about CMS (Content Management Systems), and viability of WordPress for large companies.  I love WordPress - no secret there. But I also understand it does have it’s limitations.  This conversation sent me off looking for other CMS options for companies that require something a bit more robust for their websites.  This comparison done at Top Ten Reviews shows an interesting breakdown of what each CMS does offer, as well as user reviews for 2010.

Joomla!, eZ Publish, WordPress.org (as opposed to WordPress.com) and Drupal are our top-ranked systems. Not only did these systems consistently finish at the top of the side-by-side comparisons, in many cases the gap between these and the rest is significant. Begin here by narrowing the field based on your most-needed features. From there, move to a test phase – spend time on the demos – in the end it will be up to you to determine what the best CMS is for your specific project and skill set. For example, WordPress.org is shown to be one of the best when it comes to scope and purview while Joomla! seems to be the first choice for business and e-commerce sites (for non-developers). But every potential user is searching for a unique set of features.

But that’s not the case with the experts below. They’re all well-known for their mastery of CSS and all that goes along with it. Read on for their tips and tricks with regards to everything from avoiding hacks to understanding the box model.

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Source: noupe.com