Eagerly Awaiting WordCamp Portland
Really looking forward to meeting folks and taking part in sessions tomorrow at WordCamp Portland. My company, IvyCat.com, is one of the sponsors and we’re giving away a few hosting accounts as door...
View ArticleDesign & Debug WordPress Themes Using Free Tools
Following are excerpts, notes, and links for my presentation at WordCamp Portland 2008 titled ‘Design & Debug Themes Using Free Tools.’ I create a lot of sites using WordPress as a content...
View ArticleSimple Footers for WordPress Themes
I use WordPress as a CMS for many websites and I’m a big fan of reusing code where it makes sense. So, I’ve pieced together some simple markup and styles, which are a basis for the footer in some of my...
View ArticleWordPress 2.7 is Released!
Automattic has just released WordPress 2.7 and it’s had a complete overhaul to the administrative interface based on lots of user testing and feedback. I’ve been using the betas for a while and have...
View ArticleMake A WordPress Blog More iPhone Friendly
WPTouch Plugin Being an iPhone user, I’m always happy to find sites that have mobile-friendly versions. Despite the Safari browser that comes with the iPhone and iPod Touch, I find many websites...
View ArticleMake WordPress Search Relevant with Relevanssi
While working on a redesign of our WordPress-powered business site, I endeavored to find a way to make WordPress’s search results more relevant and robust. Relevanssi - WordPress Search Reborn I’ve...
View ArticleRegister for WordCamp Seattle 2009
The first official WordCamp Seattle is now open for registration and you can save on registration fees before September 1, 2009. WordCamp Seattle is September 26th, 2009 and there’s already an...
View Article5 Free Ways to Bulletproof Your WordPress Site
These notes correspond with my WordCamp Seattle 2009 presentation of the same name. You can also view video of this presentation at WordPress.tv. What Does “Bulletproof†Mean to me? A bulletproof...
View ArticleMySQL Search & Replace Tool
This web-based tool written in PHP makes it easy to search and replace text strings in a MySQL database. Usually, I develop WordPress sites on a local development server and, when they are ready to...
View ArticleWordPress 2.9 is Out!
WordPress 2.9 has just been released and it’s another great step in the right direction. I’ve already upgraded two sites using the automatic update from within the WordPress Dashboard and everything...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....