It is with extremely great pleasure that I point you to the first post at the new WordPress Foundation site. Not only am I excited about the things that will happen under the auspices of the Foundation, I’m excited to see a site running the 3.0 development version and the nascent theme called 2010. Go check it out for yourself.
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2010 Open Source Design Plans
13 Jan 2010 | 12:38 pm2010 is the year we dive into open source design. We’ve dipped our toes in this pool before (icon contest, graphic design component for Trac tickets, header refresh contest, etc.), but this year we’re going to cannonball and make a big splash. Here’s what you need to know if you want to get involved. A list for all seasons. Developers have the wp-hackers mailing list to discuss core and plugin code. Sometimes UI/UX stuff comes up and gets discussed there, but there is a whole universe of discussion around navigation labels, gradients, button styling, layouts, alignment, etc. -
WordPress 2.9.1
4 Jan 2010 | 2:35 pmAfter over a million downloads of WordPress 2.9 and lots of feedback from all of you, we’re releasing WordPress 2.9.1. This release addresses a handful of minor issues as well as a rather annoying problem where scheduled posts and pingbacks are not processed correctly due to incompatibilities with some hosts. If any of these issues affect you, give 2.9.1 a try. Download 2.9.1 or upgrade automatically from the Tools->Upgrade menu in your blog’s admin area. -
Early 2010 WordCamps
4 Jan 2010 | 11:40 amRested up from the holidays? I hope so, because the new year has begun and a lot is going to be happening with WordPress in 2010, and you definitely want to be a part of it. Later this week the scope for version 3.0 (featuring the addition of MU functionality to the WordPress codebase) will be decided in the IRC developer chat*, based on feedback provided by users like you. But it’s no fun to live by IRC alone, which is why we love WordCamps. Attending a WordCamp gives you a chance to meet people in your local community who are working with WordPress, as well as core contributors, theme… -
WordPress 2.9.1 Release Candidate 1
29 Dec 2009 | 3:27 pmThanks to everyone who tested 2.9.1 Beta 1. We’re following that up with Release Candidate 1. RC1 contains a few more fixes, bringing the number of fixed tickets up to 23. If you are already running Beta 1, visit Tools->Upgrade in your blog’s admin to get RC1. You can also download the RC1 package and install manually. If all goes well, 2.9.1 will be here soon.
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WordPress.com News
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Posterous Importer
8 Feb 2010 | 7:04 pmPosterous is a blogging system that launched with an interesting twist — everything happens via email from signup to posting. Since the launch of our post by email features in addition to things like email comment replies and blog subscriptions we’ve been receiving more inquiries from people wanting to graduate from Posterous to a full blog with the features, flexibility, and reliability of WordPress.com. It was actually easier than we thought: Posterous has a very nice API for reading from and writing to their service. After logging into your WordPress.com Dashboard, click on… -
New Theme: Steira
8 Feb 2010 | 1:57 pmFull of character yet minimal, we bring you the wonderful “Steira,” bursting at the seams with detail and functionality. Steira in all its glory! Recent Comments Widget for Steira The sidebar is large in this theme giving you a lot of room to play. Any widget will do, but the custom widgets are quite convenient and stylish. The “Recent Comments” widget is especially nice. It shows a dedication to your content while at the same time keeping the visual intensity that the rest of the theme boasts. The "New" post. There are a lot of subtle details in this theme. -
Improved Polls and Ratings
4 Feb 2010 | 10:11 amWe have made a couple of updates to the polls and ratings feature on WordPress.com that you may have already noticed. Ratings on front page There is now an option in the ratings settings to allow you to display your posts ratings on the front page. Usage is very simple – pick whether you want the rating above or below the post, and save. Your ratings will now appear on your blogs front page… nice! Poll Options Menu You may have noticed a new menu option under the polls menu – Options. Here you can import another PollDaddy account if you wish to access another account from your… -
Post by Email Wrapup
28 Jan 2010 | 3:07 amSince our Post by Email feature opened last year the emails have been coming in fast and furious. Here’s a wrap-up of some of the latest improvements. Bigger attachments We like to see photos and video in your posts, so we’ve increased the size of emails that can be sent, now up to 50MB. Anything you can upload to WordPress.com can be sent in an email and will be neatly placed on your post. Better image handling In conjunction with this we’ve also improved our image handling so your photos look even better, particularly when teamed up with duotone, a great new photo theme. -
Vox Importer
27 Jan 2010 | 3:51 pmThinking of moving your blog from Vox.com to WordPress.com? You are not alone. We’ve noticed that several people are dissatisfied with the service and want to move their blog elsewhere. A lot of people that we’ve heard from say they didn’t realize that there is no way to export from Vox and are looking for a solution. Vox users have at least one option now: create a free blog here at WordPress.com, then import your Vox blog. (And never be locked in again — we make your data as free as possible.) After logging into your WordPress.com Dashboard, click on Tools -> Import. Click on…
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WordPress for iPhone
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WordPress for iPhone Version 2.2 now in the App Store
8 Feb 2010 | 1:04 pmJust got word that version 2.2 has been approved and is now in the App Store. I’m very excited about this new version which is focused on improved comment moderation including: Reply to Comments Edit Comments Highlighting the new items in the comment list We hope this release will make the comment experience on the go much more enjoyable and useful. For support and feedback, please head over to the WordPress for iPhone forums. And as always, you can track and get involved with this Open Source development project by clicking over to the Making WordPress for iPhone blog. -
WordPress for iPhone 2.1 now on the App Store
30 Nov 2009 | 5:35 pmJust a month ago, WordPress for iPhone 2 was released. In that month, it’s been installed on over 55,000 iPhones and iPods. Today, we received word that WordPress for iPhone 2.1 is available now for download on the App Store. No special notes about installation this time — just update and enjoy. New in version 2.1: A post or page can be deleted by swiping across its title in the Posts or Pages list Commenter email addresses are now visible The app now supports HTTP authentication for password-protected self-hosted blogs. Big thanks to Jeff Stieler for the patch.* Fix for link… -
20,000 downloads of WordPress for iPhone 2
5 Nov 2009 | 11:55 pmIt’s been just over a week since WordPress for iPhone 2 was released on the App Store. In that time, you’ve downloaded the app onto over 20,000 iPhones and iPods. We’re really pleased to see how many people are interested in the app, especially those who are able to use it for the first time with version 2.0. To mark the occasion, we wanted to show you our new video introduction for the app, take the time to share some data with you, and answer a few questions we’ve been seeing. We’re also keeping track of downloads by country and by iPhone OS version. This helps… -
WordPress for iPhone 2 now available on the App Store
28 Oct 2009 | 3:30 pmWe’ve just received word that WordPress for iPhone 2 is now available on the App Store. Woohoo! A quick note about installation: WordPress for iPhone 2 is a new app, and the previous version won’t automatically update to 2.0. Installing it won’t overwrite any previous version you have installed. When you launch the new app, you’ll immediately see “Version 2.0″ at the bottom of the screen. When you’re no longer using it, you can safely remove the previous version from your device. Our efforts were focused on creating a better user experience —… -
WordPress for iPhone 2 submitted for review
12 Oct 2009 | 10:56 pmThis week I’m in beautiful Quebec with the staff of Automattic for our yearly company meeting. While my coworkers are celebrating fall birthdays, I’ve been working on uploading the final build of WordPress for iPhone 2.0. I can’t say for certain that ours is the first iPhone app submitted to Apple while drinking champagne in a former rectory, but I’m definitely not complaining. The result of months of effort by a team of designers, developers, and everyday WordPress users serving as testers, WordPress 2 is a remarkable leap for those who blog with their mobile device.
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WordPress Planet
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WordPress.tv: Introducing WordPress.com VIP Hosting & Support
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WordPress.tv: Noel Jackson: P2 1.1 Theme Preview
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Weblog Tools Collection: WordPress.com Introduces Import from Posterous
8 Feb 2010 | 8:00 pmHaving several blogs can be a bit hard to maintain, and micro blogging services like Posterous and Tumblr provide a quicker way to post content to the web. However, WordPress has added features which are similar to Posterous, in the form of posting by email to WordPress.com blogs. If you have started using that feature and are looking to import data from your old Posterous blog to your WordPress.com blog, you will now be able to do it using the Posterous importer. To import content from your Posterous blog to WordPress, login to your dashboard and go to Tools -> Import, click on the link… -
Matt: Jay-Z
8 Feb 2010 | 5:43 pmAs I noted on Twitter, Jay-Z now has a WordPress-powered blog. It’s bare right now, but hopefully they really start to stretch WP soon. By the by, Jay, let’s grab a bite and talk tech and design. Hat tip: Michael Koenig. -
Matt: Seven on Seven – Rhizome
8 Feb 2010 | 5:36 pmIn April I’m going to be participating in an event called Seven on Seven put on by Rhizome. “Seven on Seven will pair seven leading artists with seven game-changing technologists in teams of two, and challenge them to develop something new — be it an application, social media, artwork, product, or whatever they imagine — over the course of a single day. The seven teams will unveil their ideas at a one-day event at the New Museum on April 17th.”
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Matt Mullenweg
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Jay-Z
8 Feb 2010 | 5:43 pmAs I noted on Twitter, Jay-Z now has a WordPress-powered blog. It’s bare right now, but hopefully they really start to stretch WP soon. By the by, Jay, let’s grab a bite and talk tech and design. Hat tip: Michael Koenig. -
Seven on Seven – Rhizome
8 Feb 2010 | 5:36 pmIn April I’m going to be participating in an event called Seven on Seven put on by Rhizome. “Seven on Seven will pair seven leading artists with seven game-changing technologists in teams of two, and challenge them to develop something new — be it an application, social media, artwork, product, or whatever they imagine — over the course of a single day. The seven teams will unveil their ideas at a one-day event at the New Museum on April 17th.” -
Start Project
3 Feb 2010 | 6:27 pmAs reported on BoomTown, I’m joining some cool folks including Biz Stone, Chris Sacca, Mike Tatum, and David Liu as an adviser to The Start Project. -
WPtogo is now WordPress Android
2 Feb 2010 | 4:29 pmWe’ve just released WordPress for Android 1.0 which is a continuation of the WpToGo development now under an official WordPress banner, and of course as Free Software. Congrats to Dan and the team on making this happen. Mobile stuff is really starting to come together for WordPress. I’ve been playing with this on my Nexus One for about a week and loving it. -
Better Firefox Checker
1 Feb 2010 | 5:58 pmAfter the Deadline, the enhanced spelling and grammar checker, has just released a new extension for Firefox that enables AtD functionality on any textarea on the web, which is really killer. This is one of the possibilities I was most excited about when we acquired AtD. For more check out the coverage on Download Squad and Lifehacker.
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bbPress Blog
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2010-01-13 Meetup
13 Jan 2010 | 2:38 pmIRC log from the meetup on January 13, 2010 [21:02 GMT] <PeteMall> <meetup> [21:03 GMT] <photomatt> thanks to pete and chris for posting the missing logs [21:04 GMT] <photomatt> we had talked about making meetup basically like a 1-hour bug triage [21:05 GMT] <photomatt> so does anybody have some favorites? [21:05 GMT] <jjj> favorite bugs? [21:06 GMT] <jjj> They’re all so good, I don’t know where to start! [21:07 GMT] <GIGALinux> is somewhere a list of features which sould be go into bbpress 1.1, like a roadmap? [21:07 GMT]… -
2010-01-06 Meetup
11 Jan 2010 | 5:53 pmIRC log from the 6 January 2010 meetup. [21:01 GMT] <photomatt> <meetup> [21:01 GMT] <Nerieru> btw [21:01 GMT] <photomatt> did everyone have a good 2010? [21:01 GMT] <Nerieru> is there anyplace to get bbpress themes? [21:01 GMT] <Nerieru> matt [21:01 GMT] <Nightgunner5> photomatt: It’s not over yet [21:01 GMT] <Nerieru> 2010 is just starting.. [21:01 GMT] <photomatt> ringing it in, I mean [21:02 GMT] <michael-r> Photomatt: Awesome (so far, Matt)! Have had an absolute blast! New Years was great [21:02 GMT] <SHRIKEE_ joined… -
2009-12-30 Meetup
11 Jan 2010 | 5:47 pmIRC log from the 30 December 2009 meetup. [21:01 GMT] <photomatt> <meetup> [21:01 GMT] <matveb> Hi there [21:02 GMT] <photomatt> howdy [21:02 GMT] <photomatt> holidays have been fun, but distracting [21:02 GMT] <photomatt> I’ve been looking at subscription plugins today — none are a direct fit for core [21:03 GMT] <matveb> [21:03 GMT] <photomatt> so I’m going to try and take a different approach, using the taxonomy tables [21:03 GMT] <photomatt> if it works we can also shift “”favorites”" to be in… -
2009-12-23 Meetup
23 Dec 2009 | 2:10 pmWhat, just because it’s two days before Christmas we can’t rock the bbPress? In summary: anonymous comments from filosofo and email from photomatt (me) on deck, bug fixes to make things sing, PeteMall will be directly committing fixes, and hajii will be bug gardening. Meetup log after the jump: [13:01] <photomatt> <meetup> [13:02] <photomatt> merry christmas everyone [13:02] <filosofo> merry Christmas, photomatt [13:02] <photomatt> what is everyone up to these holidays? [13:03] <hajii> workin [13:03] <filosofo> Visiting the in-laws [13:03]… -
My Bad
17 Dec 2009 | 11:11 amI missed the IRC meetup. Very sorry about this — I didn’t set an alarm and the time just breezed by. I set an alarm! Will see everyone next Wednesday. In other news, the poll results are starting to firm up. Winners? Integration with WordPress far and away, followed by anonymous posting, WYSIWYG, and email notifications. We’re not going to follow these exactly, but it definitely gives us an idea of what people are most interested in and now we have to look behind the answers at what people mean when they say they want something. For example maybe rather than WYSIWYG we could…
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ThemeShaper
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Thematic 0.9.6.1 Is Live
8 Feb 2010 | 3:14 pmThanks to the always impressive Chris Gossmann we inch ever closer to Thematic version 1. Put your upgrade hats on and check out Thematic 0.9.6.1 As always you can download the latest version of Thematic from WordPress.org. What’s new in Thematic 0.9.6.1 Added two new hooks: thematic_abovecontainer() thematic_belowcontainer() Thematic prevents the creation of the WordPress Generator. This can be filtered using a filter for thematic_hide_generators. Return TRUE and the WordPress Generator will be created. Added some filters to comments.php: The standard text ‘One Comment’ can… -
The Perfect Blog Theme
7 Feb 2010 | 4:51 amWhat is the perfect blog theme? I’ve been thinking about it and I think I have the answer. For the blogger: The perfect blog theme disappears into the background and doesn’t hinder their writing in any way—in fact, it encourages it. For the reader: The perfect blog theme disappears into the background and doesn’t hinder their reading in any way—in fact, it encourages it. Please note what I haven’t included in my answer. It’s important. Know of any publicly released themes that fit my criteria? I’d really like to know about them. Let me know if… -
An Idea for a New Default Theme for WordPress—Introducing Kirby
6 Jan 2010 | 12:37 pmIn 2010 WordPress will get a new Default Theme, replacing the beloved/hated Kubrick Theme with a new Theme called 2010. I’ve got opinions on the matter. Oh, do I have opinions. I’ve even gone so far as to create a working idea for a new Default WordPress Theme. Read on to find out more. Principles for a WordPress Default Theme I’ve set myself some principles for designing a Default Theme. It should look like a really nice blog theme with a “WordPress” feel It should be easy to modify and tweak by directly editing template files It should be easy to Child Theme… -
Registering New Sidebars for Custom Page Templates The Smart Way
20 Dec 2009 | 9:55 amOne of the cooler ideas for a new WordPress default Theme that’s come up has been the idea of including a not-so-blog-ish custom home page template with the Theme. Something optional that you could use if wanted your home page to look a little different. Maybe more of a traditional web site look (whatever that is) or a magazine look. Simply create a new page, assign this custom template to it, set it as your home page, and boom! New look. I thought this was a great idea too. Especially if that custom page template was totally widgetized. Load up whatever dynamic content you want there… -
Don’t Get Hacked: WordPress Security Tips
5 Dec 2009 | 8:30 amIn case you didn’t hear ThemeShaper was hacked. You know what? It really sucks. I’ve got two tips and a plugin recommendation that I want to pass on to you so the same stupid thing doesn’t happen to your WordPress install. And these aren’t even my ideas! These are time tested and tried things that just plain work. After that comes a list of some further plugins and resources that’ll help harden up your WordPress install and keep hackers at bay. So read on. Do a Fresh Install of WordPress, Plugins, & Themes Do a fresh install of all WordPress, your plugins,…
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Twitter / wordpress
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wordpress: WordPress for iPhone 2.2 now available. Includes reply to comments feature & other comment improvements: http://wp.me/pgi3r-9l
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wordpress: WordPress for BlackBerry hits 1.0: video support, improved comments, and more: http://wp.me/pyBqD-3n /via @raanan
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wordpress: The open source WordPress for Android app is live! http://wp.me/pDyn7-1h #wordpress #android /via @raanan
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wordpress: RT @wpfoundation: Hello world, here is my first post: http://wp.me/pMBRF-w
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wordpress: Get the deets on UI/UX community planning for 2010! http://wp.me/p4Ez4-iC
13 Jan 2010 | 12:41 pmwordpress: Get the deets on UI/UX community planning for 2010! http://wp.me/p4Ez4-iC
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WordPress Rocks!
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You can help Haiti victims
8 Feb 2010 | 9:58 amHaiti had a major earth quake and the victims need help. I am going to make a donation to Red Cross. How you can help? Till the end of this month (Feb 28th 2010), If you buy a premium WordPress theme from my website, or if you make a donation to me, ALL of the funds will be donated to Red Cross. -
A New Theme for the New Year!
14 Jan 2010 | 5:12 pmI just released a new theme “San Diego” to welcome the new year 2010! San Diego is a three column WordPress Theme with “Custom Image Header” and support for Multi-threaded and Multi Paged comments. Please click on the image on the right, to go to the theme page and download it. If you like this theme, please spread the word to fellow bloggers. -
WordPress MU 2.8 Beginners Guide
4 Jan 2010 | 7:04 pmWordPress MU Most of you know know WordPress as the blogging software, but there is also another flavor of WordPress available for free download. It is called “WordPress MU” where MU means “Multi User”. If you would like to build a blogging networt allowing hundreds of individual blogs to be created, but all running a single piece of WordPress, WordPress MU is all you need. It is available from http://mu.wordpress.org/. WordPress MU 2.8 Beginners Guide Packt Publishers recently released a book titled “WordPress MU 2.8 Beginners Guide”. When I started… -
SpruceUp – New theme by me
23 Dec 2009 | 6:12 pmI just released another free WordPress Theme. SpruceUp It is yet another three column WordPress Theme with sidebar on both sides, Custom Image Header, multi-threaded comments, Gravatar support, Tags support etc. Enjoy it! Click here to go to 'SpruceUp' WordPress Theme Page -
All my themes are compatible with WordPress 2.9
20 Dec 2009 | 6:56 pmA new version of WordPress [version 2.9] is released recently. I just wanted to write a quick note to all my theme users. All my themes are compatible with WordPress 2.9. You do not need to make any changes if you upgraded your site to use the latest WordPress.
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Top Wordpress Themes - Best Free Themes for Wordpress
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Luckygreen
9 Feb 2010 | 10:27 amQuick info 2 Columns Widget Ready Right Sidebar Preview Download (186 Kb) Add to Del.icio.us Add to digg Add to FURL Add to reddit Add to Technorati Add to Yahoo My Web Add to Ma.gnolia Add to Stumble Upon Add to Google Bookmarks Add to Squidoo Add to BlinkBits Add to Blogmarks Add to Bloglines Add to Netscape Add to Ask Add to Live-MSN Add to Sphinn Add to FaceBook -
Anista
7 Feb 2010 | 1:28 pmQuick info Magazine Style Ajax/Widgets Content Slider Preview Download (159Kb) Add to Del.icio.us Add to digg Add to FURL Add to reddit Add to Technorati Add to Yahoo My Web Add to Ma.gnolia Add to Stumble Upon Add to Google Bookmarks Add to Squidoo Add to BlinkBits Add to Blogmarks Add to Bloglines Add to Netscape Add to Ask Add to Live-MSN Add to Sphinn Add to FaceBook -
Hamus
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Zeelot
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Escree
28 Jan 2010 | 11:13 amQuick info 1 Columns Widget Ready Social Bookmarks Ready Preview Download (101 Kb) Add to Del.icio.us Add to digg Add to FURL Add to reddit Add to Technorati Add to Yahoo My Web Add to Ma.gnolia Add to Stumble Upon Add to Google Bookmarks Add to Squidoo Add to BlinkBits Add to Blogmarks Add to Bloglines Add to Netscape Add to Ask Add to Live-MSN Add to Sphinn Add to FaceBook
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Free Wordpress themes
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Free Casino B2 Wordpress Theme
9 Feb 2010 | 11:06 amDemo Download Related posts:Casinomatic – Free Casino Wordpress Theme Description: Casinomatic is a free Casino and poker wordpress Theme....Free Online Bingo Casino Wordpress Theme Bingo 39 Wordpress Theme from KawaiiThemes . Demo Download ...Free Poker/Casino Wordpress theme “Glossy Poker” Glossy Poker is a web 2.0 style, 3 column Poker,Casino... Related posts brought to [...] Related posts:Casinomatic – Free Casino Wordpress Theme Description: Casinomatic is a free Casino and poker wordpress Theme....Free Online Bingo Casino Wordpress Theme Bingo 39 Wordpress Theme… -
Free Casino B8 Wordpress Theme
9 Feb 2010 | 10:32 amDemo Download Related posts:Casinomatic – Free Casino Wordpress Theme Description: Casinomatic is a free Casino and poker wordpress Theme....Free Online Bingo Casino Wordpress Theme Bingo 39 Wordpress Theme from KawaiiThemes . Demo Download ...Free Poker/Casino Wordpress theme “Glossy Poker” Glossy Poker is a web 2.0 style, 3 column Poker,Casino... Related posts brought to [...] Related posts:Casinomatic – Free Casino Wordpress Theme Description: Casinomatic is a free Casino and poker wordpress Theme....Free Online Bingo Casino Wordpress Theme Bingo 39 Wordpress Theme… -
Free Online Casino Poker B9 Wordpress Theme
9 Feb 2010 | 10:08 amDemo Download Related posts:Free Poker/Casino Wordpress theme “Glossy Poker” Glossy Poker is a web 2.0 style, 3 column Poker,Casino...Free Online Poker Wordpress Theme Demo | Download ...Free Online Bingo Casino Wordpress Theme Bingo 39 Wordpress Theme from KawaiiThemes . Demo Download ... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts [...] Related posts:Free Poker/Casino Wordpress theme “Glossy Poker” Glossy Poker is a web 2.0 style, 3 column Poker,Casino...Free Online Poker Wordpress Theme Demo | Download ...Free Online Bingo Casino Wordpress Theme… -
Free Casino Slots Poker B7 Wordpress Theme
9 Feb 2010 | 9:53 amDemo Download Related posts:Free Poker/Casino Wordpress theme “Glossy Poker” Glossy Poker is a web 2.0 style, 3 column Poker,Casino...Casino/Slots Wordpress Theme Beautiful 2 columns casino/slots Wordpress Theme with sidebar video...Poker Age – Free Poker Wordpress Theme for Blogs Another free Wordpress Theme. Enjoy this one! Demo Download ... Related posts brought to [...] Related posts:Free Poker/Casino Wordpress theme “Glossy Poker” Glossy Poker is a web 2.0 style, 3 column Poker,Casino...Casino/Slots Wordpress Theme Beautiful 2 columns casino/slots Wordpress… -
Free Blackjack Casino B5 Wordpress Theme
9 Feb 2010 | 9:17 amDemo Download Related posts:Blackjack Casino Theme 1 premium quality magazine style wordpress theme for casino themes made...Blackjack Casino Theme 2 premium quality magazine style wordpress theme for casino themes made...Blackjack Casino Theme 3 premium quality magazine style wordpress theme for casino themes made... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts [...] Related posts:Blackjack Casino Theme 1 premium quality magazine style wordpress theme for casino themes made...Blackjack Casino Theme 2 premium quality magazine style wordpress theme for casino themes…
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Theme Lab
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WPShift Launches, Two ShiftNews Theme Licenses Up For Grabs
3 Feb 2010 | 7:02 amFor any of you who have been following the WPShout or followed either @AlexDenning or @epicalex (no relation) on Twitter, you’ve most likely heard of a new premium WordPress theme company launching soon called WPShift. They launched a couple days ago with a theme called ShiftNews, normally priced at $59.95 for a single site license. Check out the screenshot below or click through for a live demo. For two lucky Theme Lab readers, you could win a single site license to the ShiftNews theme absolutely free. Watch the following video to get an idea of what this theme is all about, including… -
WordPress Clone Themes – Your Take?
31 Jan 2010 | 7:29 amI came across a theme the other day called TweetPress, which bears a very obvious resemblance to the Twitter profile design. Let’s compare. First, here’s a screenshot of the TweetPress theme: And here’s a screenshot of my Twitter profile. Not only is it a striking resemblance, it appears the cloudy background image was lifted directly from Twitter’s website, among other things. It’s the default background image set for new profiles. Update: According to Gabriel Jones, creator of the TweetPress theme, “The [Twitter] API returns the background image, the link… -
What Makes a “SEO-Friendly” WordPress Theme?
26 Jan 2010 | 7:15 amThere’s a lot of hullabaloo regarding “SEO” when it comes to WordPress themes. In this series of posts, I’ll go over what most people believe is “good SEO” when it comes to web templates. If your theme doesn’t have it already, I’ll show you how to “correct” it. Content ordering, and how to make sure your content appears before the sidebar no matter the layout Clean, semantic markup, and how to eliminate unnecessary code from your themes Lots and lots of navigation, including the all-important breadcrumb navigation. The “All In… -
Tasty Showcase – Free WordPress Theme
21 Jan 2010 | 11:09 amFinally, presenting the winner of theme battle #3. Tasty Showcase was a template designed by Brad of DemusDesign, who also coded it in XHTML/CSS/JS. I then took the coded template and ported it to WordPress. It has a ton of widgetized areas, including widgetized footers (plural). Read on to see the features, including how to use the slider, in more detail… The Slider Displayed on the homepage, this Karmic Flow powered slider will display your four latest posts with a custom image should you choose. Once you have a custom image sized 653×367 (653 pixels wide, 367 pixels high) simply… -
New Community Links Page
18 Jan 2010 | 8:00 amA number of you have asked me what happened to my “WordPress Weekend Resources” series since I haven’t posted one of those since September 2009. Basically what I would do is roundup some of the top WordPress-related links I found during the past week, and posted them on the blog with my take on it. I stopped doing it, because I was posting most of these links on my Twitter account already. Although, for those of you who don’t use Twitter, or follow so many people you might miss one of my tweets, I created a new community links page. This page is an automatically…
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Tammy Hart Designs
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BIZDomains.com
2 Feb 2010 | 12:36 pmThe subject matter for this website was so non-specific, we were basically able to just design it without any restriction. The owner liked the dark theme he was currently using, but didn’t want it to be too dreary. This is where we were able to bring in lots of fun color and a couple jQuery effects to keep it interesting. -
I’m Goin’ to Miami
25 Jan 2010 | 6:00 amIt’s official. I’ve become a WordCamp jet setter. WordCamp Miami has confirmed my spot on their program, my sponsor is on board, and my flight is booked. I could not be more excited about an event than I am about this one, and here’s why: The confirmed speakers so far are already A-list WordPressers, including Matt Mullenweg, founding developer of WordPress and founder of Automattic; Jane Wells and Mark Jaquith who both work directly with WordPress development and Automattic; Scott Clark, developer of Pods CMS; and John Jacoby, a core developer for BuddyPress. It’s… -
WordCamp Atlanta: WordPress & Working With Clients
9 Jan 2010 | 1:45 pmI’m having a hard time getting SlideShare to upload my slides, so here is a download link to the PPS until I can get it to post: WordPress & Working with Clients Word Press & Working With Clients View more presentations from tammyhart. It was great to speak to everyone, and I appreciate the feedback from everyone afterwords. I love to share and be a part of this great community. I want to thank Page.ly for making a special mention for us on their homepage. And if you didn’t get your 60% off discount code, please see me for that. Also, if you’re a developer, but… -
Remembering Kurdish Victims
5 Jan 2010 | 6:20 amMideast Youth wanted to launch a sub-site of their project, The Alliance for Kurdish Rights. That allowed them to add individual prisoners and selective information about them. We used WordPress to manage each person, and created two custom layouts for a visitor to choose from, modules and a more basic list. The iPhone-like interface makes it that much easier to read. -
WordChalk Class January 23rd
4 Jan 2010 | 1:00 pmWordChalk is a small group class where you learn straight from an expert. Open discussion is welcomed, and students enjoy sharing and learning together. Bring your laptop and follow along, or just bring a pen and paper to take notes. Can’t attend locally? Add the Web Pass and you can attend remotely. An email with instructions will be emailed to you on how to participate with the class right on your browser window. Class 1 – WordPress 101: How to Install, Setup, and Use WordPress 9am – 12pm This class is for everyone from the beginner blogger, to those that already have…
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The WordPress Wizard - Programs and Sites
9 Feb 2010 | 6:58 amSo many of you have asked to be able to see what I have in one convenient place. I listened! You will find most of my blogs, programs, etc. at The Wizard Presents. You will always be able to find that by clicking on the navigation tab at the top of this blog labeled The Wizard's [...] -
WordPress and your Micro Continuity Membership Site
27 Jan 2010 | 2:11 pmWhat IS a micro-continuity membership site? I've heard others call it a Fixed Term Membership Site but no matter what you call it, here's what it is. The first thing is - it IS a membership site but the great difference between a micro continuity site and other membership sites is there is a light [...] -
Writing Great and Ethical Blog Posts
23 Jan 2010 | 6:28 pmMichel Fortin has a great post on his blog at MichelFortin.com. It is called On Not Playing The Blame Game. I've admired Michel for many years, I've met him in person, I read his blog religiously and this post is really worth mentioning and reading. What does this have to do with YOU writing great AND ethical [...] -
Finally - Why You Must Have a Blog
22 Jan 2010 | 11:06 amI'll admit it - I LOVE statistics. Not everyone does but watch this 4 minute video and I think you will like them too! It's fast, it's fun and it's filled with amazing information. Now do you know why you need a blog? You must get your information out there - and 'out there' means online [...] -
The WordPress WorkShop is Open for Registration
8 Jan 2010 | 9:19 amThe second WordPress Workshop is open for registration! This is going to be so much fun - I can't wait to get started. It starts officially on January 19 with our Orientation call on January 18. Each attendee will have his/her own student blog to use for learning. We will have teleseminars, webinars, bonus videos, challenges [...]
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Around the web
7 Feb 2010 | 12:52 pmtow.com – iPad Case and Newton MessagePad Keyboard Case – the Newton similarities weren’t lost on me either. Hands-on with the Apple iPad it does make sense :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Andy Ihnatko Pack a Gun to Protect Valuables from Airline Theft or Loss – interesting. Mercurial vs Git – “Hopefully, this information could be useful to Mercurial users wanting to know how Git works and vice versa, as well as novice users who are not using either one yet. In that case, I suggest you to experiment a little bit with both instead of trying to make a theorethical… -
WordPress HelpCenter is Hiring
4 Feb 2010 | 3:44 pmI’m very pleased that we have reached the point with WordPress HelpCenter where we need to add another developer to our team. We’re looking for someone with a broad range of WordPress, PHP, XHTML and CSS experience, basic server configuration experience, and in particular someone with outstanding communication skills. Ideally we’d like to add someone who lives on the west end of the country1 in order to have better coverage throughout the work day across all US timezones. However, we’re definitely looking for the best person for the job. Providing great service is our… -
Mercurial or Git?
3 Feb 2010 | 2:14 pm(cross-posted to Twitter to ensure a fragmented conversation) We’re likely to make the move from SVN to Mercurial or Git in the next few months, for at least a segment of our development at Crowd Favorite. I’ve been doing a bit of reading on pros and cons, but would appreciate real-world experience from folks that have it. In particular with a focus on many projects sharing libraries as externals and being worked on in a team environment. Being able to stick code we Open Source on Google Code would be nice with Mercurial, however Github seems like a pretty stable alternative. -
White Label BackupMoxie
3 Feb 2010 | 7:05 amWhen we built the backup system we need for our clients at Crowd Favorite, we did so with some additional ideas in mind. I’m pleased to announce that we’ve extended it so that you can use it with your clients too: introducing our white label program. The white label program is very simple. We provide the servers and the software you need to run the system. You provide the service (including your support and recovery service) to your clients at rates of your choosing, while paying just 1/2 the standard BackupMoxie monthly rates. That’s it! The premise is that you probably… -
Google Apps Dropping IE 6
1 Feb 2010 | 3:30 pmAs a result, over the course of 2010, we will be phasing out support for Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 as well as other older browsers that are not supported by their own manufacturers. I’ve never been so glad to receive the same email 5 times (for each Google Apps domain).
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WordPress Tutorials - Business Blogging 101
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Business Blogging 101 WordPress Tutorials – Start Here!
3 Feb 2010 | 8:52 pmWelcome to WordPress Tutorials – Business Blogging 101! This video is an introduction to the Business Blogging 101 website, a site dedicated to free tutorials and support for WordPress created by Mark McLaren of McBuzz Communications. Learn about WordPress, Blogging and Online Marketing. Ask questions, comment and connect with other WordPress users. Most of the tutorials are for beginners, but there are intermediate-level tutorials and discussion about advanced techniques for WordPress including how to customize a WordPress theme, recommendations about the best WordPress plugins and… -
WordCamp Seattle 2010
10 Jan 2010 | 9:48 pmThe organizers of WordCamp Seattle 2009 will meet some time this month to discuss the 2010 event. Look for updates on the WordCamp Seattle website. You can also follow WordCamp Seattle on Twitter. My company, McBuzz Communications, helps business and individuals with WordPress websites in Seattle and around North Amercia. I had the honor of being one of the speakers at WordCamp Seattle 2009. Thanks in part to votes from Business Blogging 101 fans, I also got to do a 5-minute Ignite-style presentation on WordPress and the Social Web. It was a blast. Really looking forward to 2010. -
Video Tutorials vs. Text Tutorials
8 Jan 2010 | 1:26 pmDo you prefer video tutorials or text tutorials? There’s a discussion on the blog of Jaap Haitsma with participants expressing an overwhelming preference for text tutorials. Business Blogging 101 is mostly video tutorials. Although, when I started making tutorials for WordPress in 2007, I used text instructions and screen captures. View This Pollopinion When I found inexpensive video-making software, I quickly switched to tutorials using that format. It seemed to me that – especially for beginners – using WordPress is a process that involves moving from one part of the… -
Nominate WordPress for Best Internet App Award
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Falling Snow on Your WordPress Blog
2 Dec 2009 | 3:42 pmEach year around this time you can have some pretty realistic-looking snowfall on your WordPress.com site – like you see here on Business Blogging 101. All you need to do is the following: In the Dashboard, under Appearance, click on Extras and check the box next to “Show falling snow on my blog. (Only until January 4th 2009.)” Don’t forget to click the “Update Extras” button. If you want falling snow on a self-hosted WordPress site, check out this post or visit the plugin page where Aen Tan has updated his Falling Snow WordPress plugin. Thanks, Aen! Happy Holidays!
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Best (and worst) Commercials of Super Bowl 44
8 Feb 2010 | 8:18 amSo, every year the best and the brightest minds (sort of) in TV get together and put their best foot forward (sometimes) in what (usually) turns out to be the (sincerely adequate) best commercials of the year (maybe). OK, so that was a lot of interruptions, but I have to be honest – there were only a few memorable commercials this year, and only one really had a strong enough call to action to get me to do something right then and there. But, as with all (fake) contests, there has to be a winner and there has to be a loser. However, let’s not forget the number one rule of… -
The Beginning of the End for IE6? (finally!)
2 Feb 2010 | 12:42 pmGot a really interesting email today – thought I would share it with you guys: Dear Google Apps admin, In order to continue to improve our products and deliver more sophisticated features and performance, we are harnessing some of the latest improvements in web browser technology. This includes faster JavaScript processing and new standards like HTML5. As a result, over the course of 2010, we will be phasing out support for Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 as well as other older browsers that are not supported by their own manufacturers. We plan to begin phasing out support of these… -
First Thoughts on the iPad
27 Jan 2010 | 12:47 pmI have to admit, I was super excited about a week ago when I started reading into all of the hype of what Apple’s new tablet device could do. I had lots of possibilities in mind: video chatting, sketchbooking websites for clients, and just in general reinventing the way we look at handheld devices. I was all but set to go out and purchase one the day they went on sale. And after reading the entire transcript from Engadget’s fantastic review, and hearing the presentation live on TWiT, I have to say… I’m not impressed. At all. There is so much more that this machine… -
The Morning After: An Inside Look at Viral Metrics
25 Jan 2010 | 7:35 amI had the great fortune on Friday to have experienced a true Internet phenomenon – the picture of the new NBC logo I designed for fun got picked up by several high profile websites, and I had my 15 minutes of fame, so to speak (if you want to get technical, I had 17 minutes, because that was for precisely 17 minutes I was on the trending topics of twitter). So, I wanted to dissect my findings, and just see exactly where everyone came from as best I could. First, the raw numbers (as of 9am today): 8,503 views on TwitPic 300 RT (Retweets) to the TwitPic Site 1,537 RT to the Mashable article… -
The New NBC Logo (#failcock) is (apparently) well-loved!
22 Jan 2010 | 11:56 amToday has been one heck of a whirlwind day. I stopped by a sushi restaurant in Franklin today to eat lunch with holly when I realized that my inbox had blown up in the 10 minutes between my first meeting and lunch. All of them were twitter followers, so I checked into Tweetie to see what was up. Turns out, some people REALLY liked the #failcock design I made a few nights ago. I am stoaked. I’ve never had anything like this happen, and i’m literally here shaking with excitement. I can’t believe a simple little diversion, a fun little art project, turned into this.
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8 WordPress Shortcodes
7 Feb 2010 | 9:01 pmWordPress shortcodes are small pieces of code used in the functions file that allow you to quickly add frequently used content to a post or page. The shortcode API has been part of WordPress since version 2.5. Here I’ve rounded up 8 interesting and very useful WordPress shortcodes. A couple of them are ones that I’ve written about before. WordPress Gallery Shortcode – How to use the built-in WordPress Gallery Shortcode to display a simple image gallery. Display a commonly used link – Using a WordPress shortcode you can easily display a frequently used URL. How… -
(Anti) Social Lists 2/7/10
6 Feb 2010 | 9:01 pmThis week I have a variety of links – WordPress, zombies, negative comments, un-packaging and more. How To Make a WordPress Events List – How to make a list of events without a plugin using a category called Events and WordPress queries. Zombify – Turn yourself into a zombie on the Zombieland website. 10 Places with Morbid Names – What the title of the article says. I’ve been to Tombstone a number of times but despite it’s name it’s not a morbid place – it’s a tourist trap. 8 Reasons Why Negative Comments are Good for Your Blog – We… -
Thoughts on My Brother Turning 40 and Mullets
3 Feb 2010 | 9:01 pmMy brother, John, is turning 40 this weekend. I’ve enjoyed teasing him about it, but, of course, I will always be older. Turning 40 didn’t really bother me – not as much as I expected and not as much as turning 30 did. But, for some reason, John turning 40 is really affecting me. Even though he’s one of my favorite people, part of me still sees him as the 9 year old bratty brother that I couldn’t stand. The one that I was always trying to get away from and the one made me wish I was an only child. And then I stop and think, “wow. John is 40. Where did the… -
A Simple Homemade Valentine Card Project
2 Feb 2010 | 9:01 pmI am not an arts and craft sort of person and am far from Super Mom. Actually, I don’t even try to be Super Mom – being Good Enough Mom is fine with me. In previous years my daughter and I have gone to the drug store, purchased one of those boxes of character Valentines, made sure we had one for each kid in her class and we were done with it. My daughter always enjoyed this – and especially liked deciding if she would get Princesses or Winnie the Pooh. I remember enjoying going to the store to pick out these boxes when I was a kid – but they weren’t so commercial… -
How to Change the Name of Your Facebook Page
31 Jan 2010 | 9:01 pmOn Facebook Pages, which is news and information for the admins of Facebook fan pages, I see the same questions asked over and over and over. And many of these questions can be answered by doing a quick search on Facebook. The most frequently asked question is “how can I change the name of my fan page?” Well, here’s the answer. You Can’t Change the Name of Your Facebook Page That’s right. Unfortunately, it can’t be done, even if have a typo. If you want to change the name of your page, you have create a new page. Yep. You need to delete the page and…
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WordPress Theme: Matino
31 Jan 2010 | 4:38 amWe end up this month with a professionally designed WordPress Theme – Matino. Packed with tons of features, Matino WordPress theme is brought to you by Padd Solutions, comes with 5 color schemes to choose from. All the features can be accessed via the General Settings, Social Networking Settings, Related Posts and Custom Advertisement Settings tabs from the Admin Panel. Matino WP theme is great for any blogger who wants to impress their readers with their contents and a premium quality design blog at no cost! Check out the other theme features: Featured Content Gallery Professional… -
WordPress Theme: Mayumi
21 Jan 2010 | 1:04 amPadd Solutions brings you an elegantly designed WordPress theme – Mayumi. Packed with tons of features, Mayumi WordPress theme comes with 5 color schemes to choose from. All the features can be accessed via the General Settings, Social Networking Settings and Custom Advertisement Settings tabs from the Admin Panel. Mayumi WP theme is great for any blogger who wants to impress their readers with their contents and a premium quality design blog at no cost! Check out the other theme features: Featured Content Gallery Elegant design Easy access of the Home, Contact and About pages Popular… -
WordPress Theme: Matapat
7 Jan 2010 | 11:35 pmIt’s great to jumpstart the year with a professional free premium WordPress theme – Matapat. This stylish WordPress theme which is built by Padd Solutions, comes with 5 color schemes to choose from. All the features can be accessed via the General Settings, Social Networking Settings and Custom Advertisement Settings tabs from the Admin Panel. Matapat WP theme is great for any blogger who wants to impress their readers with their contents and a premium quality design blog at no cost! Check out the other theme features: Featured Content Gallery Stylish design Easy access of the… -
WordPress Theme: Maamo
28 Dec 2009 | 10:55 pmWe end 2009 with a professionally designed free premium WordPress theme – Maamo. Built by Padd Solutions, this quality WordPress theme comes with 5 color schemes to choose from. All the features can be accessed via the General Settings, Social Networking Settings and Custom Advertisement Settings tabs from the Admin Panel. Maamo WP theme is great for any blogger who wants to impress their readers with their contents and a premium quality design blog at no cost! Check out the other theme features: Featured Content Gallery Professional design Popular Posts Latest Tweet About This Blog… -
Save on Premium WordPress Themes Christmas Coupons
22 Dec 2009 | 12:36 amIt’s the season to be jolly. Why don’t you give yourself (or your friends) a spanking new premium WordPress themes that would last the whole year through? What makes it more exciting are the huge savings you will get when you purchase these professional WordPress themes with these special holiday treats. Check out these holiday coupons and special offers: Nattywp: Huge Sale (until December 30, 2009) Templatic: Holiday special 4 for 1 & 25% discount offer (until December 31, 2009) Graphpaperpress: 30% off (until December 31, 2009) Obox Design: 4-for-1 Christmas Special (until…
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Unleashing Quix
13 Jan 2010 | 6:15 amI've been working on a secret (side) project for 3-4 months now, way longer than I ever intended to work on it, but it's now ready for release. I'm ready to show you Quix, a tool I think is very cool, which I've shared with quite a few of my friends already who all like it as well.Quix is an extensible bookmarklet, that allows you to easily access all your bookmarks and bookmarklets, across all your browsers, while maintaining them in only one spot. All you have to do is remember the shortcut for the bookmarklet, so, basically, it’s like a command line for your browser.Check out the… -
Checking Blog Privacy Settings
31 Dec 2009 | 2:10 amAs a result of last nights post, I dove in and added a check to my Robots Meta plugin that checks whether you're allowing search engines to spider your site.If not, it'll throw an ugly warning on each and every page until you fix it:The code for it is easy, and as I'd like other plugins to start using it as well, let me give it to you here:function blog_public_warning() { if ( '0' get_option('blog_public') ) { echo "<div id='message' class='error'><p>" echo "<strong>Robots Meta Issue: You're blocking access to… -
Web Designer Mag should fix its SEO
30 Dec 2009 | 12:06 pmOk I just had to post this, as it's too funny. I got a Google Alert this afternoon for this post, which mentioned one of my plugins as being listed by Web Designer Magazine. So, I Googled them, as the post didn't link to them, and got this result:Notice something? I know I did: there's no description there. So I clicked on and checked the page to see what could cause that, finding it was easy:<meta name='robots' content='noindex,nofollow' />It was listed right above the EditURI line that WordPress puts in by default, telling me they forgot to uncheck a box (that get's checked by default… -
WordPress Hosting
22 Dec 2009 | 8:06 amYou can find my WordPress hosting article here, because of an experiment the comments for that article are here, while the article itself is "on it's own".WordPress Hosting is a post from Joost de Valk's Yoast - Tweaking Websites.A good WordPress blog needs good hosting, you don't want your blog to be slow, or, even worse, down, do you? Check out my thoughts on WordPress hosting! -
Preventing your site from being indexed, the right way
17 Dec 2009 | 6:41 amIt keeps amazing me that I keep seeing people use robots.txt files to prevent sites from being indexed and thus showing up in the search engines. You know why it keeps amazing me? Because robots.txt doesn't actually do the latter, even though it does prevent your site from being indexed.Let's go through some terms here:Indexed / Indexing The process of downloading a site or a page's content to the server of the search engine, thereby adding it to it's "index".Ranking / Listing / Showing Showing a site in the search result pages (aka SERPs).So, while the most common process goes from Indexing…
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Use beautiful fonts for typography on your blog!
8 Feb 2010 | 11:37 amTypography definitely plays an important role in enhancing or diminishing the overall look of any web design. And all the web designers/developers were stuck with certain font families, even if they wanted to use the font of their choice, they couldn’t do it freely without compromising on various aspects. Of course, there were other ways too and I would love to include all those methods along with their pros & cons.siFR (Scalable Inman Flash Replacement)Scalable Inman Flash Replacement (sIFR) is an open source JavaScript and Adobe Flash dynamic web fonts implementation, enabling the… -
Use Content Delivery Network to load blog faster!
5 Feb 2010 | 10:27 amIn last post, I told you about Content Delivery Networks and how to use them along with WordPress. Although, now I can suggest that one should certainly use Content Delivery Network as I’ve experienced the change in speed myself! Yesterday, I implemented CDN on this blog and the notice is considerable. The pages that used to take around 9 seconds to load are now loading in about 5 seconds. That’s a decent amount of difference! Now, I would tell you some of the questions that I had in my mind and I’m sure that you will be having them too -Is it a costly affair?Content… -
What is Content Delivery Network & how to use it with WordPress?
1 Feb 2010 | 10:22 amWhat is Content Delivery Network?A content delivery network or content distribution network (CDN) is a system of computers containing copies of data, placed at various points in a network so as to maximize bandwidth for access to the data from clients throughout the network. A client accesses a copy of the data near to the client, as opposed to all clients accessing the same central server, so as to avoid bottleneck near that server. Content types include web objects, downloadable objects (media files, software, documents), applications, real time media streams, and other components of… -
Best plugins to fight comment spam for WordPress!
25 Jan 2010 | 10:03 amSpam In BlogsI am sure, I don’t need to explain anything about Spam over here. Blog spam is nothing new and there have been already many articles written about it. However, I still get questions like “What is the best strategy to avoid spam comments?” Just to kick start things, I would like to mention the definition that has been given in everybody’s favorite website i.e. WikiPedia -Spam in blogs (also called simply blog spam or comment spam) is a form of spamdexing. It is done by automatically posting random comments or promoting commercial services to blogs, wikis,… -
bbPress should be a plugin for sure!
22 Jan 2010 | 7:53 amLooks like most of the Automattic team is busy playing around with WordPress and of course, thats good for the future of WordPress. However, as WordPress has started to become popular as CMS, its limitations as compared to other enterprise level CMSes are coming up. Although, most of limitations are easily countered with the huge list of Plugins it has!Forums are important part of any website and bbPress fills the gap that has been left in WordPress CMS. bbPress is one of the decent projects from Automattic team, however its future looked pretty gloomy as there was hardly any development on…
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WordPress Premium Classifieds Theme
4 Feb 2010 | 6:31 pmEvery Thursday I share with you the Premium WordPress Theme that I found in my travels and that excited me most. This week, just when you thought WordPress was the best thing since sliced bread, along comes this most excellent WordPress Classifieds theme. I actually was glued to my screen as I read all the features in this theme that then, as usual, got me thinking about how I could use this theme on one of my own projects! Add this one to that ever growing list! “Turn your WorPress install into a full functional money making classified website that lets your user post free and paid ad… -
WordPress How To: Do the Mother of All Backups
3 Feb 2010 | 6:14 pmBacking up is one of those things that many folks think about when it is too late and you wish you had the backup you never made. Usually when you are in the situation of wishing you had backed up, you are then motivated to get a system in place so you never have to feel that pain again. So let’s take care of that today and help you to avoid being one of the “I wish I had…” crowd. When you have a WordPress site, backing up is not only more important because you have a database driven site, it is actually even easier due to WordPress plugins and it’s structure. -
Lexicon Professionally Elegant Premium WordPress Theme
28 Jan 2010 | 5:43 pmWhen helping clients look for just the right theme for their WordPress site, I take into consideration the overall tone of their site and what personality they want to relay. Today I came across the Lexicon theme which falls into the professionally elegant category. “Lexicon is a clean, elegant, feature rich theme perfect for bloggers, online magazines and anyone looking to use WordPress as a CMS. It comes with a built in backend Options page along with easy to follow code, xhtml/css compliant, integrated Total Social Widget, threaded comments with Gravatars and unparalleled forum… -
5 Steps to a Lean Mean WordPress Machine
27 Jan 2010 | 6:12 pmWordPress has unique resource requirements and as with any database driven site, your database also needs to be paid a bit of regular attention to ensure everything is running at optimum efficiency. It’s not uncommon to find WordPress sites that are not being watched after properly being shutdown due to becoming CPU hogs. The first mistake made is that just because you can install WordPress on a Web hosting server or because your Web host offers WordPress installs through their control panel that then means WordPress will be happy on that host’s environment. Not necessarily so. I… -
eStore Premium WordPress Theme
21 Jan 2010 | 1:59 pmI’ve been on the prowl for a good looking simple eCommerce WordPress theme for sometime. I have an ulterior motive to find just the right theme so I can start selling my handmade crystal and glass jewelry and “sparklies” online. I’ve had a hobby business on the side for some time and every time I do a show, folks ask if they can buy online. Being each piece is unique and I know the work involved I’ve been a mega procrastinator. Up until now I would blush and say “not yet” (heck this is what I do for a living and my own hobby site is so lame!). Now I…
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How to Add an Opt-in Form For Your Mailing List to Your Facebook Profile
19 Jan 2010 | 5:30 amCopyright © 2010 Suzanne. Visit the original article at http://www.vassistantservices.com/add-optin-form-mailing-list-facebook-profile/.These instructions are for adding an aWeber opt-in form, but they’ll work for any other mailing list service that gives you HTML code for your form (not Javascript). First, you’re going to need a Facebook Application called Profile HTML. So, in one window, go log into your Facebook account and look down at the bottom left of the window. Click on ‘Applications’. Then click on ‘Browse More Applications’ from the menu… -
New FTC Guidelines – What You Need to Know
15 Jan 2010 | 5:30 amCopyright © 2010 Suzanne. Visit the original article at http://www.vassistantservices.com/new-ftc-guidelines-what-you-need-to-know/.Gyutae Park over at WinningTheWeb.com offers insight on the new FTC guidelines and how they affect us as bloggers/internet marketers: New FTC Guidelines for Bloggers & Internet Marketers – The Good, The Bad, and Everything Else You Need to Know The new guidelines are available in a PDF document, if you want to slog through it. Or, if you’d rather watch a couple of short videos created by WOMMA (Word Of Mouth Marketing Association), visit Brand… -
You Might Be In Trouble If…
12 Jan 2010 | 5:30 amCopyright © 2010 Suzanne. Visit the original article at http://www.vassistantservices.com/trouble/.Consider this the vAssistant Services’ version of a Public Service Announcement. You might be in trouble if…the web dude you hired to build your fancy new WordPress site tells you upon completing your site, “Ok, now…just one thing: Don’t EVER upgrade WordPress, or your site will go away.” This actually happened recently to someone I know. She contacted me about adding something to her site, and in the process of describing what she wanted done, told me… -
It’s Time for Your Annual Blog/Website Checkup and Review
8 Jan 2010 | 5:30 amCopyright © 2010 Suzanne. Visit the original article at http://www.vassistantservices.com/annual-blog-website-checkup-review/.The beginning of the year is a good time to perform an annual checkup and review of your blog and/or website and make the necessary tweaks and fixes to address any issues you find. Your WordPress and Plugin Versions What Version of WordPress Are You Using? As of this post, the current version of WordPress is 2.9.1. If you’re a version or two (or five) behind, it’s time to upgrade. Seriously. It’s the best way to keep WordPress secure, and… -
WordPress 2.9…er…2.9.1
5 Jan 2010 | 1:07 pmCopyright © 2010 Suzanne. Visit the original article at http://www.vassistantservices.com/wordpress-2-9/.If you haven’t upgraded to WordPress 2.9 yet, check out this quick video to see what you’re missing: Plugin compatibility verification Bulk updating of plugins Integrated image editing Ridiculously EASY video embedding Trash/Restore feature Much more! Now some of us, on some hosts, experienced a bug right off the bat having to do with the publishing of posts scheduled in advance. That issue and several other small issues have been address with the release of 2.9.1, right…
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How to automatically use resized images instead of originals
7 Feb 2010 | 10:57 pmSimply paste the following code on your functions.php file and save it. No other action is needed! function replace_uploaded_image($image_data) { // if there is no large image : return if (!isset($image_data['sizes']['large'])) return $image_data; // paths to the uploaded image and the large image $upload_dir = wp_upload_dir(); $uploaded_image_location = $upload_dir['basedir'] . '/' .$image_data['file']; $large_image_location = $upload_dir['path'] . '/'.$image_data['sizes']['large']['file']; // delete the uploaded image unlink($uploaded_image_location); // rename the large image… -
How to automatically remove the Nofollow from your posts
2 Feb 2010 | 11:00 pmCopy the following code, and paste it on the functions.php file from your theme. Once you saved the file file, the rel="nofollow" attributes will be removed. function remove_nofollow($string) { $string = str_ireplace(' rel="nofollow"', '', $string); return $string; } add_filter('the_content', 'remove_nofollow'); Thanks to Jeff Starr for this awesome piece of code. Have you checked out the book Jeff wrote with Chris Coyier? It's called Digging into WordPress and it is great! Looking for WordPress hosting? Try WP Web Host. Prices starts at $5/month and you can try it for free!How to… -
Add a favicon to your WordPress blog using a hook
31 Jan 2010 | 10:11 pmJust paste the following into your function.php file, save it, and you're done. function childtheme_favicon() { ?> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="<?php echo bloginfo('stylesheet_directory') ?>/images/favicon.png" > <?php } add_action('wp_head', 'childtheme_favicon'); Don't forget to change the favicon url if needed. Also, please note that if the wp_head() function haven't been implemented in your theme, this recipe will not work. By the way, if you're looking for premium WordPress themes and plugins, just have a look to the dedicated category on… -
Protect your WordPress blog using .htaccess
24 Jan 2010 | 10:46 pmSimply paste the following lines into your .htaccess file. This file is located at the root of your WordPress install. Remember to always make a backup of your .htaccess file before editing it so, you'll be able to restore it if something went wrong. Options +FollowSymLinks RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} (\<|%3C).*script.*(\>|%3E) [NC,OR] RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} GLOBALS(=|\[|\%[0-9A-Z]{0,2}) [OR] RewriteCond %{QUERY_STRING} _REQUEST(=|\[|\%[0-9A-Z]{0,2}) RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php [F,L] Thanks to Oussama for those simple, but efficient lines of code! Looking for… -
Automatically refuse spam comments on your WordPress blog
21 Jan 2010 | 10:20 pmPaste the following code in your functions.php. Comment that contain any of the words contained within the $bad_comment_content array will be automatically rejected. function in_comment_post_like($string, $array) { foreach($array as $ref) { if(strstr($string, $ref)) { return true; } } return false; } function drop_bad_comments() { if (!empty($_POST['comment'])) { $post_comment_content = $_POST['comment']; $lower_case_comment = strtolower($_POST['comment']); $bad_comment_content = array( 'viagra', 'hydrocodone', 'hair loss', '[url=http', '[link=http', 'xanax', 'tramadol', 'russian girls',…
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StudioPress
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Platinum 1.0 Child Theme Released
9 Feb 2010 | 6:46 amWe are happy to announce the release of the Platinum 1.0 Child Theme. This was developed to work with the Genesis Theme Framework and can be downloaded by Pro Plus members in the support forum. All others can purchase the Platinum Child Theme package here. If you have already purchased the Genesis Theme Framework and another child, you can simply purchase the Platinum Child Theme by itself, otherwise you need the Platinum + Genesis Theme package. The Platinum Child Theme is the first StudioPress Theme to begin using the Dynamic Content Gallery plugin, which is being used on the homepage. -
Genesis Theme Framework 1.0.1 Now Available
8 Feb 2010 | 9:15 amGenesis Theme Framework – version 1.0.1 is now available and we are very happy with the first week of our launch. Our beta period proved to iron out most (if not all) of the obvious bugs. Most of the things that have been put into version 1.0.1 are just additional features, and updating to this version is a breeze. Before You Update to Genesis v1.0.1 It’s always advisable to make a backup of your current /genesis/ directory just to be safe. You can simply rename it /genesis_10/ and then upload the new /genesis/ directory – that way in the event something goes wrong, you… -
Child Themes 101 – A Basic Guide for the Genesis Theme Framework
4 Feb 2010 | 7:13 amWith the launch of Genesis in the rear view mirror, I thought it would be helpful to start introducing some of the elements of a theme framework. They are a relatively new thing in the WordPress world and a lot of people either don’t know what one is or how they work. What is a Theme Framework? In short, a theme framework is a robust WordPress theme that can be utilized out of the box as is, but also easily extended with child themes and hooks. Not only do they provide a number of enhancements above a typical WordPress theme, but they also serve as a platform to build upon for… -
What is Genesis, and Why is it So Great?
3 Feb 2010 | 7:25 amNow that we’ve successfully launched the Genesis Theme Framework for WordPress, one of the questions we’ve gotten a lot of lately is, “So, what is Genesis all about?” It’s a fair question … sometimes we developers take some things for granted. You wanted to know, so let’s do this! What is a “Theme Framework” Before we get into what Genesis is, let’s learn what a “theme framework” is. A generally accepted definition of a “theme framework” is: A theme built in such a way as to give users a tool with which they… -
The Genesis Theme Framework Launches
1 Feb 2010 | 9:27 amWe are very happy to announce the release of the Genesis Theme Framework. This has been an ongoing development project for over two months and we’re ready for liftoff! In addition, we’re also pleased to announce that two child themes are available – the Executive child theme and the Mocha child theme. About the Genesis Theme Framework The Genesis Theme Framework is built on a simple vanilla blog-type parent theme, and can be extended with the use of child themes. Each child theme will come with it’s own home file, which will make extending the parent theme very easy.
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iThemes
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iThemes Launching WordPress Plugins Store
8 Feb 2010 | 7:32 amI wrote a detailed post over on my blog talking about the Need for a Premium WordPress Plugin Market after my recent trip to WordCamp Boston. I state two things: The need is great The time is right Although iThemes has been in the premium WordPress plugin for almost a year now with our Billboard ad plugin, we will be officially launching a dedicated WordPress plugin store later this month under the new PluginBuddy.com brand. Dustin Bolton, our newest team member, will be driving this project. He brings a wealth of experience to the table and we’re THRILLED to be announcing the first… -
Builder Style Manager Beta Released
6 Feb 2010 | 8:39 pmChris Jean was hard at work this week to release the beta version of the Builder Style Manager. He’ll be using this time to fix issues that rise up and collect input from you on what things you like, or would like to see added, etc. The Style Manager beta version is available in your member’s only account as a standalone plugin for Builder right now. Log in and you can download it instantly. Here’s what Chris said in the Builder forum to announce it: I’m proud to announce that a beta version of the Style Manager for Builder has finally been released. Rather than… -
Project Management for Web Design Workshop Feb. 26
4 Feb 2010 | 8:22 amGood project management is critical to running a freelance web design business. Client communication, your development workflow, getting paid, keeping things on schedule and juggling several projects and clients at the same time are all vital skills to being a successful freelance web designer. With that, WebDesign.com is pleased to offer an in-depth workshop on project management for web design Friday, Feb. 26 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. CENTRAL standard time. Check out the Project Management Workshop details at WebDesign.com -
Free Social Media Icon Set
4 Feb 2010 | 7:12 amHere are a couple of social icon sets that you can feel free to download and use on your site. If you don’t mind, post a link to your site where you use the icons so we can see them in action. Here is a preview of the Bubble set: Here is a preview of the Gears set: iThemes Social Icon Sets Downloads: 59 times -
Photos From iThemes Bootcamp in Dallas
4 Feb 2010 | 6:54 amHere is a gallery of a few photos from Bootcamp. We had a blast getting to meet some of our great community, and we are glad they came and shared their time with us.
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Elegant Themes
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Elegant Themes Icon Pack, For Free!
30 Jan 2010 | 12:25 pmI needed a few icons for a new theme I am designing, and after being unable to find any open-source/restriction free icons that suited the theme, I resorted to creating some of my own. After I started making them I figured, why not create a whole set? So I sat down all day yesterday and drew a set of basic web icon to be used here at ElegantThemes. Now that I have a decent collection I have decided to release them for free, so hopefully next time someone is looking for some stock icons to use in their commercial project they will have to look no further! These icons are restriction-free. Feel… -
New Theme: OnTheGo
6 Jan 2010 | 8:09 amMy newest theme, OnTheGo, has been released today. OnTheGo is a completely hand-drawn theme that was scanned in and compiled to create a fresh and interesting design. It is fun and playful while maintaining an air of professionalism, and its unique appearance is sure to make your website stand out amongst the crowd. Creating OnTheGo was a lot of fun, as I have never tried to incorporate a physical drawing into a theme before, let alone base the entire design on hand-drawn line. For more information be sure to visit the Features Page and check out theLive Demo. OnTheGo Features This theme… -
New Theme: Deviant + Theme Sneak Peek
28 Dec 2009 | 12:44 pmMy newest theme, Deviant, has been released today. With this design I wanted to have fun and create something unique and in-your-face. I enjoy the bold titles, grungy background and left-aligned structure. You will also notice some subtle CSS3 elements throughout the theme, which I think enhance the design for those browsers that support it. While I realize this stylized design might not be a crowd pleaser, I see it working well for many niches. For more info you can browse the Features Page, or take a look at the Live Demo. Deviant Features Deviant comes with all of the great features that… -
New Theme: Lumin
8 Dec 2009 | 3:55 pmMy newest theme, Lumin, has been completed today. Lumin is a sleek and professional gallery-style theme that makes handling your own online portfolio a breeze. While it is a page-based layout, you can have post-driven “blog” and “gallery” sections as well. To learn more feel free to browse the Features Page, or test out the theme yourself in the Live Demo. The blog and gallery sections are given their own link in the header, and also adopt a unique post layout that delivers their content in a more intuitive manner. While the Blog sections retains a traditional post… -
Theme Localization and Translation Batch1
28 Nov 2009 | 12:17 pmI have received countless requests to localize my themes, and for the past few weeks we have been doing just that. As of today 13 themes have been localized, including: Glow, eNews, Bold, ePhoto, eBusiness, CherryTruffle, PureType, Basic, ColdStone, LightSource, eGamer, eVid and Cion. You will notice that each theme not only comes with the PO file for the English translation, but also includes pre-made PO/MO files for German and Russian as well. I hope to add many more languages in the future. Now that the themes are localized, it will be much easier to translate them. The English PO file can…
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ThemeForest
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RT-Theme 7 / Business Theme 2x10in1 For Wordpress (Business)
8 Feb 2010 | 2:41 pmRT-Theme 7 wordpress edition is best suited for business, corporate, portfolio or service websites. 2×10 style options Highly Customizable Many backend options Widgetized Slider with unlimited slide support 3 Custom Plugin 6 Widget Areas Add/Edit Your portfolio items via Wordpress Admin – Custom portfolio forms Unlimited Portfolio Category Supports image,video or swf for portfolio items Custom Admin Panel Supports unlimited box on homepage with different variations Auto thumbnails jQuery Improved Valid Markup Cross browser support Included all psds (sliced) & html version of… -
Movement (Business)
8 Feb 2010 | 12:39 pmPlease use this >>> LIVE PREVIEW <<< and be sure to check all available styles, there’s a style switcher at the top right corner – give it a spin! Movement WP theme was designed to suits best for the corporate site with integrated blog, gallery section, services section and contact page. This theme comes with a lot of javascript modules and with 6 predefined styles. Make sure to check screenshots or try clicking on the theme switcher at the demo page. Theme features: HUGE Custom Options panel for easy theme customization (take a look at the screenshots) Unique… -
BLOG MAG THEME (Blog / Magazine)
8 Feb 2010 | 8:27 amPLEASE NOTE * Support will ONLY extend to the theme functions that exist, not to custom requests. If you need CUSTOM work to be done on this theme or any other theme, PLEASE email support! ============-==== Dellustrations is back with force. We have restructured our themes, bringing you support, and custom touch to every theme. All old themes will be updated accordingly. We are now supporting the themes, and we have managed to create a custom admin panel to our work with every one of them. PLEASE NOTE : Slider images do not contain post titles. They are simply images that were created in… -
BLUE BOUTIQUE THEME (Blog / Magazine)
8 Feb 2010 | 7:36 amPLEASE NOTE * Support will ONLY extend to the theme functions that exist, not to custom requests. If you need CUSTOM work to be done on this theme or any other theme, PLEASE email support! ============-==== Dellustrations is back with force. We have restructured our themes, bringing you support, and custom touch to every theme. All old themes will be updated accordingly. We are now supporting the themes, and we have managed to create a custom admin panel to our work with every one of them. IF YOU NEED SUPPORT Please send you support questions to support@dellustrations.com Here is what you get… -
WPA Delight (Portfolio)
8 Feb 2010 | 12:03 amWPA Delight is a business theme with portfolio functionality built in. The theme features a unique homepage slider that can highlight your most important information and the Theme Options panel allows you to choose and customize the design and color scheme right in WordPress. Making archive and portfolio pages has never been easier! NOTE : This is a one-level navigation theme that used the CSS “sliding doors” technique for tabbed navigation. Check out our high-definition video tutorial for this theme at wpart.net!! Theme features: 7 different color schemes 5 archive/portfolio…
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Woo Themes
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Canvas
9 Feb 2010 | 6:17 amUnique Features Customize any element Canvas will let you customize the style and typography of every element in the design. Packed with 90+ options, it allows you to make your blog look exactly like you want! Use your own images in design The options panel lets you upload your own images for use as main background image and header background image. It’s never been this easy! Easy to change width Canvas lets you easily change between 5 different site widths (980, 960, 940, 880 and 760 pixels) and also has an option to box your layout in. Change your layout You can also choose between 6… -
Postcard
28 Jan 2010 | 3:45 amUnique Features Custom home page slider A custom home page featured scroller to highlight specifically tagged posts and present them uniquely – looking like the front and back of a postcard. Google Maps integration Google Maps integration for geo-tagging of posts, with a custom map panel for your blog post editor and journey planning widgets for usage on the home page. Custom Widgets Other Custom Woo Widgets for use in the 3 widgetized home page zones, and 1 generic site sidebar – e.g. Twitter feeds and Flickr photo streams Image Gallery A category-based image gallery template… -
Delegate
21 Jan 2010 | 5:58 amUnique Features Featured Slider A custom home page featured area to showcase your work or products, with optional sub-featured area to give them more insight. Custom Hompeage Custom homepage designed to emphasise your most important information, with the option to display a traditional blog instead. Custom Widgets Custom Woo Widgets for use in the blog or page sidebar and in the widgetized footer: News, Twitter, Search , Ad space and Flickr widget. Alternative Styles 19 delicious colour schemes to choose from, and possible to change color of links and buttons in options panel. WooThemes… -
MyStream
12 Jan 2010 | 2:33 amUnique Features Social Media Integration A social profiles widgetized zone with custom widgets to display your Twitter, Facebook, Vimeo, Flickr, etc, profiles in the sidebar. Custom Widgets 7 Smashing MyStream-specific widgets, including the new Tabber widget, which allows you to move that stunning tabber anywhere in the sidebar. Flexible Layout Flexible 3 column layout with a variety of different widgetized spaces & layouts. Alternative Styles 6 delicious colour schemes to choose from! WooThemes Exclusive Features Woo Custom Navigation NEW! Our newly released Woo Custom Navigation is… -
Optimize
14 Dec 2009 | 12:32 amUnique Features Featured Area A custom home page featured area to showcase your work or products, with optional sub-featured area to give them more insight. Flexible Layout Possible to shift the alignment of the featured area (images on the right side instead of left) Custom Homepage Custom home page layout with optional Twitter box, Mini-features area, Info/Quotes box and option to insert any page above/below mini-features area. Integrated Lightbox Sexy jQuery effects and PrettyPhoto (lightbox) integrated in theme. Portfolio Page Template An optional integrated portfolio section to show off…
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Blog Oh Blog
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Zen Coding – Have you Tried it Yet?
26 Jan 2010 | 10:05 amWhile coding HTML pages, I have always wondered if there was a better, quicker and easier way to write lengthy and repetitive code that is present in almost every web page. I asked myself time and again, if there were people who thought on the same lines to make the code more crisp and abbreviated. To my amusement, I recently came across an innovation by Sergey Chikuyonok called the “ZEN CODING“. Zen Coding provides a really fresh angle to write markup code for HTML & CSS. It was really interesting to read how Sergey gave a new definition to the old coding style and has… -
WordPress Theme – Impress
3 Jan 2010 | 11:40 pmA very Happy New Year to all my readers! For the new year, I am glad to announce the release of a new WordPress theme called “Impress”. This is a minimalistic, red-colored theme with automatic thumbnails, advertising space and a clean layout. Thumbnails are used from the default ones that WordPress generates when you upload an image with the post. The theme uses jQuery for animated menu and sidebar. Impress has been tested with Firefox, IE, Chrome and Safari without any problems. Setting up the Theme This is a plug & play theme. All you have to do is extract & place the… -
Comic Strips from Thedoghousediaries.com
14 Dec 2009 | 2:27 pmI recently stumbled across a comic strip website called Thedoghousediaries.com. I really liked the stuff they had on there. Here are the good ones that I found. Enjoy and leave a comment! -
10 CSS Snippets to Save Precious Time
12 Dec 2009 | 3:24 amToday, I have compiled a set of 10 CSS snippets that can save you a lot of time and effort. These codes are needed frequently when developing CSS-based websites or themes. Just bookmark these codes (Ctrl + D) so that you don’t have to look for them on the Internet every time. 1. CSS Tooltips Through this code, you can have your own tooltips using just CSS. This is the CSS code :- a:hover {background:#ffffff; text-decoration:none;} /*BG color is a must for IE6*/ a.tooltip span {display:none; padding:2px 3px; margin-left:8px; width:130px;} a.tooltip:hover span{display:inline;… -
LogoBee Review
8 Dec 2009 | 9:57 pmLogoBee, one of the Internets most prominent online graphic design firms, is proud to resume its annual Logo Design Makeover for the fourth time. For a nominal price of $100, 10 selected nominees will get a complete Logo Design Golden Package (original value of $425). This package includes custom logo design, stationery design and 500 printed business cards. And that’s not all! The grand prize is a BundleBee Package. They are donating 2 BundleBee packages (logo design, stationery design and web design) for a nominal price of $500 (original value: $1199)! In the previous years, Logobee…
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Free WordPress Themes
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Free Wordpress theme – NBA 3C
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Free Wordpress theme – Online Casino Template 366
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Free Wordpress theme – Online Casino Template 365
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Free Wordpress theme – Online Casino Template 364
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Free Wordpress theme – poker sparks
7 Feb 2010 | 9:25 pmFree Wordpress theme – poker sparks is a post from: Free Wordpress Themes Share and Enjoy: Free Wordpress theme – poker sparks is a post from: Free Wordpress Themes
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Berchman.com-Wordpress and Thesis expert
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Make Lemonade from the Lemons
4 Feb 2010 | 11:06 amI knew about this video a while back when it was in production. I had read about it somewhere in an RSS feed, or was it Twitter?, or Facebook?, or LinkedIn?… anyhow I did know that this video was being created. Day before yesterday Seth Godin brought it to back to my attention. I took some time to watch the entire video and was really struck by these people who were handed the “pink slip” and in turn made something come of it. Each person has their own story, and you have the power to write the ending. Watch this. If anything it will get you thinking. -
New Web Site Created: http://www.ckwrites.com
20 Jan 2010 | 10:00 pmToday was a big day of sorts. I completed design and development work on new website. It is a custom designed website in form and function. It’s a significantly modified version of Thesis [ #thesiswp ] running on the latest install of WordPress (presently 2.9.1). The site is http://www.ckwrites.com I learned a great deal more about Thesis and what’s possible. New tools and techniques that I plan to share with the #thesiswp community in the coming months. I already have at least 4 new tutorials coming; from the simple to the complex. I’m very happy with the results of my… -
What are you waiting for? Publish!
20 Jan 2010 | 3:31 pmI’ve been meaning to publish a post like this for a while. The irony of that combined with the topic is not lost on me and I find quite priceless. Have a look+listen and let me know what you think in the comments below. Do you publish? or Do you wait? Click here to view the embedded video. -
Taking time to update
20 Jan 2010 | 3:07 pmI’ve been remiss in updating the blog. This is for various sorted reasons. Suffice it to say that I am back. Here is a video to help catch up. Click here to view the embedded video. -
Information Graphic Brilliance
10 Dec 2009 | 11:22 amI was sent this information graphic today and was struck by how effective it is. There is something that resonates with me. It puts your brand at the center of the page and graphically shows you how everything encircles and supports said brand. The guys at the site provided this fantastic embeddable graphic below for you interactive pleasure and I just had to share.
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MattFlies.com
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A Great New Thesis Skin: Thesis Play
29 Jan 2010 | 3:04 pmIf you haven’t learned that I’m in love with Thesis, then you don’t have a clue who I am and you’ve never visited this site. And I’m thinking that’s probably not the best way to start off this post. But my backspace key is broken. (Take that, English 101 professor! I started consecutive sentences with conjunctions. Booyah.) For the past year or so, this blog has been run on the beautifully designed and coded Thesis Theme. I’ve customized quite a few looks on top of it over that time (including the one you’re currently viewing). In that timeframe… -
Meet the New Gals on MattFlies.com
28 Jan 2010 | 1:22 pmAs some of my smarter readers may have noticed, the last post on MattFlies.com was not written by me. I have reached out to a couple of brilliant, beautiful, and dynamic women to help take MattFlies.com to the next level. Also, I’m practicing sucking up to people. In all seriousness, these two ladies will be contributing as often as possible to this blog. Their backgrounds and experience (and personalities) will be a tremendous fit for what we have planned. That is, as long as they don’t make me eat cheesy meatballs while watching Macedonian movies on a sailboat. That’s… -
The Awkward Follower: 3 Ways to Avoid This Unpleasant Nickname
21 Jan 2010 | 9:55 amNote from Matt: As MattFlies.com has taken off in terms of readership and overall internet domination, I decided to be proactive and add some authors. Brittany and Michelle will work together to add to what this site offers. I hope you’ll accept them like you have me! Drop them a line in the comments. It’s easy to forget that online relationships are much like the relationships you have with friends, colleagues, and neighbors. Even though you’re not face-to-face with one another online, the same in-person social rules do apply. Here are 3 situations you (hopefully) would never do in… -
A Quick Look at Flavors.me
2 Jan 2010 | 10:05 pmRecently, I received an invite to a pretty cool service (currently in private beta): Flavors.me. (I apologize for the bad audio during the first portion of the video.) It’s a very simple homepage of sorts for all of your social media presences. Display your Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, Tumblr, NetFlix, and other activity in one place. There are templates for layouts and designs, but it also allows you to make your own adjustments as well. All-in-all, it’s a solid/simple offering that has potential. Check out my Flavor.Similar Posts: A Great New Thesis Skin: Thesis Play 10 Questions… -
2010: My New Year’s Resolution
31 Dec 2009 | 6:19 pm1. I will stay focused and finish the things that I start. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Similar Posts: How to Make a Cool Social Media Box for Thesis She’s Beautyfool: Interview with Renee of Beautyfool.net 12 Questions with Alex Fraiser of Blogussion.com A Great New Thesis Skin: Thesis Play American Idol – WHAT??!!!?
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Savvy News from The Savvy VA
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Uploading Images to Wordpress
5 Feb 2010 | 10:24 pmUploading Images Here is a very simple tutorial for uploading images into your WordPress site: To view my video on this topic at YouTube, click here: Uploading Images to your WordPress Site -
Why WordPress: The Top 9 Reasons
5 Feb 2010 | 10:22 pmMake Your Business Building Efforts That Much Easier With a WordPress Website Why? Well first and foremost, WordPress sites are great looking, easy-to-navigate, and super optimized for the search engines. After that, WordPress helps to build your business quickly and easily. With WordPress, you will start getting traffic immediately after clicking the “publish” button. Why? Because the search engines love WordPress. Click on ‘Publish’ and the search engine bots go into action. Your content will be crawled and available on the market shortly thereafter. WordPress causes every post, new… -
Strategies For Better Blog Posts
5 Feb 2010 | 10:22 pmWhat makes a blog post interesting? What features does it have that make people read it? What sets it apart from all the others? Search Engines With your target market or client base always in mind, you can do any of the following to make your blog postings stand out. As an added benefit, most of these strategies are SEO or Search Engine Optimization and make your postings more ‘magnetic’ to the Search Engines. Bolding Adding Bullets √ Making checklists Using Italics Adding Interesting Images & Captions Using Short Paragraphs Having Titles & Sub Titles Underlining : Pros… -
From The Savvy VA 2009: The final days…
5 Feb 2010 | 10:21 pmNew Year's Eve As the year winds down, I am looking back at what I’ve achieved in 2009, a year that saw the worst recession since the depression of the 1930s. What is the most important thing that this business and year have taught me? It has taught me that perseverance pays off, and if I truly want to do something, I will hang in there and do it. There is no easy road to success, and there is no get rich quick scheme that works (unless you are willing to sell something that steals people’s money and dreams–and even then, these systems rarely work for long–the… -
How to upload a teleseminar recording to your NING site
5 Feb 2010 | 10:21 pmI really wanted to add a teleseminar recording to my Ning site over at http://wordpresser.ning.com/ and was stumped. I checked out the dashboard and couldn’t find an app for that. And then I remembered that there is a music player on all Ning sites. So I took the mp3 recording and sent it up into my Bluehost hosting account. Once is was finished uploading, I then grabbed the URL to the recording. I went back to my Ning site and clicked on “add music” and put the URL to the recording into the URL field and it worked!
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WP Rocker
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Memories WP Theme - Themes Loader
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Display Search Term and Result Count in WordPress - WP Beginners
9 Feb 2010 | 11:16 amIn this tutorial we will share how you can add a simple function on your search page which will display the search term and the number of results. This feature was a special request by one of our user via email. If you want us to cover a topic, then feel free to make a suggestion. Open your search.p.. -
How to Install Wordpress on your PC - WordPress Tutorials
9 Feb 2010 | 9:07 amWordpress is arguably the most popular and the best blogging platform out there. You might have installed Wordpress on your site, but you might be scared to experiment with Wordpress worrying that you could break your site and Wordpress. .. -
Top 5 WordPress Security Tips Done In Under 5 Minutes - WordPress Tutorials
9 Feb 2010 | 9:06 amThese are the easiest security tips that you could implement on any WordPress website. .. -
Windmill Energy Theme - Themes Loader
9 Feb 2010 | 8:02 amDownload this Theme – Live Preview 6 Downloads..
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WordPress for Beginners
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Display Search Term and Result Count in WordPress
9 Feb 2010 | 11:16 amIn this tutorial we will share how you can add a simple function on your search page which will display the search term and the number of results. This feature was a special request by one of our user via email. If you want us to cover a topic, then feel free to make a suggestion. Open your search.php file in your template folder and add the following code: <h2 class="pagetitle">Search Result for <?php /* Search Count */ $allsearch = &new WP_Query("s=$s&showposts=-1"); $key = wp_specialchars($s, 1); $count = $allsearch->post_count; _e('');… -
How to Display Featured Posts with Thumbnails in WordPress
8 Feb 2010 | 11:08 amThere are numerous ways shared on the web to display Featured Posts. But almost all functions and plugins lack something. In this tutorial, we will share a function which will allow users to select specific Post IDs and display them as featured posts with thumbnails by utilizing the WordPress Post Thumbnail feature that was added in WordPress 2.9. This way allows you to avoid using Sticky posts which sometimes may be necessary due to other functions in a custom project. Note: This is a Multi-Part tutorial, so we recommend that you have some knowledge of WordPress, PHP, HTML, and CSS. We… -
How to: Related Posts with Thumbnails in WordPress without Plugins
5 Feb 2010 | 6:21 pmRelated posts can be easily displayed with plugins, but did you ever wonder how you could display related posts with a Thumbnail without using a Plugin? In this article, we will share two different algorithm which you can use to generate related posts with thumbnails and avoid using any plugin. Note: We will utilize the built-in WordPress Post Thumbnail Function. So it is best if you implement this. Related Posts by Tags WordPress has this amazing taxonomy known as “Post Tags” which you can use. You can tag each of your posts with multiple keywords. This algorithm would find other… -
How to Change the Category Base Prefix in WordPress
2 Feb 2010 | 7:14 amWe got several requests asking the same question: How to modify the category base prefix in WordPress? Well there is a very easy way to change the category base prefix, but there is no real solution to completely remove this prefix. In this article we will show you how to change the category base prefix in WordPress, and we will also touch base on a possible way that will allow you to remove the category prefix entirely. What is a Category Base Prefix? In your URL structure, you will see something like this http://yoursite.com/category/wordpress That word category is the base prefix that all… -
Use CSS Sprites to Beautify your WordPress Post Dates
28 Jan 2010 | 3:34 amEver wonder how to super style your blog’s post date? I am going to show you how to do this using CSS sprites in about 18 minutes. Editorial Note: This post is geared toward theme designers. Prior knowledge of CSS and WordPress is recommended. What you will need: A graphics program (I use Adobe Photoshop CS4) A simple text editor What you will accomplish in this tutorial: The dates on your blog’s posts will be super styled using CSS Sprites Let’s get started… Step #1 Fire up your graphics program. You can download a PSD or PNG template to help with the layout of all of the dates…
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Unplugged Free Child Theme
6 Feb 2010 | 8:22 amThe Free Unplugged child theme is sleek, dark and very lightweight and works off the Buddypress Default theme 1.2+ Unplugged Free Child Theme is a post from: Most inspiring BuddyPress websites - BPinspire.com -
Regions Democrates
24 Jan 2010 | 1:23 pmCampaign site of the National French Democratic Movement for the regional election of March 2010. Regions Democrates is a post from: Most inspiring BuddyPress websites - BPinspire.com -
Detox
20 Jan 2010 | 12:09 pmDetox is a free BuddyPress theme with a fluid three column layout, fully widgetized with built in flickr panel and social bookmark links. Detox is a post from: Most inspiring BuddyPress websites - BPinspire.com -
Spots Kenya
17 Jan 2010 | 4:04 amSpots Kenya is a free location orientated service that maps out the best ’spots’ in Kenya. Spots Kenya is a post from: Most inspiring BuddyPress websites - BPinspire.com -
Teatro Magico Free Theme
16 Jan 2010 | 3:28 amFree Buddypress theme from the website of a Brazilian band called O Teatro Magico. Teatro Magico Free Theme is a post from: Most inspiring BuddyPress websites - BPinspire.com
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New Free Theme 1.2 BuddyPress Compatible
6 Feb 2010 | 12:59 pmThanks go to Diesel Laws from FreelancerUnplugged.com Melbourne, Australia for sharing with the WordPress community this new FREE BuddyPress child theme named Unplugged. Dark colours, very sleek, lightweight and works on the latest Buddypress Default theme 1.2 that should come out in few days. Homepage Public Profile Page Release Page This is a post from: PimpMyWordpress.com.New Free Theme 1.2 BuddyPress Compatible Related posts:Gallery WordPress ThemeThanks to Smashing Magazine and talented web designer Christopher Wallace... WP Smashing WordPress Theme Turn Your Posts In Calendar… -
New Default WordPress Theme Coming Soon
2 Feb 2010 | 1:05 pmIt has been a long time coming! WordPress has decided to replace their outdated Kubrick theme with a new default install theme in version 3.0. The 2010 theme is now under development based on Kirby, created by Ian Stewart and you can have a sneak peek here. It shows a massive improvement: a nice modern look, a really clean layout, lots of HTML tags, a readability test page and different ways to format your images. What do you think? This is a post from: PimpMyWordpress.com.New Default WordPress Theme Coming Soon Related posts:WordPress 2.8 Beta 1 Is Out For TestingThe next version of… -
Run WordPress Locally In Just Few Clicks
25 Jan 2010 | 11:47 amIt’s always a good idea to have a copy of WordPress running on your local PC for anyone who wants to create a new WordPress Theme, test some plugins or try the latest version of WordPress. One of the quickest ways to install WordPress locally was to use the popular XAMPP on Windows machine: but I have discovered a great free tool from Microsoft called Microsoft Web Platform Installer. In just a few clicks the programme lets you download and install all the software that you will need to run WordPress. The installer gives you the necessary framework, database and web server: IIS… -
Get Notify Via Email On Any Updates
18 Jan 2010 | 11:41 amFor anyone who doesn’t login that often to their admin panel but wants to keep getting informed of any WordPress, theme or plugins updates available, can now receive email alerts with the “Update Notifier” plugin. This plugin will do exactly what it says by checking daily if any new version is out and then sending out an email notification. I can see this plugin being quite useful if you want to make your clients aware of any new updates to keep their blog safe and secure. This is a post from: PimpMyWordpress.com.Get Notify Via Email On Any Updates Related posts:WP PD… -
How To Expand Your WordPress Post Box
14 Jan 2010 | 11:16 amThe other day I was checking the Writting Settings options and discovered after years of using WordPress that you can extremely easily expend your text editor post box. I find it extremely useful especially for large posts, as it means there is much less need for back and forth scrolling. Expand Your Post Box In One Easy Step? Simply click under Settings –> Writing and increase the number of the Size of the post box to fit your need. This is a post from: PimpMyWordpress.com.How To Expand Your WordPress Post Box Related posts:How To Make Your Post Or Blog PrivateTo make your post…
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5.5 Awesome Things About Wishlist Member Plugin for Wordpress
5 Feb 2010 | 12:51 pmWishlist Member for Wordpress If you are just here for the coupon code, click here to be redirected to the Wishlist Member Coupon. If you have some time you can read why I like Wishlist Member for Wordpress below… Why I’m Getting Into Wishlist Member: I’m trying to move away from trading hours for money in my life. I just recently re-read Rich Dad Poor Dad and was reminded that assets are what it is all about. Making subscription-based sites or sites that sell an informational product are great ways to provide value to the web and make money at the same time. A lot of… -
Got an Ugly WooRank? So does Google, Ebay, and Facebook.
25 Jan 2010 | 6:35 amMaybe I’m just used to Website Grader always giving me a great score, but I was bummed when I ran my website through WooRank today to get a measly 56.7 WooRank. Even though I have no idea what constitutes a WooRank or even how good 56.7 is (is there some kind of bell curve?) well… My 56.7% on WooRank. Click to Enlarge... I just wanted it to be a lot closer to 100% You know, like what Website Grader does… Same day, same site. 97.4 on WebsiteGrader. But then I started searching around and found out that being a long way from a WooRank of 100 (what I assume is the best)… -
Why (and how) to Stop Google from Caching Your Pages
23 Jan 2010 | 2:24 pmDid you know… People can see pages on your site that were up months ago without you knowing? When you delete a page from your site, it can still be seen for months? People can look through your site without showing up in your analytics? Learn to stop showing your website's cache. This is all possible through the magic of Google’s caching feature. And although website caching on Google has some benefits, it may not be a good fit for your site. Let me tell you why (and how) I decided to stop having a cached version of my site on Google. I’ve been watching my traffic a… -
5 New Sites on the ‘ole Portfolio
10 Jan 2010 | 11:02 pmWell there comes a time in every designer and developers life when they have to put together a portfolio page. I started mine tonight and put 5 new sites up. There are many more where this came from, but you can take a look at the first 5 Wordpress Designs here. Check them out and let me know what you think! Thanks, More posts like this...Got an Ugly WooRank? So does Google, Ebay, and Facebook.Wordpress Design PortfolioHi, I'm Brad.The Rise of WordpressNew Homepage Copy... Thanks to Tanisha Robinson5 New Sites on the ‘ole Portfolio is a post from: Wordpress Consulting & SEO… -
9 Fresh & Diverse Web Design Resources in January
10 Jan 2010 | 9:51 pmArtwork from 37Signals' upcoming book... 'Rework' I got a new mac mini about this time last month. (It’s great by the way). The new computer finally meant I could download Google’s new browser, Chrome (which is also great btw). Having a new computer and browser means that all of my old bookmarks and such were thrown to the wind and I had the chance to start totally fresh. After a month, I’ve put only a small handful of new ‘favorites’ in Chrome. I thought you might find it interesting to see what they were. So here’s my unadulerated and…
