Installing WordPress Locally - Mac and Windows

A while back, I was working on a client’s WordPress theme, and out of nowhere, my internet went down! I was pretty screwed, as it was down for hours. For a WordPress theme developer, internet down time can cost you some serious cash. A couple weeks later, my web host went down because of a server crash. Again, time is money for someone who does freelance work. I got really frustrated, and decided to do something about it. I went looking... Read the Entire Post →

May 17, 2007 | Filed Under Blog

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WordPress Releases Version 2.2

Just saw a story pop up in my feed reader … the guys at WordPress just released version 2.2 Some long overdue new features: Integrated Widgets Full Atom Support New Blogger Importer To see the release announcement, head over to the WordPress Development blog and check it out. More details from WordPressThemes.com to come. I’m sure Cory and Brian will have their own input on the release, so check back often.  view post

May 15, 2007 | Filed Under Blog

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Validating Your WordPress Theme

One of the first things a blogger will look at before deciding to use your WordPress theme or not is whether or not the theme pass XHTML validation. Aside from those who may potentially use your theme, other WordPress theme designers may check your validation as well. One of the imple ways to ensure that your WordPress theme validates is to use the W3C Markup Validation Service. This is probably the most know validator across the industry and should... Read the Entire Post →

May 15, 2007 | Filed Under Blog

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Copyblogger Theme Going Public

I just saw this morning that the old theme from Copyblogger will be released as a public WordPress Theme. Chris Pearson will be making some edits to make it more customizable, and will release it in the next few weeks. So if you were a fan of the old theme, be sure to check over at copyblogger.com in the next few weeks and pick yourself up a copy of the old Copyblogger theme from Chris Pearson, Brian Clarke and company.  view post

May 10, 2007 | Filed Under Blog

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Why It Pays to Offer Free WordPress Themes

I was chatting with a client yesterday, and he asked how old I was. I told him, and I was quickly greeted with a bit of shock, along with a flattering compliment. You see, on the web, it really doesn’t matter how young you are … what matters is how talented you are. But there are loads of talented individuals with only moderate success online because of what I would consider remediable problems. Talent is useless if it’s not on... Read the Entire Post →

May 9, 2007 | Filed Under Blog

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