Essential steps for setting up a new blog
Having set up many blogs in the last year or so, I have a standard set of steps that I take after getting WordPress installed. Here’s a run-down of items that you don’t want to skip: 1. Change the permalinks from the meaningless default set up. I personally prefer /%postname%/ to get the best looking URL, but there is a lot of disagreement about what the best structure is. Just don’t use the default. 2. Take all the defaults... Read the Entire Post →
WordPressThemes.com is now offering Premium themes
If you’ve been looking for just the right theme for your blog with no success, it might be time to consider a premium theme. We are now offering premium themes at very affordable prices. These are extra high-quality designs, and are set up to enable you to use WordPress as a total content management system. Many of the themes are designed to meet the needs of niche bloggers, and can instantly give your site a professional look that will make... Read the Entire Post →
Making WordPress Themes Widget-Ready
Have you ever heard of the saying “The customer is always right?” In the line of web design and creating custom themes, I have really learned that this is the case. It’s pretty obvious that satisfying the customer is the bottom line, as it should be, and I try nothing short of aiming to please my clients. But what about non-paying clients? As much as I pride myself for being a tech geek, an internet guy and a web-whatever, there have... Read the Entire Post →
Speedlinking: 6/6/07
I don’t care if it is selfish, some of these links are to stories that I’ve written. Get over it Is your theme really widget ready if you haven’t pre-syled for widgets? Using Custom Fields for different reasons Using Your Blogroll to Manage Text Ads – who needs WP Text Ads? An Introduction to query_posts, a WP designer’s best friend Using WordPress Page Templates Integrate a Plugin with your WordPress Theme Cory... Read the Entire Post →
My WordPress Theme Design Process
Everybody probably has a different process that they go through to get their theme working properly. Here’s mine. I normally start with graphing paper. I can’t draw straight lines to save my life, and even the graphing paper can’t make it perfect, but at least it keeps track of spacing I normally draw the layout (no colors) and label my divs. Once the layout is drawn, and my divs are named and listed (with a description), I... Read the Entire Post →
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