Any seasoned WordPress veteran will tell you that there’s a world of difference between a good WordPress site and a bad one. In this session, David looks at why making good WordPress sites matters and what we can all do to raise the bar and make the world a better place Via WordPress.tv
Becoming A Successful WordPress Freelancer
This session is a journey to becoming a successful WordPress freelancer, looking at some of the key lessons learned along the way including a 6 step project process. Via WordPress.tv
Customising the ‘Via’ in Tweet Button for AddThis WordPress Plugin
This one had me scratching my head for ages, and it was only some good investigation by @domsoar that found the answer, here: http://thenorthernedge.ca/blog/how-customize-addthis-for-your-website-or-blog-3559/. The answer is to use a custom button and this sort of code: <div class=”addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style “> <a class=”addthis_button_facebook_like”></a> <a class=”addthis_button_tweet” tw:via=”YOURHANDLE” tw:related=”YOURHANDLE “></a> <a class=”addthis_button_google_plusone”></a> <a class=”addthis_counter addthis_pill_style”></a> </div> The […]
The importance of keeping WordPress (and plugins) updated
It is very important that WordPress and any plugins and themes are kept up-to-date for several reasons: Security – this is the most important reason. WordPress is a huge target for hackers and other malicious online types – being able to hack WordPress means instant access to over 50 million websites and the ability to […]
Thematic Snippet: Show full content / enable $more link in archives
I can never find this incredibly useful snippet when I need it, so I’m blogging it. If you child-theme Thematic, you’ll notice that archive and search results pages only return the excerpt rather than the full content. This snippet changes that to give your archive pages the full impact: // Make sure thematic_content is always […]
Cufón for Thematic with no plugins – improved
Since I wrote the original ‘Cufon for Thematic with no plugins‘ post, I’ve learnt how to use script queueing, rather than hard-coded links. Here’s the official WP page about script queueing: http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_enqueue_script if you want to find out more. Here’s the improved version of that post, also featuring a little function to convert the doctype […]