WordPress

This is part 3 of a series (part 1 and part 2) on creating my own WordPress theme. Here are a few screenshots as it evolves. At this point the basic structure is in place but will be expanded as I go. The header, body, right sidebar and footer are in place. These elements make up the basis for many WordPress themes as well as the style.css file that holds all the styling Continue Reading

Click on image for larger view (1024 x 768) Above is the outcome of going through a WordPress tutorial at the WPDesigner blog by Small Potato. Here are the final files that were created and are standard to a WordPress theme. These files provide a standard basis for all WordPress themes. You don't have to organize your files this way, but it is a standard that makes it Continue Reading

My First WordPress Theme Here's what I've done with my first WordPress theme I'm creating. Why am I creating a WordPress theme when there are a billion of them out there for free and much better than what I can create, as well as all the available premium themes that are outstanding? Well, good question. :) My wife is being particular in what she wants on her new Continue Reading

photo credit: karindalzielkarindalziel I'm helping convert a Blogger blog to a self-hosted WordPress blog. This is not for the faint of heart or the beginning blogger or other non-technical types. When I encounter non-technical or semi-technical folks who have been told to use a self-hosted WordPress blog I always think, "There's got to be a better way." Of course, a lot Continue Reading

In my article I Thought Plugins Were Just For Bald Guys I talked about what WordPress Plugins are. There are quite a few WordPress Plugins that do a lot of different things. They allow you to extend the functionality of WordPress in many different ways that can be advantageous to your blog. When you first start blogging, you eventually become aware of a service called Continue Reading