Use the Use Google Libraries plugin to replace all JavaScript libraries used in WordPress with Google hosted libraries.
After attending an Event Apart Boston I’ve started to really see the potential of CSS 3.0 that can be used today. A few things that stood out throughout the 2-day conference have been outlined below.
Flutter has been a great plugin for WordPress, allowing CMS developers to leverage custom post types and write panels through an easy to use GUI. Unfortunately over the past year or so development has slowed down some, and has even forked into other projects.
It looks like the developers who created More Fields have been hard at work in order to accommodate the upcoming release of WordPress 3.0. They’ve updated to more Fields Plugin to 1.5, adding some much needed bug fixes. Beyond that they have branched the More Fields project into a series of “More” CMS plugins.
WordPress 3.0 is expected to release sometime this may, and with it will come an array of new features to bring it closer to officially being a CMS. Some of these features include: Custom Post Types Menu Management Custom Taxonomies New Default Theme: “Twentyten” Multi-site Author Templates Select Username and Password During Installation
Recently I made the switch from Dreamhost shared hosting to virtual dedicated Media Temple setup. So far I’ve been happy with MediaTemple, though the ease of website management isn’t quite as good as Dreamhost in my opinion. The speed increase has been very noticeable, and I think that have the ability to customize apache to…
The WordPress WYSIWYG/TinyMCE editor is great but can’t fulfill the needs of a robust CMS. When creating a CMS with WordPress you often find yourself needing to manage detailed areas and modules, and the current custom field editor doesn’t cut it in terms of usability for clients. Using the following plugins you can allow your…
It’s great that WordPress has a search feature built in, but it’s not the most powerful engine and has various usability issues. Here’s a few suggested improvements you can do to improve your WordPress sites searchability. Sort results by relevance instead of date The pre-packaged WordPress search will order it’s results by date rather than…
I recently received this email from a reader, and wanted to address it here for everyone. Hi Kevin, Great site, portfolio, and articles. I had a quick question if you can spare some time… I’ve worked with WordPress for about a year now, and have lately wondered if something like Modx is more appropriate for…
If you’ve ever modified a WordPress plugin to suite your needs you know how frustrating the auto update feature can be. I work with a team of WordPress developers and we’re constantly dealing with lost source code caused by clients upgrading there plugins with the one click updates feature that is now built into WordPress.…
We are pleased to announce that WordPress has won the Overall Best Open Source CMS Award in the 2009 Open Source CMS Awards. WordPress has won this Award for the first time in the past four years, earning itself a place in the Hall of Fame category for the Award next year. Packt Publishing has…
To quickly and easily add an automatic, rich text signature to your Gmail account check out the Wisestamp addon for Firefox. It will allow you to create custom signature, which will automatically be added your emails sent from within the Gmail online interface. You can even create your own custom HTML signatures to use as…
I’ve always kept my eyes open for a fresh WordPress starter theme to use for my next custom theme project. In an ideal world I would always use the same template to begin with, and that template would be caste in silver and polished with gold, but let’s be honest here. I’ve used my fair…
I’ve always known that something wasn’t quite right with corporate websites, and after seeing things like Dustin Curtis’ mockery of American Airlines, I couldn’t help but explore the topic furthur. Why is it so hard for a large corporations to create successful strategies online? Bureaucracy. I’ve recently published an article about the various frustrations of…
Sometimes words do matter. I’ve always wondered how content and writing style can effect conversions. It can be seen all around you in the wonderful world of advertising. Just look at the way marketers have changed content to market Aloe Vera to men, calling it Cactus Milk to sell Lynx body lotion. How does this…