Creating Custom WordPress Widgets
With each new version of WordPress, the argument whether or not it qualifies as a CMS gets a little quieter. In the WordPress core we have widgets, custom fields, custom [...]
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Feature Suggestions for Gravy
I released a baseline theme and PSD set called Gravy back in August and am happy sales have exceeded expectations. Just as important, user feedback has shown that the theme speeds up development time and can be used for diverse projects.
Introducing WPQuestions
This week, my development partner and I launched WPQuestions.com, a new problem-solving site for the WordPress community, and the response so far has been incredible.
Creating a Flickr Carousel in Expression Engine
Flickr is still one of my favorite online services in terms of features and interface. The Uploadr tool also makes it an especially easy image-hosting solution for clients who are [...]
Mimbo Pro 2.0 Released
As Ben Gillbanks already mentioned, last week we quietly released a major upgrade of the Mimbo Pro theme for WordPress. Older quirks were smoothed out, suggestions from the forum were implemented, as well as vital new features we both felt were necessary.
Mimbo 3.0 Released
The theme is new and improved, but the download page remains the same. Please have a look and go play around with the live Mimbo 3.0 demo.
Effectively Advertising an RSS Feed
Google Reader’s popularity is surging and the number of people consuming web content via RSS readers has grown overall, but no one’s claiming RSS is a mainstream concept just yet. It’s mostly the geeks and early-adopters who know what it is and what to do with it, thus they don’t need to be sold on whether a blog offers an RSS feed…
Dreaming of the Portable Workspace
For ten years, I’ve wanted the ability to develop websites comfortably on any system. This means traveling to South America somewhere, sitting down at a public computer in a coffee shop and having all my bookmarks, RSS feeds, applications and development files available. I’m pretty picky about streamlining my workflow, so a truly portable workspace would be ideal.
Creating Custom Listings with Expression Engine, Part II
In Part I of the tutorial, we learned how to use Expression Engine’s control panel to set up a custom field group which powers our “Homes” listings. In Part II, we learn how to upload, resize and display images in a variety of contexts.
Notes on the Agregado Theme
Since Agregado launched on Monday, we’ve had about 3500 downloads plus a lot of questions about how it works and why it was made. Here’s a bit more documentation to add to what Smashing already published.