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December 2009

  • Tue 22nd

    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 taxonomies, and with version 2.9, an expansion of get_post_type. Add a few plugins and all sorts of post-types and custom write panels become a reality.
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  • Fri 11th

    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.

  • Tue 8th

    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.

October 2009

  • Wed 28th

    Notes on the Pro Theme Redesign

    Last week, Ben and I launched the new version of Pro Theme Design. For me it was the first opportunity since going freelance to design a concept, logo, layout and content from the ground up, so I thought I’d make some notes on the process.

August 2009

  • Tue 4th

    A Design Framework for WordPress

    Gravy is the codename for a new project I’m releasing today. It’s a design and theming system I’ve evolved over the years to help build a ton of my own WordPress-driven client sites.

June 2009

  • Thu 11th

    WPTopics: A WordPress Content Filter

    WPTavern had a discussion last week about the huge number of WP developer blogs that have sprung up. As an experiment I decided to build a WordPress content aggegator that would filter only the most useful stuff.

May 2009

  • Wed 20th

    A WordPress Theme for Writers and Journalists

    Traditional newspapers continue closing their doors as more journalists are striking out on their own to start blogs, news aggregators and hyperlocal community sites built on open-source platforms like WordPress.

March 2009

  • Sun 15th

    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.

January 2009

October 2008

  • Tue 21st

    WordPress as a CMS: Making Your Content Unbreakable

    It might surprise you how infrequently I build WordPress sites intended for actual blogging. More often, I’m building 15- or 20-page websites for businesses who need a bunch of static content displayed in a variety of ways. Some of this can be accomplished with plugins, but the rest must be inserted in the post-edit screen, making things messy for the client.

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  • Fri 23rd

    A Site Redesign for Spring 2008

    After taking a break these past few weeks, I decided to reboot the blog and point it in a new direction. Part of the motivation was a desire for something warmer, more spacious and more readable to accommodate longer bits of writing and tutorials. As for the shorter bits, I’m also posting links to Twitter. I still want this site to be a ‘final destination’ for readers rather than an index of outsourced content as Zeldman has noted.