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Should Businesses Use WordPress?
Reading time: 3 minutesShort answer: Yes. The longer one: WordPress has been around for over 7 years now. From its humble beginnings as the blogging software that took down MovableType, it’s morphed and changed and evolved itself into the number one content management system (or CMS) on the web today. WordPress powers over 10% of all websites on…
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Welcome to studionashvegas v4.0
Reading time: 2 minutesIt’s been long overdue for a design refresh, and this weekend I pulled up my bootstraps and got to work. There are quite a few things going on (both inside and out) that have brought my template into the new year (and will keep it on top for a few years to come!) 1) HTML…
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Yes, Another WordPress Update. So?
Reading time: 1 minuteWordPress released their press release about WordPress 3.0.4. As soon as it did, I saw the WordPress hashtag on twitter light up – people complaining about having yet another security update. I hate to get on a soapbox about this, but seriously – you’re going to complain about people working to make your site as…
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Hangin’ with the ITIVE Crew
Reading time: 1 minuteYou can see it in action on the Social Media Clubhouse website – the various events have various images, logos, and link categories showing up depending on where you are on the site. You can download the plugin from the official WordPress repository, or install it through your local blog! EDIT: Screencast below 🙂
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The BCN Speaker-Up
Reading time: 1 minuteLast night I had the extreme privilege to speak at a “prep session” for anyone who was interested in speaking at BarCampNashville this year. It was a great time, with great people (and the best drinks in Nashville!). We covered lots of topics, and instead of trying to do it an injustice and recap, here’s…
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An Intro to WordPress 3.0 – Navigational Menus
Reading time: 2 minutesWordPress 3.0 has plenty of new features, and all of them are worth mentioning and diving deeper into. Over the next few days I’ll be diving into the finer features of the newest incarnation of the WordPress platform. Everything from Custom Post Types and Taxonomies to navigational menus and all of the custom functions you…
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WordPress 3.0 RC1 – a look
Reading time: 1 minuteI gave two presentations: my staple presentation (and my strong point in the WordPress world) titled “How to Use WordPress for Dang Near Anything” – which basically equates to “Using WordPress as a CMS”, and an introduction to WordPress session. I love doing the WordPress 101 sessions because it gives me a chance to really…
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a small recap of #wcfay
Reading time: 1 minuteI’m sitting back at my desk after a looooong series of flights back from Fayetteville, Arkansas today coming back from their inaugural WordCamp. Chris Spencer did a fantastic job organizing an army of volunteers and sponsors, and the event was fantastic. I’m hoping I get to go back next year, because there’s an immense pool…
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WordCampFayetteville (#wcfay) is small, intimate, and awesome
Reading time: 1 minuteI’m sitting in my hotel room after getting a hot shower under led shower head (I love how water change its’ color as I shower) after the day’s conference. I sat outside talking to Brian Collinger for a while (he’s one of Automattic’s Code Wranglers – and the dude knows his stuff). And that’s what…
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Adding a Facebook “Like” Button to WordPress – the (Somewhat) Easy Way
Reading time: 3 minutesUPDATE: I managed to write this into a plugin – Facebook Like Button Since Facebook announced a few days ago that you would be able to use its OpenGraph technology to “like” pretty much anything on the Internet, I took it upon myself to test out a few solutions for adding a “Like” button on…
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