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Two Recently Updated Plugins YOU Should Be Using
Every now and then, just because I’m the biggest WordPress dork I know, I like to just peruse the plugin database to see what’s been updated recently. After all, how can you use new plugins if you don’t know they’re there? I’m glad I looked when I did – I found a few plugins that…
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50 Days to a Better Blog–Day 9: Resurrecting Old Content
Let’s face it – you’ve been blogging for a long time now. You’ve got lots and lots of great content, but some of it can get buried in the shuffle. You tend to have 3-5 posts that get a lot of content, but the rest are just sort of… there. Freeloading and drinking your Google…
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Exclude Non-Standard Post Formats from the WordPress Post Count
I’ve been diving into WordPress’ new post-formats lately, and was able to quickly implement some of the new features into the site. I’ve really taken hold of two post formats: statuses (like a facebook status or a tweet) and links (to non-studionashvegas news, mostly from the WordPress world). But, I got to thinking – these…
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Custom Category Styles
I had a few people ask me yesterday how I was able to separate the styles on my blog into normal posts and the “asides” post – news from WordPress, etc. It’s not hard, so I thought I would share it with you. First off, you need to make sure that your posts have the…
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WordPress Plugin: Author Spotlight
I’ve been doing a lot of looking into using WordPress as a multi-author website/blog lately. A few of my clients have requested the need to handle (elegantly) multiple authors, so (being fresh on my mind) I feel inclined to share. One of the coolest plugin combinations I’ve come across recently is using Author Spotlight and…
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Foursquare vs. Gowalla… annnnnd fight!
<script type=”text/javascript”>function initMenus() { $(‘ul#accordion li ul’).hide(); $.each($(‘ul#accordion’), function(){ $(‘#’ + this.id + ‘.expandfirst ul:first’).show(); }); $(‘ul#accordion li h2.widgettitle’).click( function() { var checkElement = $(this).next(); var parent = this.parentNode.parentNode.id; if($(‘#’ + parent).hasClass(‘noaccordion’)) { $(this).next().slideToggle(‘normal’); return false; } if((checkElement.is(‘ul’)) && (checkElement.is(‘:visible’))) { if($(‘#’ + parent).hasClass(‘collapsible’)) { $(‘#’ + parent + ‘ ul:visible’).slideUp(‘normal’); } return false; …
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How to Make a Royally Awesome Author Template in WordPress
I’ve been trying some new stuff with my client’s websites as of late. I wanted something where a multi-blog site could get the most out of as few plugins as possible, and still have a really awesome way to display their author’s main information. But, the information they ask for doesn’t have everything. What about…
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Can SEO and Design Go Hand in Hand? (Part 1: H Tags)
I have clients all the time ask, “How is the new design going to help my traffic?” Honestly, since design and content are supposed to be separate, a new design shouldn’t affect traffic in its purest sense. But, a good designer can implement techniques that will affect Google’s view of a website, without even messing…
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Beach Blogging 101 – Session 2: Plugin and Unwind
OK… so let me say first off that it’s not totally my fault that I didn’t get to finish my session last week. The internet access in the condo we were staying in was nothing less than horrible (it was a great condo otherwise, but let’s just say that if it was online it didn’t…
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WordPress 101 – Session 1: What Is WordPress?
Spend any copious amount of time on this site and you’ll see me talk about WordPress. Spend any time in conversation with me, and WordPress will come up. I have a WordPress sticker on my laptop and my Official WordPress iPhone Case is on its way to my doorstep as I type. So, really, what…