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Getting a Favicon on your WordPress Based Site
A good favicon (the little icon next to your URL in the address bar) can mean the difference between a boring bookmark, or standing out in a bookmark list. It’s also something most people don’t think about, simply because it’s such a small part of the overall presence of a site. Here’s the thing, though: having…
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WPThumb: Bringing Back The “Hard Crop”
One of the most useful features WordPress has is the ability to create custom image sizes from uploads. This takes the guesswork out of design, as it allows me to specify exactly the dimensions I need for my image. For a long time, WordPress had the ability to switch between a “soft crop”, which basically…
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WordPress for iOS: Much Improved
I wrote a post a while back stating that the iOS app for WordPress was… lackluster, at best. That was nearly a year-and-a-half ago, and it’s nice to see that the app has come a long way. I downloaded it to test it recently, and I was happily surprised with what I found: Taking a…
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A Responsive Menu Solution for WordPress
Edited 01/14/14 to work with WordPress 3.8 A few months ago I modified a really cool WordPress template and started using it for my own clients. As part of the overhaul, I realized that there was no really good way (included) to turn a WordPress unordered list into a menu that would work on a…
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WordPress 3.4 Goes Green!
…not like eco-friendly. I mean, they’re already eco-friendly; a journal that doesn’t use paper? Can’t get any more green than that! No, it’s green like Grant Green, the incredible Jazz musician. Look below for the change list, taken from the official site: For Users The biggest change in 3.4 is the theme customizer which allows…
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Post Ordering Made Easy
I love using WordPress’ built in custom post types. I’ve used them for sliders, directories, galleries, and pretty much anything else I can think to use them for. The one gripe I have, however, is that I can’t manually set the order of the posts. Just like typical blog posts, I have to arrange…
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Easy Javascript ToolTips in WordPress
A client needed a simple way to preserve real estate on the sidebar, but still have the ability to display their policies at a quick glance. I found a plugin on the repository that uses the TipTip jquery script and condenses it down into a simple-to-use shortcode (complete with button on the editing screen). The…
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Freshly Pressed: A Wild New Plugin Appears! Custom Classes
From time to time I like to surf through the repository and try out new plugins. It keeps me in the know and I’m able to share those plugins with you. So, here’s what I found as I was surfing this fine Wednesday: Custom Classes Justin Tadlock is a man synonymous with great plugins, and his latest…
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WordPress BootCamp: Categories vs Tags
This is the second post of Mitch Canter’s “WordPress BootCamp” series… it showcases the ins and outs of WordPress to new users, and highlights some of the more popular (and some overlooked) features that make WordPress fantastic. You can catch all of the posts here. I get a lot of questions on this: “What’s the…
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WordPress BootCamp: Setting a Static Front Page
If you’re new to WordPress, you may be wondering how in the world WordPress could be anything more than a simple blog.
