As I outlined in my previous post on my WordPress development process, I've become quite fond of staying in the command line when creating new WordPress installs in MAMP. I decided to combine the most common, repetitive steps of the process into one useful shell script that: Creates a new … [Read more...] about Roll a New MAMP WordPress Install Quickly With This Shell Script
At several of the WordCamps I attended earlier this year, the topic of individual WordPress development processes seemed to come up often—whether it was in regards to version control, coding standards, or just getting your feet wet as a new dev. As well, folks like Tom McFarlin, who wrote a great … [Read more...] about My WordPress Development Process
Here's the verbose overview of my presentation at this year's WordCamp Birmingham. If you have any questions I didn't get to this weekend, post them in the comments! Description: In an age of social justice, social causes, and social media, the quintessential non-profit has to be a dependable … [Read more...] about Empowering Non-Profits with WordPress
I suppose this post could be considered counter-intuitive. After all, aren't we web companies supposed to convince you to hire us? Certainly. But pulling the wool over your eyes on what you can do yourself is dishonest. I'm 100% in favor of beautifying the web and simplifying your ability to get … [Read more...] about Not interested in hiring a web designer/developer?
The contents of this popular post are outdated as of WordPress 3.9. Check out the update on styling these new HTML5 galleries. I'm a fan of learning how to customize WordPress without a plugin. It's not because I don't like them- they're one of the reasons WordPress is such an incredible platform. … [Read more...] about Taking Control of WordPress Gallery Styling (Without a Plugin)
In doing a complete redesign and rebuild of a fairly busy website (and taking it from a custom PHP backend to WordPress), my research on how the site was being used informed me that my biggest goal was maintaining a dead-simple search function. In addition to it just working well, I also had the … [Read more...] about Enhancing WordPress Search Results Using Post Types and Relevance
