With all the devices available to view websites, in all different sizes and shapes, the need to incorporate responsive design features on a website is greater than ever. Here are some excellent resources to aid in the development of responsive designs. [Read more...]

There are a large number of WordPress plugins available to add social networking tools to your WordPress installation. In fact, it is difficult to know where to begin when faced with page after page of plugins that support Twitter, Facebook, and all the rest.

For my blog, I decided I wanted small, discrete share buttons at the end of all posts and some, but not all, pages. I also wanted a Tweet feed to show my latest Tweets. Finally, I wanted a Tweet counter for each page so I could track whether people were using the sharing tools and a “follow me” link so people could jump to my Tweet page. [Read more...]

I learned something about WordPress Markdown the hard way today. In writing the readme.txt for my new plugin WP-ImageFlow2 the formatting of my information on the WordPress website was messed up. Instead of nice numbered lists and bullets, it came out as a big blog in a paragraph. Very difficult to read! [Read more...]

Today I successfully upgraded my WordPress installation from 2.6.something to 2.8.4. The upgrade went very smoothly by following the directions in the WordPress Codex. There are a few reasons why I decided to take the plunge and go ahead: [Read more...]

Many business owners today would like to incorporate a blog into their website. The WordPress blogging platform is a simple to use platform with thousands of template designs, making it a popular choice. However, the WordPress default configuration places the blog as the main landing page of the website. This tutorial will explain how to choose a static page as the main landing page and make the blog a secondary page. [Read more...]