Posted on 08. Mar, 2010 by Tim Griffin in WordPress
If you have a Windows machine – get Firefox! If you are on a Mac – get Firefox! This is the browser of choice for website owners and developers around the world. Why you might wonder? In a word: performance. There are hundreds of extensions that make your online life easier to navigate. Here are four extensions
Posted on 26. Feb, 2010 by Tim Griffin in Blogging, WordPress
There are a number of methods available and soon you may find yourself lost in the sea of features, web space and hype. I’ve been there, tried it; tried it again and searched relentlessly for a solution that would allow me to build a site with substance, flair and function. Instead of being static like early websites, your powered by WordPress website is a dynamic resource – slipping into main content streams of the present communication era. Now that is FUNCTION!
Posted on 09. Feb, 2010 by Tim Griffin in WordPress
How P2 Changed Automattic — Matt Mullenweg.
Did you ever think a theme could change the way you experience life on a daily basis? Here is a story about how P2 – a “live update” theme for the WordPress publishing platform has done that for a whole group of people. This theme demonstrates how a specific [...]
Posted on 02. Jan, 2010 by Tim Griffin in Tips and Pointers, WordPress
January is a perfect month for establishing a routine of backing up the important digital pieces of life – pieces like the websites and blogs you manage. Back it up – once, twice, three times, in three different locations and/or types (CD, Hard drive, Website/network). With WordPress 2.9 having just come out prior to Christmas [...]
Posted on 21. Dec, 2009 by Tim Griffin in WordPress
The long awaited 2.9 Carmen is officially out and roaming the streets with some powerful features that are sure to please any owner of a WordPress powered website.
Check out the intro video here, get your site up to date and enjoy the fact that WordPress keeps getting better and better!
Posted on 09. Nov, 2009 by Tim Griffin in Tips and Pointers, WordPress
You have a significant measure of control over WHAT happens WHEN a 404 is experienced. A moment of frustration can be turned into a laugh, a smile of appreciation or perhaps even inspiring an action/exploration that the reader had not considered. The choice of how the 404 error is handled on your website is up to you.
Posted on 07. May, 2009 by Tim Griffin in WordPress
I’m on the hunt for all things good WordPress. If you are looking for the best plugins, the best WP tutorials, the best themes… where would you go? Here is one address I’ve added to my book for safe keeping and frequent usage:
wpazo | The best WordPress stuff.
Ian Stewart (developer of the Thematic Framework for [...]
Posted on 06. Apr, 2009 by Tim Griffin in Tips and Pointers, WordPress
There are frequently moments when you feel the need for space. Editing or creating content in the WordPress dashboard can often present those moments for myself. Need some more space? No worries – there is a not-so-hidden function that give you just what you are looking for.
In the upper right hand side find the small [...]
Posted on 25. Nov, 2008 by Tim Griffin in WordPress
Logging into your WordPress website today will give you the familiar notice that the next update of WordPress is available and to – Please Update!.
Here is what the dev team over at WordPress.org says regarding fixes and a security update:
The security issue is an XSS exploit discovered by Jeremias Reith that fortunately only affects IP-based [...]
Posted on 06. Aug, 2008 by Tim Griffin in WordPress
As with each release this version of the ever improving website Content Management System – WordPress is exactly that. More mileage for the effort on puts into creating and publishing your content.
Version 2.6 “Tyner,” has been named for jazz pianist McCoy Tyner. The developers blog has more on that topic.
A brief and somewhat techie [...]