Choosing a WordPress Theme
I toyed with the idea of using Drupal for this blog, but then I came to my senses. At this point I’ve developed over a dozen not just blogs, but WordPress blogs, plus my host, Dreamhost, makes the...
View ArticleWordPress Tips When Using Secured MySQL
When you use secured MySQL for your database, like Vanderbilt ITS servers, installing WordPress causes one peculiar problem that can be a pain to debug. Or at least it was for me. I couldn’t find any...
View ArticleHow to Remove Microsoft Formatting From WordPress Posts
This is a tip for my long-suffering friends who are so good about updating the various blogs I’ve set up. I just knew there had to be a better way. Better late than never, right? Oh my heavens. It...
View ArticleiWPhone: The Easy Way to Optimize WordPress for iPhones
While preparing for a meeting on designing for the mobile web, the old memory banks suddenly kicked in, and I remembered there was some tool that made it a breeze to optimize WordPress for iPhones....
View ArticleCreating a New WordPress Theme
Every year or two I create a new “base” WordPress theme — i.e., a framework with which to build new WordPress sites for my clients. In the past, my base themes have always been bare-bones, but this...
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