Okay, before you get your panties in a bunch I’m not talking about the software but more to those that run it and the decisions and actions they have been making lately. It has long been understood by WordPress theme designers that the WordPress leadership has some control issues. These issues come down to their desire to restrain competition from all but a chosen few. So what brought this up? Today @andrea_r...

I recently wrote an article called Moving from Fireworks to PhotoShop. Though I haven’t gotten a lot of comments on the post it does seem to be popular. So Part 2: When I started using PhotoShop I found it a real pain to select layers and be the ability to change the size and shape with just a fast click. I didn’t think Photoshop was capable of this for a while. But here is how to do it: Select a...

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Ok so lets get started. create a file with your text editor. Add the following text to the very top of the file. <?php /* Plugin Name: Author Plug Plugin URI: http://MyBlogIt.net/plugins Description: Displays a short bio and image for each author above or below each post. Version: 0.5 Author: David Span Author URI: http://davidspan.com/ */ ?> Plugin Header What we have just done is add our plugin’s...

Before starting any new project it’s a very good ideal to do a little planning first. Building a WordPress plugin should be no different. There are many ways to to plan out your project. I’ll outline a few for you here. Flow chart: Using a flow chart program or just drawing one up on a white board is a great way to outline the decision processes your plugin will follow. It’s a great way of...

I have really been digging into WordPress for the last few weeks. I have had more than a few request for custom WordPress themes, but I’ve never really bothered to do it. The top plugin request I get is for an guest blogger header plugin. I had written a little how to using WordPress templates, but a plugin would be much better. So the plan.. I’m going to build the plugin, documenting it as I go....

One of my readers commented on AMPstart, a server software package I had once suggested as an easy way to install Xampp on a thumb drive. It turns out that this software comes with spyware too! So If you need to install XAMPP I would suggest you do it this way –> 4 Steps to Apache with virtual host on Windows AKPC_IDS += "209,";Popularity: unranked [?]

I have been using Fireworks for a very long time and before that it was Paintshop Pro. However for the last year I have been wanting to learn Photoshop. I had tried using it in the past but gave up because it all seemed very foreign to me. So last weekend I decide no matter how difficult I would learn it. After spending a few hours reading a couple of books I dove in head first. Now after hours of trial and...

When developing a website I use a few FireFox extensions, so I thought I would share. Web Developer – This is a tool you can’t live without. You can disable css, JavaScript, reveal passwords. One of the coolest things it does is outline elements & block elements. View formatted source – This one is not as well known as the other I mentioned, when you view the page source with this tool you can hover...

In recent days I have been learning more about css. I thought it would be a good idea to share some of the resources that I have found useful. BarelyFitz Designs is a helpful website that offers an interactive platform teaching you css positioning. ILoveJackDaniels.com has an excellent css cheat sheet. It’s been a big time saver for me. It’s in pdf format so it prints out very nice. HTML.net A very...