How To Build A WordPress CMS Theme – Part 1: Theme Basics
I’ve had several requests lately for books, blogs and how-tos on how to build a WordPress theme, specifically one that has no blog or is mainly needed for a large multi-sectioned website. I love WordPress, and although I hate writing tutorials, especially really really long ones, I thought this would be a great opportunity to...
Read more…AppSumo’s Digging Into WordPress $15 Deal + Giveaway
For today only, AppSumo is giving away copies of the new version of Digging Into WordPress by Chris Coyier for only 15!! If you don’t remember, I reviewed the first version of the book over a year ago. It’s still one of the best books I know of for WordPress development. What’s new in version...
Read more…Foolproof Way To Gain 50,000 Followers In Our Industry
While I’m not here to name names, I’ve been disappointed more than once recently when I’ve found another “leading industry expert” who offered no insight or any a hint of usefulness in their tweets. Of course your Twitter account is your own and you can use it anyway you’d like, but in our industry we...
Read more…Review of The Smashing Book #2
When I reviewed the first Smashing Book I was pretty disappointed about the production of the book itself. It was pretty costly and the book was difficult to read thanks to the margins and fonts and the whole thing seemed like it was going to fall apart. That’s why, I was delightfully surprised when I...
Read more…Developing Websites The Opposite Way
I’ve been on the web for a very long time now, so long, that I don’t even remember the day my parents came home with the nifty AOL CD. Back then there really was no “web design”, CSS or even any real best development practices. People just got on and hacked their way until they...
Read more…HTML, XHTML & CSS For Dummies – An Interview & A Giveaway
When I first decided that I wanted to learn HTML, there was no Google, no Wikipedia or really anything on the internet. The most popular search engine at the time was Hotbot (at least I think that’s what it was called) and animated gifs, tables and frames where all the rage. Therefor, there really was...
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