Articles tagged as 'wordpress':
Giveaway: Win your choice of 5 WordPress books
If there s one thing we really enjoy around here, it s giving away awesome WordPress goodies. We love that you get excited about it (which is great!) but we also love being able to promote the great work being done by members of the WordPress community, b...
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Giveaway: Win your choice of 5 WordPress books
If there s one thing we really enjoy around here, it s giving away awesome WordPress goodies. We love that you get excited about it (which is great!) but we also love being able to promote the great work being done by members of the WordPress community, b...
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Digging Into WordPress, The Book, Version 3
When we first released the book Digging Into WordPress, we thought of some reasons why people might not want to buy it. A big reason is because tech books can go out of date quickly, especially when the subject is a fast-developing technology like WordPre...
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Digging Into WordPress, The Book, Version 3
When we first released the book Digging Into WordPress, we thought of some reasons why people might not want to buy it. A big reason is because tech books can go out of date quickly, especially when the subject is a fast-developing technology like WordPre...
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Digging into WordPress version 3 available
Digging into WordPress, by Chris Coyier and Jeff Starr, is available in its third edition today as a PDF download only for $27. The new edition includes an updated design and new information on WordPress 3.0. Printed versions, according to Starr, may be a...
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Glenn Beck launches website using WordPress
Conservative radio and television personality Glenn Beck has launched a website built on the WordPress platform. The Blaze covers news, information and opinion and is backed by both Beck and a dedicated team of writers, journalists and video producers....
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New Screencast: The WordPress Loop
There is no shortage of documentation on WordPress’ famous content-spewing structure, but I still feel like there is more confusion and mystery surrounding “The Loop” than there should be. In this screencast I try and explain what it is, how it works, rel...
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New Screencast: The WordPress Loop
There is no shortage of documentation on WordPress’ famous content-spewing structure, but I still feel like there is more confusion and mystery surrounding “The Loop” than there should be. In this screencast I try and explain what it is, how it works, rel...
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WordPress Shop becomes WPSwagStore.com
For a couple of weeks now we have been refreshing the official WordPress shop website every day, only to see the same holding page (above) for a few weeks. But in the last few days the (now) old URL shop.wordpress.net has started redirecting to WPSwagStor...
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The WordPress Plugin Directory sees updates
The WordPress Plugin Directory, as a part of the 3.org project, has seen a new functional and visual update in the last week. To begin with, the directory was upgraded to the bbPress trunk. Other updates included the following: The broken link on Plugin...
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Working With WordPress Shortcodes
WordPress shortcodes are used frequently in plugins and themes as a way to achieve extra functionality, without the need to modify template files. You just type the shortcode word right into your post. Some plugins and themes use them to add event calenda...
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New Envato Marketplace, buy and sell WordPress tutorials
It was announced this morning that a new marketplace site, the Tuts+ Marketplace, has launched today as a place to buy and sell tutorials, screencasts, and ebooks. The new marketplace already offers a small selection of WordPress content. For those inclin...
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The Ultimate Guide to WordPress 3.0 Comment Form Customization
In this article I will explain how to use the new comment_form() function within WordPress 3.0 to give better usability within our comments function inside of WordPress....
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Free Theme: Quality Control, a Simple Ticket or Bug Tracker
Spencer, the developer here at Function, has been working on putting together a simple ticket or bug tracking WordPress theme. The theme allows for easy creation of a ticket/support system right within WordPress, for free. Spencer worked on this entire pr...
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“WordPress and Ajax” temporarily at $10 discount
WordPress and Ajax, an eBook by Ronald Huereca, is currently on sale at $14 (normally $24). Huereca mentioned the sale on Twitter, but didn t say how long it would last. WPCandy hasn t had a chance to review the book yet, but a number of high profile Word...
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“WordPress and Ajax” temporarily at $10 discount
WordPress and Ajax, an eBook by Ronald Huereca, is currently on sale at $14 (normally $24). Huereca mentioned the sale on Twitter, but didn t say how long it would last. WPCandy hasn t had a chance to review the book yet, but a number of high profile Word...
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WordPress visible in icon map of top million websites
Nmap.org, home of the Nmap Security Scanner, has released Icons of the Web, a favicon-based visualization of the top one million sites on the web. Clearly visible in the image are both the WordPress.com icon and the Gravatar icon. The size of each icon in...
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Review: Smashing WordPress, Beyond the Blog
Smashing WordPress is a book written by Thord Daniel Hedengren, published by Smashing Magazine, and all about WordPress development. And recently, I read and reviewed it. Reviewed in 30 seconds: Smashing WordPress is not a book for advanced developers. It...
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The WordPress GPL Timeline
The GPL has been a hot button issue for some time. It s interesting, for sure, but can be a bit tough to follow. It can be especially difficult to catch up on. Toward the purpose of maintaining a definitive source for tracking back all notable GPL discuss...
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Benjamin Bradley is selling WordPress domain names
Benjamin Bradley, technical instructor at WebDesign.com, is selling a large number of WordPress related domain names from his blog, BenjaminBradley.com. Among those for sale are some very short domain names: wpamp.com wpfaq.com wplearn.com wpzoo.com wptea...
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Packt Publishing publishes new WordPress development book
For the bookworms out there, a new WordPress book is on the way from Packt Publishing this month called WordPress 3 Site Blueprints. Blueprints describes itself as a book for those who instead of being content with using WordPress out-of-the-box, [are] i...
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36 sites on WordPress showcase no longer running WordPress
Otto, moderator on the WordPress.org support forums, reported recently that upon checking approximately 500 websites listed on the WordPress Showcase, 36 sites were no longer running WordPress. Website checks, Otto said, were done manually by viewing the ...
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The WPCandy WordPress Podcast, episode 001
Congratulations on being one of the first listeners to the WPCandy WordPress Podcast! Episode 001 features myself (Ryan) and JD Bentley (@jdbentley, WPCandy News Editor) discussing the new website, the events of the week, and what to expect from the podca...
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How to Display Human Readable Post Dates in WordPress
After the URLs as sentences tutorial earlier this week, I thought the topic of human readable websites would be worth touching on again. This time, we ll look at post dates. While it s dead simple to include post dates inside WordPress permalinks (WordPre...
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How to Edit the WordPress RSS Feed
Ever thought you could make some improvements to your RSS feed? Like letting it cover more (or less!) content? Or adding some extra details onto the end of your posts? In this post, I'm going to show you how to do exactly that....
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bbPress to be converted to WordPress plugin, unbundled from BuddyPress
In a post on the official BuddyPress blog, John James Jacoby revealed he is leading an initiative to convert bbPress from a standalone platform into a WordPress plugin. Regarding the purpose behind this initiative, Jacoby commented: Our goal with me givi...
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WPCandy Giveaway: Win 1 of 4 WordPress books!
It has been an exciting week on the site. We appreciate the praise, the encouragement, and that you re all still reading after all this time. To make sure we start things off on the right foot, we would like to give away a WordPress book—pages and pages o...
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WPCandy Giveaway: Win 1 of 4 WordPress books!
It has been an exciting week on the site. We appreciate the praise, the encouragement, and that you re all still reading after all this time. To make sure we start things off on the right foot, we would like to give away a WordPress book—pages and pages o...
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How to set up URLs as sentences in WordPress
In the WPCandy v4 redesign post I mentioned that my favorite part about the new website is that URLs as sentences adorn the site. Today I m going to show you how to do the same thing on your WordPress website. About URLs as sentences Ideas on the proper ...
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How to set up URLs as sentences in WordPress
In the WPCandy v4 redesign post I mentioned that my favorite part about the new website is that URLs as sentences adorn the site. Today I m going to show you how to do the same thing on your WordPress website. About URLs as sentences Ideas on the proper ...
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Twitter launches official Tweet Button, WordPress plugins emerge
Last Thursday, Twitter launched its official Tweet Button with the aim of simplifying the sharing of content. Rather than having to switch between tabs or windows and visit the Twitter site directly, users of sites who sport the new button will, upon clic...
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Twitter launches official Tweet Button, WordPress plugins emerge
Last Thursday, Twitter launched its official Tweet Button with the aim of simplifying the sharing of content. Rather than having to switch between tabs or windows and visit the Twitter site directly, users of sites who sport the new button will, upon clic...
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20 Excellent Free Wordpress 3.0 Themes
Today in this article, I have put together these excellent, high-quality, fresh, Free WordPress 3.0 Themes to enhance your blogging experience. I hope you like these free wordpress themes and appreciate the designers for their great work. Visit Source....
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20 Excellent Free Wordpress 3.0 Themes
Today in this article, I have put together these excellent, high-quality, fresh, Free WordPress 3.0 Themes to enhance your blogging experience. I hope you like these free wordpress themes and appreciate the designers for their great work. Visit Source....
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An Introduction to Split Testing in WordPress
Split testing is a way to experiment with a live site and find which headlines and text are the most effective. Amazon uses split testing to determine which versions of their site convert customers better. We ll use WordPress and Google s Website Optimize...
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An Introduction to Split Testing in WordPress
Split testing is a way to experiment with a live site and find which headlines and text are the most effective. Amazon uses split testing to determine which versions of their site convert customers better. We ll use WordPress and Google s Website Optimize...
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Use the Link Description in Wordpress 3.0 Menus
One of the great new features that the recent Wordpress 3.0 release has given us is the new and improved menu system. Those of you who have built complex websites in Wordpress will undoubtably share my pain in working with menu systems in Wordpress. Previ...
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Use the Link Description in Wordpress 3.0 Menus
One of the great new features that the recent Wordpress 3.0 release has given us is the new and improved menu system. Those of you who have built complex websites in Wordpress will undoubtably share my pain in working with menu systems in Wordpress. Previ...
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8 useful recipes to improve your WordPress theme
Blog engine or CMS, call it whatever you want but WordPress is a great tool for web designers. It just [...]Download animals vectors --- Post from: Graphic design blog8 useful recipes to improve your WordPress theme....
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8 useful recipes to improve your WordPress theme
Blog engine or CMS, call it whatever you want but WordPress is a great tool for web designers. It just [...]Download animals vectors --- Post from: Graphic design blog8 useful recipes to improve your WordPress theme....
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8 useful receipes to improve your WordPress theme
Blog engine or CMS, call it whatever you want but WordPress is a great tool for web designers. It just [...]Download animals vectors --- Post from: Graphic design blog8 useful receipes to improve your WordPress theme....
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Community Links: The WordPress Professional’s Edition
This week has seen a deluge of news posts about WordPress themes. We ve collected all of the best news in our weekend community links post below. Have a look at the goings on, then let us know what you think the big news of the week was. What steals the s...
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Community Links: The WordPress Professional’s Edition
This week has seen a deluge of news posts about WordPress themes. We ve collected all of the best news in our weekend community links post below. Have a look at the goings on, then let us know what you think the big news of the week was. What steals the s...
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Lisa Sabin-Wilson to write WordPress Web Design for Dummies
Lisa Sabin-Wilson announced on her Twitter feed that she has signed the contract to write another book, WordPress Web Design for Dummies. Her feed also puts the publish date in Spring 2011. Sabin-Wilson also authored the above-pictured WordPress for Dummi...
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How To Add Your Own Classes To The Last Item In A WordPress 3 Nav Menu
By default WP3 s nav menu functionality won t add a last class to your nav menus. This tutorial shows you how to via the built-in filter hooks....
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This week’s featured item is Hype Wordpress Theme Blogs,...
This week’s featured item is Hype Wordpress Theme Blogs, Magazines & Portfolios by luckykind. “Hype is the WordPress Theme for Blogs, Magazines & Portfolios! Built with lot of time, effort and heart put into it. You can trust the guy behind it’s developme...
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Cutline has become Coraline (on WordPress.com)
Last Monday the WordPress.com blog announced that the popular WordPress.com theme Cutline was being replaced with an updated (but very similar) theme with more options called Coraline. The new Coraline theme features theme settings and controls similar to...
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Cutline has become Coraline (on WordPress.com)
Last Monday the WordPress.com blog announced that the popular WordPress.com theme Cutline was being replaced with an updated (but very similar) theme with more options called Coraline. The new Coraline theme features theme settings and controls similar to...
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How To Speed Up Your WordPress Blog
There is nothing worse than visiting a blog that is really image heavy for example and takes what seems like a lifetime for the page to completely load all of the page elements. Visit Source....
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How To Speed Up Your WordPress Blog
There is nothing worse than visiting a blog that is really image heavy for example and takes what seems like a lifetime for the page to completely load all of the page elements. Visit Source....
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20+ Most Amazing Free Handwritten Fonts for Web designers
Handwritten fonts are essentially be used for imitating a manuscript or text document that is written by hand. read more....
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WordPress Mobile App Teams on Twitter
Are you gripping the edge of your seat in anticipation of the upcoming WordPress mobile app releases? Do you have an insatiable desire to follow the development teams every move? Well, you re in luck! The WordPress mobile app teams will be sharing the la...
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How to Show Your Clients That You're Serious!
In this article we'll have a look at some tips for what you can focus on to show your client(s) or potential client(s) that you're serious and professional....
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9 Plugins for WordPress Design & Development
One of the biggest factors for WordPress fame is the amount of development happening around this ever so wonderful content management system. The flexibility it gives to designers and programmers helps them generate inspirational WordPress design. If you ...
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Beautiful and Cheerful (Bright) Yellow Web Designs
This showcase features a small handful of beautiful and cheerful (bright) yellow web designs that work well on both a visual appearance and usability basis....
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Sol Searching – 44 Logos Inspired by the Sun
Certainly my inspiration for this post was just by taking a look upwards to the sky while nearly being blinded, but hey, I would much rather see the sun in all its glory, shining down on me than getti read more....
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Logo Design Inspiration: Use Of Flower In Logo Design
Logo Design Inspiration: Use Of Flower In Logo Design....
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230+ Awe Free Fabric Textures
In this Showcase we have presented a huge collection of fabric textures where you can use and apply on your web page design project or graphics use. enjoy....
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Cool Clean Fonts for Your New Designs
When it is necessary to emphasize the meaning of the text, make it clear and easy for visual perception, it is recommended to choose clean fonts....
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Mobile Website Design Trends
There is no doubt to the fact that the area where there has been witnessed a lot of change are the website design trends...............................
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5 Most Active Chrome Extensions to Capture Screenshot of a Webpage
As a web designer, I usually take screenshots of various beautifully-designed websites to be kept as ideas, source of inspiration, as well as a subject of research. read more....
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How To Set Up A Graphic Design Business | nenuno creative
When setting up a graphic design business, keeping good records is extremely important to organize clients, payments, bills and taxes. read more....
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Giveaway 2 Free Accounts on DepositPhotos.com | Lucas Cobb Design
DepositPhotos.com’s subscription plans are some of the most flexible and affordable plans on the market (subscription from 19$). read more....
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Free Moleskine Icon Set For Logo Lovers And Designers
A beautiful set of 10 free high resolution moleskine vector icons for logo lovers and designers. Free for personal and commercial use!....
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Designing for the Mind
Do you know what makes a design good? Breaking design down seems like an abstract thing. What if there were principles that captured why design worked the way it does?....
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