CategoryWordPress

October 16, 2013 — I don’t know about you, but I wake up every morning with at least 10 emails that I didn’t have when I went to sleep. While most people probably know that these emails aren’t being sent manually by some sleep-deprived, coffee-fuelled intern, many people don’t understand the ins and outs of the systems that automate tasks such as sending email. Read more…

October 9, 2013 — WordPress is a powerful platform for managing content, which makes it perfect for carrying out a process of ongoing conversion rate optimization. Implementing the steps that we’ll outline below would be difficult and would probably necessitate the involvement of a professional developer. But if you can handle the day-to-day running of a WordPress installation, then you won’t have much trouble following this article and implementing its suggestions. Read more…

September 26, 2013 — Daniel Pataki has been working with WordPress since the dawn of time, and he still discovers new tips and tricks. He has compiled his own list of 21 techniques that are handy, fun or best practices rarely followed. He hopes everyone finds something new in the list! Read more…

June 27, 2013 — Placing a Twitter feed on one’s website has almost become compulsory. Embedding a feed isn’t all that difficult if you are comfortable with Twitter’s default widget, but making your own will enable you to blend it into your website seamlessly. Once you grasp the basic idea behind how this widget is created, you can add many of your own and customize them to your (or your client’s) delight. Read more…

June 21, 2013 — The WordPress functions.php theme file provides an efficient way of modifying WordPress on a theme by theme basis. This file contains mostly theme related functions but it can also be used to enhance or modify default WordPress behavior. This file is saved inside the themes’ folder and a limitless amount of modifications can be added. Read more…

May 29, 2013 — In this article, Daniel Pataki will share some of the tricks he uses personally during and after development to achieve a bug-free product. This should give you a good overview of what you can do over the course of the development cycle. Read more…

May 15, 2013 — In this guide, Jonathan Wold will outline the migration process and work through the steps with a sample project. You’ll also cover some of the challenges you might encounter and review the solutions. Migrating a website (including the design) over to WordPress is actually easier than you might think! Read more…

May 10, 2013 — Part of WordPress’ success is that the community consists not only of developers, but of designers, user experience experts, support volunteers, writers, users, accessibility experts and enthusiasts. This diverse input strengthens the project. In this article, Siobhan McKeown will talk about the different contributor groups and how you can take part. But first, why should you get involved with WordPress? Read more…

April 15, 2013 — How an average developer manages the deployment of their websites, and how can we improve as a community? This is what Kieran Masterton is most interested about. So he conducted a short survey to help him answer these questions. This article documents the results and draws some conclusions about where education is needed and how we can help each other become more professional when deploying our WordPress websites. Read more…

April 8, 2013 — The first time Rachel McCollin had to move a WordPress installation, she spent hours searching online for information on the various aspects of the process, and eventually wrote herself a checklist — which she still uses. Here’s a step-by-step guide to moving a WordPress website! Read more…