For Beginners

A Basic Explanation of WordPress Taxonomies

September 28, 2009

Over the last week or so I’ve started playing intensely with custom taxonomies in WordPress, and the geek in me is in love with the possibilities. Now, before you go running off thinking this is only hardcore “geek stuff” let me explain what taxonomies are, why they are important and provide a basic example of [...]

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WordPress Membership Sites, WishList and Micro-Continuity

September 22, 2009

I’ve been building WordPress Membership Sites using WishList Member for about 9 months now but the concept of micro-continuity is one of the more intriguing concepts I’ve run across for membership site models. If you aren’t already familiar with the concept of Micro-Continuity I’d encourage you to watch the video explanation of micro-continuity and a [...]

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Using Custom Fields in WordPress

August 26, 2009

Custom Fields have a ton of uses and can be a great way for a theme designer to augment the functionality of a theme. Unfortunately, custom fields can feel a little intimidating to “non-techies” and those new to WordPress. The following video provides a simple explanation of what custom fields are, how they work, and [...]

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SEO, Your URL and Domain Name

August 22, 2009

I love domain names. Admittedly I’m a bit of a domain addict and frequently grab domains names I like for ideas I get “just in case”. It used to be easy to come up with great domain names but as more and more people and businesses have gotten into the game it’s become increasingly competitive [...]

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Moving to Google Apps

August 13, 2009

Update: As you are reading this article keep in mind the principles of minimalism (excellent read from Zen Habits) and apply that to ditching your email client. You might have to learn a little something new but few moving parts means less complexity and less opportunity for things to break, and ultimately less work for [...]

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7 Things You Should Not Do On Your Web Site

August 11, 2009

Let me start by saying that while every rule is made to be broken it’s important to know the rules so you can break them properly (Dalai Lama). While I acknowledge exceptions, there are a few things you should generally avoid, especially on your business website. As a professional web developer these are a few [...]

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Understanding DPI, Resolution and Print vs. Web Images

August 10, 2009

First, why should you care about understanding DPI & Resolution? In short, if you are going to print something (particularly of quality) and are every tasked with optimizing images for the web it’s important to know just a few basics about how images work on the web. More importantly, if you are ever going to [...]

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Anatomy of an HTML Tag

July 15, 2009

This article is intended for anyone who needs or wants a simple primer on HTML. If you know HTML at all this will be too remedial for you but if you don’t this will help you understand the basics and provide you with a foundation for more research. The only assumptions I make in this [...]

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