WordPress How To

Fix “Error establishing a database connection” with WordPress

August 14, 2010

I’ve run across a few WordPress sites recently that have been spontaneously throwing “Error Establishing A Database Connection.” Some of the fixes are pretty simple but in a few cases the root cause was a bit more obtuse. Below are a few things to look into that might help fix the issue if it’s happening [...]

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9 Utilitarian WordPress Plugins I Always Use

August 4, 2010

I love plugin discussions! No matter how many times I hear them I always pick up on some plugin that turns out to be useful to me, either on my site or on a client site. But no matter what site I’m working on there are a hand full of “utilitarian” plugins that I always [...]

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WordPress Page Navigation – Context Sensitive

April 13, 2010

Many sites don’t need incredibly deep page navigation though there are situations that justify a hierarchy beyond the typical 2 – 3 levels. Deep page navigation can be cumbersome for layout’s which use top navigation drop-downs so another solution needs to be found. I’m not typically a fan of left hand navigation but there are [...]

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WordPress Internal Links

February 17, 2010

One of my few gripes with WordPress has been the absence of easy linking to pages and posts internally. Fortunately Aaron Woods has come to the rescue. I’m not sure why I ddin’t find this sooner but if you are looking for a quick and easy way when writing a page or post to link [...]

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Scott Ellis Speaking At The Optimization Summit

December 22, 2009

It’s been recently announced that I will be speaking at the Optimization Summit in March. I’ll be conducting a full day WordPress workshop on Wednesday March 24th. You can use my discount code : vsellis for a $25 discount. If you are in Dallas or just want to come in for this event it’s going [...]

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Building The Ultimate Website Content Map Pt.1

December 10, 2009

All too often when we start to build a site (or rebuild one) the inclination is to begin with design. But the content we populate the site with is the true foundation, whether it is purely informational, geared toward selling, entertaining or serving whatever purpose your site has. The video tutorial below is a high-level [...]

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Additional Image Sizes In WordPress

November 24, 2009

I don’t frequently “plug a plug-in” but I just uncovered one today that I can only classify as absolutely essential and almost life-changing if you live and breathe WordPress… “Additional Image Sizes” by Walter Vos. First off I’m embarrassed that I didn’t know about this sooner (I’ll get over it). In a nutshell this plugin [...]

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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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