In my last article I detailed when and where I like to blog as well as why it’s important to know when and where you are at your best. But knowing this won’t help if we don’t have anything to write about, right? So today we’re going to discuss how I go about capturing my ideas for blog posts. My workflow may not be perfect for you but it might get you to try something new or it might help get you out of that rut. And should you choose to share your workflow with us via the comments you […]
3.6: New Post Formats Confuse Most Users?
It’s already a conversation that’s brewing (and has been brewing) for a bit of time but most WordPress users may not even know that there’s a change coming down the pipe with a new look to post formats in 3.6 (Beta 1 dropped yesterday) that may catch them by surprise. Brad Williams’ shared his thoughts yesterday without reservation about the new post formats: I’m a firm believer that the new Post Format UI buttons are going to cause a lot of confusion to beginner WP users d.pr/i/ygjR — Brad Williams (@williamsba) April 4, 2013 He specifically calls out newer WP […]
Daily Theme & Plugin Roundup – 4.4.2013
Happy Thursday everyone! I hope your week has been going swimmingly. I have a new theme and some new and update plugins to share with you today. Today’s theme Avatar is a child theme of Destro, a responsive magazine theme. It has quite a few color schemes ready for you to use. Check it out! Here’s the full list after the jump!
Select Thoughts on Crowdfunding and WordPress
I know crowdfunding is a bit of the technological soup du jour right now and for good reason – it’s disrupting many different industries and challenging the fundamentals of investment capital and securities regulation. I believe all these things are good for the future of technology and innovation and I’m happy to have experienced it (or I’m in the middle of experiencing it) first-hand. But because I live in a WordPress world I instantly think about crowdfunding the applications and implications for our ecosystem. For example, with standalone themes like Fundify and their accompanying crowdfunding plugin it makes me wonder if giving […]
New Web Service? Make Sure There's Portability!
Scribu had a fantastic reminder about data portability, even as far as saying that it’s “more valuable than having an open source project to manipulate that content.” Some may disagree but the more I thought about it the more I wanted to agree. Because most simply the possibility of WordPress completely tanking and disappearing off the face of the planet is still (and will always be) a real possibility. It’s hard to imagine that WordPress would ever lose it’s luster but how many applications have you used historically that you may never have thought would ever become stale and ugly […]
Where and When Do You Blog?
This one is for the writers out there. People, obviously, are incredibly diverse and this affects our workflows. I write at different times and in different places than you do and you’ll do it differently than the next person. But one of the beauties of doing things differently is that we can learn from each other. We can take someone else’s way of doing things, tweak it slightly and make it our own. I want to know when and where you blog and why you do it that way. I want to learn something from you all. I’ll start and hopefully […]
Episode #008 Axis of Evil
Show Notes Host David Bisset is a developer in Miami. He is also the organizer of WordCamp Miami. He can be found on twitter at @dimensionmedia or davidbisset.com How the David got started in WordPress David has been freelancing since WordPress 1.5. He was building my own CMS things prior to. He caught onto WordPress and the need for websites to have a CMS. David tried Joomla and Drupal some, but he fell into WordPress and it was easy to use. What they are sipping? Dre: Dos Equis David: Water, almond breeze milk, diet green tea, corona, Caramel coffee syrup, […]
Daily Theme & Plugin Roundup – 4.3.2013
Happy #humpday everyone! It’s the middle of the work week and I hope you guys are able to power through the rest of the week. The weekend should be motivation enough. Right?! I have a few new and updated plugins to let you guys know about today. I’m really excited to see WPPizza on the list again along with a new plugin for Easy Digital Downloads. Check out the full list after the jump!
A Few More Myths of Running a Theme Business
I read a great article by Bill Robbins this morning via Poststatus who shared a few common myths when running and creating a successful WordPress Theme business. In his myth-busting blog post he shared these three myths: It’s Passive Income – Obviously there’s nothing passive about building a business. I have no idea how this myth even exists. If You Build It They Will Buy It – Again, debunked. There is no guarantee that anyone will want to buy your theme or your product. Kiss Client Work Goodbye – A personal choice but just because you have a theme business doesn’t […]
Daily Theme & Plugin Roundup – 4.2.2013
Happy Tuesday! I have quite a few new and updated plugins to share for today’s roundup. I’m a big fan of TED videos so I thought the TED in bed plugin looked pretty interesting to me. Anyone else a TED fan? Here’s the full list of plugins after the jump! New Plugins Enhanced Admin Links in Multisite ‘My Sites’ Drop-Downs – Enhanced Admin Links in Multisite ‘My Sites’ Drop-Downs UpToPromo – Plugin UpToPromo is meant for the sale links in UpToPromo.com Seize the Day – This WordPress Seize the Day Plugin display random quote on every page refresh. Gridster – Use Gridster […]
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