Category: WordPress
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Configuring WordPress for Mobile Theme Compatibility with WP-Super Cache
For at least six months I’ve used the WordPress Mobile Edition plug-in to provide visitors to my WordPress blog, who use a mobile device like an iPhone, iPod Touch, or Blackberry, with a quick-loading mobile interface. This plug-in is a bit unusual, since it also requires a custom theme which must be uploaded into your…
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WordPress 2.9 adds image editing and video embedding via oEmbed
I learned this evening the latest version of WordPress (2.9) has added several exciting features, including built-in image editing (including cropping and image rotation) as well as video embedding from many popular video sharing websites using the oEmbed standard. I’m also enthused WordPress will now automatically check for plugin-in compatibility when upgrading plug-ins. Plug-in conflicts…
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Notes from November’s OKC WordPress User’s Group Meeting
These are my notes from our November meeting of the Oklahoma City WordPress User’s Group. MY COMMENTS AND THOUGHTS ARE IN ALL CAPS Several of the websites mentioned by attendees tonight: – http://jcriley.com/ – http://jfsays.com/ – http://menonpurpose.com/ – http://becoming.followersof.com/ First preso tonight by Bert Boan – my theme is a free one by ThemeShift iPhone…
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OKC WordPress User’s Group Meeting – Oct 2009
These are my notes from the Oklahoma City WordPress User’s Group Meeting on 26 October 2009. MY THOUGHTS AND REFLECTIONS ARE IN ALL CAPS, EVERYTHING ELSE IS NOTES TAKEN DURING THE SESSION. In attendance tonight. David North (user group organizer) Burt Bones burtbone.com – builds WordPress sites for other people Chris Jean – chrisjean.com –…
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Podcast332: WordPress Saves Lives – Learn How #actem09
This podcast is a recording of the ACTEM 2009 conference breakout session, “WordPress Saves Lives – Learn How,” by Wesley Fryer on October 16, 2009. ACTEM is the Association of Computer Technology Educators in Maine, and their 2009 conference was held in Augusta. The official conference description for this session was: WordPress is a free,…
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Help needed with WordPress plugin theme file syntax
This is a really geeky issue (which I thankfully don’t encounter much) and I’m hoping someone can readily assist. I’m configuring the “Simple Video Embedder” plugin for a new WordPress blog, and am running into trouble with the setup instructions which require modification of several WordPress theme files in the WordPress “loop.” The instructions indicate…
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OKC WordPress Aug09 Users Group Notes
These are my notes from the Oklahoma City WordPress User’s Group meeting on August 31, 2009. This was my first meeting to attend of this group. MY THOUGHTS AND REFLECTIONS ARE IN ALL CAPS. David North – I like WordPress because I can finally say “yes” to friends and colleagues who say “I’d like to…
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Translate your WordPress blog into 40+ Languages
As humans living on the third rock from our sun, we’re still divided by language differences. I’ve dabbled with online language translators like Babelfish (formerly by AltaVista, now by Yahoo) in the past, but I’m amazed how far this functionality has come in recent months. Richard Byrne reported on Thursday that Google Docs now offers…
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Oklahoma City area WordPress User Group Meeting
Thanks to James Deaton, I learned we have an Oklahoma City-area WordPress user’s group which meets just down the road from our house at Oklahoma Christian University! The next scheduling meeting is for Monday, August 31, 2009, at 7 pm. I really need to learn how to manage my WordPress server logs and troubleshoot error…
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So many CMS options: Why I mainly invest in WordPress and Google Sites
I do not consider myself a web design guru, but I’ve created a fair number of websites in the past fifteen years or so and continue to dabble with website design. One of the biggest changes which has taken place in the past five years or so, from my vantage point, is the transition away…