Generally Helpful Since Birth
This is where I post thoughts and tweaks and updates on the stuff I’m working on the interwebs.
[UPDATE:]This has been an incredibly popular post, and there’s been a ton of development in the area of image optimization since I wrote this. In that light, I added a section at the bottom with updates on my current workflow and new tools available. See Updated Info at the bottom No really, Don’t Upload that… Read more Optimizing Images for WordPress like a Pro for Free
This post is really assuming you’ve already read Brad Vincent’s latest post at FooPlugins.com. Read it here, first. Questions About the Readme.txt and Performance This week Brad and I worked on creating the readme.txt and readme.md files, and he explained his approach for refactoring php files to make future development easier. This made me think… Read more FooCamp: Questions About the Readme.txt and Performance
Making my first plugin with CPT’s, can’t be too hard, right!? Well, even the simple things can trip me up. It’s a happy ending though…
So this week, Brad and I worked on making sure I had a solid development environment to be building plugins in the first place. Fortunately, when it comes to plugin development and theme development (something I do fairly often) there’s a lot of overlap. Brad’s article is excellent for those who want to actually make… Read more FooCamp: Setting Up My Environment
As the Solutions Manager for FooPlugins, I’ve seen my fair share of sites using FooBox. There’s tons of them! People love the plugin. It’s easy to use, it looks great on basically any website you stick it on, and it gives a real sense of that elusive “pop” and professionalism that everyone craves for their… Read more Smart Ways to Use FooBox
I’ve done a lot of things as a front-end web developer. I’ve created all kinds of stuff that probably doesn’t really suit the job description really well. The one thing that I’ve always avoided like the plaque is PROGRAMMING. I’m kind of a stickler when it comes to details, and that’s really a big reason… Read more I’m Making a WordPress Plugin! Waaaaaah!
I’m working on a project right now that requires some changes to a very complex and large premium WordPress theme. It’s a very powerful e-commerce theme that has a ton of plugins and shortcodes baked into it. The problem is my client really just likes the layout of the theme, and really doesn’t want all… Read more On Being a Developer-friendly Developer
I really love working with people who love their websites and want to see them ripen and deepen into something robust and complex. Something worth coming back to over and over again. I was reminded of this every step of the way I made with Madge Marley Howell and her local e-zine, the Delta Bohemian.… Read more FEATURED CLIENT: Madge Marley Howell and the Delta Bohemian
I’ve been doing some old-skool hand-coded sites lately, and I’m loving it. Don’t get me wrong, I really enjoy working with WordPress, but somehow actually coding the pages from scratch is really satisfying. But there’s really useful and convenient reasons why developers and clients want to use a Content Management System like WordPress or Joomla,… Read more Simple Modularized HTML Templating with Unique Meta Tags in the HEAD
I’m personally a big fan of several things that ALL converged this past week: Website building Helping friends out Seeing more kids get adopted And YOU, yes YOU, those who have called me up and hired me to make your websites awesome have helped all these things happen. I believe that running your own business… Read more Your Website Helps More Adoptions Happen