May 18, 2012

How I Added Custom Web Fonts to Genesis Child Theme

Using a Web Font API in Genesis Child Theme

One of our WP Pro Business clients recently went through a redesign in anticipation for her book release. We moved her to the Genesis framework and implemented a customized version of the Crystal child theme. She needed custom fonts on her site in order to match the design of her book cover. Here’s how we [...]

Meet the WordPress Book Giveaway Winners!

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You may remember my WordPress Book Giveaway contest from a few weeks ago. I’m pleased to announce the winners of this contest and would like to thank Packt Publishing for making it possible, and of course all those who entered. I hope to run similar contests in the future but for now, check out the [...]

Secondary HTML Content Plugin Video Overview

Secondary HTML Content WordPress Plugin Overview Video

I’ve recently became aware of the “Secondary HTML Content” plugin for WordPress, and after having a quick look at the description, I still wasn’t quite sure what exactly it was supposed to do. I’m more of a visual learner and I had a hunch that it’s intended usage may not be clear for others either, [...]

WordPress Books Giveaway!

Are you a WordPress fan like me? Do you aspire to become an expert in any area of WordPress like themes or plugins? Maybe you’ve heard of WordPress Multi-User (WPMU) and want to know how it differs from standard WordPress and learn it’s enormous capabilities? Well kiddos, if any of the above rings true for [...]

Using the Category-Icons plugin and Thematic to create custom category pages

Category Icons

I am working on a website redesign project for a company that has a need to display several thousand products on their site. One of the main goals with this redesign was easier navigation for the end user. This post will focus on only one aspect of this new navigation. The display of categories. The [...]

WordPress Shop Products – Almost Perfect, but Not Quite

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As with most products I use or causes I’m involved with, I’m always proud to be affiliated and promote their use whenever I can. This is no different with WordPress. Although I’ve been using WordPress for many years now, I’ve never bought anything from the WordPress shop until recently. I’m a proud user and wanted [...]

How to Post to your WordPress Site Directly from Yahoo! Mail

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An interesting thing happened while I was checking my Yahoo! Mail this morning. A little notification popped up telling me that I had an extra feature named “Applications” and asked if I would like to see the “Gallery”. So I had a look and it appears that Yahoo! has integrated some applications in the their [...]

Extending WordPress by Using the Power of Video – Part Six

Video Flick WordPress Theme

This is the sixth post in my series about using video with WordPress. Today we’ll focus on some plugins and a couple of themes that help to display video on your WordPress-powered site. I’ve discussed plugins previously in this series, but in the WordPress world, things are always evolving and plugin development is a prime [...]

Extending WordPress by Using the Power of Video – Part Five

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Read Parts One, Two, Three, and Four. This is the fifth post in my series about using video with WordPress. In this post, we’ll talk about how displaying video content can differ from the normal blog or website layout, and what themes are available to help your site stand out from the rest. Over the [...]

Dynamic Header Images in WordPress – The Ultimate Solution

Dynamic Headers Management Panel

I’ve just been experimenting with dynamic headers on my development site, and the solution I’ve found is very cool. Imagine being able to set a different header image for each page on your WordPress-powered site. Now imagine being able to do that, and being able to set a different header for each post. Yes, I [...]