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May 27, 2008
- What's The Big Deal With WordPress 2.5?
It is acually WordPress 2.5.1 at the time of writing this post, but what's the big deal anyway?I only began using Wordpress in Feb 2006 but to me, WordPress looks like the most major overhaul to date of the entire backend and, it was delayed for about three months because of the number of additional features the developers wanted to add.
If you've not upgraded yet or, you're new to WordPress, you may not be familiar with the new user interface which now has a very light blue and grey color scheme. Under the user tab, you can now change the color scheme with one click to suit your preferred style.
However, the aim of this blog post really isn't to give you a nice little overview of the new WordPress interface, but mainly to highlight that in my view, the new WordPress gave some indication of the direction of the Internet …
What do I mean?
August 31, 2007
- WordPress Semiologic Pro Theme Tip #4
Here is tip #4 of using the WordPress Semiologic Pro theme and, this time it has nothing to do with the WYSIWYG editor …
But, it does have everything to do with uploading Semiologic Pro, something, many Sem Pro users have problems with. The first confusion is that many people think they have to upload a copy of WordPress before uploading Semiologic Pro, but it already has a fully functional version (and it's usually the latest version) of WordPress integrated right into the software.
Now, Denis de Bernardy, the developer of Sem Pro has a great tutorial here http://www.semiologic.com/resources/wp-basics/how-to-install-sem-pro so I don't want to go over ground that Denis has already covered but I do want to go over one aspect of the installation that many new users come across and that is whether they NEED to install WordPress first.
The answer to this question is "No."
Step-by-step, this is how I install Semiologic Pro … Remember, this does not apply to those using the Classic (free) version of Semiologic:
July 31, 2007
- WordPress Semiologic Pro Theme Tip #1
I've been using the WordPress Semiologic Pro theme for well over a year now and have built dozens of WordPress blogs using the software.
What I want to do in this series of blog posts, is highlight some of the features of the WYSIWYG editor plugin that was created by Denis de Bernardy for his Semiologic Pro WordPress theme. Hopefully, these tips will help you create a good impression with your blog. I call it housekeeping …
When I've built a blog, I take pride in it and honestly hate when I go back to a site and every post has a different font, different font size and no consistent structure. To me, it feels like walking into a messy, bric-a-brac shop. If this term isn't familiar to my overseas friends, in the UK it means your odds and ends shop - usually selling furniture, antiques and china. They can sell everything and anything that just doesn't quite fit together.
June 11, 2007
- Why Create A Business Blog With WordPress?
Why should you use WordPress to create your business blog anyway?
Now, I'm sure you've read somewhere on the Internet or heard someone say that you can set up a WordPress blog and start blogging in 15-minutes or less and, that would be true. But, that only gives you half a picture since this will only give you the default WordPress blog, which is fine but you must bear in mind that NOT all WordPress blogs are created equal! More on this later.
But first of all… what is a blog and why should you have one?
A blog derives its name from web log, which can be updated instantly, easily and usually frequently. A blog is like an online journal, although it's a lot more than this. The activity of updating a blog is “blogging” and someone who keeps a blog is a “blogger.”
Why should you have a blog if you're a small business ower, author, information marketer or indpendent professional? You can…
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Sack your web designer for a start!
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Build your reputation quickly and easily
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Get more traffic to your existing websites via your blog if you have them
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May 17, 2007
- WordPress 2.2 Not "Cutting It"
Should you be upgrading to WordPress 2.2?
As I told a new client yesterday, I usually wait until all the bugs are ironed out, but with that, decided that since it was a new blog I would go ahead and use the new version.
Fortunately, I had the good sense to do my homework before starting the customization and came across this link via Denis de Bernardy's site…
http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/4264
So in answer to the question, "should I upgrade to WordPress 2.2" I would have to say "no." Wait until version 2.2.1 which will apparently iron out the current issues, one of which is the sidebar widgets. Most people rely on the sidebar widgets plugin to add flexibility of their blog and this has presented a "look and feel" irritation if you're using IE7, in that the widget content is centralized.
You can see the comments yourself by going to the site via the above link.
Happy Blogging,
