I recently saw something really cool over at http://css-tricks.com, which by the way is an excellent resource for all sorts of HTML/CSS/Javascript tricks and tips. If you go to comment on any of the individual posts, it will pop up a preview of what your comment will look like complete with your Gravatar, website URL,… Continue reading WordPress Comment Live Preview
Category: Web Development
How to use Google’s Disavow Link Tool
Google has provided a very powerful (read, dangerous) tool to help you get rid of back link spam. It's called the Disavow Link Tool. You can read a full explanation of it on Google's Support Page, but basically it works like this: Create a .txt file containing either individual links, or entire domains that you… Continue reading How to use Google’s Disavow Link Tool
Getting Started with Sass
Disclaimer - I'm working on a Windows machine, so any instructions on set up listed below are strictly for Windows. Not OSX or Linux. There are plenty of instruction guides elsewhere for OSX and Linux such as The Sass Way. Admittedly I'm a bit late to this parade myself, but I had a hard time… Continue reading Getting Started with Sass
Welcoming WordPress 3.7 – “Basie”
WordPress 3.7 is out and while it may not look all that different, we're all better off for it. There's an excellent article on Post Status about the update, so I won't go into too much detail but there are some exciting changes in this newest update. Automatic (and seamless) Background Updating WordPress now comes with… Continue reading Welcoming WordPress 3.7 – “Basie”
Working with WordPress Post Thumbnails
WordPress thumbnails (or Featured Images) are a great way to show a single image from a lot of posts at once. This has a lot of applications but the most popular is probably the related posts plugin. You know what I'm talking about, it's usually at the bottom of a post on any given blog… Continue reading Working with WordPress Post Thumbnails
The Importance of Enqueueing in WordPress
I've been working with WordPress on a strictly theme development basis for about 2 years now. I've edited and created countless CMS's out of various WordPress themes and even authored 4 or so myself. I've always stuck away from plugin development because I generally don't like the concept of plugins. Why the hell would I… Continue reading The Importance of Enqueueing in WordPress
Displaying WordPress Comments Newest to Oldest
By default, WordPress will display comments in an oldest to newest fashion. This is great for comments that are children or in reply to other comments because you would want to go down the conversation chain in chronological order. However if you're running a blog or have a custom testimonials page or something like that… Continue reading Displaying WordPress Comments Newest to Oldest
When to Mark a 404 Error As Fixed
Google Webmasters Tools may look like Rocket Science, but it's really not. One of the biggest issues people face is dealing with 404 errors. A 404 error pops up when a page on your site can't be found because the link was incorrect or the page just doesn't exist anymore. Obviously having 404 pages in… Continue reading When to Mark a 404 Error As Fixed
The follies of SEO
SEO is a broken industry If we called it by its proper name, it would likely be something closer to 'Trying to Screw Over Search Engines Without Getting Caught.' 'Search Engine Optimization' is a little catchier though, don't you think? 'Screwing' isn't nearly the buzzword that 'Optimization' is. It stands to reason that some form… Continue reading The follies of SEO
Google Analytics and WordPress
WordPress is fantastic. It's grown well past it's infancy of a simple blogging software into being capable of acting as a full fledged Content Management System. Google Analytics is equally awesome. It's an excellent way of tracking visitor flow throughout your website, identifying how people are arriving and why they leave and so much more.… Continue reading Google Analytics and WordPress