Checkmate 2.0: A Free Premium WordPress Theme

The Perfect Building Block for Your Blog

Checkmate 2.0 is a popular premium WordPress theme used by people all over the world that just received a major update. It has minimalist design based on a grid with plenty of theme options, ad management and more!

Posted on Dec 12, 2008 by Curtis Henson in Articles, Curtis Henson, Design, Downloads, Extras, Free Themes, Wordpress

New WordPress 2.7 Functions

I go over some of the new functions and features of WordPress 2.7

WordPress 2.7 includes a few new exciting features and functions for theme developers. I go over how to use these functions and give a few links on learning more about WordPress 2.7.

Posted on Nov 21, 2008 by Curtis Henson in Articles, Code, Wordpress

The Future of Blogging

Where I think were headed

Blogging is changing, it has always been changing, and will continue to change. Blogs used to be about peoples cats and weekend photos, blogs then became mini news outlets, then myspace came along and they were about cats again. Somewhere along the way blogs gained credibility and became major news sources, magazines, or just a wealth of useful information.

Posted on Nov 10, 2008 by Curtis Henson in Articles, Extras

Complex WordPress Conditional Tags

The WordPress conditional tags are some of the most powerful tools a theme designer can master. As WordPress themes get more complicated and more CMS like, everyone will eventually run into the need for conditionals. In my previous post I showed you how to write less code using conditional tags and the WordPress hierarchy. Quite [...]

Posted on Oct 15, 2008 by Curtis Henson in Articles, Code, Wordpress

Readernaut is Reading 2.0

It may not be obvious by my writing and general intelligence but I do in fact know how to read. I’ve even read some novels, and a few that didn’t have big pictures. So when Jeff Croft mentioned Readernaut I got interested.

Posted on Oct 3, 2008 by Curtis Henson in Articles, Extras, Links

Grunt Labs is Alive!

Every mad scientist needs his Frankenstein. Mine just happens to be a website. Grunt Labs is my ongoing experiment, a place to play, test, and generally ignore browsers lagging behind. Grunt Labs is also a sign of things to come for the blog and Grunt, but more on that later.

Posted on Sep 28, 2008 by Curtis Henson in Articles, Curtis Henson, Design, Extras, Links

Wooden Charts, Surveys, WordPress, and CMSs

Steve Smith takes a survey. I start thinking too much about whether WordPress is a CMS or blogging platform. I point out my thoughts and start asking for comments!

Posted on Sep 16, 2008 by Curtis Henson in Articles, Wordpress

Ubiquity: Browsing Extended, A Lot

I’ve just spent some time with Mozilla Labs newest creation Ubiquity. And I’m impressed, ok I’m very impressed.

Posted on Sep 2, 2008 by Curtis Henson in Articles, Links

Microsoft Listened, IE8 Will Be A Step Forward

Microsoft listens to the web development community and takes the standards high road, reversing it’s decision to make IE8 render like IE7.

Posted on Mar 4, 2008 by Curtis Henson in Articles

New Internet Explorer, Same Old Problems

I am not a fan of Internet Explorer, never have been. And not just because I’m a web developer, because its a horrible browser. Things got better with IE7, it wasn’t as much a headache to deal with. When I started reading about IE8 it felt like IE7 all over again, I [...]

Posted on Jan 23, 2008 by Curtis Henson in Articles