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!
You are viewing the Articles category
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.
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.
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 [...]
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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 [...]
