Tag: wordpress

  • WordCamp SLC 2011 presentation video

    The video for my presentation at WordCamp SLC this year has now been posted on WordPress.tv. Check it out here or head over to WordPress.tv and vote on how great the presentation is.

  • WordPress Theme Development 101: Theme-ing for Everyone

    My presentation from WordCamp SLC is now posted to WordPress.tv. The embed is below, if you head over there, you can vote and say how awesome you think my presentation is.

  • How to upload a plugin from the WordPress dashboard [VIDEO]

    The second video in our screencast series, this shows you how to upload a plugin from a zip file with the WordPress Add New Plugin installer.

  • How to Update WordPress Plugins [VIDEO]

    We created a YouTube page where we’ll be hosting video tutorials on doing various different things — both beginner and advanced — in WordPress. In our first video, we walk you through keeping your WordPress installation up-to-date wi…

  • Ex Libris 1.0.6 Released

    We just updated Ex Libris (again). The current version of the theme, 1.0.6, includes a theme update notifier that appears in your dashboard under the Updates link. When a new version is available, you will get a Theme Update Available message with the updated version. Clicking on this will take you to a new page… (read…

  • WordCamp SLC 2011 afterthoughts

    Saturday was WordCamp SLC 2011.  My second WordCamp.  My first time speaking in any sort of formal context.  I thought I’d take a few minutes to review the experience. Friday night was a special dinner for speakers/sponsors, so I got to schmooze with some of the presenters which included other folks like me — freelancers…

  • WordCamp SLC Liveblog? #wcslc

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  • WordPress Theme Development 101 – Test Run

    WordCamp SLC is in one week, and I am speaking.  In order to prepare myself, I have been talking to myself (which I refer to as “preparing my presentation”) and decided that filming myself might also be helpful.  For the sake of anyone in…

  • WP_Query pagination problems? Here’s a hack

    It happens every time I use WP_Query. I get a beautiful-looking custom WP_Query. Then I try to add pagination and everything goes to hell. I’ve spent hours looking up solutions. Every time. Nine times out of ten, they don’t work. And for no discernible reason. Here’s a hack that worked for me, and is mostly… (read…

  • Display WordPress Custom Post Types by Meta Value

    This is going to be a developer-centric post. Anyone who isn’t familiar with WordPress development, custom post types and taxonomies and/or WP_Query can probably skip this one. I recently developed a site that uses a plugin that I developed to allow them to list all the products that they manufacture and distribute. The plugin uses… (read…