Tagged ‘WordPress’

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    Fringe Magazine
    Sunday, July 19th, 2009

    The Editor-in-Chief of Fringe Magazine, Lizzie Stark, approached me to redesign their online journal. I built their new site on top of WordPress, giving the staff a CMS to enter content and a new look.

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    Speed Up Your WordPress: Mastering Yahoo!’s Thirteen Performance Rules
    Friday, April 24th, 2009

    The problem is that while the info is definitely out there, it's not all in one place (at least as far as I've browsed). Moreover, there are a couple of specific applications of the speed tricks that haven't been clearly laid out before (particularly, applying Cache-Control headers to dynamic images generated by the WordPress Facelift plugin, or the ideal .htaccess settings if your host is MediaTemple). In the interest of time (and laziness, our one true virtue), I've compiled an easy-to-apply series on YSlow that will get your WordPress sped up in no time.

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    Make WP Super Cache Play Nice with “Preview Draft” and “Update Profile” in WordPress
    Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

    This is all fine and good, and works beautifully.* One small problem with WP Super Cache, however, is that if users update the information in their profiles, that information won't appear on the site until WP Cache gets cleared. Also, the second time you Preview a saved draft, you'll be seeing your last saved draft because it got cached.

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    35 WordPress Plugins that Get the Job Done: Freelancing Favorites
    Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

    Here's quick list of my favorite WordPress plugins that I've come back to time and time again on client projects. Each of these plugins have withstood the test of time (when it comes to new versions of WordPress), have diligent support in the community, and remain stable to date. I'll be returning to this post from time to time to provide hacks wherever mentioned.

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    Geocoordinates for All 50 States and Japanese Prefectures
    Sunday, April 12th, 2009

    While I'm not going to show you how to build the Google Maps application in WordPress just yet, I am going to provide you with the fruits of my hard-earned labor: a complete list of all the geocoordinates for the 50 states and each Japanese prefecture.