What You Should Put In Your WordPress Blog’s Sidebar (and Why)

by Tom Ewer October 19^th, 2012 14 Responses

The ubiquitous sidebar.

It is a staple of the blogosphere. Assuming that you are reading this post on WPMU (and not in an RSS reader), the tiniest of glances to your right will reveal our sidebar, complete with various widgets and graphics.

Sidebars are perhaps so popular for their flexibility. You can put just about anything in a sidebar — the world is your oyster. The problem is that far too many blogs abuse this freedom too willingly and end up with a mile-long monstrosity nestled alongside their content.

What You Should Put In Your WordPress Blog's Sidebar (and Why)

Freebies, Opinion, Themes

Free Premium WordPress Themes With SEO (Also: Nudes, Cats, Cheeseburgers)

by Thord Daniel Hedengren October 18^th, 2012 19 Responses

The Lovely Blockquote

by Thord Daniel Hedengren October 11^th, 2012 Leave a comment

I’ve been meaning to write this column for a while, which is to say I just thought of it and it interested me a lot more than the one I had planned. Sometimes that’s the same thing, or at least I can claim it is since this is my bloody column (insert still a column link and so on) and not even The Farmer can stop me from hitting that Publish button. I guess he could unpublish stuff though, but let’s cross that bridge when we get to it, shall we?

Opinion, Themes

The Problem With The Yearly Default Themes

by Thord Daniel Hedengren October 4^th, 2012 7 Responses

Last week I talked about the yearly default WordPress themes, the recently released Twenty Twelve being the flavor of 2012. At least that’s the plan, December 5th is the launch date for WordPress 3.5 which will be the first version that’ll carry the Twenty Twelve theme by default, so they should be able to get that out this side of New Year’s.

Opinion

Does WordPress Keep Your Content Safe?

by Tom Ewer September 28^th, 2012 Leave a comment

Cloud computing has taken over my life.

I use Dropbox and Google Drive to store and share documents. I use Evernote to keep track of everything from my shopping list to my plan for world domination (it’s a secret). iTunes is all but redundant to me now — Spotify is now my music app of choice.

Opinion, Themes

The Yearly Default Themes

by Thord Daniel Hedengren September 27^th, 2012 2 Responses

Have you checked out the new default theme yet? You know, the one known as Twenty Twelve, that promotes using a static front page and isn’t at all like Twenty Eleven? I have, and I won’t be using it, but you might. One thing I will do however, is dive into its code and see what sort of solutions the theme developers have come up with, what stayed from Twenty Eleven, and what I think is worth adopting. As a developer, default themes are important, and the team that keeps them up to date should get some lovin’ from you, you, you, and of course, you too.

Community, Opinion

The 10 Most Creative WordPress Powered Dad Blogs

by Craig Grella September 21^st, 2012 9 Responses

My wife and I didn’t find out we were going to have a child until she was almost five months pregnant. For most guys, nine months is not enough time to wrap your head around the idea that you will soon be responsible for someone other than yourself.

Opinion

Let’s help people understand that WordPress is not a company

by Thord Daniel Hedengren September 20^th, 2012 1 Response

This column is being written while listening to The Traveling Wilburys, the Vol. 3 album, on vinyl. It is important that it is on vinyl, because had it not been I wouldn’t have been able to listen to it. Not because I’m an audiophile or vinyl snob (that’s a lie, I am), but rather because that’s the only music source connected to my home stereo. This is important to point out, since it is bound to annoy someone, and this is still a bloody column…

Opinion

WP Engine Review: Managed WordPress Hosting Developers Will Love

by Mason September 17^th, 2012 8 Responses

With new options for hosting coming out every week, I decided it was time to do a review of one of the main players.

Opinion

It’s Still a Bloody Column, Here Are 9 Things About WordPress

by Thord Daniel Hedengren September 13^th, 2012 5 Responses

Summer went fast, didn’t it? I wish I could tell you that I’ve been taking it easy, only getting out of the water to go write another chapter or two on the next big thing. Sadly that was not the case. All my chocolate bunnies melted, so I had to do work on the Farmer’s, err, farm. Luckily I tricked him into signing me up for another 10 columns, so my bunny diet can now be sustained by writing obscenities instead.