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4 June
2013
Finally taking the WPMU plunge
FYI => It’s been on my radar but at this point I couldn’t resist their “last chance before the increase” offer. WPMU.org here I come!
Sunday
26 May
2013
WordPress option: active_plugins vs WP multisite: active_sitewide_plugins
FYI => I was pulling an error with a plugin I developed and ended up trolling around the bowels of WordPress, specifically WordPress multisite.
Monday
20 May
2013
Easel.io – Bootstrap made easy – Part 2
FYI => Obviously, I’m now on the hunt for a Bootstrap-friendly code editor / code generator. Easel (@Easelapp) is my latest find.
Thursday
16 May
2013
Pingendo: Bootstrap made easy
FYI => If you’re a fan of Bootstrap (formerly known as Twitter Bootstrap) then check out Pingendo.
Tuesday
7 May
2013
Did you say, “It’s just…”?
Answered => “How hard is it to build a trading website?” on Quora.
Monday
6 May
2013
Git: branches, merge and rebase
Consumed => “Git Branching Model” by Lemi Orhan Ergin on SlideShare.net
Wednesday
1 May
2013
Power-tools for your Bootstrap toolbox
Consumed => “Bootstrap Toolbox – Tools, Utilities, Generators and Templates” on Speckyboy Design Magazine.
Tuesday
30 April
2013
WordPress dirty little save_post secrets
FYI => The WordPress action save_post isn’t quite what the WP codex makes it out to be. Or at least that’s my current perception. Let me explain…
Sunday
28 April
2013
WordPress 3.5: “An error occurred in the upload. Please try again later.”
FYI => Tweak by tweak I’ve been working my way through my OOP based WordPress theme WP ezBoilerStrap. Finally, I believe I’ve resolved one of the most frustrating bugs:
Monday
22 April
2013
My point is simple, documentation – including code that’s commented – matters
Consumed => “Practical Tips From Top WordPress Pros” by Siobhan McKeown on Smashing Magazine.
Friday
15 March
2013
WordPress: When is the_excerpt not quite the_excerpt you expect?
FYI => Perhaps it’s just me, but when I ask for something that’s what I expect to get. If not, then I need to know otherwise.
Monday
11 March
2013
Improve the speed of your WordPress website
Consumed => “Website Performance Optimization” by Andy Killen on WordPress.tv.
Friday
8 March
2013
Free ebook: Agile for Dummies
FYI => “Agile for Dummies” free ebook from IBM on Developer.com.
Wednesday
27 February
2013
WordPress Multisite vs GitHub + ManageWP
Consumed => “John Hawkins: Introduction to Multisite” on WordPress.tv.
Tuesday
26 February
2013
CSS: Centering an unordered list (without setting the width)
Bookmarked => “CSS – Center Unordered List UL/LI Based Menu” by Mr. SEO, Mark Rushworth.
Sunday
10 February
2013
The Advance Guide to SEO – Chapter 3 by Neil Patel and Sujan Patel
Consumed => “The Advance Guide to SEO – Chapter 3 (New Search)” by Neil Patel and Sujan Patel on Quick Sprout.
Wednesday
6 February
2013
Bootstrap CDN
FYI => Bootstrap CDN: Twitter’s Bootstrap hosted on NetDNA’s Content Delivery Network.
Tuesday
5 February
2013
WordPress, Brightcove and ingesting remote assets – Part 1
Consumed => “Creating Videos with Remote Video Files Using FTP Batch Provisioning” on Brightcove (Support).
Tuesday
29 January
2013
WordPress and external APIs
Consumed => “Interacting with external APIs” by Ben Lobaugh on WordPress TV.
Sunday
27 January
2013
The Advance Guide to SEO – Chapter 1 by Neil Patel and Sujan Patel
Consumed => “The Advance Guide to SEO – Chapter 1 (Indexation and Accessability)” by Neil Patel and Sujan Patel on Quick Sprout.
