Do you fancy yourself a WordPress Warrior? Do you want to conquer the world? WordPress World Map just may be able to scratch that itch. Using Google Maps, WordPress World Map allows you to announce your home location to the world. You can do so by one of two methods: by placing a marker on the world map, or by geolocating yourself Once you have done so, you can then fill out a few details such as... continue reading
Due to the popularity of magazine-style themes, designers have been trying hard to keep up with demand. You only have to Google 'wordpress magazine style themes' or something similar to see the results. Back in March I even wrote a post in which I listed some of the very best free magazine-style themes I have come across. (see WordPress Magazine Themes Revisted) Since that time many more have appeared.... continue reading
There are many factors that can affect the load time of your web site's pages such as HTTP requests, scripts and the very server your site resides on among other things. One of the most overlooked aspects of page load time is image optimization. This is especially true if your page contains many images or even a few large ones. While there are various desktop image editors that can help with image... continue reading
What is a dummy post pack? Let me put it this way. You're running one or more instances of WordPress locally and just came across a new theme you want to try out. You install it in one of your dev blogs then check out what it looks like. It looks fine but something is missing - content. Enter the dummy post pack. The dummy post pack is simply an XML file that can be imported into your WordPress dev... continue reading
A number of posts have been popping up around the interwebs criticizing the support, or lack of, in the WordPress Support Forums. I won't link to these posts, not because I don't respect what the writers have to say but rather to avoid any potential flame wars. People who are as passionate about WordPress as I am tend to be quite vocal about it (myself included) and I'd just as soon avoid the hassle. In... continue reading
