Available Now! The book that I had been working on a few months ago has finally been published! Working with the incredible group of Allan Cole, Raena Jackson Armitage & Jeffrey Way, we’ve put together a book that takes you from start to finish with designing, building, and selling WordPress themes. Take a minute to Read more »
Whether or not a blogger should share personal details (and just how much they should share) is a pretty big debate, but sometimes life changes so much that it’s really worth mentioning the big news on your site So, what’s the news on my side? 1. I got married this past week! This was a Read more »
Planning will help boost your creativity, save you time, and make you look like a rockstar to clients! If you’re looking to up your game as a web designer, the planning phase is probably the single most “bang for your buck” skill-set that you could possible work on. Sometimes it seems that in the dizzying Read more »
The Z-Layout is a great way to start just about any web design project because it addresses the core requirements for any effective site: branding, hierarchy, structure, and call to action. While it would be nearly impossible to claim that the classic “Z-Layout” is the perfect solution for each and every website out there, it’s Read more »
This is an editorial and by golly, this is an issue that every designer should have on his or her mind at the moment, so grab a cup of coffee and get comfy! First – in full disclosure – I started creating stock templates about a year ago after spending nearly a decade freelancing and Read more »
Easily create vanity URLs on your WordPress site to redirect to any other url. For example, you can use this plugin to have http://www.myblog.com/iphone point to a link on the itunes store. Obviously you can also use this to point many urls on your site to the same post. * Redirect from simple local urls Read more »
WordPress is increasingly becoming one of the most influential technologies on the web thanks to an incredibly powerful admin panel, a myriad of ready to use premium themes, and tons of useful plugins. I personally switched over to using WordPress solely as my technology of choice about 3 years ago when I realized just how Read more »
The Events Calendar and Twitter Widget Pro for WordPress were both featured at Nettuts! This is pretty exciting for us since this is our first adventure into the world of premium plugins – the Shane & Peter crew worked their butts off on putting together two incredible plugins, and I’m stoked to be working with Read more »
