Category Archives: WordPress Tips

Browser Body Classes in WordPress

By Devin | Published: July 20, 2010
You should be able to add this code to any WordPress site. It extends the default body classes to include browser detection. So, if you want to add a specific style for IE6, you can just class it like .ie6 #mydiv { }. I think it's much more elegant than pulling up multiple stylesheets for all the different browsers.
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Curvy Corners

By Devin | Published: April 19, 2010
A quick snippet explaining how to add the curvy corners script to your WordPress theme.
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How to Make a Child Theme for Canvas

By Devin | Published: March 27, 2010
I've been working a lot with Canvas, a new framework by Woo Themes that gives users a plethora of design options. This video by Magnus shows a little how it works.
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Optimize Plug-in Scripts for WordPress

By Devin | Published: December 30, 2009
If you look at the html for most any WordPress site, you'll likely see a lot of javascript and css files that are loaded by plug-ins. In most cases, those files aren't needed on every page- they just slow down the site. Here's how to optimize this.
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Theming Process

By Devin | Published: December 26, 2009
I just finished building a WordPress website for a local artist in Portland. Instead of just adding another screenshot to my portfolio, I thought I'd make a video showing my process and how the site will actually be used by the client.
Also posted in Thematic | 7 Comments

Useful WordPress Code Snippets

By Devin | Published: December 10, 2009
A useful collection of code snippets for WordPress.
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Using TimThumb with WordPress MU

By Devin | Published: November 22, 2009
A short post about using TimThumb with WordPress MU. Includes a function (code snippet) for getting the correct image path and then displaying it in the theme.
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Podcasting with Feedburner + iTunes

By Devin | Published: November 22, 2009
A tutorial describing how to integrate Feedburner with WordPress to publish your podcasts and send e-mail updates.
Also posted in Plug-ins | 9 Comments

How to Install a Theme

By Devin | Published: November 9, 2009
Here's a short video screencast on how to install WordPress themes. It explains how to do this for themes in free themes directory and for ones you've downloaded from other sources- such as Woo Themes.
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Thematic Theme Options Panel

By Devin | Published: October 30, 2009
What separates a premium theme from the cruft? A theme options panel. Download the source code to add theme options to your very own Thematic child theme.
Also posted in Thematic | 26 Comments