February 10, 2016
Plugin: Load Media from Production
When developing a website, only bring over a few months of uploads. This plugin will source the rest from the production website.
Blog
February 2, 2016
Infinite Scroll in WordPress
A detailed tutorial on implementing infinite scroll in WordPress. Examples include scroll-based and click-based infinite scroll.
January 29, 2016
Building a Dynamic Secondary Menu
I describe how I set up a secondary navigation to automatically list the sub-menu items from the primary menu.
January 27, 2016
How to overlay a grid on your website
Most designers use a grid to organize content on the page. When I’m developing a website using their designs, it’s nice to be able to visually access that grid to…
November 30, 2015
How to accurately calculate the value of a CD
A Certificate of Deposit, or CD, is a time deposit that allows you to invest a certain amount of money at a specified interest rate and period of time. There’s…
October 13, 2015
h1’s on front page with Genesis
If you’re using a Genesis theme, make sure your homepage has an h1 on it. This article outlines how to find it, and how to add it if you don’t already have one.
August 26, 2015
Using Site Icons with Genesis
Make sure your Genesis theme doesn’t conflict with this great new WordPress feature.
August 24, 2015
Display menu items with equal widths
Normally if you use percentage-based widths and add new menu items, you need to go edit CSS. This approach automatically updates the CSS based on the number of menu items present.
August 11, 2015
Sorting Query Results by Multiple Meta Keys
I’m building a website that features reviews of hosting companies. I’m storing Price, Rating, and “Top Pick” as post meta. Users can sort the results by Price, Rating and Post Date. The client…
August 4, 2015
Create Shortcut Arguments for Display Posts Shortcode
I might be biased, but I really enjoy using my Display Posts Shortcode plugin. It makes it easy to query posts without any code. It provides clients the ability to…
July 29, 2015
Customize which menu item is marked active
Use this filter to customize the CSS classes on menu items. For instance, make “Blog” active if you’re on the blog homepage, category archive, or a single post.
February 12, 2015
Tax Tips
Even if you hire someone else to prepare your taxes, it’s useful to be aware of potential savings so that you can provide your accountant the proper documentation. Here are some tips to minimize your tax bill.
December 17, 2014
Structuring Payments to Align Stakeholders
Before you decide on your payment structure, it’s important to consider how it will affect the motivations of each party. You should pick a structure that aligns everyone’s interests towards a common goal – launching a well tested, successful website in a timely fashion.
September 5, 2014
Using Advanced Custom Fields without frontend dependency
How to use Advanced Custom Fields for your metaboxes in the backend, but standard WordPress functions to access those fields on the frontend.
August 21, 2014
Full Width Landing Pages in Genesis
Many of the websites in my portfolio use a full width approach for their homepages and landing pages. See my article on building landing pages with ACF for more information…