August 14, 2014
Rename the sidebars on Sixteen Nine theme
This theme uses ‘header-right’ for the left sidebar and ‘primary sidebar’ for the right. Rename them to ‘left sidebar’ and ‘right sidebar’
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July 4, 2014
Automatically display titles on Category and Tag Archives
Add this code automatically add your category or tag’s name to the top of category/tag archives.
May 14, 2014
Authority Intensive: My Thoughts and Presentation
HTML5. Responsive Design. You’ve heard the buzzwords, but don’t know exactly why your website needs them. I’ll guide you through the latest tools your developer should be using, when they are appropriate, and the value they can bring to your business.
May 12, 2014
iThemes Interview and Webinar on running a freelance business
iThemes recently conducted an in-depth interview with me. Check out the interview, and join our Q&A Webinar for Wednesday, May 14th.
April 28, 2014
How to Remove the Genesis Page Templates
Don’t want “Blog” and “Archive” templates available in your child theme? Now that’s possible with WordPress 3.9.
April 7, 2014
Customizing Menu Arguments
I’ll show you a simple filter for customizing the arguments of any menu, including the ones built into Genesis.
March 5, 2014
Adding a Portfolio to any Genesis child theme
I walk you through adding a portfolio to your child theme, using an existing plugin and a few tweaks to your theme.
February 27, 2014
Column Class Generator
Column classes allow you to break a page’s content into multiple columns. I’ve built a calculator so you can update the column classes to match your site’s grid.
February 26, 2014
Consider iBonds for your Emergency Fund
As a freelancer, it’s a good idea to have an emergency fund. But where to put it? I describe the benefits of US Government I Bonds.
February 25, 2014
Don’t use the Genesis Blog Page Template
Genesis includes a “Blog” page template for creating the blog. But don’t use this – do it the proper WordPress way.
January 23, 2014
Easily regenerate specific images using WP-CLI
One of my favorite features of Synthesis, the host I use as my development server, is that it has WP-CLI pre-installed (here’s some other hosts that have it as well).…
September 27, 2013
Fun with Avatars
I’m working on a site that required some customization of the avatars. Here’s some CSS-based approaches to these changes.
September 26, 2013
Dropdown Menu Class
Adds a CSS class of ‘menu-item-has-children’ to menu items with submenus. No Javascript Required.
September 23, 2013
bbPress Report Abuse Plugin
Provides a “Report Abuse” link for replies on bbPress forums.
August 13, 2013
Remove Left Alignment from Featured Images in Genesis
Does your blog sometimes look like the above screenshot, with some words floating next to the featured image? This tutorial shows you how to fix that.