Custom WordPress Websites that Rock!
First, let me preface this and that I officially don't like bringing up negative things. I'd much rather focus on the positive - but when everything is rolling along fine you just don't pay attention. I get it. I do the same thing. But there's something coming, and coming very soon, that is going …
The Question of the Week today falls under the "Advanced WordPress" category. Anytime you get into functions.php I think that's more advanced than the average user - don't you? My good friend Matt asked "Mike Mueller I figured you'd be a good person to ask...if you have a child theme …
A while ago I posted a response to a question I saw in a Linkedin Group about closing down a WordPress site and just going with Linkedin long format posts. A friend of mine sent me this. Same thought, different platform. This happened on Facebook. Incredible. But for those that might be …
You probably missed it. Linkedin now allows you to blog! It's not on WordPress, but you can now do 'long format' posts. Actually, they made it kind of a quiet thing. I'm a member of a group on Linkedin aptly titled, "Writing on Linkedin" and while I've participated in a few discussions I am …
There's a new plugin version for the ever popular NextGEN Gallery coming out. It's version 2.0.0 and it looks like it will do some amazing things! I'm running it here on AreWeConnected. Here's a slideshow I just created. But before you download it, before you update it... What should you do …
One of the biggest draws to Wordcamp San Francisco is the State of the Word address from Matt. This doesn't happen at other wordcamps. If you didn't know, there's a new version coming out very soon. Version 3.6 Matt shows off a bit of it in the video and talks a bit about why it's …
The 20th in the series of… 20 Secret Blogging Tips in 20 Days I did it!! Technically, this is posting on July 1st. So I really didn't do it after all. Check out the bottom of this post to see the rest. Today's post should simply be titled "working smarter". Writing a post a day in the …
The 16th in the series of… 20 Secret Blogging Tips in 20 Days Only 4 more posts to go! Check out the bottom of this post to see the rest. Behold, the Power of the Favicon! That sounded ominous. Just in case you didn't know - look at the top of this tab in your browser? See that little …
The 13th in the series of… 20 Secret Blogging Tips in 20 Days 13 posts? I'm not superstitious, are you? Let me know if you see any black cats around. Check out the bottom of this post to see the rest. Want to be a better blogger? Want to put this writing thing on …
How's this for a series? You have a problem you need fixed on your Facebook Fan Page You ask and I show you how to fix it Only I'm going to do it with video and use it as a blog post. This way, when others have the same issue, they'll be able to fix it themselves too. Let's call it... Fix …
Blogging isn't just writing words. We need to capture the attention of the reader. We can do that by adding pictures and graphics. HINT: a cute puppy, kitten, skunk, baby, or kid has tremendous attention grabbing power! Pictures are great but sometimes the best way to get a message across …
Sorry, I'm a little late on this one this year but better late than never, eh? I'll make it short and sweet. If you want to show your your support for Breast Cancer Awareness Month and are graphically challenged... Email me the picture you want to use, I'll make it square (perfect for use …
