My journey to managing my own WordPress server
Brian Krogsgard
I used to shy away from managing my own server, but with experimentation I got more comfortable with it and now manage my own server.
WordPress.com and Jetpack enabled sites can now be embedded anywhere
Brian Krogsgard
Automattic has released a feature to create widgets to offer embed-able feeds for WordPress.com and Jetpack enabled blogs, so you can embed your blog anywhere. It looks just like a Twitter feed, but for a blog. From a technical standpoint,…
Woo: You too have woes
ZĂ© Fontainhas
For developers, i18n isn't always obvious, not even for large, and well-established theme vendors. In this post, I've tried to outline some of the most obvious issues in some of WooThemes' themes.
How to customize the WordPress theme customizer defaults
Brian Krogsgard
The theme customizer feature was introduced in WordPress 3.4, released June 2012. Since then, it's been a great tool that's allowed theme developers to move away from complex options managers to a simpler, more logical interface where many settings can…
A free documentation theme for WordPress
Brian Krogsgard
Tareq Hasan has created a free theme called weDocs to help folks manage documentation within WordPress. The theme is on Github and the demo is quite nice. This could be a great boilerplate for those of you looking to integrate…
Support Dash is transitioning to be a HelpScout app
Brian Krogsgard
Support Dash has announced they are transitioning from a standalone in-dashboard customer service app to a HelpScout app. Ben Sibley says the new app "will reduce the time you spend on support by providing you with key information inside every…
Rethinking the WordPress editor
Brian Krogsgard
Jay Hoffman has some good thoughts over on Torque about what lies ahead for the WordPress content creation experience. Between content blocks and front-end editing, writing a post in WordPress two years from now will not be like it is…
A love letter on .pot
Brian Krogsgard
Zé Fontainhas is an extraordinary wordsmith (in my own and many others' opinions) and a polyglots master. In this open love letter to Mike Jolley and his excellent WP Jobs Manager plugin, Zé eloquently highlights some of the finer points of…
Why we love $500 WordPress clients
Brian Krogsgard
Ryan Sullivan shares excellent reasoning as to why he likes working with small budget clients. In short, with a smaller client the limits are better known and the surprises are fewer. Meanwhile, it's still quite possible to serve a client's…
Required reading for marketers and clients
Brian Krogsgard
Ryan Holiday gives advice on how to market a "boring" business. He tells of the power of stories, and reminds us that all businesses have them. When we get stuck in a rut as web professionals, this is especially helpful.…
Cory Miller, Founder & CEO of iThemes
Brian Krogsgard
I had the opportunity recently to talk to Cory Miller, the founder of iThemes. Cory started iThemes in January 2008, so they are currently celebrating their 6th anniversary. Cory is a really thoughtful businessman and leader, and I really enjoyed…
Crowd Favorite to acquire Pixel Jar and AdSanity plugin
Brian Krogsgard
It's been only two months since it was announced that Crowd Favorite would be acquired by VeloMedia; and that deal is nearing completion. Those two brands will be one, under the Crowd Favorite name. Crowd Favorite has just announced another…
WordPress and the Techmeme 100
Brian Krogsgard
Matt Mullenweg did a little research study for himself, based on his own "guilty pleasure" for reading Techmeme. Techmeme's leaderboard, for those that aren't aware, is basically the benchmark all tech sites measure their influence by. Matt analyzed which of…
Rethinking Blogs at the New York Times
Brian Krogsgard
Scott Taylor works at the New York Times. He's also a major core contributor to WordPress. In this post, he describes how the Blogs division of the New York Times rebuilt their setup to fit into the Times' overall redesign…
Google releases an official plugin for publishers
Brian Krogsgard
Google has released an official plugin called Google Publisher on the WordPress.org repository. Currently, the plugin is in beta and allows you to easily hook up your website to Webmaster tools and also create and manage Adsense, all from within…
Free theme highlight: Hueman
Brian Krogsgard
In terms of free themes, Hueman sure is a knockout. I'm not even much for magazine themes, but if you have a photo-heavy site with plenty of content, I really love the design and feel of this theme. Built by Alexander…
