10 Sites That Produce Quality WordPress Content
Sometimes, it’s hard to find good sources of quality WordPress content around the net. The problem is, many times good sites go unnoticed because of a lack of good marketing. Sometimes, even, good sites get sold off to bad owners. It happens.
I track a lot of WordPress content daily, so I’m happy to sort through the noise for you. My list is lean and mean, and I don’t mind sharing. Be sure to subscribe to the RSS feeds and/or follow them on twitter too.
Here are 10 sites I highly recommend if you are looking to expand your understanding of WordPress, or keep up with what’s going on in the community. (more…)
Centralization of WordPress Content
• No CommentsOver at WPTavern.com, there is an interesting discussing going on about the fragmentation of quality WordPress content on different blogs. It was proposed that a central location for this information be started to aggregate all the good tutorials. Here are my thoughts.
5 Useful WordPress Functions You Didn’t Know Existed
Deep within the source code of WordPress lies an endless list of useful functions just waiting for you to use them in your theme or plugin. The problem is, most people don’t know they exist, probably because the Codex is ridiculously underdeveloped, and most people hate looking through source code. Luckily for you, reading the WordPress source code is a hobby of mine.
So, I compiled a list of some of my favorites. Some are simple and can be used by pretty much everyone; others have less common uses; but, all of them are incredibly useful. (more…)
Browser Detection and the body_class() Function
Yesterday, I wrote an article introducing and unwrapping the new WordPress body class function that will be included in WordPress 2.8. Today, I want to take it a step further by giving you a practical example of how you you can use the function to make things easier for yourself.
One of the more frustrating things about coding for the web is the fact that different browsers often render the same code differently than one another. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could apply certain CSS styles to just the browsers that need it? With the new body_class() function, and a little code magic on our part, and you’ll be able to do just that.
It should be noted that this article will be a bit more involved than some of the others on this site. There will be a lot of assumptions made about your level of coding experience.
New Design Launches Today
• 9 CommentsIf you’re used to reading this site via feed reader, you might want to take some time out today and take a gander at the new design. Let me know what you think. I’m quite smitten by it.
WordPress 2.8 and the body_class() Function
Back on February 7th, I was casually browsing the WordPress trunk code, and discovered a very cool new function in the wp-includes/post-template.php file.
Beginning in WordPress 2.8, themes will be able to take advantage of the body_class() function to place location-specific classes on the opening <body> tag, usually located in the header.php file of most themes.
Why is this significant? Easy … this opens up the ability to change the look of nearly everything with CSS only.
Before we get into the application of the body_class() function, let’s cover some technical details first. (more…)
New Design On the Way
• 3 CommentsA new design for NathanRice.net is on the way soon. You can click here to see a preview of the new design. Feel free to give me your thoughts on the new design in the comments or on twitter (@nathanrice).
3 New Plugins by Yours Truly
• 12 CommentsThat title couldn’t be worse for my WordPress SEO goals, but it’s late and I don’t care!
Over the last several weeks, I’ve been a busy working on a few little gems that you might find useful. I certainly do.
I’ve created a new WordPress Plugins page here as a placeholder. Eventually, each plugin will have its own page. Check them out and let me know what you think.
Where I've been, and What's Next
So, yes, I admit it. I’ve been mostly silent here on the blog for a while. But I promise, it’s going to change soon. Trust me.
In the mean time, I wanted to let everyone know what’s going on, and what’s coming up. (more…)
iThemes Cyber Monday – 25% off EVERYTHING
The Monday following Black Friday has come to be know as Cyber Monday. Online retailers offer deep discounts on their products, and iThemes is no exception!
So if you’re in the mood for a high quality Premium WordPress Theme for 25% off, head over to iThemes and go nuts. That’s 25% off your entire order, no limits … and yes, that even includes the Theme Club … a full $100 off!!!
Just use the coupon code CYBERMONDAY at checkout to receive the discount.
Act fast … the deal ends at 12am (midnight) tonight.
