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WordPress 3.0 Menus Demo Video on iThemes Builder
By Chris JeanWordPress 3.0, scheduled for release in May, will add an exciting new menu feature to WordPress. This new feature allows for the quick and easy creation of multiple sets of menu navigation. In addition, each menu set can have a combination of page, category, and custom links. This is a great enhancement to WordPress and [...]
Produce Better Designs with Sample Content
By Chris JeanThis week’s tip will help you produce themes/designs that stand up to real-world use.
The problem is all too common. You develop a design, and it looks great. Then you ship it off to a client, and it starts to look horrible. The reason? The client is putting in different content than you did.
The solution is [...]
Learning CSS 101: The Box Model
By Chris JeanIf you want to design awesome web sites or just make little tweaks to your site’s CSS, you should first learn some fundamentals. One of the most important things to learn know about CSS is how the box model works.
Everything on a webpage is a box. The site you are looking at right now is [...]
Simple wp-config changes to increase security and aid code debugging
By Chris JeanBoth my intermediate and advanced tips this week are simple changes you can make to your site’s wp-config.php file. One change will enhance your site’s security while the other will greatly help you as you make code changes.
Set up custom security keys
There are four security keys in your site’s wp-config.php file: AUTH_KEY, SECURE_AUTH_KEY, LOGGED_IN_KEY, and [...]
Improve WordPress Development with the Codex and Grep
By Chris JeanMy tips for this week will help you become a better WordPress developer and designer. The WordPress Codex is your first stop to learn more about WordPress functions. To dig deeper than what the Codex can offer, use Grep to locate functions inside WordPress so you can see exactly how they work.
WordPress Codex
If you are [...]
A Better, Faster Way to Upgrade Themes
By Chris JeanUpdate (2010-01-14): Just as this plugin makes theme upgrades simple and fast, it now does the same for plugins. Simply go to Plugins > Add New > Upload to upgrade existing plugins via a simple zip file upload. Make sure that you are running the 0.0.2+ version to get this new feature. Additionally, this new [...]
Builder Theme Demo Webinar 12/17/09
By Chris JeanAs promised, here is the video of our Builder theme demo on 12/17.
WP Q&A: When Should I Update WordPress?
By Chris JeanHello again everyone. This is Chris Jean, iThemes’ very own Code Monkey. Today, I’m going to do my best to help you prepare for and plan WordPress upgrades.
When should a person upgrade their WordPress blog? Frankly, this is not an easy question to answer.
The answer is completely dependent upon what type of site you are [...]
Customizing Theme Menu with Filters
By Chris JeanHello everyone. Chris Jean, iThemes’ very own resident code monkey, here with some exciting news!
Many of our customers have asked for the ability to more easily modify our themes. Recently, I’ve had the opportunity to go through some of our code and add the ability to customize certain parts of the theme easily by using [...]
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