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May 20th, 2013

We talked with Lynn Dye, co-organizer of the Oklahoma City WordPress Users Group that meets on the last Monday of every month. Lynn is a virtual assistant and builds simple websites for small businesses with WordPress. Technology guru David North started the OKC WordPress Users Group in April of 2009. The group now has more [...]

by Nathan Ingram

May 17th, 2013

As a freelance web developer since 1995, I’d like to share several reasons why having a sound backup strategy is critical for anyone who is serious about web site development with WordPress. WordPress Does Not Have a Built-in Backup It amazes me how many newcomers to the wonderful world of WordPress take this for granted. [...]

by Kristen Wright

May 16th, 2013

Introducing Attent, the latest Builder child theme designed for bloggers. Attent features a minimalistic design and a simple color scheme. With several alternate module styles like a built-in mobile nav and full window images, Attent is one of our favorite additions to the Builder child theme library. See the Attent Demo Here’s an overview of [...]

by Nathan Ingram

May 15th, 2013

What are the elements of a good backup system that freelancers can rely on? As a freelance web developer since 1995, I offer these five musts of a good backup system. 1. A good backup is complete. Believe it or not, there are quite a few backup plugins for WordPress that only back up the [...]

by Nathan Ingram

May 15th, 2013

The Importance of Mailbox Money One of the most important lessons a freelance web developer can learn is the importance of Mailbox Money. Mailbox money is recurring revenue from clients that arrives in your mailbox whether you are doing any active work for them or not. Mailbox money is key to survival in the lean [...]

by Nathan Ingram

May 14th, 2013

Because WordPress requires PHP and a database to operate, many web developers build their sites on a remote web server. However, a remote web server can be slow to update and access. A much better option is to develop your WordPress site locally on your own computer, and then use BackupBuddy to publish the site [...]

by Nathan Ingram

May 13th, 2013

BackupBuddy can do more than backup, restore and move your WordPress sites. It can also be used to speed your WordPress development process, too. Most developers begin with a default WordPress site, then add and customize a theme, install and activate plugins, then set up pages and a menu system. This process is repeated again and [...]

May 9th, 2013

The general practice to add custom CSS code in Builder sites is to edit child theme’s style.css. Some users directly edit the styles where they appear and some add them at the very end (better approach). While it is true that a customized child theme will hardly need to be updated, there could be some [...]

by Cory Miller

May 7th, 2013

We’re celebrating WordPress turning 10 years old with a BIG discount on our awesome package of WordPress themes, plugins and training called the WordPress Web Designer’s Toolkit …. everything you need to build virtually any site you want on the web! Through May 27, 2013, the official WordPress birthday, we’re offering $100 off this the already heavily discounted Toolkit by use the [...]

by Sridhar Katakam

May 3rd, 2013

If you are using a Custom Post Type named say, portfolio in your iThemes Builder powered WordPress site, by default the CPT archive page, http://yoursite.com/portfolio/ will use Full Width layout (assuming the default Archives view is not deleted or modified) or which ever is the default layout (if there is no Archives view). It is [...]