The Unholy Quatern (Building Killer WordPress Sites)
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The Unholy Quatern (Building Killer WordPress sites)
pinkandyellow.comdesignisphilosophy.com
twitter.com/Mor10
Morten Rand-HendriksenOwner / Creative DirectorPink & Yellow Media
Today I will bore you with:
General ramblings on WordPress
My love affair with Expression Web
Choice examples of some cool stuff
Live demos of some neat stuff
Some examples of new stuff in WP 3.0
How I build new sites from scratch in 2 hours
Maybe something completely unrelated
“WordPress is a state-of-the-art publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards, and usability.”
“WordPress is a state-of-the-art publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards, and usability.”
The Unholy Quatern**quatern n: the cardinal numberthat is the sum of three and one
Case study: Press Clippings Gallery
Client: Patterns by Figgy’sProject: Custom WP site
Hi Morten,We need a gallery for our press clippings that just has a thumbnail of the press clipping and the title that then goes to a full page with a bigger picture and more info.
Hi Morten,We need a gallery for our press clippings that just has a thumbnail of the press clipping and the title that then goes to a full page with a bigger picture and more info.
Case study: Press Clippings Gallery
Client: Patterns by Figgy’sProject: Custom WP site
Solution:Custom category template+ Featured Image function introduced in WP 2.9 and perfected in WP 3.0
Solution:Custom category template+ Featured Image function introduced in WP 2.9 and perfected in WP 3.0
Case study: Custom Menus
Client: Patterns by Figgy’sProject: Custom WP site
Hi Morten,We also need to be able to quickly change our menus, both at the top and the bottom of the page, to point to pages, posts and categories. Is that possible?
Hi Morten,We also need to be able to quickly change our menus, both at the top and the bottom of the page, to point to pages, posts and categories. Is that possible?
Case study: Custom Menus
Client: Patterns by Figgy’sProject: Custom WP site
Solution:WordPress 3.0 introduces a custom menu feature with a GUI where you can drag and drop menu items and change orders on the fly.
Solution:WordPress 3.0 introduces a custom menu feature with a GUI where you can drag and drop menu items and change orders on the fly.
Case study: A Quick Fix
Client: KylaRoma.comProject: Fix WP theme
Hi Morten,I found a theme that is exactly what I need but the sidebars have been done improperly. Can you make it so that the sidebar items don’t automatically appear as bullets?
Hi Morten,I found a theme that is exactly what I need but the sidebars have been done improperly. Can you make it so that the sidebar items don’t automatically appear as bullets?
WordPress Template Toolsfor Expression Web
http://gallery.expression.microsoft.com/
en-us/WordPressTools
The Unholy Quatern Links
Expression Webexpression.microsoft.com
Live Meshmesh.com
Web Platform Installermicrosoft.com/web
WordPresswordpress.org
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Morten Rand-HendriksenOwner & Creative Director
Pink & Yellow Media
designisphilosophy.compinkandyellow.comtwitter.com/Mor10