Recently I noticed that many web developers are still using HTML tables to layout their forms. Mainly it is because people stick with what they know, and have never taken the time to learn a better way. Once you learn to layout forms with standards compliant CSS it is actually quite easy! View Demo Download [...]
A big part of changing names from WP Limits to Legend Themes was switching the Twitter account. I am never sure how much of a connection your Twitter followers actually have with a specific account. Would they notice if an account suddenly switched names? How much notice should you give? Acquiring the New Name. Once [...]
This is the series of sites that I subscribe to in order to keep up on WordPress news and to always get better at working with WordPress. WordPress Development & Announcements Official WordPress Blog Jane Wells provides great updates on the development status, any new features being released, and also where you can jump in [...]
We just launched a WP Limits Twitter account. It will feature short (140 characters or less!) tips on WordPress or links to other great articles. Don’t worry, we won’t update more than once per day, so we won’t be spamming your account. Lots of great resources coming! Make sure to follow the account here: http://twitter.com/wplimits [...]
Over the weekend I was able to go to WordCamp Utah and hear some great talks. I will have a more detailed write-up coming soon. Our weekly resources post will feature a lot of information from those talks. WordCamp Utah Video Stream – http://www.ustream.tv/channel/wordcamp-utah This has all of the videos from the conference. In particular [...]
How to Create a WordPress Theme From Scratch (Part 2) – http://nettuts.com/working-with-cmss/how-to-create-a-wordpress-theme-from-scratch-part-2/ Earlier we posted a link to creating a WordPress theme from scratch. Here is the next part in that great tutorial. Easier Theme Development with Sample WordPress Content – http://wpcandy.com/articles/easier-theme-development-with-the-sample-post-collection.html Want to thoroughly test your theme for every situation? This post details how [...]
Sliding Doors Navigation with WordPress – http://hackwordpress.com/sliding-doors-wordpress-navigation-css-technique/ WordPress by default cannot support the infamous sliding doors technique, but with this simple change, you can create beautiful navigation to your hearts content. Sliding Doors + Sons of Suckerfish – http://www.jappler.com/blog/archive/2007/11/12/sliding-doors-sons-of-suckerfish-jappler-menus Last week we talked about Sons of Suckerfish and how to use them in a WordPress [...]
Beautiful Website Archives – http://www.sitepoint.com/article/beautiful-web-site-archives/ A great article by Apple designer and CSS guru Jina Bolton on some innovative and great archive pages. Too often WordPress theme designers don’t pay attention to the details of the theme like archives, so this should serve as some inspiration to rethink your archives pages. Leaving it to default [...]
It’s Monday and to celebrate the launch of a great new blog, we are linking to some excellent posts on other blogs we enjoy reading. We Love WordPress – http://welovewp.com/ Having trouble thinking of what can be done with WordPress? Well, here is a great gallery of pure WordPress sites. Enjoy! How Simple Web Design [...]
