Posts Tagged: wp
HTML 2 WordPress 3.0 theme sneak peeks
Posted in WordPress | Tags: course, howto, html2wp, learning, sneak peek, wordpress3.0, wp
It’s been about 9 months since I’ve uploaded the WordPress theming tutorial screencast series HTML 2 WordPress. Thanks everybody for all the positive comments. Quite a few of you said you would like to see the series expanded. Well, I’m happy to say that I’ll be working with Jeffery McManus from CodeLesson.com in doing just [...]
HTML 2 WordPress goes live
Posted in WordPress | Tags: howto, html2wp, learning, screencast, tutorial, webdev, wp, youtube
I am happy to say that HTML 2 WordPress is now up and running. This is an e-learning site that teaches you how to turn your HTML layout into a WordPress theme using video screencasts. I still can’t believe that I managed to get this completed ahead of schedule. If you are a beginner and [...]
More screencasts for HTML 2 WordPress
Posted in WordPress | Tags: header, howto, html2wp, learning, screencast, sidebar, template, tutorial, wp, youtube
I’ve uploaded 2 more screencast tutorials on YouTube. Continuing on from the last set. These two covers how to modify the header and sidebar wordpress files. I’m going to put all of these tutorials together, along with written descriptions, on my e-learning site HTML 2 WordPress. That’s scheduled to launch at the end of the [...]
HTML 2 WordPress video screencasts
Posted in WordPress | Tags: howto, html2wp, installation, learning, screencast, security, server, tutorial, webdev, wp, youtube
I’m in the process of creating screencasts for a new e-learning site as a school project. The site is called HTML 2 WordPress. A how-to guide for converting a HTML layout into a WP theme. The first 3 tutorials are finished and uploaded on YouTube. So check them out. This is my first time recording [...]
WP crash course day 8: SEO plug-in madness
Posted in WordPress | Tags: analytics, google webmaster tools, Google XML SiteMaps, HeadSpace, learning, plugins, seo, sitemaps, wp
Today I was looking at new plug-ins for WordPress and I ended up finding a new one for SEO that seems to work like a charm. I’m talking about HeadSpace2 SEO. It allows you to customize titles, meta descriptions and keywords for all your pages using one simple interface. It also adds additional widgets to [...]
WP crash course day 7: from local server to remote hosting
Posted in WordPress | Tags: export, import, learning, wp
After a couple of days of working on other stuff, I finally found the time to upload my WP install to my domain. The copying and transfer process, like everything else, is relatively simple. Here are the steps:
WP crash course Day 6: how to display latest tweet with php redux
Posted in WordPress | Tags: learning, php, twitter, wp
I found this great code snippet in a Smashing Magazine article for display your latest tweet using just php. It works fine for basic text only tweets, but runs into problems when the tweet contains quotes marks, links etc. The feed pass symbols like & as safe html entities, which of course doesn’t display correctly [...]
Day 3 of my WP crash course: skinning custom pages
Posted in WordPress | Tags: custom page, learning, template, wp
Today has been a productive day. I learned a few basic WP theme styling functions, including wp_page_menu() from this reference page. The page lists common template functions included in the WP codex along with a brief description of input parameters. It’s quite helpful. Using those functions and the Stalkers template, I managed to create custom [...]
Day 2 of my WP crash course: learning about the WP loop
Posted in WordPress | Tags: learning, loop, wp
I didn’t have much time today to work on WordPress stuff… so all I did was dissect the famous WP loop. I did find a site that offers a basic tutorial for creating WP themes from scratch though. They start from the very beginning… as in assuming you don’t know about PHP, CSS or even [...]
Day 1 of my WP crash course: install WAMP Server + WordPress
Posted in WordPress | Tags: installation, learning, WAMP, wp
Today is officially my first day of learning WordPress. Although I did spent yesterday setting up my computer so I can install WordPress… I guess the information about the APACHE server etc is probably useful if you’re starting this from scratch. So I might as well describe my setup. I decided to run the server [...]
