WordPress and Widgets

Filed under: Other Sites by Miraz on September 9, 2007     Print This Post

The Peachpit: Web Design Reference Guide has published the latest in my series of WordPress articles: Customizing WordPress: Using Widgets:

Before widgets, changing the sidebar on your blog meant rummaging around in the code of theme files. Now, it’s as easy as drag and drop.”

Customizing WordPress: Using Plugins

Filed under: Other Sites by Miraz on August 20, 2007     Print This Post

Back in Awash in articles: WordPress, Internet, Mac and more I mentioned a new series of articles for Informit. Number 2 was published recently over on the Peachpit Web Design Reference Guide: Customizing WordPress: Using Plugins:

Plugins extend the capabilities of WordPress enormously. While some start work the moment you activate them, others need to be configured, and some even make you get your hands dirty editing the theme files that control the layout and look of your blog. …In this article, I’ll describe the three types of WordPress plugins and show you some examples of the must-have plugins that no blog should be without.

Coming soon are articles on Widgets, Pages, Integration with other Applications, and Customising a Theme.