by Jon Bishop on November 2, 2009
in Plugins
As I submerse myself more and more into the world of Thesis from DIYthemes, I am gaining a huge appreciation for all of the enhancements it provides to the WordPress platform. Furthermore, I have developed a new found appreciation for developers who have taken the time to create WordPress plugins that integrate easily with the [...]
Rather than reinvent the wheel here I’m going to share some articles I both agree with and have found helpful in the past. WordPress is extremely powerful in it’s simplicity but is made more powerful by it’s loyal users. The future of this platform is very exciting as we stretch the possibilities of traditional websites.
by Jon Bishop on October 8, 2009
in Plugins
WordPress is what you make of it. For some it is a simple blogging platform no different than Tumblr or Blogger. For others it is an all inclusive content management system for their corporate website. Developers continue to recommend WordPress as a CMS because of all the extended functionality contributed by the community as well as it’s raw simplicity.
So [...]
by Jon Bishop on October 7, 2009
in Blogging
Ever stop to think about who is reading your blog? No one knows your readers better than you, so what are you doing about it?
Your blog should really evolve right along side you. A few things to consider as you learn more about your readers are:
Is it easy for readers to contact you? Can you [...]
Awhile back I decided to start posting videos on my blog. Once I had a few videos up I began to rethink my approach. Ultimately I wanted to prevent videos from showing up where normal posts are displayed and instead display my most recent video in the sidebar.
To do this, I would need to:
Suppress all video posts [...]
by Jon Bishop on September 3, 2009
in Blogging
There are 3 main reasons I love Thesis and why I use it for my blog;
SEO
Awesome Layout
It’s constantly being optimized
I guess what originally hooked me was the fact that most of the blogs I was reading by professionals within my industry were already on the Thesis theme. You’ve got Chris Brogan (who wrote about it [...]
A WordPress blog is an easy way to establish a dynamic online presence however it’s also very easy to get trigger happy with plugins and themes that ultimately slow down your websites loading time. Here’s a quick little checklist to help improve your blogs performance.