Web Development

Scriptygoddess Proportional Calculator Helps Resize Images

June 30, 2010

Just thought I’d pass along a handy little web page for those times when you want to resize an image and maintain the proportions, but don’t have time for the math.
From time to time, I’m trying to fit an image on a web page and know that I have only X amount of space. For [...]

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Recommended Wordpress Plugins

June 26, 2010

Several times I’ve had folks ask what plugins I recommend. Well, there is no single list that works for everybody. There are a couple of plugins I believe everyone should use and then there are the ones that I use a lot with projects and clients.
Let me also make a pitch for making donation to [...]

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Safe Wordpress Upgrades and Technical Troubleshooting Techniques

June 25, 2010

I spent a couple of hours the other night helping a friend de-bug a Wordpress 3.0 failure on a website. She had recently upgraded to Wordpress 3.0 and discovered the tag function on one of her sites no longer worked. My area of technical knowledge is different from hers, so she sent out an SOS.
Since [...]

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Choosing a Web Hosting Service

April 27, 2010

I think the number one question I’m asked is “Which web hosting service should I use?”
And then I get the “Well, this guy told me I should use —” or “I’ve tried 3, 4, 5 web services and they all were awful.” This is usually followed by detailed description of how the person was “ripped [...]

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How To Change Your Wordpress Background Image

August 5, 2009

hi, thanks so much for the tutorial above. I have a further question on the same lines. I figured out how to change the color, but i want to change the background color to an imge that is on my desktop, a jpg file saved on my desktop. I havent been able to figure out [...]

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How to get rid of the blog title and description in the Wordpress header

July 1, 2009

Thanks for you very helpful tips and informative answers to questions. I am in the very early stages of building my WordPress blog and with your help I was successful in replacing the default header with my own. The problem I now face is that my new header contains my blog title, so I want [...]

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Wordpress 2.8 upgrade problems reported

June 16, 2009

I’m in the process of testing some problems with the upgrade to Wordpress 2.8. I’m not the only person reporting them, but I think I’m one of the few who can test on 3 different hosting services with 3 different server configurations.
Quick Summary of Wordpress 2.8 Issue
It appears that some people are reporting problems with [...]

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Wordpress 2.6 Beginners Guide

November 18, 2008

Beginner’s Guide to Wordpress 2.6 without Blogroll/Links Instructions
We created this guide for clients who are new to Wordpress and not terribly comfortable with computers in general. The current version does not include information on creating and managing your blogroll or links. We will post the longer version with that information soon. We will also [...]

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How Much Should A Web Site Cost?

November 4, 2008

The cost of getting on the Internet depends upon your goals and needs. The price can range from free up. Here’s a quick guide to help you with you online marketing budget.

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