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My Presentation (video): Making Your WordPress Knowledge Stick 27 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
At WordCamp Portland this year they decided to go with a theme — Permanence. This made for a very unique WordCamp and some great presentations. For me, it was obvious that one of the most challenging ...
Four Practically Useless Default Widgets 26 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
Okay, I am going to challenge my readers on this one. In my workshops, classes, online training, you name it, when I go over the default widgets that come with an install of a self-hosted WordPress si...
WordPress Themes For Beginners 21 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
If you weren’t able to make WordCamp Seattle in June, or didn’t catch the livestream, here is my presentation on themes. It appears the first bit was cut off, but there’s plenty here for you. The pos...
Exactly What Is That Featured Image in WordPress? 19 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
I have been asked this question so many times. When someone installs WordPress and goes into their editor window, down on the right hand side they find this. So what does is exactly do? Well, I wish i...
Making Your WordPress Knowledge Stick 15 Aug 2013 | 09:58 pm
As you might know, I was at WordCamp Portland 2013 last Saturday, and gave a presentation to help people as they go through the process of learning WordPress. And of course, I enjoyed connecting with ...
A Bit of Cleanup For Your Dashboard 14 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
Depending on if you blog a lot, or constantly tweak your site, you may end up in your dashboard a few times a week. Some parts you visit often. Other times you stumble around trying to find what you a...
Get Creative With Your WordPress Sidebars 12 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
When I either build my own sites, or train people on their sites, I always make them aware of the ease of creating custom sidebars. There are a lot of plugins out there that will do this for you. For ...
Hallway Track Interview at WordCamp San Francisco 9 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
You have been hearing me talk about WordCamp San Francisco for awhile now. It was a great conference and I had a fantastic time. Meeting new people. Reconnecting with others. Finally seeing a lot of p...
Customizing Checkout Fields in WooCommerce 8 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
Recently I started using WooCommerce for the first time on my new site BobWPonline.com. It’s a very powerful free ecommerce plugin with tons of premium add-ons. The thing is, I typically stay away fro...
Lessons from Professional Baseball: How to Crush a Blogging Slump 7 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
The 2013 baseball season is in full swing (no pun intended.) For players, that means 162 games over 180 days. That’s a long season.Long enough for players to fall into a slump. My Seattle Mariners kno...
