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It's the little things that matter

It’s the little things that matter

By Justin Tadlock on February 7, 2010

Attention to detail is one of the most valuable things a developer can do to stand out from the crowd.

Tagged WordPress, WordPress Discussion | 32 Responses

Showing custom post types on your home/blog page

Showing custom post types on your home/blog page

By Justin Tadlock on February 2, 2010

How to add custom post types to your blog post rotation on your WordPress home (blog/posts) page.

Tagged WordPress, WordPress Tutorials | 42 Responses

2010

2010

By Justin Tadlock on February 1, 2010

The goals that I’d like to accomplish in my personal and online life in the 2010 year.

Tagged Blogging, health, Life | 26 Responses

Rule #2: The guide to a successful blog

Rule #2: The guide to a successful blog

By Justin Tadlock on January 26, 2010

Running a successful blog is tough, but there’s one thing that you need more than anything. Passion. Everything else is secondary.

Tagged Blogging, Success | 24 Responses

Omelet and toast

Omelet and toast

By Justin Tadlock on January 19, 2010

How to make a delicious omelet and toast breakfast that will help you get any day started right.

Tagged Recipes | 48 Responses

Introducing Kirby Junior

Introducing Kirby Junior

By Justin Tadlock on January 6, 2010

Should the Kirby theme be the new default WordPress theme? I’m giving it a test run here on my blog, and I have a few thoughts.

Tagged WordPress, WordPress Themes | 44 Responses

My Snippets: WordPress Plugin

My Snippets: WordPress Plugin

By Justin Tadlock on December 3, 2009

The My Snippets plugin gives you a meta box that allows you to control widget content on a post-by-post basis.

Tagged WordPress, WordPress Plugins | 62 Responses

Sidebar (widget area) descriptions in WordPress 2.9

Sidebar (widget area) descriptions in WordPress 2.9

By Justin Tadlock on November 24, 2009

How to add descriptions to individual widget areas in WordPress 2.9 and why this is a useful feature for end users.

Tagged WordPress, WordPress Tutorials | 51 Responses

Everything you need to know about WordPress 2.9's post image feature

Everything you need to know about WordPress 2.9’s post image feature

By Justin Tadlock on November 16, 2009

An in-depth look at how the post image feature in WordPress 2.9 can be used from the perspective of both end users and developers.

Tagged WordPress, WordPress Tutorials | 130 Responses

Excerpts and taxonomies for pages in WordPress 2.9

Excerpts and taxonomies for pages in WordPress 2.9

By Justin Tadlock on November 9, 2009

How to make use of a simple file change in WordPress 2.9 to add an excerpt box and custom taxonomy boxes to your page editor.

Tagged WordPress, WordPress Tutorials | 23 Responses

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