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A redesign just in time for the holidays

A redesign just in time for the holidays

By Justin Tadlock on December 17, 2008

I wanted to give this site a slight makeover for the holidays. So, this is my Christmas-based redesign of JustinTadlock.com.

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Putting up a temporary redesign

Putting up a temporary redesign

By Justin Tadlock on November 16, 2008

How I used the Hybrid WordPress theme framework to redesign my site the smart way.

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New WordPress stuff to look forward to

New WordPress stuff to look forward to

By Justin Tadlock on May 10, 2008

I’ve been hard at work these past couple of weeks putting together several new WordPress goodies for everyone. I’m pretty excited about some of the results I’m getting with the work I’ve been doing. Here are some things to look forward to this month…

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New Design: Retro-fitted

New Design: Retro-fitted

By Justin Tadlock on April 23, 2008

Well. It’s done.

It took me a few days and several complete redos of the entire design, but I think I’m finally content with this new theme. I call it Retro-fitted because the colors are a kind of throwback to some past that I certainly didn’t live in.

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Picking up the pieces

By Justin Tadlock on April 4, 2008

As many of you know, I’ve had a good bit of trouble in the last few days. Upgrading from WordPress version 2.5 and bbPress 0.9 has been a disaster for me.

My blog was down for about three days while I was trying to fix things. Another week of trying to get things pieced together would’ve probably made me crawl to some corner and curl up into the fetal position.

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A new theme for a new year

By Justin Tadlock on January 14, 2008

Here it is. My completely (I mean somewhere near complete) new theme.
I’m still not sure what I think about it or how comfortable I am with it. Change is hard sometimes. I’ve struggled with what elements I wanted to include for hours tonight, trying to get something to work right, hoping for [...]

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Changes: Some things to expect in the coming year

By Justin Tadlock on January 9, 2008

I recently came down with some sort of sickness, which is why I haven’t continued my regular posting schedule after the holidays. This is around the fourth time I’ve been sick since I’ve moved to Korea. It probably has something to do with the air pollution, cooler climate, spending a few hours a [...]

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Wishing you a happy holiday season

By Justin Tadlock on December 27, 2007

I wanted to put up a quick post to see how everything is going for my readers. I hope everyone is having a great holiday season.
I spent several hours on the Web cam with my family while they opened presents on Christmas. It was a neat experience seeing most of them for the [...]

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New Directions: Which Path Should My Blog Wander Down?

New Directions: Which Path Should My Blog Wander Down?

By Justin Tadlock on October 11, 2007

Don’t let the title fool you. I have a few specific things in mind that I want to accomplish with this blog. I have, however, been constantly asking myself this question lately.
I want to do something new with this site. It’s felt a little stale to me for some time now, and [...]

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