WordPress

This is my dumping grounds for all things WordPress. I’ll post themes, plugins, tutorials, and hacks under this topic. Have a look around. There’s plenty for everybody.

Cleaner WordPress Gallery Plugin

So you upgraded your WordPress blog to the nifty new 2.5 only to use the gallery feature that Matt Mullenweg has been raving about. Now, you upload that first set of pictures to only find that there are a lot of problems.

In defense of the WordPress 2.5 widget panel

I’ve heard a lot of moaning and complaining about the new WordPress dashboard. Some of these complaints are valid, such as the need for the dashboard to be either centered or fluid-width for users with larger screens. I want to argue the other side of one of the major complaints … Continue reading →

Highlighting 10 great Options theme mods

I know quite a few of you have been waiting for me to deliver on my promise in the forums to put up a showcase of your work, so here it is — the best mods of the Options theme.

Options WordPress Theme Version 1.1

I finally finished this thing. I could probably work on it another week or two and never be fully satisfied. It seems that every moment longer I work on it, I learn something new. I figured I’d better just go ahead and release this version, or I’ll be working for … Continue reading →

WordPress updates and stuff of interest

I think some of you have already noticed that I didn’t release the latest version of the Options theme by the end of the week. Don’t fret. I’ve been hard at work. Really, really hard. Now, that should excuse me from releasing this thing, right? When will I release it? … Continue reading →

The Options theme's new groove

That’s right. I said “new groove.” I thought it’d at least be a catchy post title. So, what’s this all about? The Options WordPress theme is almost out of beta. I’ve foregone some of the planned smaller releases and am jumping ahead to the official release this week. With over … Continue reading →

My future in the WordPress community

I was recently asked to participate along with quite a few other designers in answering a not-so-simple question — Where will WordPress themes go in the future? Ian Stewart put together a panel of leaders in the WordPress theming community to answer this question, and I was happy to participate. … Continue reading →

Is Options another "cookie-cutter" magazine theme?

One of the things I’ve wanted to address is whether the Options theme is just another magazine theme. This theme isn’t meant to be only a magazine theme but a theme for anyone. Did I promote it as a magazine theme? Certainly, at least on the demo page. Magazine-styled themes … Continue reading →

Options WordPress Theme

The Options theme has a new home! Check it out at ThemeHybrid.com! Description: Too many options to count. Download Features I’m not even sure where to begin when I type “features” because it would be a daunting task to type them all out. Here’s some things you can play around … Continue reading →

New "super theme" on the way

If you’ve been wondering what I’ve been up to lately — like not keeping on a regular blogging schedule — then you should know that I’ve been hard at work on a new WordPress theme. I present to you the Options Theme. Here’s a live demo. What you see there … Continue reading →