WPStart.org

March 18, 2009

Bookmark this article: del.icio.us | Digg it | reddit | StumbleUpon

WordPress for Designers: Day 10

While we sort out the final touches on the .psd file, we are going to spend some time today to have a little fun with Wordpress and also create a very simple Wordpress plugin. If you are interested in learning more about using RSS feeds with wordpress and would like to learn the basics of creating a plugin, then today is the day for you!
- By Drew Douglass on In the Woods
Is WordPress.tv worth it?

When I was but a bairn, in the halcyon days of working at a Uni I remember there was a huge demand for screencasts and videos of how people could use the online learning management system. So we made tons of them – and those early Camtasia efforts were quote something, I can tell you.
- By James on WPMU

How to: Display the number of results in WordPress search

WordPress users know it: Search is definitely one of WordPress weak point. Today, let’s see how to get the number of results the search returned, and display it (proudly!) on our blog.
- By Jean-Baptiste Jung on WP Recipes
WordPress: Limit Your RSS Feed To One Category

When designing Anderson Web Solutions, I decided to use Posts for both news items and Portfolio entries. There were several advantages to doing this, but one issue I found was that everything was being thrown together in the RSS feed. I decided to look into filtering the RSS feed to only show posts from the News category. Here’s how it works.
- By Will Anderson

11 Tips for Speeding Up Wordpress Theme Development

Speeding up the time it takes you to develop new Wordpress themes can become a very critical habit that will help you as you continue on in this business. When most freelancers start out, they usually are sure to take on one client at a time. As you get more comfortable and know your limits, you may become a little daring and take on two, maybe three clients at the same time. If you respect yourself enough to deliver quality work in a timely fashion to these clients that put their faith (and money) into you, you better hope you have sharp time-management skills.
- By Ralph on For The Lose

AVH First Defense Against Spam

The AVH First Defense Against Spam plugin gives you the ability to block spammers before any content is served. Spammers are identified by checking if the visitors IP exists in a database served by stopforumspam.com or by a local blacklist.
- By Peter van der Does

16 Website Analytical Tools

All website analytical tools have their pros and cons, and many people use more than one to track their website’s visitors and gather other important data. With that in mind, I’ve put together this list of some of the best.
- By Christopher on JungleJar

10 Principles For Readable Web Typography

Readability is one of the more important aspects of Web design usability. Readable text affects how users process the information in the content. Poor readability scares readers away from the content. On the other hand, done correctly, readability allows users to efficiently read and take in the information in the text. You want users to be able to read your content and absorb it easily.
- By Matt Cronin on Smashing Magazine
Breadcrumbs In Web Design: Examples And Best Practices
On websites that have a lot of pages, breadcrumb navigation can greatly enhance the way users find their way around. In terms of usability, breadcrumbs reduce the number of actions a website visitor needs to take in order to get to a higher-level page, and they improve the findability of website sections and pages. They are also an effective visual aid that indicates the location of the user within the website’s hierarchy, making it a great source of contextual information for landing pages.
- By Jacob Gube on Smashing Magazine