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April 10, 2009

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WordPress

WPSeek – An Awesome Research Tool

Ever wish you could search for WordPress functions, template tags, function sources, user notes, etc all from one place? That is exactly what WPSeek.com allows you to do as it acts as a very slick WordPress centric search engine.
- By WP Tavern
The WordPress theme directory needs an upgrade

The WordPress theme directory was opened last July. It currently houses 700 themes and has surpassed 4 million downloads. For anyone that’s wondering, those are good numbers to be looking at if you’re a part of the WordPress community.
- By Justin Tadlock
WordPress Implements Jcrop

With the upcoming version 2.8 of WordPress, the extension to the JavaScript library jQuery Jcrop is implemented. Jcrop allows directly into a web application to crop images.
- By WP Engineer
Avoiding Common WordPress Errors

All systems built by humans are prone to fail, including the times they are editing code that shouldn’t necessarily be tampered with. When you look at WordPress as a whole, the system is continually becoming more feature-rich and secure, while the number of errors people are encountering appears to be on the incline. A large percentage of the time, the errors encountered are not the fault of the content management/blog system, but rather on the user’s end, as the result of an action that may have produced undesired results for your readers and visitors.
- By ThemeLib

WordPress tips/tutorials/how to’s

How to Highlight Search Terms with jQuery

A neat way to spice up your WordPress search page is to highlight search terms within your search results. I’ve seen some tutorials on the net on how to do this, but I haven’t found one that highlights both title and post content and is a drop-in modification for WordPress. Today I will bring you this drop-in hack for highlighting search terms on your WordPress blog.
- By Thaya Kareeson on Weblog Tools Collection
How to: Get latest sticky posts

Introduced in WordPress 2.7, stciky posts are an awesome new functionality, but sadly, retrieving and sorting them isn’t easy as you can expect. In this recipe, you’ll learn how to easily retrieve sticky posts.
- By Jean-Baptiste Jung on WP Recipes
10 tricks to make your WordPress theme stand out

There are a ton of WordPress themes out there these days, so it can be hard to get your theme noticed. The solution? Use the ten tricks listed in this post to make your theme stand out from the crowd.
- By Alex Denning on Cats Who Code

Pro blogging & SEO

Increase Web Traffic: Part 2 of 4

With an understanding of where your site garners traffic from, I’d like to expand on the three principle areas of traffic origination: direct, search engines, and links.
- By SageRock
Increase Web Traffic: Part 1 of 4

To start, don’t give me that “Well-it-has-to-be-quality-traffic” shpeal. There’s nothing wrong with traffic; when did just good old, eager-to-please traffic become a bad thing? I know the argument for “quality” traffic, but this series might just change your view. You give me traffic and I’ll show you how to get something out of it, but maybe that’s the sales guy talking.
- By SageRock
Key Components of a Clean and Readable Blog Article

There are many variables that play into the equation of readability and usability in web design. Content needs to be as readable as possible to be efficient and effective, but styling is important at the same time. There is unique balance for every website, and that balance must be found to have a successful website. This is true for all types of sites, especially blogs which contain a large amount of text.
- By Spoonfed Design
15 Steps to a More Productive Workday

Freelance designers, as well as those who work for small design studios, often face the challenge of getting the most productivity out of their time and achieving maximum efficiency. While this can be a struggle for anyone in a more “typical” job, freelancers have added distractions, unique challenges, and no one to hold them accountable. To be a successful freelancer you’ll have to place a priority on productivity and find ways that work for you.
- By Vandelay Design