Firebug web development tool
Every modern browser has a built in element inspector. I use Firebug – an open source web development tool to find elements on a
open source
Why I decided to speak at WordCamp Toronto 2011
I’m speaking at WordCamp Toronto next Saturday and I’ll be part of a team offering a free hands-on WordPress workshop
Easy Google Fonts for WordPress | Embedding Fonts made easy
The Font Problem Clients often ask that a web designer use a specific font on their website. The challenge is
Open Source File Management Tools
This week I tried to get my new laptop with Windows 7 setup…. only to discover that my version of WS_FTP won’t work with Windows 7 and I have to pay for an upgrade. So I said forget it and switched over to Filezilla the open source file transfer program. From my twitter friends I then learned about other open source tools that they use.
WordPress as a CMS – Content Management System
WordPress is so much more than a blogging platform. Some developers will argue that the WordPress CORE isn’t a CMS in the true sense of the term; as WordPress allows users to publish web content most of us would say the term is appropriate. If you need to extend the capabilities of WordPress all you have to do is install the Pods CMS plugin and WordPress will be a complete CMS.
The WordPress Advantage
There are clearly many advantages to using WordPress to developed your website even if you have no intention to “blog”. WordPress is a powerful Content Mangement System with plugins and themes. WordPress has been designed with search engine optimization in mind. Other website systems generally do not create RSS feeds automatically, blogs do.