What’s On My Dashboard?

What’s On My Dashboard?

I’m going to take you on a tour of my WordPress admin dashboard! Most people don’t customize their WordPress admin dashboards, but if they did, I’d be really interested in seeing what other peoples’ are like. Mine isn’t too different, but it might be worth […]

Awesome WordPress Blogs I’ve Coded

Awesome WordPress Blogs I’ve Coded

I’ve always shared my design work, but I always felt hesitant about sharing my coding work. I think I was always afraid that if I shared it, people would assume I also designed those sites. Because let’s be honest, even if I make it clear […]

Seriously, Update WordPress

Seriously, Update WordPress

Have you ever seen this before? If you use self-hosted WordPress, you have. You know what baffles me? People who ignore this message. Sometimes for years. Yes, I’ve seen some people using WP versions that are YEARS out of date. Isn’t that just completely baffling? […]

Add Collapsing Date Archives to Your Blog

Hi Ashley, I was wondering what plugin you use for your Archives? I’m trying to find one for WordPress that can show posts in a dropdown list split up by year/month (similar to what’s available on Blogger). I find they really help push my pageviews […]

It’s Easy to Assume Custom WordPress Projects are Cheap

It’s Easy to Assume Custom WordPress Projects are Cheap

Not long ago I read a great article called How Public Perception of WordPress Influences Developer Contracts and it really got me thinking about how this applies to me and my business. The main takeaway is: Some people massively undervalue custom WordPress projects With WordPress, […]

How to Style the WordPress Visual Editor

The WordPress visual editor applies styles to certain formats… like headings: That’s not very pretty, is it? What if you could make those styles actually match your theme? This would make the visual editor look more like a real preview of your post. YOU CAN! […]

All the WordPress Plugins I Use for Blogging

All the WordPress Plugins I Use for Blogging

I’ve already written a post on 15 must-have plugins for a WordPress blogger, but this time I thought it would be fun to list every single plugin that I use and why. I guess this is my own way of saying, “Here are the plugins […]

Why I Don’t Like WordPress Theme Frameworks

Frameworks like Genesis can be okay for people who don’t know how to code I think the Genesis framework and a child theme is fine for people who don’t know how to code. I’m talking about people who want to buy a powerful theme structure, […]

How to Create Your Own WordPress Shortcodes

Could you do a (or do you know of any existing) tutorial on shortcodes? I know that my theme supports some, and I know of some plugins that let you create them, but I’m not totally sure how they work. Specifically, I have a page […]

Gorgeous Themes are Everywhere!

Gorgeous Themes are Everywhere!

I’m really excited to share not one, but two gorgeous new pre-made WordPress themes! Both of these excite the socks off of me. Eliza I’m not even sure how best to convey my excitement for Eliza. I had so much fun with this theme that […]

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