Today I'm giving away a copy of Dan Cederholm's CSS3 for Web Designers, published by A Book Apart. I adore this book. It's the best concise introduction to all the CSS tricks I use on a daily basis: gradients, opacity, animation. This is one of the books I recommend in WordPress … [Read more...] about Tuesday giveaway: CSS3 for Web Designers
Monday giveaway: HTML5 For Web Designers
I'm kicking off a week of book giveaways with the best brief introduction to HTML5: Jeremy Keith's HTML5 For Web Designers, published by A Book Apart. My own book, WordPress for Web Developers, shows you how to build WordPress themes with the assumption that you already know … [Read more...] about Monday giveaway: HTML5 For Web Designers
Spoon Underflow Errors
TL;DR: I am having health problems. I am currently behind on everything, especially email. … [Read more...] about Spoon Underflow Errors
STOP. You must read Scott Lynch.
So earlier today, Sarah of Smart Bitches started posted a round-up of ebooks on sale, and it came to my attention that some people -- some very sad, unfulfilled people -- have never read Scott Lynch. This must be corrected immediately. Lynch writes the Gentleman Bastard … [Read more...] about STOP. You must read Scott Lynch.
Video: Content Strategy for WordPress, from WordCamp Chicago
My WordCamp Chicago talk on content strategy is up on wordpress.tv! This is similar to my San Francisco talk, but a bit more general. You can get the slides from Slideshare. http://wordpress.tv/2013/09/14/stephanie-leary-content-strategy-for-wordpress/ … [Read more...] about Video: Content Strategy for WordPress, from WordCamp Chicago
Get WordPress for Web Developers at 50% off!
Good afternoon, internets! I'm sorry the fourth installment in the content modeling series hasn't arrived yet. The delay is not a ploy to entice you to buy the book; I've been sick on and off since returning from WordCamp San Francisco. I'm hoping to finish it before I leave for … [Read more...] about Get WordPress for Web Developers at 50% off!
Video: Content Strategy for WordPress Case Study
My talk from WordCamp San Francisco last weekend, on content strategy, has been posted: http://wordpress.tv/2013/08/02/stephanie-leary-content-strategy-wordpress-case-studies/ Here are the slides, in case you missed them. … [Read more...] about Video: Content Strategy for WordPress Case Study
Content modeling for WordPress, part 3: a sample content model
On fazd.tamu.edu, we found that in addition to the standard pages and posts, we had three distinct things: research projects, tools (the tangible items created during past research projects, like software suites or new vaccines), and people. These will become our custom post … [Read more...] about Content modeling for WordPress, part 3: a sample content model
Content modeling for WordPress, part 2: functional and organizational requirements
In the first post in this series, I mentioned that, as you decide whether you need to create new post types, you should think ahead to the way your content will be displayed and sorted. Let's go back to Rachel Lovinger's A List Apart article on content modeling. … [Read more...] about Content modeling for WordPress, part 2: functional and organizational requirements
Content Strategy for WordPress: Case Study (WordCamp San Francisco slides)
Here are my slides from my WordCamp San Francisco talk this morning! … [Read more...] about Content Strategy for WordPress: Case Study (WordCamp San Francisco slides)
