Stephanie Leary

Writer and WordPress consultant

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    • Content Strategy for WordPress (2015)
    • WordPress for Web Developers (2013)
    • Beginning WordPress 3 (2010)
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    • Content Modeling for WordPress series
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FatCow: no love for WordPress

April 23, 2006 Stephanie Leary Leave a Comment

I had such plans for today. I was going to run lots of errands, call a multitude of people who had birthdays last week and wish them well, get the grocery shopping done, etc., etc. Instead, a five-minute WordPress upgrade ended up eating my day. Thanks OH SO FRACKING MUCH, … [Read more...]

Blogging, Web Design, WordPress

This is a test of the LiveJournal crossposting plugin.

March 19, 2006 Stephanie Leary 4 Comments

This is only a test. UPDATE: woot! … [Read more...]

Blogging

Writing. Whee. Also, site fixed.

December 6, 2005 Stephanie Leary 2 Comments

I think I've found the missing plot piece that'll let me get a draft done. Cross your fingers. I've been working through First Draft in 30 Days, a not-bad book with a misleading title (outline, not draft) and an execrable website. The book is full of silly little worksheets that … [Read more...]

Blogging, Writing

Borked

November 20, 2005 Stephanie Leary Leave a Comment

I upgraded to the WordPress 2.0 beta, which is very nice… but it's broken the archives for the moment. Apologies. … [Read more...]

Blogging

Urchin is free

November 14, 2005 Stephanie Leary Leave a Comment

If you need industrial-strength web traffic analysis… Urchin is now Google Analytics and it's free. … [Read more...]

Blogging

Keeping up with stuff

November 1, 2005 Stephanie Leary Leave a Comment

I've talked to several people lately who are having trouble keeping up with stuff — email, mainly, and they wonder how on earth I have time to read all these fabulous websites that let me stay on top of developments in web design. In talking to one perpetually-behind … [Read more...]

Blogging, Techy Goodness, Web Design

FINE. I give.

October 24, 2005 Stephanie Leary Leave a Comment

All right. I have finally seen Battlestar Galactica reviewed favorably in terms of both Farscape and Space: Above and Beyond. You win. I watch. But not till Christmas, because I have a book to write. … [Read more...]

Blogging

May 1 Reboot

April 25, 2005 Stephanie Leary 4 Comments

I'll be back in May with a new look (and a lot of new things to say about web design for authors). Feel free to amuse yourself with the old site or check out the May 1 Reboot project and all the other participants. … [Read more...]

Blogging, Web Design

Fixes

April 18, 2005 Stephanie Leary 1 Comment

So I think I finally have WordPress templates sussed. At least, there are fewer things broken around here than there were last week. If you spot anything funky, leave a comment, would you? I also managed to get Lisa's new blog design up and running over the weekend, and I'll be … [Read more...]

Blogging, Web Design

On the other hand…

February 2, 2005 Stephanie Leary Leave a Comment

Why do I read Chez Miscarriage when I am not, have never been, and have never tried to be pregnant? On the other hand, women who conceive via gestational surrogacy are selfish. They're perversely exploiting the vulnerability of some other woman who's clearly incapable of giving … [Read more...]

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Latest WordPress Book

Content Strategy for WordPress

A short book for content strategists and managers on implementing a complete content strategy in WordPress: evaluation, analysis, content modeling, editing and workflows, and long-term planning and maintenance.

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WordPress for Web Developers

WordPress for Web Developers (9781430258667)

This is a book for professional web designers and developers who already know HTML and CSS, and want to learn to build sites with WordPress. The book begins with a detailed tour of the administration screens and settings, then digs into server-side topics like performance and security. The second half of the book is devoted to development: learning to build WordPress themes and plugins.

This is the second, much-revised and updated edition of Beginning WordPress 3, with a more accurate title. Everything’s been updated for WordPress 3.6.

WordPress for Web Developers is out now. See what's inside...

The best WordPress features you’ve never noticed

  • WordPress Hidden Gems: Screen Options
  • WordPress Hidden Gems: Bulk Edit
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Content Modeling for WordPress series

  • Content modeling for WordPress, part 1: analyze content
  • Content modeling for WordPress, part 2: functional and organizational requirements
  • Content modeling for WordPress, part 3: a sample content model

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