TTI asked me to help them implement a custom post type for their conferences (essentially an upcoming events system) and to replace the defunct CheezCap plugin they'd been using to manage per-site customizations for their Genesis child theme. I implemented an … [Read more...] about Texas Transportation Institute Events
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Texas A&M University at Qatar
The Texas A&M campus at Qatar had been up and running with WordPress for a while, but they needed a review of their custom theme. Its developers had, as it turned out, done a lot of things on the checklist of what not to do. The theme included the complete source code of four … [Read more...] about Texas A&M University at Qatar
Team Human
The authors of this collaborative novel wanted a small website, separate from their own, to showcase the new book. To get things up and running quickly and inexpensively, I wrote a WordPress theme based on _s and Bootstrap, with a color scheme based on the book's cover. Since … [Read more...] about Team Human
Scott Westerfeld, Leviathan
When Scott's Leviathan was published, his publisher hired a graphic designer to revamp his website in fine steampunk style. Alas, the firm wasn't entirely conversant with WordPress's best practices, and the result was a table-based (!) design that broke every time Scott added a … [Read more...] about Scott Westerfeld, Leviathan
Month of Letters
I worked with Mary Robinette Kowal to set up the Achievements plugin for the Month of Letters BuddyPress site. Members earned badges for sending various kinds of mail, and cumulative points for the number of letters or packages they sent. These were reported via a Gravity Form … [Read more...] about Month of Letters
