I've probably built over 20 Websites using the Canvas WordPress Theme by WooThemes. It's a great Theme for people that like having alot of GUI options available. Canvas is also very versatile and simple to work with. Even although Canvas has many GUI options, there are still some changes that need … [Read more...] about How to move slider text in Canvas
How to add placeholder text to Mailchimp forms
Adding a Mailchimp newsletter signup form to WordPress is simple. Usually a Plugin such as Gravity Forms or Mailchimp list subscribe form is used to embed a Mailchimp form into a WordPress Website. The problem with the Plugins is that they don't have certain configuration options. For example, if … [Read more...] about How to add placeholder text to Mailchimp forms
3 Essential WordPress Tips
Below are three very simple WordPress housekeeping tips. The below will take just a few minutes and will make your WordPress Website more secure, faster and more reliable. Apply updates: For security reasons you absolutely must apply updates to your WordPress Website as they become available. … [Read more...] about 3 Essential WordPress Tips
WooThemes – add a header widget area
Over the past few months I've setup alot of WordPress Websites using various various WooThemes Themes. As a developer I think that Genesis (StudioPress) Themes are the best to work with but StudioPress Themes generally have very few GUI configurable options. This is often an advantage (as a client … [Read more...] about WooThemes – add a header widget area
What makes CSS such fun
A lot of my WordPress consulting work involves scripting with CSS. CSS is relatively rudimentary but extremely powerful. I was thinking about what makes CSS (and many other scripting languages) such fun to work with. For me it comes down to a select few items: The ability to very quickly … [Read more...] about What makes CSS such fun
Remove multiple bullets in WordPress list
This quick tutorial is more of a reminder to myself but hopefully it is useful to others too. Anyway, in building a WordPress Website for a client using the Interakt Theme by Themefuse, it was evident that there was a styling problem with inserting a custom menu into the footer. Essentially two … [Read more...] about Remove multiple bullets in WordPress list
Saving hours on every proposal
Time is money when one works alone or in a small group. I'm constantly looking for tools that save me time and make work activities simpler. Cloud based tools such as Gmail (I can access all email seamlessly no matter which device I use), Zoho Projects and Dropbox/Google Drive (sync files between … [Read more...] about Saving hours on every proposal
Choosing a new computer – Tips
Looking to buy a new PC? You have probably see the adverts in the JB Hi-Fi catalogue, Dick Smith or on the Dell Website mentioning all sorts of numbers and abbreviations. Forget all that nonsense. Here is what you need to know when buying a new computer. The first and most important decision when … [Read more...] about Choosing a new computer – Tips
Ubuntu saves French Government 40%
Since starting to use the Ubuntu Linux distribution (desktop version) a few months ago I have been nothing but extremely impressed. I really can't understand why the Australian Government isn't using the Ubuntu Operating System and is instead is likely paying over the top, with taxpayers money, for … [Read more...] about Ubuntu saves French Government 40%