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Posted 22/7/08 - Filed under Tips & Tricks - 112 comments
You’ve all seen it: comments that aren’t actually comments but simply trackbacks or pingbacks from other blogs linking to your blog posts. One of the most commen examples is this: a post gets featured on del.icio.us and tens of blogs link to your post. No problem, you think, this only makes your blog bigger. The downside is that any interesting conversation going on in your comments is abruptly stopped. Suddenly your comments are clutted with trackbacks and people don’t bother to read everything to ensure they missed something. (more…)
Posted 16/7/08 - Filed under Tips & Tricks - 12 comments
During a job which involved skinning WordPress µ I did recently, my client asked me if it was possible if I could add a link to their support forum. As usual, I said I’d find a solution. (more…)
Posted 10/8/08 - Filed under Tips & Tricks - 7 comments
By using this little snippet of code, you can add a specific css class to a comment being made by the author, as demonstrated on blogs such as Veerle’s, a fellow Belgian! By using this technique, you make sure that people notice it when you add something or address a remark. (more…)
Posted 10/7/08 - Filed under Themes, Tips & Tricks - 2 comments
As I’ve mentioned in the opening post, we at Dev WP will be making regular use of our own base WordPress theme with the awesome name Base Dev. It’ll be a no-nonsense layout which will gradually improve as we continue adding more and more through our articles.
However, everything must start somewhere. What would be a more logical stap than starting by porting over our layout to WordPress. (more…)
Posted 6/7/08 - Filed under Tips & Tricks - 10 comments
It’s July 7th, which means that we officially launch! You’re part of a historic moment, as Dev WP launches a continuous series of articles, hoping to give you a better WordPress experience.
All the comments have been reviewed, ideas have been jotted down and the first words have been written. We hope to please you as much as possible with a flow of articles on subjects you want! The lucky winners will be announced and contacted shortly so ,those who entered, be sure to keep an eye on your inbox!
Now, I won’t stall you any longer. Have fun reading our first real post: Alternating row colors. (more…)
