Essential Assets For Aspiring WordPress Developers I’ve posted the rough details on beginning WordPress development, now I’ll get into the specifics. There are many skills that go into becoming a solid web developer, I’ll cover a specific skill in this and the following posts. I could just dump it all out into one long intimidating… Read More »

WordPress Development: The Foundation The first part of this series will cover the bare essentials needed to begin developing using WordPress, or any web design platform. Commitment: Be willing to fail Be prepared to get back up after failing Set aside a large amount if not all of your free time to devote to learning… Read More »

A Look At WordPress From The Inside Out Welcome to the first post in the my new project. If you’re new to WordPress, follow along with our new series. When I started my journey to become a web designer/developer 3 years ago I’ll admit I was overwhelmed. It was exciting to take on the task,… Read More »

WordPress Thickbox Effect Without a Plugin If you’re like me, you try to go as much as possible without installing another plug-in to your WordPress website. There are plenty of plug-ins available for adding a Lightbox or Thickbox effect to your images. For simple WordPress Lightbox or Thickbox effects you should consider taking advantage of… Read More »

Today I’ll show you a quick tip to improve your WordPress read more tag. Before I start there are a few things you should consider: Where will you add the Read More links? What do you want them to say? Have you backed up your template files? The typical placement for the read more links… Read More »

Today I’m going to cover adding the WordPress 3.0 Custom Navigation to your theme. Many free themes don’t use the WordPress custom navigation. This tutorial will show you how to add the WP Nav Menu to your theme, or if you are designing your own WordPress theme you’ll be able to take advantage of the… Read More »

CSS Tricks is a great resource for web designers from beginners to experts. The website is the product of Chris Coyier, a respected and talented designer/developer. Chris is the creator of the WordPress based website Digging Into WordPress which is also the tile of his book. If you’re a WordPress designer/developer or if you plan… Read More »

Extend your Web design skills by reading category based articles on A List Apart. This website has a large list of articles dedicated to expanding web designers and graphic designers knowledge of Code, Culture, Design, Content and about every element of the design process. A List Apart is a light, quick loading website that will… Read More »

Hongkiat is a good resource for links to free graphics files like icons, templates and more. There are some tutorials, but mostly I use this to find links to icon sets and other free resources for graphic and website designers. HONKIAT

Web Monkey is a good source to learn about website design and development. Whether you are a seasoned pro, or just beginning to learn about website design, Web Monkey is a great place to perfect your design skills. Web Monkey has tutorials on HTML, JavaScript, general design, and more. You can find HTML, CSS and… Read More »