There are two versions of Coffee blog which you can download - one includes the design psd files, one doesn't. It's worth downloading the zip with the psd files just incase you want to do some major edits in the future :)
Good luck,
Kevin
Download Link: Coffee Blog WordPress... Archive for the News Category
Sep
3
2010
Coffee Blog WordPress Theme
Coffee Blog is a new free WordPress theme from template veterans Template Monster.
The theme features a large header which displays the main navigation links and a large image of a cup of coffee. It could easily be used for something other than a coffee blog if this image was changed.
There are two versions of Coffee blog which you can download - one includes the design psd files, one doesn't. It's worth downloading the zip with the psd files just incase you want to do some major edits in the future :)
Good luck,
Kevin
Download Link: Coffee Blog WordPress...
There are two versions of Coffee blog which you can download - one includes the design psd files, one doesn't. It's worth downloading the zip with the psd files just incase you want to do some major edits in the future :)
Good luck,
Kevin
Download Link: Coffee Blog WordPress... 
Sep
2
2010
Twitter Announce App Connection Changes
If you are a Twitter user then you will probably have received an email from them today regarding their new authorisation rules for applications. As of August 31st 2010, all applications must use "OAuth” as an authentication method.
You will have come across the "OAuth” authentication method many times before. Essentially, it asks for your permission before an app is allowed to use your Twitter login details to give you access.
Hopefully this new change will not affect you however there are bound to be some Twitter WordPress plugins which will need to be adapted to accomodate this new change so bear this in mind if a Twitter plugin you are using stops working.
Twitter also announced their new URL shortening service t.co. They claim their new link service will protect users from spyware and malicious software. It's a smart move - being able to track click throughs for links will give them a lot of useful data, which advertisers could use to increase exposure of their own products.
Link: Twitter Applications and...
Aug
19
2010
WordPress Developer Course
Benjamin Bradley from iThemes recently announced the launch of a 3 day online WordPress Developer Course (from iThemes parent company WebDesign.com).
The course takes place on Wednesday, August 25th (6-8pm), Friday, August 27th (6-8pm), and Saturday, August 28th (8am-Noon) (All Central Time). There is no prerequisite to joining the course however Benjamin does note:
Some of you may be concerned that this course will be over your head or you are wondering if this is the right class to take. It is helpful if you have worked with WordPress before and have used or seen how the iThemes Builder theme is used. It is also helpful if you don’t freak out when you look at CSS. Most people, regardless of their level are going to find enormous benefits of attending this WordPress Developers Course.The course covers a wide range of topics including:
- Advanced Installation
- Dealing with Security
- Finding the right plugin
- Write your own plugin
- Themes
- Understand the WordPress Loop
- Dealing with Custom Post Types
- The Functions.php file
- Manipulate your site with Hooks: Actions and Filters
Aug
10
2010
10 Facebook Related WordPress Plugins
Facebook is now undoubtedly the biggest social media website in the world with just about everybody who is online using it. Therefore it's important to leverage it's popularity with your WordPress powered blog or website.
Today I will be looking at 10 WordPress plugins which integrate Facebook with your website and help you promote your content to readers on the networking site.
Sharing Your Posts
1. Add to Facebook
Add To facebook is a simply plugin which adds a 'Share on Facebook' link at the bottom of your posts. The link can be added automatically or manually via templates and be linked via text, an image, or both.
Note, the plugin Add Post To Facebook seems to be identical.
Download Link: Add to Facebook
2. Publish to Facebook
Publish to Facebook allows you to publish posts or pages (or both) directly from your WordPress admin area. Once the plugin is activated you will be taken to Facebook directly after you hit the publish button on your articles. You can then publish your new...
Jul
29
2010
WordPress 3.0.1 Released
Andrew Nacin today announced the release of WordPress 3.0.1, the long awaited update to the highly successful WordPress 3.0 (which was downloaded close to 11 million times!).
In total 55 fixes were addressed including:
- Incompatibilities with the export process on some servers.
- A problem where editing the content area of a post in the new Apple iPad doesn't work.
- Several typos.
- An inconsistency between the number of posts which are displayed in the admin area between different sections.
Jul
26
2010
Plugin Installer Tool
WordPress developer Mark Jaquith is developing an incredibly useful plugin installer tool.
As it stands, plugin developers advise users to download their plugin from either their website or the WordPress.org plugin directory. Many also take advantage of WordPress's fantastic in built installation feature and tell users to search for their plugin from their own WordPress admin area. However, as you know, when you search for a plugin within your website admin area it brings up dozens of plugins, therefore there is always a chance of you downloading the wrong plugin.
Mark is improving this process by making it easier for users to download plugins directly from the developers website. So instead of being referred to the plugin page on WordPress.org, they are referred to a page where they can enter their website address.
After you enter your address you are taken to the usual plugin information page.
Once you hit the install button you are taken back to your own website and you can install the plugin just like you normally would.
After you enter your address you are taken to the usual plugin information page.
Once you hit the install button you are taken back to your own website and you can install the plugin just like you normally would.
Jul
24
2010
Thesis Theme Now Has A Split GPL license
I have covered the recent debate on the Thesis theme not being GPL in my recent posts Chris Pearson VS Matt Mullenweg and Another Post About Thesis And The GPL License.
I'm happy to say that Chris Pearson announced yesterday that Thesis now has a split GPL license. The code behind Thesis will now be under a GPL license whilst the images and CSS styling will not.
Jeff Chandler announced the news yesterday on WP Tavern (which I encourage you all to subscribe to if you aren't already doing so). There are dozens of comments from WordPress users about the split underneath the post.
The general reaction is mixed with some people wishing that Thesis went 100% GPL. Though most people seem to agree that Chris and Matt both acted a little childish at times during this whole thing (which is kind of understandable in some respects since the debate has dragged on for so long).
I don't know Chris or Matt personally so I'm not going to take sides on this. It isn't the issue here. The main issue was...
Jeff Chandler announced the news yesterday on WP Tavern (which I encourage you all to subscribe to if you aren't already doing so). There are dozens of comments from WordPress users about the split underneath the post.
The general reaction is mixed with some people wishing that Thesis went 100% GPL. Though most people seem to agree that Chris and Matt both acted a little childish at times during this whole thing (which is kind of understandable in some respects since the debate has dragged on for so long).
I don't know Chris or Matt personally so I'm not going to take sides on this. It isn't the issue here. The main issue was... 
Christopher Lotte (Columbus Realtor)
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