Presenting Quality Posts With Style

First Posted on January 1, 2009

Presenting easy-to-read WordPress posts takes a little practice and some trial-and-error styling. This short tutorial reveals some of the styling techniques I use.
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ARIA and CSS Validation Errors

First Posted on December 28, 2008

When developers attempt to maximize both the usability and the appearance of a WordPress blog, XHTML code can sometimes be generated that will show validation errors at W3C. The “offending” CSS and PHP code that causes the errors can be removed, but to do so might degrade the appearance or usability of the blog. Learn why.
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Managing Your WordPress Database

First Posted on December 26, 2008

In this tutorial, you will learn how to create, backup, clear, and restore your WordPress MySQL database with phpMyAdmin.
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Use WP-Syntax To Beautify Your Code Display

First Posted on November 18, 2008

WP-Syntax is a WordPress plugin that can “beautify” the code snippets used in articles, tips, and tutorials. WP-Syntax can present snippets from most code types in a very readable format. As an added bonus, the code can be copied and pasted directly from the WP-Syntax generated display into a readers application.
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header.php—Verify Those Header Links!

First Posted on November 15, 2008

If you work between a WordPress test bed and an online blog, you need to be *very* careful to verify the links in the header.php file if you have made them static. It is important to do this after downloading the file to the test bed or before uploading it to an online blog.
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