New Jersey Photographer
A while back I wrote an article with Website Tips for Photographers. This article is taking it a step further and sharing methods to create a stunning and powerful look for a photography website. For Photographers trying to create a business for themselves it is crucial for them to have websites. When it gets down [...]
WordPress For Photographers. Yes, you can be one and use the other. As photographers, we have to seek resources to learn about WordPress and web development. The other option is to hire a company to do it for us. If you’re like me, you’re a hands on, do it yourself person. With that said, I [...]
Spam sucks and that is the truth. Why they do it no one will know for sure. But the fact of the matter is that we, as WordPress bloggers, can protect ourselves from unwanted comment spam getting through to the public. When we get spam, our WordPress websites will email us an alert. (see image [...]
If you haven’t noticed, my website looks a little different. That is because I changed my WordPress theme to a modified version of StudioPress Genesis. A while ago I was using the Thesis theme from DIYThemes and then I switched to Canvas from WooThemes. I explained the reasoning behind switching and I loved the flexibility [...]
Since writing this article, I have disabled CommentLuv as a process of optimizing the website for speed. CommentLuv does not slown down the website by much, but every plugin enabled does impact loading times CommentLuv is a unique blogging tool. The reason I call it that and not a WordPress plugin is because CommentLuv is [...]
A wonderful design team, Unique Blog Designs, has created a unique form of WordPress commenting. It’s in-line versus below the content. It’s social and fun. Highlight this sentence and leave a comment to give it a try. If you like it, download the plugin for a chance to win a free iPad! We give your [...]
on July 14 there was a debate between WordPress creator Matt Mullenweg and Thesis creator Chris Pearson. The debate was about Thesis not following the GPL guidelines. My view on this topic is very simple. I love open source and the idea of sharing ideas and techniques to improve on the overall quality of a [...]
The Rant If you blog you know that Google has a crazy way of determining which websites make it to the top of the search results. If you stay on top of SEO (search engine optimization) news then you would know that very few people actually understand Google’s SEO rules completely. With that said here [...]
Recently I saw the Social Grid plugin in action on my friend Anthony’s website. I loved how it performed and wanted to add it to my site but I really hate using plugins as it slows down a website. I decided to take some time and research how to make it happen without a plugin. [...]
I was introduced to Wed Pick via a tweet from Seshu a few months back. I checked it out and saw how simple it was so I purchased it. Wed Pick uses an iFrame to show on your website. Aside from that one drawback Wed Pick really is a great solution for showing your prices [...]
Wordpress users know that the login page is pretty cool looking. However it could be enhanced more with a little customizing. Using a plugin you can change colors and graphics real easy as you can see with the photowalklist login page. However you can easily customize the login just by changing a graphic. This was made [...]
