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Custom Post Types Presentation Materials for WordCamp Detroit 2011

November 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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On November 13, 2011 I gave a presentation on Custom Post Types - What, Why, and How at WordCamp Detoit. Since I had just gone through a slow, but fairly steep learning curve on custom post types myself, I wanted to give others a leg up and share some of the best resources I found on the subject. Here are some helpful links/downloads to get you going with custom post types: Presenation slides Child theme with custom post types, custom meta boxes, and custom archive template and custom single template implemented. Download here. Snippets to include in functions.php or Otto … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Pages & Posts, Theme Agnostic, WordCamps, WordPress News & Events, WordPress Tips, WordPress Tutorials

Six WordPress Plugins for a Bulletproof Blog

July 23, 2010 By 7 Comments
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After installing and configuring more than 20 WordPress sites, most of which I'm also responsible for maintaining, I've narrowed in on a list of six plugins that I continue to use to ensure the security and solidity of each site. Up to the date of this article each of these plugins is stable and compatible with WordPress 3.0. Install and configure these plugins, and you'll have a bulletproof blog with a solid base including spam protection, full site backups, search engine optimization, and stats. If you have any of your own to add, please leave a comment after the post. AkismetThe first … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Installation & Setup, Plugins, WordPress Tips, WordPress Tutorials