Monthly Archives: March 2011

Subversive behaviour on a Shared Host

Posted on March 14, 2011 by admin

I’m now running a couple of WordPress-based sites. For complete flexibility in the functionality of those sites I’m diving into creating custom WordPress plugins. I want to be organised from the get-go so I’ve decided to manage my code via … Continue reading →

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Creating your first WordPress Plugin

Posted on March 11, 2011 by admin

I’ve been using WordPress since 2007. I’ve often tweaked themes to achieve basic changes in functionality. Sometimes that’s not the right approach because you’ll lose that functionality when you switch to another theme. A better approach is to put this … Continue reading →

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Creating a Background Pattern

Posted on March 5, 2011 by admin

WordPress 3.1 ships with the Twenty Ten theme. On my site after a standard install it looks like this. The gray background looks a little bland as you can see below. A simple solution to this that is WordPress, maintenance … Continue reading →

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Finally decided to set up a blog

Posted on March 5, 2011 by admin

I’ve been using the internet since 1990. When the web appeared on the scene a couple of years later I was encouraged by friends at Uni to setup a personal website. I never really bothered. Despite my day job (which … Continue reading →

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