by charliezegers | May 30, 2019 | Hosting, Issues, Security, Services, WordPress
I ended a long-term relationship recently. And I feel pretty good about it. I broke up with my hosting company. We had been together for more than a decade, but the signs of strain were clear. We had grown apart. And I think I’m better for the experience. (OK, I think...
by charliezegers | Apr 26, 2017 | Services, Training, WordPress
My next adult education class at The Digital Arts Experience will be WordPress 101. The official class description: Learn all the basics of WordPress – the software that powers much of the World Wide Web and many of the sites you visit every day. Learn to install and...
by charliezegers | Nov 7, 2016 | Training, WordPress
What is a WordPress theme? That’s a simple question… but with a wide range of answers. Let’s start with the definition from the official WordPress Codex: A WordPress Theme is a collection of files that work together to produce a graphical interface...
by charliezegers | Nov 7, 2016 | Training, WordPress
One of the key pieces of any WordPress theme is the CSS – short for Cascading Style Sheet. So what is it? Long story short, the CSS is a set of instructions that tell Web browers how to display different elements on your site. CSS was first developed in 1997, as...
by charliezegers | Jul 11, 2011 | Uncategorized, WordPress
The 15th major release of WordPress hit the shelves this week. Well… the metaphorical shelves, anyway… would be sort of silly to download WordPress, burn it to a disk, put it in a box and then put it on a shelf in a store, especially as it’s...
by charliezegers | May 28, 2011 | Uncategorized, WordPress
Ever downloaded a free WordPress theme from some random developer, install it, amd find all sorts of nasty links on your site? Eh… me neither. For the php inclined, here’s an excellent breakdown of what these trojan horse themes are up to, and how they do...