Ray and I have been working on Livestatus, a status report system for television broadcasters. We decided that BuddyPress would be a superb platform to use for this and went with it.
There aren’t many Themes available for BuddyPress so we went with the default theme which I think works best. However there’s still a lot of clutter we didn’t need so I made some quick amendmends.
Here are my notes if you’d like to have a go.
Sometimes you want to leave a comment and post code to demonstrate what is or isn’t working. For security though, pure HTML and PHP is filtered out – otherwise evildoers could post malicious code wherever they can. In this screencast I will show you how to post code in comments so it can be displayed … Read more
In this podcast I will show you how to add links to your sidebar. WordPress has a very convenient Links Manager in the backend. You can use it to either display and share your links, or if you want to remember a link for later just pop it in and it’ll be stored in a … Read more
If you’re running the WordPress.com Stats Plugin on several sites (like me) then you may have noticed that it stopped working recently. This is a known issue and it’s being resolved soon.
If you can’t live without your stats in the meantime then read on. Help is at hand in the form of a brand new plugin by the wonderful folks at WordPress: it’s called Jetpack and spices up your self hosted WordPress site with a number of additions – including a new version of WordPress Stats.
Upon installation it will automatically remove the old stats plugin and give you a new tab underneath Dashboard which now includes a link to your full stats. Jetpack however does a whole lot more:
Let’s take a look at how to add new layout designs (Themes) to your website and how to activate them. You’ll love this feature about WordPress: your content stays the same while the look and feel of your site changes completely. Webdesign was never easier – from a creative mind’s point of view that is … Read more
In this workshop I will introduce you to the styling options of the Twenty-Ten default theme. This is a great starting point to get a feel for what you can do with your new site. Twenty-Ten is ideal because it allows you to use Custom Menus, a Custom Header and a Custom Background. Not ever … Read more
In this screencast I will explain how you can populate your sidebar with useful widgets. WordPress has plenty of them built-in and it is really easy to add them to your site. Many websites offer badges for their services, and I will explain how you can embed them into your own site using the Text … Read more
I seriously hadn’t expected over 1000 downloads in only 9 days of releasing Snapshot Backup. Thank you to every Presser out there giving it a chance – I truly appreciate it 😉
This success puts the pressure on me to get things right and make things better – and this is a heads up that I’m working on just that. Let me give you a rundown of the features that will (hopefully) make the next release:
