Tag: WordPress

  • Dynamic vs. static web pizza… er, pages

    Yesterday I wrote about why I preferred WordPress over Blogger. Most of my decision was based on how at the time, WordPress allowed for dynamic web pages, whereas Blogger was limited to static web pages. I’m going to try explaining static vs. dynamic web pages by comparing them to how a pizza parlor makes pizza. Let’s…

  • Why I choose WordPress for content management

    Why content management? If you think about it, every website involves content management, whether you’ve got a site created using hand-typed HTML, or you’re using an application like Adobe Dreamweaver, or you’re using a web-based CMS like WordPress. The question is not whether you’re going to use content management for your website, but what content management you’re going to…

  • Why WordPress?

    I’m thinking of starting a blog series called “Why WordPress?” My aim is to explain to you and other the benefits of using a Content Management System like WordPress for your website.I’m not a WordPress expert, but I’ve used it for five years, building over a half dozen websites using it for content management. In…

  • Don’t Mess with the Parent – Make a Child Theme

    I discovered something was wrong with my modified Twenty Ten WordPress theme this morning. Some of the modifications I made had disappeared. I then remembered that I had updated the version of WordPress the night before, which likely erased my modifications. Lesson learned: Don’t mess with the original parent theme – make a child theme…