WordPress as CMS, Pods or Custom Fields

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If you’re looking to use WordPress as your content management system there are really only two startegies right now for doing so. First there are custom fields. Custom fields are WordPress’ native method of handling data beyond the typical post category, tags, author, etc. There are several plugins that make working with custom fields a [...]

Endorsement: Carrington CMS Framework

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When I first encountered the Carrington Theme CMS Framework for WordPress I was underwhelmed. First, I didn’t get it. Why would I want to learn a new set of concepts and functions to help me customize WordPress? It is the same reason I’ve always resisted learning third-party design programs like Dreamweaver. Wouldn’t my time be [...]

Site Plug: ReadyMadeWeb.com

For those of you on a budget (me me me me), www.readymadeweb.com is a great resource for web tips about easy-to-use, out-of-the-box, ready-made web-ware. Is there a record for the number of hyphens used in a single clause? For instance, here’s a great post explaining why you might want to use a mass follow program [...]

Meta Tag Titles and Descriptions for Your WordPress site.

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There are many good plugins out there the help you easily add meta tags to your site. All-in-one-SEO is probably the most popular of all the options. But there several reason why you may want to manually add this code to your template. For one, you may be a template designer and want your templates to come [...]