Andrew Marconi

UX-Focused Technical Project Manager, Developer and Digital Producer

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14 May, 2009
by Andrew Marconi
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WordPress Theme Check List/Cheat Sheet

Stefan Vervoort over at WPToy.com has published a great cheat sheet for developing WordPress themes. It’s available in PDF format, so as he suggests, if you build themes print it out and put it on your wall. When I’m building a WordPress theme, I always forget something along the line (when I go into “programmer mode” I get a little lazy sometimes, alright?) — this makes sure I cover off on all the elements. Continue reading

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11 May, 2009
by Andrew Marconi
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WordPress Best Practices for the Newbie – Part 1: Before the Blog

After performing countless installs of WordPress, I’ve learned a few things about how to make it work more effectively, and how to avoid some common pitfalls that I’ve never seen in any of the documentation. This is part one of three; it deals primarily with the decisions you need to make before you write your first post. Subsequent posts will discuss different aspects of WordPress and the “Best Practices for Non-Geeks.” Continue reading