Category Archives: General Awesomeness

WordPress as a Content Management System

Posted on April 13, 2010 by Jeffrey Zinn

Many people I’ve worked with on projects hear “WordPress” and immediately say that it is just for people who want to run a blog. This is no longer true. WordPress has come a long way and a lot of designers … Continue reading →

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Pimp Your WordPress Plugin

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Jeffrey Zinn

Most WordPress Plugins are little more than small utilities but there are a growing number of them that can dramatically augment the way WordPress behaves or give WordPress advanced new features. Platform Modifying Plugins I like to refer to these … Continue reading →

Posted in General Awesomeness, Presentation Topics | Tagged AJAX, Database, Deployment, Design Pattern, Java, Model View Controller, MVC, Optimization, plugin, Routing, Ruby on Rails, Translation, wordpress | 10 Comments

Theme Workshop

Posted on April 4, 2010 by Jeffrey Zinn

Join me for a theme workshop titled “Customizing your WordPress theme: Best Practices” . The workshop is targeted towards beginners interested in learning how to customize a WordPress theme the “right way”. It will focus on six best practices relating … Continue reading →

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How to Create a Premium WordPress Plugin

Posted on April 1, 2010 by Jeffrey Zinn

One of the biggest misconceptions among WordPress plugin developers is that you can’t legitimately make money from your plugins. This is complete bunk — the truth is if you develop a plugin that complies with the GPL and provides value … Continue reading →

Posted in General Awesomeness, Presentation Topics | Tagged GPL, Legal, Making Money, Marketing, monetization, plugins, premium wordpress plugin, Strategy, wordcamp, wordpress | 12 Comments

Oops! Did I Scare You?

Posted on April 1, 2010 by Jeffrey Zinn

You may have noticed a little grey box that says “Woopra” at the bottom right hand side of your browser when you visit this site and may not have thought anything of it. It’s a simple thing to overlook, but … Continue reading →

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