I recently had an issue with a theme when updating wordpress. After the upgrade I was unable to get into the site or the admin. What I discovered was the Theme was causing the issue. I needed a way to change the theme outside of the admin. This post will show you what to change in the Database to …
High Traffic WordPress Sites A few websites that I maintain get a large volume of traffic. They are using WordPress as a content management system. To accommodate this traffic I have been utilizing a combination of a great service CDN and a caching plugin. A “CDN” is a Content Delivery Network is a service that will store and forward your items …
I was in need of a top bar for a WordPress site to communicate news and updates to users. In doing some research there are a lot of options. I ended up settling on wp-topbar http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-topbar/ This plugin is really easy to use and has some great features in the admin section. It allows you to set style and other granular …
I love to see a great 404 page when things go wrong. The twitter fail whale has become a great example of how to make a statement on an error or 404 page. It has become an art of both design and communication when you do something like a 404 page. Here is a great list of interesting and great 404 …
I’ve been commuting to work on my bike this last week. It has been great. The car was in the shop so I finally had a reason to commute. I’ve been planning on doing it but never was motivated enough to start the process. This last week I did not have a car so I had to. It turned out to …