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Publishing WordPress posts in two columns

| March 20, 2008 | 30 Comments

We're currently building a site on Adii's Premium Gazette WordPress theme (this is an affiliate link). In my opinion, it's an awesome theme particularly because of the design. However, we installed it on the client's server of choice, and the posts on the homepage just wouldn't update. We tested it out on different ... View Post

What we can look forward to in WordPress 2.5

| March 18, 2008 | 2 Comments

Normally I don't get excited about WordPress updates because they tend to be pretty incremental (and cause a lot of stress). WordPress upgrades usually add a few features and a lot of bug fixes, which is great but not very exciting. But ... View Post

Like Obama? Get your Probama WordPress Theme

Miriam Schwab | March 12, 2008 | 12 Comments

This has got to take the cake: now all those die-hard Obama supporters can get their very own, free, beautiful Probama WordPress theme, thanks to Darren Hoyt and his pals at Category 4.... View Post

Google trends on WordPress, Movable Type and Joomla

Miriam Schwab | February 27, 2008 | 20 Comments

Trends are fun and fascinating, both online and off. I came across Google Trends a while ago, but I never used it. So recently I decided to see how WordPress measures up against its competition. First, I compared WordPress to what I figure is its most direct competitor: Movable ... View Post

Audio Player WordPress plugin automatically adds audio player to posts

Miriam Schwab | February 25, 2008 | 16 Comments

Amazingly, I have never had to deal with podcast or audio files before in a WordPress blog or site. But a recent client needed a way to easily and attractively add mp3 files to her posts. At first I tried the Podcasting plugin, but I didn't have much luck. ... View Post

Happy birthday to WordPress Garage!

Miriam Schwab | February 22, 2008 | 16 Comments

Birthday Cake

Today, WordPress Garage turns one year old. Hasn't our little baby grown up fast? Blow out the candles... It is exactly one year ago today that I wrote my first post here. It was about Jerome's Keywords Plugin, which was a popular ... View Post

Use WP-Sticky WordPress plugin to easily create feature or “sticky” posts

Miriam Schwab | February 19, 2008 | 10 Comments

The WP-Sticky WordPress plugin allows you to easily choose to "stick" certain posts at the top of your blog. This can also be done via code, as I explained in a post a few months ago where I ... View Post

Security problem with Search Unleashed plugin

| February 15, 2008 | 1 Comment

Security Focus has reported a security problem with the Search Unleashed plugin. The plugin stores search queries, but does not validate stored data and sends it back "raw" to the browser. Read more at SecurityFocus View Post

Using Blueprint CSS for easier CSS layouts in WordPress

| February 14, 2008 | 7 Comments

Blueprint CSS may just be the answer to all our CSS layout woes. Most, if not all, WordPress blog themes use CSS for laying out the design. But as any website or blog developer knows, using CSS for layouts can be one of the causes of early aging, high blood pressure, ... View Post