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When I created Armeda.com I wanted an easy way to have a different title on each interior page based on an image.
This is a quick and dirty way to add one piece of code to page.php or to custom templates which will output a different image depending on the page title.
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Over the past few months I have had various requests for content sliders and carousels that integrate WordPress posts on each slide.
This post will give you a quick run down of how to easily add a simple and easily customizable carousel with WordPress posts from a specified category.
To give you an example of what we are going to put together, I have implemented a carousel on my demo site. I implemented a WordPress theme template for the index page, and integrated the carousel on that page. You can output this wherever you can add a WordPress loop with query_posts.
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Now we get to the meat and potato’s. You now have your domain sitting on your hosting account. It’s time to get WordPress downloaded, uploaded to your server, and installed. You’ll know what I mean by the time you are done reading this post.
I initially wanted to create a post that went from registering your domain name, to installing WordPress, to publishing your first post. It became apparent quickly that it would be better to segment the HOW TO into multiple posts. This is the second post in the series, and the follow on will include plugin installation, theme upload, and WordPress personalization.
The great thing about WordPress is its following. If it exists in WordPress, it has probably been written about. Using your resources along the way, will help make anything possible.
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Having your own blog, whether personal, or for business is important. Blogs provide the tools needed for free expression. So if you are talking about what your cat is doing, or building the next Twitter, expressing your thoughts and opinions is very important.
If you are looking for your very own, out of the box, hosted blog, there are great options like WordPress.com or Blogger.com. Although these solutions are simple to create and manage, what about for those who crave a bit more flexibility, and want to host their own website? I see the question all the time, should I use a hosted solution or build my own?
I have also heard many times, no way, it’s to expensive and I don’t have the technical skills to make it work. Let me tell you, it’s a lot easier than you think.
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Good tools help efficiency and effectiveness. This helps drive business and makes clients very happy. As a designer I use various browsers, editors, debugging tools and so on.
When it comes down to it, some of the best tools in my arsenal come in the form of plugins for Firefox. None of these are new to the seasoned designer but I thought I would share the top 5 Firefox plugins for Web Designers in my book.