Custom Website design; WordPress customization; WooCommerce shopping cart integration; PayPal, Google Analytics & AdSense integration; Optimized Web graphics.
Thematic Feature Site: http://themeshaper.com/thematic-feature-site/ You’ve heard about the Thematic Theme Framework and want to use it for your site but don’t know where to begin customizing it. Or maybe you’re a WordPress Developer wanting to speed up your site development time. If either one is the case I want to introduce to you the Thematic…
By Randa Clay on May 27, 2009 Recently I asked you what you’d like to learn how to do, and one reader asked about the process of taking a mockup of a site into WordPress. There are quite a few good tutorials out there and you’ll want to read several as you’ll pick up different…
UPDATE (Feb 20, 2011): #1 and #2 below no longer apply to the CSS. #3 below is still applicable. UPDATE (Jan 2, 2011): I’m no longer using the below-stated NextGEN Galleryview plugin by Alex Rabe. Instead, I’m using WordPress NextGen GalleryView by John Brien because it has fewer JS conflicts. http://nextgen-gallery.com/templates/galleryview/ 1. To customize the…
Problem: Can’t embed NextGEN Gallery short code (eg: [ nggallery id=1 ]) into WP e-Commerce’s product description field. Partial solution (for version 3.7.7 only): File location: wp-content/plugins/wp-e-commerce/wpsc-includes/wpsc_query.php Line 278 Replace the return statement: return wpautop(wptexturize( wp_kses(stripslashes($wpsc_query->product[‘description’]), $description_allowed_tags ))); WITH: $description2 = wpautop(wptexturize( wp_kses(stripslashes($wpsc_query->product[‘description’]), $description_allowed_tags ))); $description2 = apply_filters(‘the_content’, $description2); $description2 = str_replace(‘]]>’, ‘]]>’, $description2); return…
Problem: iFrame code gets stripped out of WordPress 3.0 Page and Post Solution (original instructions): How to install: Download http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/insere-iframe/ Unzip the file to your /wp-content/plugins/ directory Activate plugin Usage: To insert an iFrame in your post, insert the code below in the place that you want the iframe (without spaces between [ and iframe:…
Problem: I now have 4 products in my WP e-Commerce shopping cart and want to move the 4th product to the first position. Warning: These instructions are from Aug 2010 (which is forever-ago in Internet terms) and may be out-of-date! Solution: On the WP e-Commerce admin page (labeled “Store” in WordPress’s admin), click on the…
Problem: Can’t edit or upload images in the Product Images section of a WP e-Commerce product. Solution: Deactivated the “Berita” WordPress theme I was using and activated the “Twenty Ten” default WordPress theme. Worked great. Apparently there’s a javascript conflict caused by the Berita theme. Before deactivating the offending theme I deactivated all of the…
I just found this kick-ass WordPress plugin called NextGen Cu3er Gallery (http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/nextgen-cu3er-gallery/) that’s making these totally-cool image transitions on http://wpcrunchy.com/. Give it 4 seconds to change if ya wanna see it get all Bozo-the-Clown on ya! It’s sweet!
WP e-Commerce changed where the files to change P&P to S&H are located. The following instructions assume that you have upgraded to this version of WP e-Commerce (v3.7.6.7) and have followed the instructions for upgrading and moving theme folders. *WARNING: Do NOT copy and paste the below code into your files. Please make the recommended…
Google Makes Custom Web Typography Ridiculously Easy. Live example: http://code.google.com/webfonts/preview#font-family=Lobster HOW TO: Implement Google Font API on Your Website