Comments on: WordPress Showcase Launch – A Conversation http://pixelposition.com/wordpress-showcase-launch/ Conversational SEO: Listen. Respond. Engage. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:41:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dana Lookadoo http://pixelposition.com/wordpress-showcase-launch/comment-page-1/#comment-370 Dana Lookadoo Sat, 06 Dec 2008 15:36:58 +0000 http://pixelposition.com/?p=550#comment-370 Sabine, thanks again for your insight! It's nice to have you visit and participate. One advantage to WordPress is that IF one "brings the house down," it's pretty easy to restore, especially if you do a backup each time you upgrade. It's inspirational to see how you and others are using it to showcase work and talents. You are doing a great job using WP for Velo Bella as well as displaying your photography and creative side for your site. I'm laughing deeply about "reconciliation." Oh, you CPAs! With so much automation available in WordPress, maybe someone should code an "auto reconcile" plugin! :-) Sabine, thanks again for your insight! It’s nice to have you visit and participate.

One advantage to WordPress is that IF one “brings the house down,” it’s pretty easy to restore, especially if you do a backup each time you upgrade.

It’s inspirational to see how you and others are using it to showcase work and talents. You are doing a great job using WP for Velo Bella as well as displaying your photography and creative side for your site.

I’m laughing deeply about “reconciliation.” Oh, you CPAs! With so much automation available in WordPress, maybe someone should code an “auto reconcile” plugin! :-)

]]> By: sabine http://pixelposition.com/wordpress-showcase-launch/comment-page-1/#comment-368 sabine Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:24:14 +0000 http://pixelposition.com/?p=550#comment-368 I like when developers also set up an admin sneak preview instead of just the site as viewed. eek! Not doing it as a business. That would require actually knowing what I am doing. I enjoy being able to claim innocence when I bring the house down. But yeah, I know that you mean about the auto mechanic dilemna. Its been ages since I reconciled my bank account. And I didnt know you were blogging...I'll have to add this one to the feeds! Sabine I like when developers also set up an admin sneak preview instead of just the site as viewed.

eek! Not doing it as a business. That would require actually knowing what I am doing. I enjoy being able to claim innocence when I bring the house down.

But yeah, I know that you mean about the auto mechanic dilemna. Its been ages since I reconciled my bank account.

And I didnt know you were blogging…I’ll have to add this one to the feeds!

Sabine

]]> By: Dana Lookadoo http://pixelposition.com/wordpress-showcase-launch/comment-page-1/#comment-367 Dana Lookadoo Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:55:34 +0000 http://pixelposition.com/?p=550#comment-367 Thanks for stopping by, Sabine. Good input. Firefox's Web Developer Toolbar is a great way to view CSS. Unfortunately, it doesn't display all the hooks one must consider, but it is a good approach for tier 1 analysis of a theme. The newer versions of WordPress have a feature by which one can preview their site before publishing, which is sweet for free themes. Glad to see another happy Viva Thumbs customer. Even with all the new WP gallery plugins, they receive some of the highest reviews. It's great that you're so excited about building WordPress sites. Many who start doing it as a business end up like the auto mechanic and don't have time to work on their own sites! Beware! :-) Thanks for stopping by, Sabine. Good input. Firefox’s Web Developer Toolbar is a great way to view CSS. Unfortunately, it doesn’t display all the hooks one must consider, but it is a good approach for tier 1 analysis of a theme.

The newer versions of WordPress have a feature by which one can preview their site before publishing, which is sweet for free themes.

Glad to see another happy Viva Thumbs customer. Even with all the new WP gallery plugins, they receive some of the highest reviews.

It’s great that you’re so excited about building WordPress sites. Many who start doing it as a business end up like the auto mechanic and don’t have time to work on their own sites! Beware! :-)

]]> By: sabine http://pixelposition.com/wordpress-showcase-launch/comment-page-1/#comment-366 sabine Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:48:10 +0000 http://pixelposition.com/?p=550#comment-366 I'm late to this, but I am using Viva Thumbs on the bella site. (I use is to automatically resize uploaded photos to the features on the front page) It was recommended by Brian Gardner (who writes fantastic templates by the way) and its simple and works like a charm. I use the Mozilla developer tool to look at the CSS of a template before I purchase (or even if its free cuz I can't be bothered)If I can't understand the logic of the code, or it looks otherwise messy, I go no further. I am going to use nextgen gallery in my next WP build (I think I am addicted to making WP sites now...) and I think it has a sidebar widget. I’m late to this, but I am using Viva Thumbs on the bella site. (I use is to automatically resize uploaded photos to the features on the front page) It was recommended by Brian Gardner (who writes fantastic templates by the way) and its simple and works like a charm.

I use the Mozilla developer tool to look at the CSS of a template before I purchase (or even if its free cuz I can’t be bothered)If I can’t understand the logic of the code, or it looks otherwise messy, I go no further.

I am going to use nextgen gallery in my next WP build (I think I am addicted to making WP sites now…) and I think it has a sidebar widget.

]]> By: Dana Lookadoo http://pixelposition.com/wordpress-showcase-launch/comment-page-1/#comment-309 Dana Lookadoo Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:01:37 +0000 http://pixelposition.com/?p=550#comment-309 I agree that a good theme is worth paying for as well. I'm using a theme for which I paid $199. BUT, it's not widget-ready nor does one have access to update MULTIPLE CSS files. You can override with one CSS file, but you have to guess at the names of the various div tags and classes. More research on my part would have avoided disappointment and headache and what feels like a waste of money. So free or paid? I recommend one look at layout and functionality in a theme and go from there. The open source community is contributing some awesome WordPress themes that greatly reduce development time. No solution is perfect, but we now have many options, thankfullly. Photo Gallery? Check out <a href="http://mediatricks.biz/demo/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Viva Thumbs</a>. I purchased it but cannot load it with this theme. You might like the scrolling gallery. I agree that a good theme is worth paying for as well. I’m using a theme for which I paid $199. BUT, it’s not widget-ready nor does one have access to update MULTIPLE CSS files. You can override with one CSS file, but you have to guess at the names of the various div tags and classes. More research on my part would have avoided disappointment and headache and what feels like a waste of money.

So free or paid? I recommend one look at layout and functionality in a theme and go from there. The open source community is contributing some awesome WordPress themes that greatly reduce development time. No solution is perfect, but we now have many options, thankfullly.

Photo Gallery? Check out Viva Thumbs. I purchased it but cannot load it with this theme. You might like the scrolling gallery.

]]> By: Wild Dingo http://pixelposition.com/wordpress-showcase-launch/comment-page-1/#comment-308 Wild Dingo Wed, 05 Nov 2008 08:03:07 +0000 http://pixelposition.com/?p=550#comment-308 Eh... "free" always has its consequences! I've been there with their usability issues just on the "templates" page, where one day, the "template test drives" were working and the next, they weren't. I've struggled with the open source vs. paid software issue for a few years and found that the grass isn't greener with "free." How many plugins and featurs do i try only to have fail due to a bug. BUT...that said. I still love WordPress and the developers. Patience and a little creativity with what's available really works wonders. instead of always waiting, maybe take what's available and modify code or how to use the available tools. That's what I try to do. Still looking for that perfect photo gallery tool that plugs into WordPress. Haven't found one yet. (i want a wordpress plugin, not flicker or other hosted solution.) <abbr><em><a href="http://www.wilddingo.com/2008/11/03/bloody-heck/" rel="nofollow">Bloody Heck!</a>:</em></abbr> Eh… “free” always has its consequences! I’ve been there with their usability issues just on the “templates” page, where one day, the “template test drives” were working and the next, they weren’t. I’ve struggled with the open source vs. paid software issue for a few years and found that the grass isn’t greener with “free.” How many plugins and featurs do i try only to have fail due to a bug. BUT…that said. I still love WordPress and the developers. Patience and a little creativity with what’s available really works wonders. instead of always waiting, maybe take what’s available and modify code or how to use the available tools. That’s what I try to do. Still looking for that perfect photo gallery tool that plugs into WordPress. Haven’t found one yet. (i want a wordpress plugin, not flicker or other hosted solution.)

Bloody Heck!:

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