![Google Trends Helps Webmasters, Shows Wordpress Growing]()
By Ryan
Google Trends is a new tool from Google (well…duh) that will graph different popular search trends over the past few years (or isolated, if you so choose).
I see this tool as being an asset to any webmaster. For one thing, it can show you how to best guide your clients’ keywords for SEO. I suggest [...]
![Fast Food Lines, Mazes, and User Expectations]()
By Ryan
Last week I drove out and picked up a friend of mine in New Jersey. From here (Indiana) to there (NJ state park) was about 12 hours. On the way back we stopped at a fast food joint or two, and it was in one of them that something strange hit me.
The little maze that [...]
![Getting the Most Out of Your Wordpress Template Tags: Listing Pages]()
By Ryan
This series on Getting the Most Out of Your Wordpress Template Tags is meant to help you speed up and, even more so, improve your use of Wordpress Template Tags.
The following tag is suggested (and provided) for use in Wordpress blogs in order to generate a list of the pages of a blog:
<?php wp_list_pages(); ?>
Of [...]
![Getting Rid of the Smiley Face (Thanks Wordpress.com Stats!)]()
By Ryan
Earlier this week I posted a tentative review of Automattic’s new Wordpress.com Stats plugin available for all Wordpress blogs. Now, as a follow-up, I offer a guide to ridding one’s blog of the Smiley Face (read: frustration and, somewhat, freaked-out-edness).
The Story
My friend Cory and I were throwing ideas back and forth on a Wordpress theme [...]
![How to Install Google Analytics on Your Wordpress Blog]()
By Ryan
As Theme Playground approaches the end of its first week online I decided it would be a good idea to set up Google Analytics to track the stats. And it seems only fitting that we take this opportunity to, together, walk through the steps of setting up Google Analytics on a Wordpress blog.
![Wordpress Plugin Review: Advanced WYSIWYG Editor]()
By Ryan
Let me preface this by saying I won’t endorse any plugin I haven’t used and enjoyed.
I’ve been using Advanced WYSIWYG Editor for ages. But maybe it only seems that way because I can’t remember what it was like before I used it.
If you’ve used Wordpress for a while now (or are just starting, I suppose) [...]
![Smashing Magazine Highlights Clean Wordpress Themes]()
By Ryan
Smashing Magazine published an article today highlighting 10 beautiful Wordpress themes. Jump on over there and check them out, there is truly some inspirational work on display.
Smashing has always been a Wordpress lover, and is operating off of a modified theme themselves. They’re known for their awesome lists. Check out some other articles on great [...]
![Advice for Your Wordpress Blog: Customize Your 404 Page]()
By Ryan
A simple Google search will show you the importance of customizing your 404 page.
After reviewing the small number of Wordpress themes that I have, I’ve determined that a good number of designers need to rethink the importance they put on their 404 pages. Some disregard it completely, others treat it as an insignificant notice page [...]
