![When to Use Thumbnails and When Not To]()
By Ryan
November 8, 2007 – 8:49 am
Since early on WordPress blogs have offered an automated image resizing feature on their blogs. For every image that is uploaded to a WordPress sytem, an image is created in the same location at a smaller size.
The advantage of this is that the image is of a smaller file size, which means it will take [...]
![Use Posts for Posts and Pages for Pages]()
By Ryan
August 20, 2007 – 7:59 am
That headline may seem redundant (that’s the idea!) but this is an issue worth discussing.
When it comes to creating fresh and time-sensitive content, Posts are perfect. No one would question that. Static, time-insensitive content is, however, up in the air sometimes.
Some professional bloggers like Daniel and Darren will, at times, post fairly static content into [...]
![Blogging Tips WordPress vs. Blogger Discussion]()
By Ryan
August 16, 2007 – 7:02 am
Blogging Tips has posted the winners of its comment contest centering on WordPress vs. Blogger. While the hosted version of WordPress was the target in that one, I still think a lot of positives were heard on the WP side. Keep an eye out for future comment competitions on Blogging Tips. [Disclosure: I write for [...]
![It’s WordPress, not Wordpress]()
By Ryan
August 14, 2007 – 8:10 am
Thought I can’t very well condemn everyone for this, since before Lorelle I wasn’t even aware of certain WordPress particulars. But now that I do, much the same way I am with semantics and grammar, I notice the little things and make them bigger things. Basically if you want to be respected when it comes [...]
![Next WordPress Update: OpenID Enabled]()
By Ryan
With 37signals welcoming Backpack into the Open Bar last night, I started thinking: embracing OpenID would be the next and smartest step for WordPress to make. Here’s why.
OpenID makes things nice and easy. Granted, it’s scary because still few know about it. But once you do—such as in the case of many 37signals’ customers—you’ll never [...]
![3 Ways to Improve the Comment Styles on Your Blog (With Examples)]()
By Ryan
The comments section is always one of the last elements of a website that I design, and I always regret waiting to design it. The comments are extremely important on your website: the comments are where you are inviting your visitors to join in on the discussion. The last thing you want them to think [...]
![Why Wordpress Theme Viewer Stinks, and What Should be Done About It]()
By Ryan
Anyone who has uploaded a theme themselves or browsed through the theme viewer to any great degree is sure to have had a number of complaints with the service. Granted it is a service, and a great one at that. But there is still a lot that could be improved upon.
My Complaints
No tagging leaves for [...]
![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 [...]
![Wordpress Theme Generator: Turning Wordpress Into Myspace?]()
By Ryan
Hopefully that headline is more drastic than the situation really is. I’m referencing a new project from this site called the Wordpress Theme Generator. The Wordpress Theme Generator (pictured below) lets anyone choose specific colors and locations for the elements of a Wordpress theme (sidebar, menu, etc.) and generate their own theme. This theme can [...]
