wordpress

  • Updating WordPress – Summary of Changes

    Today has been a big blog update day – not necessarily for content, but more for general code and structure of my site. I’m still running on the standard “Twenty Eleven” theme for WordPress.org, but I’ve updated a few things. Updates today include: oEmbed flickr photo embed size tweaks – I figured out the optimal…

  • WordPress’ Jetpack Adds Photo Carousels

    Jetpack for WordPress is getting better and better. Recently they added yet another cool feature, automatic image carousel. Sure, lots of wordpress themes and plugins include carousels too, but it’s nice to see that WordPress is adding this directly into its native Jetpack. I try to stick to using native functionality as much as possible,…

  • How This Blog’s WordPress Theme Works

    At the beginning of this year, I decided to try writing a blog post every day. So far, I’ve managed to keep up with hit, but it’s been no easy task. For a post to happen every day, I’ve been spending much more time in the WordPress interface, both on my desktop computer, as well…

  • Posting From WordPress For iPhone

    Posting from the WordPress iPhone app. Just another way of blogging while on the go. — Sent via WordPress for iPhone —

  • WordPress App for iPhone

    WordPress App for iPhone

    WordPress 1.0 for iPhone and iPod Touch was just released on iTunes. So far, it seems to be working well. I’m composing this post on my 8gb iPod touch. The installed app had no problem interfacing with the XML-rpc of my wordpress 2.6 blog backend. Additionally, it gives me full access to all of my…

  • WordPress Updates to 2.6

    WordPress.org just released, ahead of schedule, the 2.6 version of WordPress – the backend that runs this blog. Some of the new features are much appreciated – live preview of themes, wordcount, post revision history, and a more robust image control box. I just did the upgrade, which went smoothly, for the most part. The…

  • Designing a blog: What’s it take?

    The Jeffzilla blog is new. Yes, I’ve had this domain for a number of years, and yes, its been used for other projects, etc (and it still is), but this is the first real time there’s been a blog on it. Designing and implementing a new blog can either be quick and simple, or a…