New Blog Using WordPress 2.5
I had been waiting for a while for WordPress 2.5 to be released so that I could finally start blogging. I figured that I might as well wait for the long-awaited new version of the content management system before I started coding, in case it was a major upgrade so that I would not have to rewrite any code. WordPress 2.5 was released on March 29th, and ever since I have been (slowly) working on my blog. My previous website was all hand-coded and did not use any content management system which made it hard to update. The advantages of using a blogging system like WordPress is that it makes it really easy to add new posts, change the design with templates, add tagging, search posts, and let readers post comments.
The blog is still pretty basic. I will refine the design and add extra functions the following weeks. What I will be looking into is sIFR for the headlines, something like Lightbox for bigger images, cleaning up the forms, and adding some content to the sidebar. I am also interested in learning jQuery for all my JavaScript needs. So please stick with me, and I will try to find interesting topics to write about.
May 15th, 2008 at 13:21
Don’t feel too pressured to put too many bells and whistles on, sIFR makes things pretty but it hangs Firefox (maxes CPU to 100% usage) if the person hasn’t used FlashBlock, and if they have then they might get an ugly button on your design instead.
I find it ironic that you call your first website theme in Wordpress “basic” when it knocks the socks off my first one! Although I’m a hand coder first and a designer second.
Amazing design though, great colour, great usability and quick loading.
July 1st, 2008 at 10:13
If you want to use sIFR, here’s a great, simple tutorial:
http://designintellection.com/2008/this-is-how-you-get-sifr-to-work/
It takes some tweaking but looks great after. I’m loving the new site, especially the header background. Keep up the good work!
July 1st, 2008 at 14:52
Geat site man. I really like the color scheme and hand drawn feel at the top. Great stuff.