If / else statements are programming language logic and is something that will help us create better Wordpress custom themes.

A client of mine, wanted to improve his Wordpress site and decided he wants to display different sidebar information depending on the page or section the visitor is.

For example, he wanted to have blog related links as: latest posts, categories and tags, being displayed only on blog section (blog index, categories view, single post view etc). On products/services page and its sub-pages, he decided he wants to have displayed the sub-pages of that section and other interesting links. The rest of the pages, should have only the interesting links section or generic information.

The power of if / else statement in Wordpress (more…)

Most of web designers and developers, I know or heard of, are building websites using a MAC PC or laptop.

While it is nothing wrong with that, I am firm adept of Windows platform, though there are advantages or disadvantages of each operating system.

Is true that MACS are sexier, much easier to work with, plus can save time and headaches to developer, but in the end, we build websites for our clients. That's why  their needs should be our focus.

Here are few reasons, why web developers should use Windows OS when we build websites:

Windows platform is the most used (more…)

BBpress Front Page Text for BBpress forum has been released and this post will serve as plug-in's home page. The simple plug-in, adds a back-end option for administrators to add/manage content for forum's front page. While the developers can easily add the text by diving in the back-end, the plug-in allows the the clients to easily update the content without being code savvy. It also helps if you need to update the front page text regularly.

Download BBpress Front Page Plugin (more…)

The website speed and responsiveness are very important factors and this aspects should not be neglected if you want to have happy visitors.

There are many areas that should be improved for better website performance as: smart wise written (X)HTML/CSS, optimized images and minimal javascript.

On larger websites, you will have JavaScript, that needs to be loaded just on certain pages or areas from the website, without needing to load it and slow down those.

Adding the JavaScript in header (more…)

This article is not only meant for print/graphic designers but for the others web designers as well.

Although, I am web designer myself, I found working with a few clients, who already had the website design ready and need to slice into (X)HTML/CSS, which part I love and cannot complain about. These types of designs usually are provided by in house graphic designer, other graphic design freelancer or a web design company.

The designs themselves are admirable, however are created by designers, who have little or no experience in real Web design world, or working with (X)HTML/CSS and in some situations, do not have the final implementation in mind. (more…)

I have came across couple methods to display menu pages items in Wordpress including static one recommended by Wordpress, but none of it was suited for my clients needs, since you had to hack the code each time you added a new page.  The method I will show you is absolute dynamic and your client or you, can display pages, subpages and highlight them dynamically.

Non Productive Method (Wordpress Codex Solution) (more…)

Have you ever tried to show the title of a grandparent page, while you are on a subpage? Your search has ended because I am willing to share this information with you.

This is great for those who want to have a sidebar navigation with grandchildren pages (1+ subpages) and want to have all the time the grandparent page show up.

Here is the working example, on a website I helped developing. You can see how the parent title on the left sidebar, remains unchanged and is dynamically updated, for all of the other pages. (more…)

The Wordpress just alone cannot be used as a full content management system but with some good plugins, can be extended to some unimaginable functionalities. Here I want to present some of the plugins, that everybody should have for a specific situation.

• 1. All in One Seo Pack (more…)

Today, 8 March 2009, after a full week of intensive work, I proudly offer you a new design of FLDtrace.com. The new version, takes advantage of Wordpress content management system and blogging functionality, making content even easier to update than before.

The new website assures a better communication with the clients and offer more information about the web design process. (more…)