Author Archives: Jeff
IE9 Straight Up Ignores Cufon
Today I learned that IE9 disregards Cufon font replacement completely! It's not just that it drops out and defaults to a web safe font, it's simple leaves an empty spot. Just when the web world was starting to make big strides away from web safe fonts IE9 wiped out an entire alternative option. Here are some solutions to get your fonts back.
bbPress 2.0 Basics
bbPress 2.0 is out and I'm excited. While there is still room to grow (and JTrip will be the first to tell you this), it is a great improvement over previous versions of the plugin. Thanks John James Jacoby and the bbPress team for all your hard word; it's greatly appreciated.
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WordCamp Las Vegas Aftermath
We had a blast a the Las Vegas WordCamp. 9Seeds et al put on a brilliant show and really set the bar for a quality WordCamp. We hooked up with old friends, made new ones and learned more sweet tricks for WordPress.
Backing Up Your WordPress Site for OC WordPress Meetup
I presented a quick talk on backing up a WordPress site at the Orange County WordPress Meetup. This is just a set of links and descriptions for examples I used during the preso. As always, do your due diligence when selecting a back up method. Find something that fits your site and your skill level for best results when disaster strikes!
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WordCamp LA Was Awesome
WordCamps are always fun. We get to see some old friend; we get to meet some new friends. We get to meet up with people you've only known virtually. We get to pass on knowledge and learn from our peers.
WordCamp LA 2010 was no different. We had a blast! Austin and crew did a great job putting an exciting camp together with great speakers and topics and we were proud to sponsor the event.
WordCamp LA Fever!
Brandon and I are proud to sponsor WordCamp LA 2010! As with all WordCamps we attend, I'm becoming more and more excited as the camp approaches. It's like waiting for Christmas to arrive. If you are planning on attending as well, be sure to say hello if you see either of wandering about. Looking forward to seeing all my WordPress friends and attending what is looking like a rockin' developer's track. (And I'm not just saying that because Brandon is speaking, though I know his talk will be awesome too.)
Speed Up WordPress by Deactivating Unused Plugins
Here's another easy tip to help speed up the load time of your WordPress website. Deactivate any unused plugins. Simple, right? This may seem like a "no duh!" tip for WordPress users, but we can all be guilty of missing the obvious and/or being lazy. If you are diligent about keeping your plugins tidy, good for you. If not, read on.
More on Duplicate Pages for SEO Success
Here something else to think about and take your duplicate page avoidance to the next level. (Be sure to read the previous post regarding duplicate pages first.) Even after incorporating the tips from the previous post, there is still a bit of overlap between content on the home page, the categories/tag/archive pages and post pages. [...]
Avoid Duplicate Pages for SEO Success
If you are interested in improving your search engine rankings, this one is for you. One of the criteria Google and other website index engines will ding a site on is duplicate content. The trouble is, with WordPress, many of us are duplicating content without even knowing it. But the good news is, there’s an [...]
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