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    What to look for in a theme

    November 27, 2017

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    WordPress

    Are you looking to purchase a theme for your personal or business website? You need to do some research before making the final purchase.

    Continue Reading: What to look for in a theme
  • Screenshot of the WordPress 4.8 landing page

    WordPress 4.8 a great setup for cool things to come

    June 9, 2017

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    WordPress

    Sure, WordPress 4.8 doesn’t break any major ground, like the WP REST API in 4.7, but it’s another solid, quality release from the volunteers who work in core. And it sets up greater things down the road.

    Continue Reading: WordPress 4.8 a great setup for cool things to come
  • Computer screen with the Quotidiano homepage

    Why my WP REST theme won’t be in the directory … yet

    January 9, 2017

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    Quotidiano

    My new daily blog WordPress theme, Quotidiano, is ready to be released. But considering it utilizes the WP REST API and the lack of knowledge of what it takes to get that kind of theme through the review process, I’m holding off on moving it to the theme directory for the time being.

    Continue Reading: Why my WP REST theme won’t be in the directory … yet
  • Screenshot of the WordPress 4.7 welcome screen

    WordPress 4.7 another big step in the right direction for platform

    December 9, 2016

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    WordPress

    WordPress 4.7 dropped on Tuesday after much anticipation. The newest release doesn’t change the game, but it’s another strong step in the right direction for the content management system.

    Continue Reading: WordPress 4.7 another big step in the right direction for platform
  • Computer screen with the old Sports Bench Homepage

    Ready to release Sports Bench to the wild

    December 2, 2016

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    Sports Bench

    Well, it’s finally here. I’ve finished up development on the premium WordPress sports package I’ve worked on since May and it’s time to release it to the public. Now it’s time to work on some other things.

    Continue Reading: Ready to release Sports Bench to the wild
  • Computer screen with the old Sports Bench Homepage

    Nearing the end of work on Sports Bench

    November 4, 2016

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    Sports Bench

    The last two-and-a-half months have seen a lot happen with the premium WordPress package I’ve been working on. Here’s where things stand with that.

    Continue Reading: Nearing the end of work on Sports Bench
  • Standings Page for Sports Bench

    Wrapping up main development with premium sports theme/plugin combo

    July 15, 2016

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    Sports Bench

    Roughly two months after getting started, I’ve finished the bulk of the development on the premium sports WordPress theme/plugin package. Now with all of the heavy lifting out of the way, it’s time for testing and getting it ready for distribution.

    Continue Reading: Wrapping up main development with premium sports theme/plugin combo
  • Team page for Sports Bench

    Making significant progress with Sports Bench package

    June 24, 2016

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    Sports Bench

    It’s been a good two weeks of development on the Sports Bench premium plugin/theme. Now it’s on to the fun stuff — front-end development. It’s all starting to take shape.

    Continue Reading: Making significant progress with Sports Bench package
  • Team listing page in the WordPress admin area

    Becoming a better, more confident developer with sports theme, plugin

    June 10, 2016

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    Sports Bench

    Despite what I’ve done in the past four years in learning web development, I still felt unconfident in my web programming skills. But in creating a sports theme and plugin, I’ve started to feel a lot better and a lot more confident in what I’m doing.

    Continue Reading: Becoming a better, more confident developer with sports theme, plugin
  • Homepage for Sports Bench theme

    Starting designs on the sports theme and thoughts about Adobe Experience

    May 13, 2016

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    Sports Bench, WordPress

    Classes are finally over for the semester, which means I have a little bit more time to get back into WordPress development. It also meant I had some time to test drive Adobe’s latest Creative Cloud product, “Experience.”

    Continue Reading: Starting designs on the sports theme and thoughts about Adobe Experience
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