I Just Released My Second WordPress Theme - Rockin Blue 3 Column

Based on the great results I got from my first public release WordPress theme, a 2 column simplistic layout, which I called Rockin Blue, I just released a 3 column version of it today with some tweaks that I hope will make it an even better theme.

Download the theme here.
Demo it here.

Also, if you don’t know it, I’m doing custom WordPress themes. Contact me for a quote for your personal blog or church website.

February 23, 2007 · Filed Under WordPress, WordPress Themes

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RockinBlue: My First Free, Public WordPress Theme

wordpress theme rockinblueI’m thrilled to announce that I just released my first free and public WordPress theme called RockinBlue.

We’ll see how this week goes but I’m probably going to be blogging on my experience of creating the theme soon. Up until now, I’ve really only tweaked and tinkered with others’ themes. But this one’s mine. :-)

I’d like to say a BIG thank you to Brian Gardner for his awesome help and patience.

If you’d like to see a demo of the theme, click here. [Also, at CoryMiller.com]
If you’d like to download the theme to use on your blog, click here [zip].

For support and questions about the theme, please address them here.

Update: Thanks for Shawn Wallace for his help “widgetizing” my theme. Also, check out his Worshippl.us site.

February 13, 2007 · Filed Under Blogging, Church Marketing, WordPress

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Change the Default Permalinks Structure for Your WP-Run Church Website or Blog

This post is another in the Using WordPress to Run Church Websites series on changing the post URL structure — called peramalinks — in WordPress.

Although this post is really for the series, it could also apply as a blogging tip as I use this philosophy of changing the default permalink structure for all the new blogs I set up. Read more

February 12, 2007 · Filed Under Rockin' Web Sites, Web Site Design, WordPress

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Blogging Tip: Get Your Key Code for Askimet Plugin

OK, this is more of a “how to” than an actual blogging tip … but very important nonetheless.

One of the first plugins you should activate after you install WordPress (for anything) is the industrial strength SPAM fighter Askimet.

It comes installed by default in WordPress 2.1 … but you still need to “activate” it.

BUT … as you’ll see, in order to activate this plugin, you need a “WordPress API key.” This is a fancy term for saying you need a special password to start using the plugin. Read more

February 6, 2007 · Filed Under WordPress

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6 Handy Plugins for Your WordPress-Run Church Website

This post in the Using WordPress to Run Church Websites series will give a list of plugins to use on your WordPress-run church website.

Here are six handy plugins (bells and whistles) that add function to WordPress and I think may be specifically useful for church websites:

Google Sitemaps — Don’t miss out on handing your church website to Google on a platter! One of the best (and first) plugins to have … for a website or blog or whatever.

Database Backup — You should be backing up your site (and blog) on a regular basis.

Askimet — This industrial strength plugin stops “comment” spam. I get tons of it, but this thing weeds them out.

PodPress — A great solution for starting a podcast with your site (i.e. WordPress blog).

Event Calendar — I have not tried this plugin, but it seems like a reasonable solution for handling an events calendar through WordPress. I’m still fond of MyChurchEvents though for as little as $60 a year.

Sidebar Navigation – Check out these two plugins: WP-PageNavi 2.10 and Collapsing Page Menus Plugin

February 5, 2007 · Filed Under Church Marketing, Rockin' Web Sites, WordPress

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The Most Frequently Asked Questions On WordPress

This post in the Using WordPress to Run Church Websites series is merely a listing of questions I am frequently asked … with corresponding links for help.

Since I get a lot of basic questions, like “How I Write a Post and other things related to using the actual interface of WordPress, I thought I’d post links to the great support tutorials at WordPress — why re-invent the wheel!:

See all the posts in the Using WordPress to Run Church Websites series here.

February 5, 2007 · Filed Under WordPress

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