On Modifying Vertigo

After getting several e-mails and comments from readers asking how I did this or made that work with the Vertigo theme for WordPress, I’ve decided to share the modifications. This ZIP file contains six files — modified versions of functions.php, index.php, and comments.php for the Vertigo 3-Column theme, index.php for Vertigo 2-Column, and a TagContinue reading “On Modifying Vertigo”

On Making More Website Changes

It was time. Three months ago I implemented a radical redesign of the website. After pouring over usage statistics I noticed several broad patterns of the way readers, like yourself, were interacting with the content here. First, there was a core group of readers who hit the website regularly. Second, there were drive-by readers whoContinue reading “On Making More Website Changes”

On WordPress Tinkering

Occasionally I’m asked why I use WordPress. And specifically, the self-hosted version. “There are other free blogging services — LiveJournal, WordPress.com, Blogger. You don’t even need to pay for hosting. They do it all for you, for free.” Those are good points. And who knows? Maybe if I’d made a different decision nearly six yearsContinue reading “On WordPress Tinkering”

On Tweaking Hemingway

My experiment with Hemingway continues! The Hemingway theme has a couple of interesting things going for it. Number one, it’s not under any sort of active development. The latest version — 0.19 — was released nearly twenty-four months ago. Number two, there’s absolutely no support for it. The download page has dead links to supportContinue reading “On Tweaking Hemingway”

On a Week-End Round-Up

With the new redesign of the website, it’s possible that some potentially interesting content has fallen by the wayside and might be missed by casual readers. So, let’s review some of the things I wrote about last week. Sunday began with some thoughts on the new layout of the website. While I was happy withContinue reading “On a Week-End Round-Up”