Going to do this post in segments…first my slides:
This is the “magic” code that fixes the problem with having a pre-set “Home” button:
<?phpwp_list_pages('exclude=2,10&title_li=&depth=1'); ?>
What this does is block the pages with IDs 2 and 10 from being listed. You’ll have to find out the page ID from your Edit Pages section in the admin panels. I mouse over the title and look at the URL in the status bar. Please, please bring back the ID number in the columns!
I’ll post links shortly, but the best place to find things on Extending WP on WordPress.org so honestly look there and the most popular themes and plugins are your best bests.
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Cool. I was thinking of replacing my make+xslt+python+css (all editied in emacs) system which I maintained for my wealth advisory practice with something more off the shelf. I am sure I can build my own word press template or hire someone.
Doug, I'm sure you could. First I'd look for a free template, then premium, then hire out. Many designers base their work on existing stuff.
I am making some headway Do you do this type of contracting? Let me know (twitter @dougransom)?
Let's chat offline about that.
Great slides!
have you ever seen when MySQL gets corrupted by WordPress? My installation did and I ended up losing everything (luckily i had a backup…). i'm weary of using mysql/wordpress further if it is going to do it again.
I've had a DB go bad on me once or twice. Generally it was a case of "user error". This is why I have wp-backup running to give me the DB every day.
good post Tris.
Could you convert a large website 100+ pages done in dreamweaver as html 4.0 with internal relative links (ie ../support/thispage.html) to wordpress and still keep the external links, the google juice and as well as the interlinking between pages intact?
ie by just renaming the pages with the same urls as the previous html pages?
that daily wp-backup is a must.
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I loved the presentation. It was great to have the WordCamp in Whistler. Come back again soon, y'all.
That’s great advice on how to build a website. I guess WordPress’ “free” appeal means a lot to some people. Thanks for sharing.