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Download Handheld A Mobile WordPress Theme in HTML5 & CSS3

Kurt Tewin — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 04:05:02 +0000

Elegant Themes just released their first mobile WordPress theme named Handheld which is simply awesome on mobile browsers and smartphones. Being an avid fan of ET, even though I do not write about just all their released themes, this one has impressed me and therefore I want to add Handheld [...]

The A to Z of How to Choose a Reliable Web Host For Your Blog

Kurt Tewin — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 09:51:09 +0000

Continuing the Start A Blog series, in this post I will discuss about how to choose a reliable web host for your blog, with a special approach about choosing the right web hosting for a WordPress blog. So, previously we saw how to choose a blogging niche, how to choose [...]

Compress CSS With PHP Without Renaming The CSS Files

Kurt Tewin — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 18:43:47 +0000

I was actually looking for an easy way to compress css files using PHP for one of my static websites. It is a known fact that PHP can be used to compress CSS files which therefore improves the overall page performance and loading time. However most methods require that you [...]

Google Plus WordPress Theme – Free Download

Kurt Tewin — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 06:59:22 +0000

Looking to start a new blog featuring articles about the new Google+ social network? There is a WordPress theme for this too. PlusOne is a WP theme developed by Hacktrix which is free to use and which gives your WordPress powered blog a clean and elegant look just like the [...]

WordPress 3.2 Gershwin Available For Download

Kurt Tewin — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 03:43:41 +0000

Holy news for you all buddies. WordPress 3.2, codenamed Gershwin is now available as final release for download. Time to upgrade your blog installation and enjoy the new look and functionality of WordPress 3.2 – Gershwin a.k.a WordPress 3.2 has been named to honor the composer and pianist George Gershwin. [...]

5 Tips To Choose The Domain Name of Your Blog

Kurt Tewin — Mon, 30 May 2011 10:54:08 +0000

Sometime ago, I wrote about how to choose a blogging niche. To continue the series about Starting A Blog Tips, I will today talk about 5 important things to consider while choosing the domain name of your new blog. Which domain name extension to choose? Always go for a .com [...]

WordPress Hack To Change Footer Text In The Dashboard

Kurt Tewin — Sun, 29 May 2011 17:00:04 +0000

Here is a little WordPress hack to change the footer text within your WP dashboard. This little tweak is useful specially when you are designing a client site. You will most probably be giving the client access to the dashboard so that he can edit his website or blog and [...]

MyCuisine A WordPress Theme For Restaurants

Kurt Tewin — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 04:01:42 +0000

Elegant Themes has released their latest wordpress theme for restaurant’s websites codenamed MyCuisine. The theme is basically a small business wordpress theme which can be used for other needs than just a restaurant site. While the design is made specially to adapt to a restaurant, even a small shop or [...]

InStyle – Gallery And Company WP Theme by Elegant Themes

Kurt Tewin — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 03:29:08 +0000

InStyle is the latest wordpress theme by Elegant Themes which fits perfectly as a modern company website theme or even an artist’s showcase. The theme convert the monitor into a large showcase with rotating background images for each section of your website. This can be used to showcase your own [...]

Disable Autolinking of URL to HTML in WordPress Comments

Kurt Tewin — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 11:06:59 +0000

Here is a small hack to disable the autolinking of url in WordPress comments. As you already know, WordPress converts any url in the comment section to an HTML link automatically and while this is a useful function, it can also be very annoying when people just leave unrelated links [...]