In the previous post at FWebDe, we started creating a portfolio page for a WordPress blog, using the WordPress Links Manager. If you haven't already, you can go and read the first part of this tutorial.
Today, we will be going through the portfolio we created, and styling it with some CSS, and adding some small animation jQuery.
There are many different ways of displaying a portfolio in a WordPress site. These often involve special portfolio themes, plugins, or tricks with post categories. When I searched Google for tutorials on creating a portfolio in WordPress, I was not satisfied with the results. All I got were lists of WordPress themes that I'd have to buy to make a portfolio page.
So, I decided to figure out my own way to do this, without relying on special themes or plugins. Instead, we will use a feature built right into WordPress: the Links Manager.
The WordPress Links Manager is usually used for displaying a blogroll, but it can also be used for other types of links, such as links to past work. It makes sense, because a web design portfolio would include a bunch of links.
To see what we will be making, here is an example.
In the first part of this series, we will be creating the basic functionality of our portfolio page. In the next part, we will be styling it to make it look nice, and adding a bit of jQuery animation to it.
It's the year 2010 now, and just like how you may need a new calendar, you've probably gone and updated the copyright date in your site's footer. It's one of the more boring parts of website maintenance that we all have to deal with.
But if you're using PHP, you can avoid this little bit of extra work with a simple little PHP one-liner. Some might already know this, but it can be useful for beginners.
The year 2010 is beginning, and this is the time when everyone is making New Year's resolutions. One resolution that I always hear is to be healthier. While that's more of a long-term resolution that you'll probably forget the next day, you can help the "heath" of your website, project, or anything by removing the extra bloat.
What I mean by "removing the bloat" is getting rid of extra features or components that aren't absolutely necessary for something to be what it is. Whether it is caused by feature creep, scope creep, or poor planning in general, removing excess bloat can be helpful for everyone.
If you know me, you would probably know that I love WordPress. You'll also know that if you read a few of my posts about WordPress. Around the blogosphere, I've heard about a new web host specifically designed around WordPress, called WPWebHost. So after doing some research, and deciding between it and other hosts, I decided to give it a try.