Posts by: Lisa

Alibi3col Free WordPress Theme

Alibi3col is a three-column free WordPress theme, with central content and left & right sidebars. Compatible with WordPress versions 2.7+ Tested on Firefox 3, Internet Explorer 7 and 8, and Opera 9.

WordPress RSS Functions

So you want to get a RSS feed and echo it to a WordPress page or sidebar – you’ve already got the RSS sidebar widget feature, but what if you want a little more control over what’s coming out? New in WordPress 2.8 is the fetch_feed() function – as the name suggests, a means of [...]

WordPress Database Functions

If you’re going to be a WordPress plugin author, pretty soon you’ll have to get into the area of database operations, manipulating existing data or even adding your own tables – assuming you have a basic knowledge of PHP/MySQL, here’s how the fundamentals work WordPress uses the ezSQL database wrapper – not a high-tech solution [...]

OfficeFolders Free WordPress Theme

OfficeFolders is a free WordPress theme, two-column, with a right sidebar. Colors: blue, grey, white Widget Ready: Yes Width: Fixed

LouiseBrooks Free WordPress Theme

LouiseBrooks is a fixed-width, 2 column with right sidebar theme, with a little Deco styling, not too much… and the theme is now fully updated for WP 2.7 functionality, threaded and page comments etc… The theme has been tested on Firefox 2,3 Internet Explorer 6,7 and Opera 9. Compatible with WP 2.2 upwards.

Staypressed Free WordPress Theme

StayPressed is a free WordPress theme, with a double-column right hand-sidebar and a magazine style – kept simple, to let your blog content do the talking… It is very simple – good for hacking about with if you fancy doing some theme design – but it would be nice if you kept the original credit [...]

Panorama Free WordPress Theme

Panorama is a free WordPress theme, two column, with a right sidebar and a main gimmick of a customizable header image… Colors: black, grey, white Widget Ready: Yes Width: Fixed

Using jQuery with WordPress

If you’re a theme developer, you’ll (perhaps) be looking at keeping up with the latest in javascript/AJAX and incorporating a few tweaks into your brand new theme – in some ways, it’s been made very easy for you (and in one or two ways it’s just a little tricky…)