The Argument between WordPress and Thesis for the Lay Person

There's a big kafuffle going on right now in the tweet/ wordpress/ social world. Have you heard? Dave of ThinkDave.com  summed it up the best: Bill Erikson sent out a Tweet explaining that WordPress had dropped him as a developer because he suppports Thesis (they feel Thesis violates the GPL). A bored 12-year old in Elbonia injected some malicious code into the Thesis 1.7 and 1.8 Beta releases, so that anyone installing the theme from these downloads got infected. It’s fixed now Matt smacked Chris across the face with a wet fish, suggesting he doesn’t know how to code (how many … [Read more...]

5 Steps to a BlogHer-Approved Giveaways Page on WordPress

BlogHer Publishing Network has said that Blogs that will be considered for the BlogHer Publishing network must be:  ...free of any advertorial or sponsored posts, and compensated product reviews.... And a number of you have been inquiring about providing a separate page without BlogHer ads, on which to post product reviews or giveaways.  If you have tried this, you have no doubt seen that it isn't as easy as it sounds!   On category pages and searches, and on the front page - the giveaways still show up!  And how do you get the ads OFF your special giveaway page anyway? Although this … [Read more...]

Strawberries Are Gluten Free

Strawberries Are Gluten Free | Portfolio

Because Strawberries is my site, I have little to no time to fuss on the design, but I wanted to improve the SEO of the site, so I put Thesis on there.  Save for the rotating images (on the front page) and header, the rest is basic select-an-option from the thesis options panel.  The fonts, colors, everything - is right there for you to select with a click of your mouse - with NO coding needed!  Interested? Click the Thesis button in my sidebar to see the pricing options.  Or, click here for more information on my Thesis-based designs. See the site here: Strawberries Are Gluten Free … [Read more...]

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