Today I had the honor and privilege of presenting at WordCamp San Diego, 2016. I’m thrilled with the feedback that I’ve received on my talk thus far. A huge thank you goes out not just all of you who watched me speak, but to the organizers of the event who worked hard to ensure that it was […]
Switching WordPress Themes Like a Boss
On March 28, 2015 I have the privilege of presenting at WordCamp San Diego on the topic of “Switching Themes Like a Boss.” This is my first time ever speaking at a WordCamp and I couldn’t be more thrilled to be sharing this talk with you in my own hometown! Slides from the presentation can […]
WordPress Performance Optimization for Slackers
OK, so first off I don’t actually consider myself a slacker when it comes to WordPress, but you probably got here because you’re looking for a quick and easy way to speed up your WordPress website. If that’s the case, you’re in luck because I’m about to share my one-two punch for speeding up my […]
Thoughts on WordPress Genesis Framework Evolved
tl,dr version Genesis is a lean, mean, flexible and powerful framework for building WordPress websites – once you’ve mastered it – and unfortunately that takes a lot of time. However the abundance of elegant Genesis child themes available with a codebase that can be trusted gives you a great head start on new projects. Slightly […]
Genesis Theme Framework vs. _s (Underscores) Starter Theme
NOTE: This post describes my initial experience with Genesis. I’ve written a newer post which describes my thoughts on Genesis after using it on several projects throughout the course of 6 months. I’ve spent around 4 hours of the last 24 in my life reevaluating my WordPress development workflow. Previously, I had been developing all of my WordPress […]
WordPress for Lawyers
On January 14, 2014 I will be giving a presentation to students graduating from Thomas Jefferson School of Law. I will be teaching these students how they can set up a website on their own, and will be covering the following topics: What makes a good website? What’s possible to accomplish on your own, and […]