The Erudite 1.1 Released

May 13, 2009 – 7:00 pm

After seeing The Erudite in the wild for a few days, I’ve cleaned a few things up and released v1.1. This is the “who’d have guessed that people would use it in ways I wouldn’t have guessed” edition. If you’re a writer who wants readers, go ahead and download it.

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The Erudite WordPress Theme

May 8, 2009 – 1:00 pm

Most WordPress themes are about more graphics, more bling, more spots for banners ads and customization out the wazoo. There’s surely a place for some of that. But some people started blogging to, you know, write. The Erudite is a WordPress theme for writers. You can see it in action, or go to the project […]

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CSS Defense Against MS Word

February 11, 2009 – 2:19 pm

Copy and pasting from MS Word into a CMS visual editor produces a world of stylistic hurt. Some defensive CSS styles come to the rescue.

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WordPress Updates Admin (Again)

October 17, 2008 – 12:09 pm

You can’t accuse the WordPress devs of sitting on their laurels. A new admin interface was recently released with version 2.5, and the team has now taken in feedback from users and usability testing with the newly revamped design for 2.7.

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WordPress Themes Directory

July 18, 2008 – 3:30 pm

Today the WordPress developers announced the re-opening of the (long awaited) new and improved WP theme directory. Although some questions remain, this is a very welcome announcement.

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