Here are a couple links to some cool things I found in regard to web design today. WordPress Content Blocks This is a simple WordPress plugin that allows you to create segments of text that can be used anywhere around your site. This can be done via a short code in a post or page [...]
I just started a new project today for a company called Austin Turf Grass. They provide sod that you put in your yard and this is all that they do. The are very focused on quality and have been in business since 1984. I have setup a temporary page for them at their new domain [...]
The Glacier Inn Motel website was built for a family owned and operated motel near Glacier National Park in Montana. They previously had a one page website that had basic information about the hotel but it did not show up in search engines. I built the Glacier Inn Motel in WordPress so they could update [...]
If you have been doing web design for any period of time you have run up against the classic question – How do I make rounded corners without images for the website I am working on? There have been a lot of hacks out there and they all have their pluses and minuses. With CSS3 [...]
The Alotta H20 website is for a water truck service in Southern California. Alotta H20 wanted to show case their water trucks and also have current information on the various racing teams that they sponsor.
Charity Club Mall is a local Charity based out of Cedar Park, Texas that helps non-profits raise money. They do this by giving organizations a place to send potential donors to shop at registered affiliate companies.
The Steven Scott Builders website is a custom designed website for a Home Builder based out of Jarrell, TX. They needed a website that could showcase the different models of homes that they built in various neighborhoods throughout Central Texas.
For client work I always work on a custom website design and layout and then transform that into WordPress template for the client’s website. For my personal sites I will admit that I generally rely on the work of others to get something up quickly and have even resorted to purchasing some memberships to theme [...]
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I think frustration is maybe a little strong word to use given my situation. My “frustration” stems from me trolling several sites that offer free or even very inexpensive WordPress themes. I do not really think it is fair on my part to be “frustrated” because hey, these people are giving these themes away for free (or for very cheap).
The part that does frustrate me though is that I cannot find a theme from my dan.idano.net website in the layout that I want. I would think that what I want is simple but it is just not proving to be that way. The layout that I want is simple -
- Has Pages and Categories along the top in the header
- Has the first post section on the blog be a “Featured Posts” section where I can control which posts show up there
- Has recent posts under the featured posts section
- Has a two column sidebar for ads, links, and my network feed
- Has a footer that can have different sections for Blog info, Archives, etc
- Have just the recent posts on the 2nd page + when paging through content
I have the above sketch that I whipped up really quick and it looks like I am just going to have to build it myself. Oh well, maybe I can distribute it for free in order to get some free back links from it.
