So Much Is Different in WordPress
Jabberings (8) First off, I like this visual editor that WordPress has. Very nifty, and it outputs more standards-compliant posts (each paragraph is a real paragraph, not just line breaks inside one master paragraph,) simpler back-end directory structure…
It’s just so non-tech I hafta sometimes stop thinking about something to find it. Simultaneously delightful and annoying.
The next step is to figure out how to customize the layout, and figure out which (if any) plugins I want or would use.
The customizing seems to be skin-driven, and it’s pleasant that the blogging engine’s methods are published and described rather decently on wordpress.com & wordpress.org. It uses easy chunks of php to direct the engine to “write a post until # of posts are reached”, then you just place that chunk on the page using standard HTML & CSS. You can manipulate most chunks of the page this way, so I think it should be only a matter of time.
The plugins? Well, that requires a little more study. It’s a big trap to overload yourself with plugins and then not use a single one of them. I grabbed three that seemed useful – a spell-checker for posts, and two Ajax-related ones that I haven’t quite figured out yet…
Ooh, it’s getting a little late. Gotta get ready for work. Have fun, readers.
Skåll!!!
I like the fresh linen and apple cinnamon plugins.
By the way… I don’t know if you’ve noticed… I’m feeling very commenty today
:: jumps and claps ::
yay!
M — You planted this blogging engine in my head, Ickster made it firmer, and the number of “ported from WordPress” add-ons to Serendipity made me change.
I blame you! ;)
blame accepted.
can’t wait to see your redesigned artwork. should be fun.
Well, maybe this will work better for you. *grin* And yes, that was a test of the stupid ‘why the hell would you put asterisks around a word to make it bold’ issue.
Other than that, your blog is mighty damn bright…and blue.
How smurfy! ;)
you must admit loki,
n8ey is a mighty surfy sort of guy when you get down to it.
Drat! I’ve discovered something I hate about Google Reader: when a feed stops working, there’s no notification of the fact. I just happened to think that I should stop by and see what was up because you hadn’t posted in forever and it turns out I just wasn’t seeing them.
Glad you’re around and havin’ fun with the new WP stuff.