Between the WordPress 2.5 upgrade, photographing the Kansas Men’s NCAA Basketball Championship, criss-crossing the U.S. from Omaha to Detroit to San Antonio, and making a photo book in the process, my life feels like it’s been set on cruise control stuck on 120 MPH. Along the way, I learned that:
- Many courtside sports columnists blog using…you guessed it…WordPress.
- The NCAA doesn’t understand blogging or new multimedia. Consequently, they have drafted silly rules that limit free speech.
- Galeria is a very slick Javascript photo gallery script. I plan to use it in an upcoming theme.
- Keeping up with hundreds of support emails takes time for this one-man show. But, I’m dedicated to giving all reasonable support inquiries the attention they rightfully deserve. If you are new to WordPress, please bookmark the WordPress Codex. If you are new to CSS, please bookmark the Blog Design and Layout section within the WordPress Codex. Your stock as an internet punk will increase, and you will soon be answering, rather than asking, questions in the forums. Either way, I’m glad you are here, regardless of skill level.
- Planning for my wedding. Yep, I’m getting married to a wonderful, wonderful person.
The Upcoming Portfolio Theme
In the mean time, I’m still plugging away at the Portfolio theme. Since WordPress 2.5 now has gallery capabilities (not really fond of how it works, but hey, it’s a start), it has changed how I was planning on integrating jquery javascript into the theme. In mid March, I had three nearly complete Portfolio themes in testing mode. When WordPress 2.5 hit the streets, I decided against releasing them and instead decided to go back to the drawing board. All good things are worth waiting for. Cliche, but true. If you have a suggestions on which jquery photo gallery/slideshow script you would like to see integrated into the portfolio theme, please advise in the comments.
Graph Paper Press TV
Yep, you got it. I’m launching an online TV channel that will provide video tutorials in screencast format for all things WordPress. It will primarily be focused on how-to’s for novice and expert WordPress users and theme developers. Right now, I’m interested in targeting a few topics with mass appeal. So, please let me know in the comments what topics you would like covered on GPPTV.