Here is the final class presentation .
Responsive Web Design
Here is a zip file with the demo from last week of a Responsive Mobile optimized page.
More Responsive Web Design Resources:
Html email
Here is the class presentation on html email.
This zip file contains the example code from class today.
Html email assignment
- Design an html email for the business you are doing your WordPress site on.
- Use either Campaign Monitor or Mail Chip to send that email.
Jquery
Jquery Reading

Chapters 1, 2 & 3 from Jquery: Novice to Ninga
by: Earle Castledine & Craig Shakie
http://webreserves.ubalt.edu/eres/coursepage.aspx?cid=1057
Fall 2011 password: baisemain (case sensitive)
Even more WordPress
Additional Reading

Chapters 8, 9, 10 and 12 from:
Digging into WordPress Version 3
by: Chris Coyier & Jeff
http://webreserves.ubalt.edu/eres/coursepage.aspx?cid=1057
Fall 2011 password: baisemain (case sensitive)
Content strategy presentation
Here is David Beaudouin’s presentation on Content Strategy.
Here are some links to articles about Content Strategy.
- Content strategy deliverables
- Content strategy weblog
- The discipline of contentstrategy
- Content strategy
- Importance of web content strategy
- Complete beginners guide to content strategy/
- Content strategy part 1/li>
- Content strategy part 2
- Content templates to the rescue
There is also a Content Strategy Group on Google Groups.
Here is the Brain Traffic Blog. And a link to the Conference they have.
Custom post type presentation and resources
Here is Joe’s Custom Post Type presentation from last week.
Below is a list of articles related to using custom post types.
- Custom post types tutorials tools advice
- Create your first wordpress custom post type
- Custom post types in wordpress
- How to use custom post types
- WordPress custom post types guide/
Here is Joe’s list of recommended WordPress plugins.
More WordPress
In class work
This week in class we are going to work on turning our static full html and css design into a WordPress theme. Here are a few really good articles I found from Amber Wienberg:
- How to build a WordPress theme
- Step by step turning a design responsive in WordPress
- A basic WordPress framework (or starter Theme)
Here are zip files of the Hijinks and Super hijinks starter themes.
Reading Assignment

Chapters 2 and 5 from:
Digging into WordPress Version 3
by: Chris Coyier & Jeff
http://webreserves.ubalt.edu/eres/coursepage.aspx?cid=1057
Fall 2011 password: baisemain (case sensitive)
WordPress class presntation
Here is the Worpress presentation from yesterday’s class.
Here is an article with 10 Blank/Naked WordPress Themes that can be a good starting point for theme development.
Beginning with WordPress
Today we are going to begin looking at WordPress and working with it.
Reading Assignment

Chapters 3 and 4 from:
Digging into WordPress Version 3
by: Chris Coyier & Jeff
http://webreserves.ubalt.edu/eres/coursepage.aspx?cid=1057
Fall 2011 password: baisemain (case sensitive)
Design and markup assignment
Create a fully designed static mock up of your proposed website. Do a design mockup in and then complete in static HTML & CSS. Code this up with an eye to how you will turn it onto a WordPress Theme.
Due: Oct. 25th.