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Headway 3.5 Wrappers: Fluid Headers & Footers!

No WordPress theme framework is perfect. And even more true: No WordPress theme framework is perfect for everyone. That said, I overall like the Headway theme more than any other WP theme. It’s flexible, innovative and a huge productivity booster… But alas – it’s not perfect! I have a widescreen monitor… Gimme a widescreen theme […]

How to Design a WordPress Theme From Scratch: No Coding!

As a professional WordPress web designer I often meet clients who would love to design their own WordPress theme. They wanna be able to move stuff around on the page, change font sizes, play with colors, build tailor-made landing pages, etc. All without needing to hire the services of a pro like me. I’m fine […]

WooThemes Canvas WordPress Theme Review

This is a review of the Canvas WordPress theme framework from well-known premium WordPress theme makers WooThemes. A framework is a clean theme, ready for you to skin/customize with your own design preferences. Why use a theme framework? The benefit of a theme framework is that you start from a more or less blank starting […]

Genesis WordPress Theme 2.0 Preview

Version 2.0 of a major WordPress theme framework is always exciting! October 1’st last year, DIYthemes released Thesis 2.0 – which, as you may know; I was sadly quite disappointed with. Luckily I have the Headway theme framework which I love for its drag’n’drop layout editor. But, some people prefer to code the their WordPress […]

Interview with Grant Griffiths from Headway Themes [audio]

Note: There’s now an audio transcription at the bottom of this blog post:-)  Today I had the pleasure of speaking to mr. Grant Griffiths from Headway Themes. Grant is dad to Headway lead developer, Clay Griffiths. We had a talk about how it works out working together in a son/dad constellation, as well as the […]

Soliloquy WordPress slider plugin: Does it Beat SlideDeck?

I’m a SlideDeck 2 user, a mammoth, very flexible WordPress slider plugin. I’d never heard of the Soliloquy WordPress slider plugin until I read about it on Chris Lema’s blog. According to Chris, Soliloquy is considerably faster than my usual go-to slidedeck plugin, SlideDeck 2. When I also came across a video about Soliloquy, made by the […]

Is SlideDeck 2 the worlds best WordPress slider plugin?

Sliders, slideshows, slidedecks… Whatever you call them, they’re ubiquitous. They’re everywhere. For good or for bad. Mainstreamed and popularized by Apple. So if you have a WordPress website, chances are that you’ll also want or need a WordPress slider plugin of some sort. But which one? Free or premium? Simple or advanced? Basically, the way […]

Speaking at WordCamp Denmark 2013! (in Copenhagen)

I’m happy to announce that I’ll be delivering a kick-ass presentation on the wonders of the Headway theme framework at WordCamp Denmark 2013, here in “Wonderful” Copenhagen as the tourist agencies brand it. WordCamp 2013 will be the third time I’m presenting at WordCamp Denmark! First time was back in 2010, about WordPress SEO. Second time […]

Headway Templates vs Headway Child Themes – The Difference!

Headway being a WordPress theme framework, and not a canned, ready-made WordPress premium theme, ready to go out-of-the-box, makes Headway a great tool for custom wordpress designers like me. To create a web design from scratch is always the way to go if you want to create a tailor-made website, specific to a clients needs and […]

PageLines theme framework – Does it beat Headway?

I’m a huge fan of the Headway theme framework, but I’ve been asked by a few readers for my opinion on the PageLines theme framework. I’ve had the chance to work with the PageLines theme for various web design clients during the last couple of years. Both PageLines v. 1.x (branded “PageLines PlatformPro”) as well as […]

Headway Storefront for WooCommerce (review)

Yesterday Headway Themes released Storefront which is a free Headway plugin that elegantly brings full WooCommerce support to Headway. In case you don’t know, WooCommerce is the fastest growing shopping cart plugin for WordPress. Storefront essentially brings together the best of both worlds: Worlds best WordPress theme framework (Headway) + Worlds best WordPress ecommerce plugin […]

Best of the Best WordPress Hosting? My Media Temple (gs) review

If you’re a small business owner like me, you probably also have a few websites. Your business depend on them being online, accessible, stable and reliable. Choosing a web host can be a frustrating experience! And I’ve been there: Horrible support and unstable, slow servers, seems to be the norm, and few people are truly […]

Free Headway Tutorial Videos (UPDATED)

UPDATE!! Check out my Headway online course featuring Headway video tutorials, plus much much more than tips and tricks: it’s a full course on how to design your own, custom and 100% unique WordPress website, zero coding skills required! As you may already know by now, I’m a big fan of the ultra unique and […]

Thesis 2 Skins – Where are they?

Ever since Thesis 2 was finally released by DIYthemes aka Chris Pearson in early October 2012, customers have been waiting for the release of the promised, supposed-to-be-bundled, Thesis 2 skins. Namely the Pearsonified skin, and the Social Triggers skin. But these two Thesis 2 skins… Still aren’t available! In my popular (and quite frank) Thesis 2 […]

Mayan Calendar Predictions vs Terence McKenna

Fortunately, the world didn’t come to an end on December 21’st 2012. That’s obviously a good thing! I never expected it to, though. What most people don’t know, is where that whole “the world will end” idea originated from. Yes, almost anyone has heard that it’s because of the ancient Mayan long count calendar ending […]

Scrolling vs The Fold – What Should YOU Do?

Many people – fellow web designers and clients alike, often hyperfocus in an obsessive compulsive manner about “the fold” as if scrolling is this dirty bitch that should rather be hidden down in your basement. There is this common perception that scrolling is always bad. That having *anything* below the fold is somehow dirty, and […]

Making It All Work – The New Testament of GTD

Productivity guru David Allen is the man behind the Getting Things Done productivity system, aka GTD. A phenomena with many fanatic fans and dedicated followers. Some even say GTD is the holy grail of personal productivity. When I first “read” David Allen’s first book Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity I got intensely […]

Pump up your Pumpkin Plan business w. Mike Michalowicz

A few years ago I was at the annual entrepreneur fair Iværk & Vækst here in Copenhagen, at which a guy called Mike Michalowicz was booked to deliver a talk on entrepreneurship. When Mike entered the stage I must admit my first thought was something along the lines of: Oh no… That guy looks exactly […]