I’m was thrilled to be asked to speak at the annual Book Expo America, the leading event in North American publishing, on May 21st, 2011 in New York City at the Jacob Javits Center. I will be presenting as part of the DIY Authors Conference & Marketplace – where aspiring writers get critical information and solutions to help them get published or self-published. My session is from 2:00pm – 3:00pm (Room 1E15) and is titled “Web-based Author Tools: What Works?”.
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WordPress All In One Book Released
My editor at Wiley Publishing started to hint around at the idea of writing an All In One book for WordPress way back in October 2009. Back then, it was just a hint… a ‘hey, Lisa, what would you think about …”. I was in a race to complete the third edition of my WordPress For Dummies book, and certainly wasn’t in the mood to entertain the idea of jumping into another book project, let alone a 912 page collaborative project that would put me in the position of co-author AND project manager.
Upcoming Events Spring 2011
With several items on my personal and business agenda this year, I’ve been trying to cut down as much as possible on travel where I can. Last year, I think I took a dozen and a half trips to various WordCamps and other events, and this year, I’m trying to cut that in half. On the personal side of life, our family is relocating from Wisconsin to Atlanta in late summer of this year, and …
Attending and Speaking at WordCamp Phoenix Jan. 29
I’m looking forward to attending WordCamp Phoenix this month. This marks my first, ever visit to Phoenix – I’m looking forward to visiting for 5 days. I will be in Phoenix January 27 – 31, most of that time will be spent involved with the festivities involved with WordCamp Phoenix, including speaking on Saturday, January 29th at 2:15 – 2:45 on the topic of customizing the 2010 (Twenty Ten) default WordPress theme by creating your own child theme, using Twenty Ten as the parent frame work. My session is called 2010 in 2011 – if you are attending WordCamp Phoenix, I hope to see you there!
WordPress 3.1 Post Formats Reference
Adding theme support for Post Formats is not overly complicated – it’s a quick function added to your Theme Functions (functions.php) file, after you decide which types of formats you are planning on using. Currently, there are 9 available formats including: Aside, Link, Gallery, Image, Chat, Audio, Video, Status. You can add all, or just a few, of the formats using this example (note: this example assumes you are using all the available formats):
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