Notice the changes to EmilyIngram.com?

I’ve been working to keep my site’s content fresh and to make the design more reader-friendly. So in case you wondered what’s changed in the past week, here’s a rundown:

  • Updated my portfolio page to include some audio and mapping projects I’ve worked on this past month
  • Changed theme to Typebased by Woo Themes
  • Fixed the error in the PHP code for the new theme.
    • I’m about 60 pages into a PHP how-to book, and I’m glad I’ve already got some use out of it. If you have no programming background but have looked at your WordPress source code some, I’d be willing to be you could understand this book. I’d recommend it for those looking to learn.
  • Upgraded back-end system to WordPress 2.7 without any problems

That’s it. As far as work goes, we’re still pushing our Web-first mindset, and I’ll keep blogging about the obstacles and successes along the way.

If your student news organization is in the same boat, stay tuned for more tips on what has – and hasn’t – worked for us.

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  • http://www.ryangladstone.com/blog Ryan Gladstone

    Thanks for the PHP book tip. I’ll have to look into getting it. I have used WordPress for years, but can’t make any big changes to themes because I don’t know any PHP.

    Your site looks really good, btw.

  • http://www.emilyingram.com Emily

    Thanks, Ryan.

    I have to admit, I haven’t made many big changes to my new theme. (It’s pretty close to what I want out-of-the-box.) But that book is good for understanding how PHP works in general, which I definitely didn’t before reading it.

    Plus, it is nice to have a little background in PHP whenever I try to tweak the code and get the dreaded “parse error blah blah blah.”