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I’ve started putting together a few WordPress tutorials and thought I would share.  This is a fantastic plugin that allows you to show introductory text, and the user can expand the text (on the same page) if they want to read more.  This way, you can keep your listings higher on the page for users that want to see those, and allow users that want to read more about an area or neighborhood to do so without leaving that page.  Nevertheless, here it is:

It’s been a bit longer since my last Project WordPress post.  Holidays, work, & other excuses kept getting in the way of blogging. Back on track, and I’ll post a bit about theme selection.  Theme selection is obviously personal, so this post is intended more to introduce theme elements the webmaster should be aware of when selecting or designing a new theme. Variable (fluid) vs. Fixed Width isn’t unique to WordPress design, but it’s an element that is fairly important when choosing your design.  Fixed … Read More »

After reading Drew’s post Building a WordPress Blog From Scratch, I started to write a loooong comment, then decided to write a post, and finally decided to write a series. I’m a huge proponent of WordPress.  I use Drupal for ecommerce sites & am familiar with Joomla.  They both have steep learning curves, and are both overkill for real estate websites.  I currently integrate WordPress with a custom IDX solution on all of my real estate sites, including ericbramlett.com. WordPress can be a fully functioning … Read More »

In college, and for a couple of years after (including the first 6 months I worked as a licensed agent,) I was a bartender.  It was a pretty cush job – working ~25 hours/week and meeting interesting people who had to be nice to you in order to get a drink.  During happy hour, you’d see the regulars, and strangers would wander in.  Conversations were had.  And I had one rule:  No politics or religion. Seriously. There is no faster way to alienate someone you … Read More »

I’ve been a ridiculous Iphone holdout, predominantly b/c my t-mobile bill is about half what it would be with ATT.  I tried to make the switch to an Android phone last year with the release of the G1, and took the clunky handset back after a couple of weeks trying to learn to love it.  The Mytouch 3G was a HUGE improvement in hardware, and I’ve been really happy with the switch from my Blackberry. So, with that long winded intro, here are the apps … Read More »