If you are a regular visitor to the Unique Blog you will have seen some changes over the last few months. As well as keeping up with the latest versions of WordPress, I’m also making some changes to the designs and layouts.
Things are going to be continuing to change for a while. There are going to be some new page layouts with video and bigger images. The idea is that the blog will become our only website – it is much easier for me to customize and keep updated than the .com site.
Of course a lot of changes means that some features might be broken when you visit. I’ll try to keep disruption to a minimum though.
I also thought i give a few details about the site, just in case you are interested – or if you are looking to start a blog of your own.
The Unique Blog is based on WordPress which is a fantastic on-line publishing system. With WordPress, you can start with a simple blog that is hosted at wordpress.com, but it is best to set up WordPress on your own hosting account. All our websites happen to be hosted at Go Daddy. Funny name, awful website, but low cost and their service just works.
When starting a blog, you can use one of the themes supplied by WordPress, you can make your own or use a template. A lot of templates are free of charge, others you have to pay for. I’m a big fan of the WordPress templates designed by Brian Gardner. Our theme is based on his Vertigo Theme. If you check out the Vertigo Theme, you’ll see how much customizing I’ve done.
If you need something more advanced than Brian’s free themes, his Revolution Theme is perhaps the best WordPress theme ever. Check out my Labeling News site to see the Revolution Theme in action.
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about the site, WorDpress or blogging in general.
Cheers!
David
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