Add Google Custom Search to Genesis Framework Theme

Google Custom Search

If you would like to replace the default WordPress search with Google custom search here is the method I use. This implementation of Google custom search is reliant on using the Genesis Framework. 1. Create a Google custom search engine Go to http://www.google.com/cse and create a custom search engine for your site. Make sure that the look and feel layout …

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2012 Blog Year in Review

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Statistic 2012 Change from 2011 New Posts 32  - 64% Total Posts 144  + 29% Page Views 20,787  + 96% Google Webmaster Tools Search Clicks (web) 7,912  NM Search Impressions (web) 162,300  NM Open Site Explorer SEOmoz Domain Authority 20  0 Home Page Authority 30  + 11% Linking Root Domains 16  + 14% Top Read Posts of 2012 WordPress nginx …

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WordPress Performance Optimization for Mere Mortals

I am Speaking at WordCamp SLC 2012

Here is the slide deck for my presentation at WordCamp SLC 2012 on “WordPress Performance Optimization for Mere Mortals”. Some of the code used in the presentation is in the post Optimize WordPress for Page Speed YSlow and Zoompf.

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I am Speaking at WordCamp SLC 2012

I am Speaking at WordCamp SLC 2012

I will be speaking at WordCamp Salt Lake City 2012.  WordCamp SLC 2012 will be held on September 22, 2012 at the University of Utah. Session Title “WordPress Performance Optimization for Mere Mortals” Description Case Study based on fresh install of WordPress with default twenty eleven theme. I will introduce various web performance optimization tools that you can use to …

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Install MAMP and WordPress on Mac OS X

WordPress

Install MAMP and WordPress locally on Mac OS X for local WordPress development. The video below shows the following steps: Download MAMP Install MAMP Configure MAMP for WordPress Download WordPress Create WordPress MySQL Database Install WordPress For instructions in text see Install WordPress on Mac

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