This is not the surprise I was talking about but more of an idea I had this week end while working on some of my themes. I thought it could be cool if there was a website (maybe there is actually but I’m not aware of it) where I could check right away in just one or two clicks how a font I want to use looks like in different sizes and on different browsers and OS (Mac OS X, windows, etc..).

So I made this site called “test your fonts“. A simple site where you can choose among the 17 most used fonts of the web and see how they render in their main variants and sizes. As stated on the site, the goal was not in any way to compete with the very complete and powerful “Typetester“. The idea is more to have something simple and fast where you can check on the fly your different type options. The original intent was to make it a personal tool but I bet that some of my fellow designers will be interested by it. Anyway, feel free to use it because…It’s free ;)

While this site primary proposal is to offer wordpress themes, I decided it would be good (or of interest) for the readers of this blog to also write tips or even tutorials about Wordpress, its structure, the way it works and how to use, modify, improve or make themes.

The type of articles I intend to write are not obviously for developers or experienced theme makers but more for Wordpress enthusiasts who are interested in learning more about this CMS.

Today’s tutorial will be about controlling the appearance and the behavior of plugins by a few lines of code. This tip is really basic php coding and even if you’re allergic to this language, don’t be afraid, it will be smooth and easy;) Read the rest of this entry »