The portfolio of Mary McCutchen

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So far, it’s nice. I am having problems installing widgets in a sidebar, but I’m wondering if it’s a problem with the widgets I’m installing, and not Wordpress itself.

The new feature that I think most people will adore is the ability to install themes directly from your admin panel. 2.7 had the ability to do this for widgets and plugins, but you still had to use FTP or go through your host to upload a new theme. Not anymore! I would have loved this back when I first started using Wordpress, and thus didn’t make my own themes. Of course, now it’s a rather moot point, but it’s still nice they’ve added it.

Check it out HERE.

One of the great things about being a graphic designer is being able to see your work out in the wild unexpectedly. Driving along the other day, I saw this sign up, with the logo I designed in giant, glorious color.

Sorry for the odd angle; it’s hard for a passenger to get a shot from a cell phone camera while the car is moving.

Wordpress is BY FAR my favorite thing that has come out of the blogging phenomenon. With it being part blog, part content management system, you can do pretty much anything with it.

There are a lot of beautiful themes out there. So what do you do when you like a theme, but want to change the colors? Even worse, what if you don’t know CSS or know how to create a color scheme with hex codes?

Theme Tweaker

If you’re not familiar with CSS, this little plugin might be your best friend. The only complaint I would have is that it doesn’t tell you where the color is coming from, but I suppose that’s something that you might just have to deal with. If, say, you’re looking at your current layout, and want all the areas that are pink to become a certain orange color, that’d be an easy fix.

ColorSchemer

This one is great for every website, not just Wordpress. I love this color generator. You can input a hex color code, and it will draw up complimentary colors with their codes for your website. You can darken or lighten the color scheme as well. You can also choose a color from one of the pre-chosen boxes, and find a good color scheme from there.

What are some of your favorite color tricks?

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