Nightmares of Coding
Feb 7th, 2007 by Jennifer Lynn
Oh … my … lord …
*collapses in an exhausted heap*
Who would have known coding would be such a bugger? I’ve been struggling with broken templates, broken aboutme widgets, broken adsense deluxe addons for the better part of the day, incomplete posts being hacked away at the knees for no apparent reason.
Argh!! The new site is up and barely breathing at least. I’m still in the process of tweaking things about. A few urls need to be redirected, but you can sneak a peek at Broke-Ass Student’s New Home.
A huge heartfelt thank you to Nikhil Agarwal and Jim for their patience and kindness over the past few days. Nik sent me a wonderfully detailed and concise email on how to start this whole daunting process. It was heaven-sent, and he had me zipping along like a pro in no time. Jim was nice enough to extend his knowledge and take time off his work schedule to tweak my new template theme a bit. You guys are awsome!
Still so much to do … but for now. * big yawn * ZzZZz.
And before I go, a bit of exciting news to throw in the mix. Bankrate.com just featured an article about online savings accounts, with Broke-Ass Student briefly mentioned. Thanks to Laura Bruce for an enlightening and enjoyable conversation on the phone last week.
Ok folks, bed time. * shuffles off to sleep *
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I love the new home. It may seem like a pain in the butt, but its better you did it now than later on. Best of luck with the new location!
It’s looking good so far. My only recommendation might be making the sidebar titles (e.g. Categories, Recent Comments, etc.) stand out more. Maybe try bolding them?
Congratulations on making the big move! Yes, coding IS a bugger and kudos to you for taking on the challenge. Your theme looks very familiar…
Warning: tweaking your theme and website can be addicting! I’ve added the sidebar widgets plugin (works beautifully!!) and then after reading JohnChow, added the MyBlogLog widget.
If you want to take Nik’s recommendation, you can look for tips at Sadish’s Theme support page:
http://forums.wpthemes.info/categories.php
Coding advice: backup-backup-backup!! I am sure you’ve heard this already.
Congrats on the Bankrate article! Upon reading it, I realize that I drove RIGHT past your campus the other day on my way to the airport. Craziness!
Take care, I love the new site!
- Stephanie
Hi love your site, got the link from StevePavlina forums. I use the same theme as you MistyLook. I wrote a brief blog on how to customise the MistyLook theme and change the colors and background etc. Thought it may be of help to you, not that you need to change it
http://www.thebeginning.co.uk/blog/2007/03/style-tips-wordpress-mistylook/