UPDATE: Looks like it’s fixed. I had to edit the .htaccess file to re-direct accordingly. So now all the article links make sense as a readable URL.

Ok, I edited my permalink structure and it broke all my links. I’d really like to implement the date hierarchal “year/mo/da/name” and the “category/name”structure over the current, and non-sensical, “casedsgn.com/?p=8″. I know it’s longer, but it just seems much more useable and human. Especially when bookmarking. I smell another Wordpress tutorial (provided I actually figure this out).

I’ve spent the morning figuring out how Wordpress handles Category and Single Post views. It’s much easier than I thought to get categories to display using specific templates. However, displaying a single post within in a certain category template was a little less obvious, and I had to do some digging. This topic will make for a good Wordpress tutorial as soon as I get the site structure complete. Until then, at least when you click through to an article the text doesn’t run off the screen.

Here’s a tip… for myself. Dude! Go read a PHP book. There’s a lot this CMS offers, but so much more if you knew how to code custom functions and such. Get busy. Learn the goods. Stop typing this dumb ass tip and go make yourself useful.

Well, for my first tip… throw internet explorer in the recycle bin (pc) or trash can (mac). One of the most frustrating things in the world is to break a perfectly valid css/xhtml layout to work in IE. Requiring more hacks than a chopping block, ie has got to be the biggest pain in the ass for any web designer developer today. Switch to Firefox, switch to Mozilla, switch to Opera, switch to Safari, switch to pretty much ANYTHING. Now… to convince the remaining 90% of web users.

The site is in development. Instead of launching when the last detail is added, (or even the first) I figured what the heck… I don’t have much traffic, might as well just put it out there and let anyone who’s interested see the site being built. Enjoy… or not.

Well, as you can see, things are looking a bit different. PLEASE EXCUSE THE “CANNED LOOK”! It’s very temporary and the new design, features, articles, tutorials, etc. are on the way. Between dedicating as much time as I can to the new partnership, targetscope, inc., and being a good father/husband there isn’t much time left. However, I’m determined to get this thing up and running a.s.a.p. and am very excited about where it’s headed. In the mean time, feel free to visit my temporary page as I’ll keep it updated with new projects until version 3 is up and running.