Resources for Web Development Students @ Robin’s Blog

Recently we have added a WordPress unit to the course curriculum. While it’s not a required unit at this time, I think it’s very important for students to learn how to use WordPress and how to manipulate and create themes (design). This post includes excellent articles, themes, and plugins that I have found over the last two weeks (5/27-6/16).

Remember, these are articles I “tweet” on Twitter. Click the @username to see the posts of some of the people who I respect and love to “follow” on Twitter, the #hashtags to search the related topics, and of course the actual links to read the awesome articles.

WordPress Resource Roundup

1. RT @wpmix: Antivirus Plugin For #WordPress | Make Money Group http://bit.ly/p9Aye
2. RT @mlane: 10 Ways to Install Accordion Menus in Your #Wordpress Theme – http://bit.ly/3wHUSH
3. #WordPress 2.8 Resources For Developers http://bit.ly/18dvIF
4. RT @wpdimension 45 Best Free #WordPress Themes of All Time http://tinyurl.com/lbcdre
5. RT @wpdimension 45 Best Free #WordPress Themes of All Time http://tinyurl.com/lbcdre
6. Should you use a Mobile #WordPress Plugin? http://bit.ly/QVhp1
7. #Wordpress 2.8 And 10 Things That You Should Know Before/After You Upgrade http://bit.ly/11DmWo
8. 8 Simple #WordPress Developers Tips & Tricks To Improve Your Site Significantly http://bit.ly/ourO2
9. The TOP 6 Premium #WordPress Themes For FREE http://bit.ly/8Jk22
10. Moderate #Wordpress Comments from your Desktop http://bit.ly/wlzyt Adobe Air App
11. RT @redwall_hp @wordpress: #WordPress 2.8 Release Candidate 1 — http://bit.ly/gILqR
12. #Photoshop to #WordPress: A Basic Guide http://bit.ly/JTjkZ
13. 10+ Paramount Creative Appealing Free #WordPress Themes http://bit.ly/SBOPx
14. RT @iamkhayyam: Top 18 most downloaded #WordPress plugins ever http://bit.ly/epU3z #rehash
15. Weblog Tools Collection: Publish Blog Posts In #WordPress From Yahoo Mail http://bit.ly/emGZ6 (via @wplinks)
16. RT @IconicImagery 60+ Awesome #WordPress Tutorials » Themetation http://bit.ly/14HPIt (via @mayhemstudios @wplinks)
17. RT @ManiKarthik: 5 #WordPress Twitter Plugins to help readers tweet your articles http://bit.ly/BMKli (via @tweetmeme)
18. 14 Most Visually Appealing Free #WordPress Themes | Web Design Ledger http://tinyurl.com/oa3svc (via @inspiranation @TM_Technology)
19. RT @TutorialBlog: Choosing a #CMS http://tinyurl.com/rcy8ry #wordpress #joomla #drupal
20. Details on the 10 Most Helpful #WordPress Design Blogs http://bit.ly/l67Hp
21. The #Wordpress Plugins I Use Everyday http://bit.ly/2MgsVZ (via @DesignNewz)
22. RT @smashingmag: 5 Useful #WordPress Functions You Didn’t Know Existed – http://tr.im/nfA1 (via @wpcandy @lingokid)
23. @phaoloo: RT @ManiKarthik: 10 Reasons why you should upgrade to #WordPress 2.8 http://bit.ly/Pxw4J
24. RT @TheWebBlend: 45+ Stunning Tutorials, Inspirations And Resources For Designers for May http://bit.ly/rDWTK
25. 5 Explicit Tutorials on Converting #WordPress to #CMS http://bit.ly/12t1H9
26. #WordPress theming for beginners, an introduction http://bit.ly/9trLD
27. The Ultimate Guide to Setting up #WordPress after an Install – http://tinyurl.com/nk9zx6 (via @TheWebBlend)
28. Companies focus on #CMS implementation – new report http://is.gd/LClS (via @briancray)
29. 10 Easy #Tutorials to create a Mobile version of your blog in minutes! http://bit.ly/IG08q
30. RT @jasonarend #Wordpress #SEO Definitive Guide To Higher Rankings For Your Blog http://is.gd/KUUF (via @hashwordpress)
31. RT @iamkhayyam Free #Wordpress Theme Design Tutorial with Source Materials http://bit.ly/qqKtA (via @hashwordpress)
32. How To: #WordPress Tag Archive http://bit.ly/15DTVp
33. Five Ad Manager Plugins for #WordPress http://bit.ly/Lze3x
34. Creating photoblogs with #WordPress http://bit.ly/13OJSs (via @ryanimel)
35. RT @WonderWy: 25 Ways to Spice Up Blog #Photos http://bit.ly/7KCoU #photoshop
36. RT @DesignNewz: 40 Exceptional #CMS Enabling #WordPress Plugins http://bit.ly/146H4d
37. 25+ Aberrant #WordPress Sites http://bit.ly/fvZ0e