I set up a new blog over at www.davidbarrkirtley.com. I’d heard about this software called WordPress, and I wondered if I could use it to add a blog that matched the design of the rest of my site. I decided to give it a shot, and after a few (okay, fourteen) hours of tinkering, I think I’ve finally gotten it working. I’m actually amazed that I’ve made it this far. I had to edit the code for the default WordPress theme, and I did not understand 95% of this code. I spent several hours trying to figure it out, but then my big break came when I realized that I didn’t have to understand it. I could just delete chunks of it at random, and if something important disappeared I would restore that piece of code. In this way I hacked the code down to its bare minimum, then rebuilt the layout in a way I can understand around what was left. I’m terrified that I accidentally deleted something important, but it seems to be working, and I can always try tossing code back in if I have to. There’s not a whole lot of content there right now, but no one can say what is there doesn’t match the look of the rest of my site.
Geeks Guide to the Galaxy
Geek's Guide to the Galaxy is a podcast hosted by author David Barr Kirtley and produced by Lightspeed Magazine editor John Joseph Adams. The show features conversations about fantasy & science … Read more
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