This week we have a great question from JoAnn: What are WordPress theme frameworks? JoAnn @ The Fairytale Nerd Short, sweet, simple—I like it. To help explain what a theme framework is, I’ll first talk about why we need them. Why do we need a […]
Tag: Bitchin’ Book Blog
Why is the Ultimate Book Blogger Plugin (and other plugins) for WordPress Only?
There are a lot of amazing WordPress plugins. Many book bloggers (including myself) often take time to showcase their “Favourite WordPress Plugins” or the “Plugins Every Book Blogger Needs”. I even made my own plugin specifically for book bloggers. That leads us to this week’s […]
6 Reasons Why You Should Switch to WordPress
Note: This post refers to self-hosted WordPress.org blogs. WordPress.com is different; it is a free platform and doesn’t have all the benefits that are listed in this post. I actually would NOT recommend switching from Blogger to WordPress.com. If you’re going to switch, go with […]
How are Followers Measured? And What the Heck is RSS?
How are Followers Measured? Last week I asked how do you follow non-blogger blogs? There are so many ways to follow a blog: GFC, Linky, NetworkedBlogs, Twitter, Facebook, e-mail subscriptions, RSS, you name it! So when we have so many different ways to be followed, […]
Bitchin’ Book Blog – Submit Your Questions!
I have been wanting to publish more Bitchin’ Book Blog posts, but I haven’t been able to come up with interesting topics! So I’m opening it up to questions. I have created a form where you can enter in your questions or tutorial requests. These […]
Rating Report Plugin
NOTE: This plugin requires a self-hosted WordPress blog. It is not compatible with Blogger. About the Plugin I’m excited to announce my newest WordPress plugin: Rating Report! You can use this plugin to create an easy-to-use rating report for the books you review! You can […]
Ultimate Book Blogger Plugin
Everything a WordPress Book Blogger Needs… in One Plugin Buy Now! – $35 NOTE: If you have one of my other plugins installed that has one of the features listed below, I recommend deactivating it before purchasing/installing the Ultimate Book Blogger Plugin, otherwise they might […]
A New Year – Get Started With Book Review Statistics!
Want something even better? Check out the Ultimate Book Blogger Plugin. It comes with the book review statistics feature already integrated, plus much more! NOTE: This plugin requires a self-hosted WordPress blog. It is not compatible with Blogger. Happy 2013 everyone! It’s a new year […]
How to Make Banners for Books in Photoshop
One of my favourite parts about blogging is making fun graphics to promote books and showcase in my image slide on my homepage! I’m going to walk you through the steps to creating one of these banners. Although this tutorial is specific to a certain […]
How to Style Blockquotes
Did you ever wonder how people get that cool, stylized blockquote text for their book descriptions? Well I’m going to show you how! Everyone can do this, whether you’re using Blogger or WordPress! You will have to be comfortable editing your theme files, and knowing […]