Let’s Get Started!
Hello everyone! So this is Blogtober the 7th and the launch of the ‘Friday Mike Project’ (three guesses where that came from). This week’s project is very Meta. Building the blog itself. So far, the basic WordPress site is online. I know I know, not a lot to see, but these sites take time to set up (even without building the themes). As an insight to everything I thought I would share the setup experience live. Feel free to read the updates below and we’ll see how we go!
Happy Friday!
Mike 🙂
Okay, so lesson one, liveblogging on WordPress prevents Publicize from working (I think, will investigate next week…)
Found the skin for use now. There may be a custom one in the future…
The theme I’ve chosen for those interested is Gridster-Lite. I did look at “Flat” by ThemeIsle, but this seemed more appropriate for now.
So let’s get tweaking!
Okay, so the left side looks good and AddToAny is configured.
Right, I’ll develop a proper logo at some point in this, but for now I’m going to tweak the HTML so the title text doesn’t overlap on the homepage
That’s better 
Okay, so now the design is at a workable point, it’s time to tweak the backend. So without boring you to death, here are how these blogs will work. Similar to how WordPress.com’s rules work, you guys can comment as guests, but to prove you’re real, you’ll need to provide some details and (maybe) prove you’re not a robot (only because in the month or so the site has been live again, spam is already occuring!). Hope that’s not too much of a pain with you all for the sake of us having a better community!
Okay, some tweaks done and we’re good to go for next week now!
I’ve finished off the night by creating the About page to explain what all the effort of tonight was about.
I hope those that have joined enjoyed your evening and those reading this in the future let me know if I should do another live blog so you can join in.
I hope you’re having a happy Friday and I’ll see you next time.
Okay, so the post is up and the categories entered. Now, let’s get a skin!