Take a Peak — the new WP-Powered GarageSpin
I can’t wait to launch the brand new, Web 2.0 saturated, Wordpress-powered GarageSpin.com. I’ve learned more than I ever intended to about RSS feed redirection, wireless router firewalls, PNG image transparency issues with Internet Exlporer 6, javascript naughtiness, and all sorts of other obstacles. But the new site is looking good, so it’s all worth it.
To the right is a small snapshot taken of the site (originally to illustrate PNG image rendering issues I was facing in IE6), which gives you a feel for the new color scheme. Basically "brown", apparently. Woo-hoo.
The new site will be using about 10 -15 plugins already being used in other WP sites I own, plus a bunchthat are new to me, including MyBlogLog, ShareThis, Relish Comments, Sphere, and more. Hopefully, nothing will expode.
Huge thanks go to Scott, Taylor, Ryan, Eric, and Tara for both moral and technical support. (Especially on Saturday, when I thought the world was falling. Long story short, unbeknowest to me, my router’s fire wall suddenly started blocking all access to my web hosting account. Yeesh.) Everything is more easily surmountable with friends around.
Oh, and my next song is 98% finished; it’s been on standby until this puppy is finished. …Actually, I’ve not yet decided whether to launch the site, then the song, or both simultaneously…
What do you think? Let both loose into the world simultaneously, or do more of a one-two punch?
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Robin: Thanks for the offer, I’ll be sure to ping you if I find any issues going forward. Much appreciated!
Love the look of the new site! I think the browns and bit of orange look funky and indie. And neat curved edge on the garagespin logo wall. I am impressed! I don’t know how to do anything but read websites. Hope your firewall issue has been resolved–that would freak me out too!
Love the look of the new site! I think the browns and bit of orange look funky and indie. And neat curved edge on the garagespin logo wall. I am impressed! I don’t know how to do anything but read websites. Hope your firewall issue has been resolved–that would freak me out too!
Looking good! I’m making the switch for our website over to Wordpress, too. If you ever have any questions, just let me know - I’ve been designing for Wordpress for about a year now.