Coming Up…
Here’s a quick look ahead at what’s coming up on my schedule.
Using MF Gig Calendar with MailChimp
I’m a big fan of MailChimp and here’s yet another reason: their RSS importer for email campaigns is really great. I’ve connected that tool to the MF Gig Calendar RSS feed and have been automatically including upcoming events in emails I send out. I thought I’d put up a quick tutorial on how I did […]
New Shortcode Control Added in Version 0.9.9.2
Version 0.9.9.2 of MF Gig Calendar is now available. The current version fixes a silly mistake I included in the previous version (thanks to Chris Meijer for catching that so quickly!). While I was tinkering I also enhanced the shortcode variables for customizing a list of events. I’ve also reworked the documentation just a bit […]
MF Gig Calendar Version 0.9.9 Released
I finally updated the MF Gig Calendar with a few fixes (nasty little bugs…) and a few new features: I’ve improved the way the RSS feed works, giving you the option of how much content you want to include in your feed. I’ve also added a few more shortcode variables to customize exactly what events […]
New Ron Oswanski Website
I recently completed a custom WordPress theme for my friend and fellow musician, Ron Oswanski. Ron is an extremely creative keyboard player – he plays great piano, but is feels most at home on the Hammond organ or his accordion. If you’re a jazz fan he’s definitely somebody you should know. I tried to create […]
TRI-FI in NYC, NJ & PA
I’ve got a few gigs coming up next week with TRI-FI. We’ve been busy writing some new music for an upcoming recording and we are eager to play some of it for you.
Using Shortcode Variables in MF Gig Calendar
As of version 0.9.8 you can display more specific event information from your MF Gig Calendar WordPress plugin on any Pages or Posts by including simple variables in your short code. – display only one specific event – display events that are happening on a particular day – display a range of dates (START:END) Note: […]
WordPress Password-protected Page Problems
I had a few pages on my site that were password protected using WordPress’ built-in password feature. Recently it all just stopped working and it took me a while to sort it out. The WordPress feature is so easy to use – just type in what you want to be your password and save the […]
Conflicts between WP eStore & Root Relative plugins for WordPress
Rackspace Cloud Sites has a new WordPress install wizard! It’s really handy and saves me a few steps in setting up new WP sites. I discovered that this wizard, along with installing WP in a few easy clicks, automatically installs a plugin called Root Relative URLs. This plugin replaces WP’s absolute links with root-relative links. […]
I Love Lists
It’s a fact. You just won’t get much done in your practice session unless you know what you are going to practice before you sit down at the piano. Life can be busy and practice time can be precious. I know that if I sit down at the piano without a plan I’ll start noodling […]
Tis the Season!
This is a collection of holiday classics done up in a creative jazz trio way. Have a listen right here on my site. Then you can order it online on the TRI-Fi website as CD, digital download or even HD audio!
New Curtis Stigers Website
Just launched! A brand new website for jazz singer, Curtis Stigers. This is a WordPress theme redesign that I just completed. One of the requirements in the design was a way to have music playing in the background as visitors browse pages. I didn’t want to use frames or flash (for obvious reasons) and instead […]