Credits
Color palette
Inspired by: www.colourlovers.com palette 237546
musical inspiration
Wordpress theme development
Theme php help: www.wpdesigner.com
WPDesigner is an informative blog that has undergone a surreal transformation from active community to deserted wasteland full of tumbleweeds and scavengers. The blog was sold by its creator to an apparition named “Pawel Ciszewski” who made one post announcing his purchase, and then disappeared into the wind.
Liquid layout: www.matthewjamestaylor.com
CSS reset: www.meyerweb.com - reset-reloaded
Wordpress plugins
Configurable Tag Cloud
The out-of-the-box tag cloud widget is extremely rigid and uses inline styles with px values. Since ChipsForDinner utilizes a liquid/elastic layout, getting rid of those px values was an early priority. Configurable Tag cloud offers the ability to choose the font-size value range and value type in addition to loads of other customizations.
Secure and Accessible PHP Contact Form
Wordpress comes with no contact form, so one of the first items on the to do list is always to find the best contact form plugin. I chose Secure and Accessible PHP Contact Form for its popularity but was a little disappointed in its lack of templetization. In order to make simple customizations, I had to edit the plugin’s core php file, and that is never a good thing. For now, however, I am satisfied with the results.