At WordCamp Chicago 2011 Andy Stratton gave a presentation called “Diet Pills, SEO, and Theme Frameworks”. He talked about WordPress themes, frameworks, marketplaces and a lot of related misconceptions, and some of the many problems with commercial themes including SEO, customization, child themes.

So while there are some cases where a commercial $30 theme could work, usually these themes are slow, bloated with unnecessary options and will require a lot of expensive customization.

After reading some comments on twitter about the admin interface I decided to experiment with some style changes and soon found out that for me the most annoying thing was the dark shadow on the left-hand menu bar.

As this is easy enough to fix I created a small plugin that will do this for you and instantly improves the look of your WordPress 3.2 admin interface :)

To install it, all you have to do is download the plugin and upload it to your plugins directory. You can also search for ‘remove admin shadow’ in the WordPress dashboard.

This new plugin enables you to brand the WordPress CMS by using your own logo on the WordPress login screen. You can also specify a clickthrough url for the logo.

With the integrated WordPress image manager it is very easy to upload your own logo and use it on the login screen. All texts of the plugin can be localized by using the provided translation files.

We are planning to extend this plugin with functionality for modifying the header logo and footer text of the WordPress admin interface and possibly with the option of disabling certain parts of the CMS application.

The Internet has completely leveled the playing field.

According to a recent survey, the majority of US small businesses can attribute some portion of their annual sales to having a presence online.

In fact, 78% say they benefit from having a Web site. Particularly, over one-half think their site gives their company more credibility, while 33% say it is their strongest marketing tool.

Every business should have a website. If created properly and nurtured faithfully it can add credibility and increase client trust without you having to lift a finger. And it works when you can’t.

At a conference a few months back an auditorium of millionaire business owners was asked to, “Raise your hand if you’ve used the Internet to research a possible purchase within the past seven days.” Their upraised hands and arms made that room look like a wheat field at harvest time.

And indeed it was.

The Internet is rapidly becoming the number one medium for small business. It has become the ultimate product catalog, information encyclopedia, sales brochure and travel guide.

Are you ready to take a new look at the web?

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