Blog Implementation Notes

For the record the blog you’re viewing is based on the open source WordPress content management system, which is widely used for blogs but also has broad, general web site capabilities. WordPress enables easy customization through add-on themes, hundreds of which have been created by the community and shared freely across WordPress sites.  I’m using the ‘Admired‘ theme by Brad Thomas with its Orange skin, plus some minor modifications by me to better match the rest of orangemoose.com and suit my personal tastes.

Most of the content is rendered using the open source ‘PT Sans’ font by ParaType, available through Google Fonts.  The page headline, footer content and some other random bits use the open source ‘Mountains of Christmas’ font by Tart Workshop, also available through Google Fonts.

Where I need to embed source code in a post or page I’m using the ‘SyntaxHighlighter Evolved‘ plug-in for WordPress, based on a nifty JavaScript package by Alex Gorbatchev that can also be used separately in web applications and content beyond WordPress.

Oh, and all this is running on DreamHost, a web hosting provider that came highly recommended by friends. I’m still learning my way around their services but I’ve been very impressed so far thanks to the open environment and excellent compatibility with the tools necessary to create content and manage my site.