I author and produce this website. Here is how the site is built:
Mac Desktop Software
- Marsedit – easy writing.
- Acorn – easy image editing.
- OmniGraffle – powerful diagrams.
- Transmit – easy file transfer.
Web Server Software
The Lahserpatent.com website is hosted on page.ly. Page.ly runs wordpress.org software. The system is managed, so you do not have to install, upgrade or manage wordpress.
The Page.ly system includes the following plugins: Akismet, W3Total Cache, and WordPress SEO. I disabled TweetMeme Retweet Button, Viper’s Video Quicktags, Google Analyticator, and Contact Form 7, which were also installed by default.
WordPress Theme
The theme is from StudioPress, and is called Associate Child Theme which is part of the Genesis framework. This theme allows for creation without coding. So, updates to the theme should not break the site’s functions.
I also use the following Genesis framework plugins: Genesis Simple Sidebars, Genesis Slider, Simple URLs (all part of Genesis from Studiopress ).
Extra WordPress Plugins
- Markdown Extra – to write articles in markdown format and guarantee well-formed and well-behaved HTML.
- Google Analytics for WordPress – to enable Google Analytics intelligently.
- WPSearch 2 – to add relevancy to search results.
- Widget Logic – to customize sidebars.
- Adminer – to maintain the database.
- Yet Another Related Posts Plugin – to list related posts based on relevancy.
- Gravity Forms – easy to use web forms.
Analytics
- Google Analytics – mind-numbingly complex.
- ClickTale – records visitor actions for playback. Cool.
- P3 – Plugin Performance Profiler – to show what slows down your wordpress site.
The products listed are all in active use with this website. Please know: I use some affiliate links. I only list tools that I use and enjoy.
