Getting a free SSL certificate for your site is now easier than ever. On AWS, certificates are free and easy for any load-balanced environment you create. But what if you aren’t running a load-balanced site? If you followed my earlier guide The Ultimate Guide to WordPress on AWS EC2 then this tutorial is for you.
In this article, I’m assuming you’re running Apache on an Amazon Linux EC2 instance. We’ll install a free SSL certificate from Let’s Encrypt and configure it to automatically renew.
The best rapid-development WordPress Theme Framework just got a massive update… this is a HUGE release that brings the NOUVEAU Starter Theme Framework very close to 1.0.
In addition to sporting the brand-spanking-new Foundation for Sites 6.2, the NOUVEAU Starter Theme has received a substantial overhaul that will dramatically speed up your workflow…
NV::i()_docs folder.tests folder is little more than a placeholder for now, the NOUVEAU Starter Theme Framework is getting WordPress unit tests!Of course this means the getting started guide is a bit out of date, but those changes will come shortly.
If you want to run multiple websites on a single AWS host (or really, any other Apache 2+ web server that requires manual configuration), this guide is for you!
I’ll walk you through the process of setting up your AWS server to support multiple site, domains, or subdomains using Apache’s Virtual Host (vhost) features. It’s this feature that allows Apache to detect the host/domain name being requested so that it can serve up the appropriate site from a list of options.
Don’t worry, it’s actually not as complicated as it sounds… and I’ll leave out all the wherefores and other technical mumbo jumbo, since that’s available elsewhere. You’re here for clarity. (more…)
So you’ve set up your WordPress site on AWS and now you just need to know how to keep it safe, secure, and up-to-date.
Fortunately, just getting the server set up was the hard part. (more…)
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is an incredible option for hosting WordPress sites; it’s almost exclusively what I use these days when setting up hosting for my own clients. For new users, however, getting started with AWS can be insurmountably daunting, especially if they don’t have a experience with command-line Linux administration!
If that’s you, I have good news: This comprehensive guide will introduce you to AWS and guide you, step-by-step, through setting up your own server and installing WordPress.
Before we get started, be aware that AWS really isn’t for everybody. The question is: is AWS right for you? Well, that depends. (more…)
The NOUVEAU WordPress Theme Framework has been updated to 0.9.19, and includes Zurb Foundation 5.5.0.
If you are using earlier versions of NOUVEAU it is strongly recommended that you update to the latest release as this version of Foundation includes fixes for most, if not all, outstanding compilation problems (including a bug that caused extensive duplicate CSS to be generated).
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The NOUVEAU WordPress Theme Framework has been updated to 0.9.18
This update includes the latest Zurb Foundation release (5.4.7) in the Theme Framework, which now includes full libsass 3.0 support!.
If you want to update your existing NOUVEAU WordPress project from 0.9.17 → 0.9.18, there is only one easy step:
/_foundation/bower_components/ to the newest version.
bower_components folder./_foundation/scss/_settings.scss.
_settings.scss file has not materially changed between Foundation 5.4.6 → 5.4.7, so updating is optional this time. If you are updating from an earlier version of NOUVEAU or Foundation and have customized your previous settings file, you may need to merge your changes into the new _settings.scss version.You should also be sure to re-run your compiler on app.scss once these changes are complete.
The NOUVEAU WordPress Theme Framework has been updated to 0.9.17
This update includes the latest Zurb Foundation release (5.4.6) in the Theme Framework.
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The NOUVEAU WordPress Theme Framework has been updated to 0.9.16
This update includes the latest Zurb Foundation release (5.4.5) in the Theme Framework, and also drops support for Compass from NOUVEAU core. (more…)
The official Sass compiler has recently received an huge update that introduces some serious compatibility issues for developers relying on Compass builds of Zurb Foundation. This has implications for developers using NOUVEAU.
The short story is that a recent update in the official Ruby-based Sass compiler (v3.4+) has introduced changes that are NOT backwards-compatible with earlier versions of Sass – therefore Foundation – therefore NOUVEAU.
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