Theme Building – a Bit of Be…

Pet Projects Updates.

#1) Create a Website that used Javascript to make a website for a friend – Done. Waiting on more information before polishing it off. Friend is really busy with work right now, so it’s going on the back burner for now.

#2) Make a WP Theme: Turned out Project#1 was over my head to turn into a WP theme because the Javascript split screens. Making a simple html + CSS site to making into a WP theme with underscores.

#3) Plugin: Going to take Hello Dolly and change it bit to a plugin that I’ll share with you when it’s done. I just check and I can submit my plugin into the WP Plugin Repo as long as I give credit to Hello Dolly.

Friday Check In: Aug 26, 2016

Project Check In:

StudioBeLee.com:
Phase I: Rebrand + Wire Frame –
Phase II: Update content + photos
Phase III: Build
Javascript (JS): Make a JS driven intake from for Studiobelee.com
Phase I: Design + Wire Frame – Next Week
Phase II: Content
Phase III: Build
Build a WP Theme from Underscores w/ a simple plugin.
Phase I: Split Screen (JS) Site:
3 issues:.
- Icons for the social media
- Author’s name getting cut off on the desktop break
- gallery code only working in mobile break.

Phase II: Turn Project #2’s Split Screen (JS) Site into a WP site using Underscores.
Phase III: Make a simple WP plugin for the site

Friday Check In: Aug 19, 2016

Project Check In:

Overall: Had a bunch of fires to put out this week but at least did an hour of work each day. Baby steps till this starts paying my bills full time.

StudioBeLee.com:
Phase I: Rebrand + Wire Frame – Still working on it
Phase II: Update content + photos
Phase III: Build
Javascript (JS): Make a JS driven intake from for Studiobelee.com
Phase I: Design + Wire Frame – Next Week
Phase II: Content
Phase III: Build
Build a WP Theme from Underscores w/ a simple plugin.
Phase I: Split Screen (JS) Site:
3 issues:.
- Icons for the social media – Still working on it
- Author’s name getting cut off on the desktop break
- gallery code only working in mobile break.

Phase II: Turn Project #2’s Split Screen (JS) Site into a WP site using Underscores. – Decided to start this phase of the project next week, as I’m still working out the bugs of Phase I.
Phase III: Make a simple WP plugin for the site

You know that old saying…

“Make Plans, Make God Laugh.”

It doesn’t matter if you believe in God or any higher energies, you know what I mean. For this summer, I was looking to get an internship or pt job but with my mother’s health now hanging by a thread again and my own health been having issues. So I’m going to be picky on what I do with my time. Right now, I’m not finding a internship or a pt time job that fits what I want to learn, so I need to create it.

Decide that I am making my own internship/pt job working for myself for 20 hours a week. Going to slowly train myself into working 4 to 5 hours a day on web dev during the week. Have about 3 potential paid clients I am talking to, one pet project that I am meeting with next week, and one mock project client that I’m planing to use to create a WordPress Theme for using underscores. Going to do a check in at the end of July to see how it is working.

My goals:

Daily:

1hr: Lessons + Learning + Reading
2-3 hours: Build site and take notes on what I need to work on
10 min breaks per hour

Projects:

Personal Chef Site
Build a site with Javascript with working registration
Artist Site w/ Etsy site using underscores to build a WordPress Theme (optional)
Add projects on:
My portfolio on beleestudio.com
Github – learn to use version control
Codepen to play with options