1. Create an Archive Page in WordPress (Wirte, Pages).
2. Choose the Archive page template.
3. Add the code below to your custom_functions.php.
4. Add code to your custom.css to style the archives page (sample provided below).

PHP code for custom_functions.php

function my_archive() {
?>
<div class="archive">
<div class="archivel">
  <h3>By Month:</h3>
  <ul>
    <?php wp_get_archives('type=monthly'); ?>
    </ul>

  <h3>By Category:</h3>
  <ul>
    <?php wp_list_categories('sort_column=nametitle_li='); ?>
  </ul>

</div>

<div class="archiver">

   <h3>By Post: (Last 100 articles)</h3>
   <ul>
     <?php wp_get_archives('type=postbypostlimit=100'); ?>
   </ul>
</div>
</div>
<?php
}

Depending on how your custom_functions.php is setup you may need beginning/ending PHP tags in this code.

Sample code for custom.css

.custom .archive h3 {margin-top: 0;}
.custom .archive ul {font-size: .85em; }
.custom .archivel { float: left; width: 40%;}
.custom .archiver { float: right; width: 60%;}

m

Today I’m writing the first post of my blog. I’m not exactly sure where this journey will go but I’m hoping to have fun and learn something along the way. Unlike a lot of current blogs this blog will not be tightly focused on a single topic. It will “generally” focus on technology (things like WordPress, Linux, MythTV) gadgets (Blackberries etc.) and of course some discussion of web hosting and web hosts. I also reserve the right to just ramble.

I’m also hoping to spend a fair amount of time simply blogging about the mechanics of running a blog. There are number great sites about blogging (like Daily Blog Tips but in my opinion they don’t get too deeply into the technical aspects of blogging. I’m going to do my best to write some nice articles on installing, customizing and using WordPress. I’m hoping to keep these an non-technical as possible. Simply easy to follow “How To’s”.

I also have some goals for the blog:

• Write a minimum of one blog post per week.
• Have 50 RSS subscribers by the end of the year.
• Have fun with this.
• Don’t take the blog or myself too seriously.

OK, so the first post is short and sweat, but at least I’ve actually started.