Roll Your Own Lifestream With WordPress ![rw-book-cover]() 🔗 **Source:** [Roll Your Own Lifestream With WordPress](https://wptavern.com/roll-your-own-lifestream-with-wordpress) > [!note]+ Document Notes > --- > tags: [lifestream, wordpress, tips, jestro, wp-tavern-archive, wp-tavern-2009] > author: Jeff Chandler > source: WP Tavern > reference: https://wptavern.com/roll-your-own-lifestream-with-wordpress > date created: 2026-04-17 13:20 > --- > # Roll Your Own Lifestream With WordPress > ## 📝 Summary > - Jestro published a guide on creating a lifestream feature in WordPress to mix short snippets with long-form content, similar to implementations by Matt Mullenweg and Adii. > - Lifestreams allow bloggers to publish varied content types on a single blog, but require CSS and custom techniques to differentiate snippets from full posts visually. > - The guide involves modifying theme files (index.php and single.php), which may present challenges for users working with child themes based on frameworks. > - WordPress users can implement their own lifestream functionality by following Jestro's tutorial, though theme modifications require some technical knowledge. > ## 💬 Comments (0) > No comments. > --- [](https://www.wptavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/lifestreamwithwordpress.png)Ever wanted to know how to stream your life using WordPress? Matt Mullenweg does it with his blog, Adii does it with his and now you can to. The idea is to publish snippets along with the usual long form content. The problem is, the snippets and the long form content look the same unless you use some CSS along with a few other techniques. While there are a few different plugins and themes that accomplish this use of WordPress, [Jestro explains how to roll your own](http://jestro.com/lifestream-microblog-wordpress/). However, Jestro talks about modifying a themes index.php and single.php something that may be a problem for those using a child theme based on a framework. If you follow through with this technique for your own blog, send me a link to take a look at it in the comments. Category: [News](https://wptavern.com/category/news)Tags: [jestro](https://wptavern.com/tag/jestro), [lifestream](https://wptavern.com/tag/lifestream), [tips](https://wptavern.com/tag/tips), [wordpress](https://wptavern.com/tag/wordpress), Roll Your Own Lifestream With WordPress, Jeff Chandler, 01kpe7bg0cf1g0apq75csa8h8r.