19 June 2009, 10:27 pm
I got a tip that Chris Anderson’s upcoming book Free has the following to say about WordPress: 2. Feature limited (Basic version free, more sophisticated version paid. This is the WordPress model.) Upside: Best way to maximize reach. When customers convert to paid, they’re doing it for ... Read More »
11 June 2009, 9:25 pm
The WordPress escaping API functions have been updated. Escaping is a way of using untrusted text that “neuters” anything that could do damage. Escaping is used in WordPress to avoid SQL injection and cross-site scripting/script injection (XSS), among other things. The old functions stil... Read More »
6 June 2009, 8:57 pm
I’ve had a bunch of people ask me how they could get started as a WordPress developer or consultant. Rather than answer them all individually and privately, I’m putting it up for all to see. Become involved with the development community Join the wp-hackers mailing list. Participate when... Read More »
28 May 2009, 3:58 pm
2009 is the year of BuddyPress. It’s also the year where online content providers have to figure out how to make money outside of the flailing “get a lot of views, sell ads” model. For the past couple of months, I’ve been working on a project that tackles both of those things... Read More »
17 May 2009, 3:30 am
Here are my slides from the State of the Word keynote at WordCamp Mid-Atlantic: ... Read More »
4 May 2009, 2:47 pm
If you update your WordPress theme’s style.css, you may have noticed that you have to “force-reload” your site in your browser to see the changes. This is because your browser keeps a copy of the CSS cached on your hard drive. Depending on how your server is set up, it may not chec... Read More »
24 April 2009, 1:07 am
Typographica, the excellent blog for typographical nerds, has just relaunched on WordPress with a great new design by Chris Hamamoto. Asked why they switched from Movable Type to WordPress, Stephen Coles replied: For me, it seemed an obvious switch given WordPress’ wide adoption in recent years.... Read More »
11 April 2009, 12:10 am
I have a new version of Subscribe to Comments that will be coming out soon. The storage system for the subscriptions is changing (or rather, being consolidated into one method, instead of being spread into two). The good news is that this new version has zero database schema changes from WordPress c... Read More »
25 March 2009, 10:40 pm
Check out the awesome WordPress skin that my iPhone is rocking. WordPress skin for the iPhone 3G It’s my understanding that these will eventually be available for sale in the WordPress Shop. ... Read More »
12 March 2009, 1:27 pm
Tomorrow I’m heading off to Austin, TX for the South by Southwest Interactive Festival. If you’re going to be there, and you’re a WordPress fan, make sure you say hi and let me know what cool uses you’ve found for WordPress! The best way to find out where I am or to get in co... Read More »
17 February 2009, 1:26 am
I’ll be in Miami on Sunday, February 22nd for BarCamp/WordCamp Miami. If you’re in the area or are in town for the Future of Web Apps conference, you should stop by! What should I talk about? Update: There has been a venue change for this event, so if you were planning on going, make su... Read More »
23 January 2009, 10:39 pm
Isn’t it annoying when you have a site with a reasonable number of categories, say 15, and WordPress only shows you the first 8 in the category checkbox widget? Ugh, scrolling is annoying. Try this super-simple plugin. It’s so simple that the plugin’s content is embedded into that ... Read More »
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