]As promised, here are the results of the 24-hour has-patch marathon that was announced, begun and completed over the course of a few days last week (more on timing after the results). Results include activity from 8am Pacific time on Thursday, April 16, 2009 to 9am Pacific time on Friday, April 17, 2009.
\nTotal number of patches committed to core: 44
\nContributors whose old patches were committed: 9
\nMarathon contributors whose patches were committed: 13
\nTickets closed: 102 (breakdown below)
\nTickets created: 20 [I guess not everyone got the memo that we were trying to close tickets. ]
Tickets reopened: 4
\nNumber of testers who left comments in ticket threads: 10
\nNumber of testing-specific comments: 18
\nThese numbers are based on opening each ticket that registered activity during the marathon hours and counting the actual comments that indicated some testing of a patch. Contributions to philosophical discussions without a patch, while important, weren’t counted for this purpose. Nor were Trac notices that simply noted a ticket was being closed because it was a dupe, invalid, etc.
\nTop five contributors (committed patches): Denis-de-Bernardy, filosofo, nbachiyski, scohoust, simonwheatley
\nTop five testing feedback providers: shanef, Nicholas91, Denis-de-Bernardy, sivel, williamsba, mrmist (tie)
\nGiven the short notice/last-minute nature of the marathon, I think we did pretty well. Granted, there were people who complained that two days wasn’t enough notice to clear their schedules, but let’s be honest, the 24-hour has-patch marathon was more of a rallying cry to help clean out Trac than a deadline based on anything specific. Patches are always welcome/encouraged, and now that the big features for 2.8 are mostly done, the lead devs will be able to spend more time reviewing Trac tickets and patches. Still, not too many people tested existing patches (or if they did, they failed to leave the requisite comment in the ticket threads). Testing patches is one of the easiest things you can do to help further development, since patches won’t be committed or rejected until they’ve been tested by several people.
\nAs we get closer to the 2.8 release, jump into Trac any time and test a few patches (don’t forget to leave the feedback!) if you have time. If there’s a ticket you’re sick of seeing there, write a patch and ask your fellow contributors to test it and comment on the ticket thread. We’ll announce an official bug hunt soon (and yes, there will be more than two days’ notice), but the fact remains that addressing new bugs is easier if Trac isn’t clogged with old tickets. If you spot duplicate tickets, mark it a dupe, note the other ticket number in the comments and close the ticket. If you see one that is no longer relevant because the current code base fixes a problem reported several versions ago, mark it invalid, leave a comment and close the ticket. These simple housekeeping tasks may not seem like much, but they do help. Special props to Denis-de-Bernardy, who in addition to writing a couple of patches during the marathon and testing a few others, did a bunch of ticket maintenance like this, and cleared out a number of tickets.
\nThank you to everyone who participated, and until the next marathon, happy patching and testing!
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\nTotal number of patches committed to core: 44
\nContributors whose old patches were committed: 9
\nMarathon contributors whose patches were committed: 13
\nTickets closed: 102 (breakdown below)
\nTickets created: 20 [I guess not everyone got the memo that we were trying to close tickets. ]
Tickets reopened: 4
\nNumber of testers who left comments in ticket threads: 10
\nNumber of testing-specific comments: 18
\nThese numbers are based on opening each ticket that registered activity during the marathon hours and counting the actual comments that indicated some testing of a patch. Contributions to philosophical discussions without a patch, while important, weren’t counted for this purpose. Nor were Trac notices that simply noted a ticket was being closed because it was a dupe, invalid, etc.
\nTop five contributors (committed patches): Denis-de-Bernardy, filosofo, nbachiyski, scohoust, simonwheatley
\nTop five testing feedback providers: shanef, Nicholas91, Denis-de-Bernardy, sivel, williamsba, mrmist (tie)
\nGiven the short notice/last-minute nature of the marathon, I think we did pretty well. Granted, there were people who complained that two days wasn’t enough notice to clear their schedules, but let’s be honest, the 24-hour has-patch marathon was more of a rallying cry to help clean out Trac than a deadline based on anything specific. Patches are always welcome/encouraged, and now that the big features for 2.8 are mostly done, the lead devs will be able to spend more time reviewing Trac tickets and patches. Still, not too many people tested existing patches (or if they did, they failed to leave the requisite comment in the ticket threads). Testing patches is one of the easiest things you can do to help further development, since patches won’t be committed or rejected until they’ve been tested by several people.
\nAs we get closer to the 2.8 release, jump into Trac any time and test a few patches (don’t forget to leave the feedback!) if you have time. If there’s a ticket you’re sick of seeing there, write a patch and ask your fellow contributors to test it and comment on the ticket thread. We’ll announce an official bug hunt soon (and yes, there will be more than two days’ notice), but the fact remains that addressing new bugs is easier if Trac isn’t clogged with old tickets. If you spot duplicate tickets, mark it a dupe, note the other ticket number in the comments and close the ticket. If you see one that is no longer relevant because the current code base fixes a problem reported several versions ago, mark it invalid, leave a comment and close the ticket. These simple housekeeping tasks may not seem like much, but they do help. Special props to Denis-de-Bernardy, who in addition to writing a couple of patches during the marathon and testing a few others, did a bunch of ticket maintenance like this, and cleared out a number of tickets.
\nThank you to everyone who participated, and until the next marathon, happy patching and testing!
\n\";}i:1;a:12:{s:5:\"title\";s:21:\"Start Your Engines…\";s:4:\"link\";s:60:\"http://wordpress.org/development/2009/04/start-your-engines/\";s:8:\"comments\";s:69:\"http://wordpress.org/development/2009/04/start-your-engines/#comments\";s:7:\"pubdate\";s:31:\"Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:00:03 +0000\";s:2:\"dc\";a:1:{s:7:\"creator\";s:10:\"Jane Wells\";}s:8:\"category\";s:28:\"Developmentbughas-patchpatch\";s:4:\"guid\";s:39:\"http://wordpress.org/development/?p=618\";s:11:\"description\";s:342:\"The 24-hour has-patch marathon has just officially begun! For the next 24 hours (until Friday, 4pm UTC), the core developers will be evaluating patches that have been tested and committing those that are good. When they run out of those, they’ll start testing patches that have been submitted but not tested. This takes longer, so [...]\";s:7:\"content\";a:1:{s:7:\"encoded\";s:3493:\"The 24-hour has-patch marathon has just officially begun! For the next 24 hours (until Friday, 4pm UTC), the core developers will be evaluating patches that have been tested and committing those that are good. When they run out of those, they’ll start testing patches that have been submitted but not tested. This takes longer, so help us keep the momentum going by testing patches today.
\nGrab yourself a copy of the nightly build to make sure you’re using the right version, then head over to Trac and start looking at the has-patch* tickets. Pick a ticket, download the diff, test it out on the browsers/platforms you have available, and write a comment about the results in the ticket’s comment thread. Move on to the next ticket. Do as many as you can over the next 24 hours.
\nAnd if you’ve got the mad skills to contribute bug fixes and code patches for enhancements and other tickets, now is also a great time to contribute a patch. Why wait? One of the complaints I hear in the IRC #wordpress-dev channel is that it can be frustrating to write patches because sometimes it takes a long time for them to be reviewed and committed. For those people (and everyone else), this is the perfect time to patch, because we’ll be looking at every has-patch ticket in Trac for 2.8 over the next 24 hours. If you have a patch that’s been submitted but it hasn’t been tested, consider doing a little PR for yourself. Hop in the dev channel, post on your blog, mention on Twitter that you need people to test your patch *today* so that it can move forward in the process. This will speed things along. You can also add the keyword needs-testing in addition to has-patch.
\nAt the end of the 24-hour period, you don’t have to put your pencils down, but the core devs will be going to sleep and then returning to the regular dev cycle, so it’s worth it to contribute today. If you miss the deadline, it’s okay; you can contribute or test patches as usual, you just won’t get the more immediate gratification the marathon promises.
\nWe’ll post the results of the marathon here on Monday, after everyone’s gotten some rest and we can go through the Trac logs to see how many people got involved. This is one reason it’s so important to leave a comment when testing patches…it’s how we’ll be counting the number of marathon testers. Top patch contributors and testers will be recognized in the results post, so if that sort of thing motivates you, let the link love lead the way.
\nOf note: we are now in feature freeze for 2.8!
\n* – For those who don’t know why I keep using the term has-patch… When someone submits a patch by uploading it to the Trac ticket, they add “has-patch” to the keywords field, so that the core devs will know there’s a patch attached. Not the most elegant system, true, and you’d think maybe Trac could just recognize that a certain file type had been uploaded, but there you have it.
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\nGrab yourself a copy of the nightly build to make sure you’re using the right version, then head over to Trac and start looking at the has-patch* tickets. Pick a ticket, download the diff, test it out on the browsers/platforms you have available, and write a comment about the results in the ticket’s comment thread. Move on to the next ticket. Do as many as you can over the next 24 hours.
\nAnd if you’ve got the mad skills to contribute bug fixes and code patches for enhancements and other tickets, now is also a great time to contribute a patch. Why wait? One of the complaints I hear in the IRC #wordpress-dev channel is that it can be frustrating to write patches because sometimes it takes a long time for them to be reviewed and committed. For those people (and everyone else), this is the perfect time to patch, because we’ll be looking at every has-patch ticket in Trac for 2.8 over the next 24 hours. If you have a patch that’s been submitted but it hasn’t been tested, consider doing a little PR for yourself. Hop in the dev channel, post on your blog, mention on Twitter that you need people to test your patch *today* so that it can move forward in the process. This will speed things along. You can also add the keyword needs-testing in addition to has-patch.
\nAt the end of the 24-hour period, you don’t have to put your pencils down, but the core devs will be going to sleep and then returning to the regular dev cycle, so it’s worth it to contribute today. If you miss the deadline, it’s okay; you can contribute or test patches as usual, you just won’t get the more immediate gratification the marathon promises.
\nWe’ll post the results of the marathon here on Monday, after everyone’s gotten some rest and we can go through the Trac logs to see how many people got involved. This is one reason it’s so important to leave a comment when testing patches…it’s how we’ll be counting the number of marathon testers. Top patch contributors and testers will be recognized in the results post, so if that sort of thing motivates you, let the link love lead the way.
\nOf note: we are now in feature freeze for 2.8!
\n* – For those who don’t know why I keep using the term has-patch… When someone submits a patch by uploading it to the Trac ticket, they add “has-patch” to the keywords field, so that the core devs will know there’s a patch attached. Not the most elegant system, true, and you’d think maybe Trac could just recognize that a certain file type had been uploaded, but there you have it.
\n\";}i:2;a:12:{s:5:\"title\";s:54:\"The Super-Awesome WordPress 24-Hour Has-Patch Marathon\";s:4:\"link\";s:96:\"http://wordpress.org/development/2009/04/the-super-awesome-wordpress-24-hour-has-patch-marathon/\";s:8:\"comments\";s:105:\"http://wordpress.org/development/2009/04/the-super-awesome-wordpress-24-hour-has-patch-marathon/#comments\";s:7:\"pubdate\";s:31:\"Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:03:54 +0000\";s:2:\"dc\";a:1:{s:7:\"creator\";s:10:\"Jane Wells\";}s:8:\"category\";s:11:\"Development\";s:4:\"guid\";s:39:\"http://wordpress.org/development/?p=609\";s:11:\"description\";s:365:\"Waiting patiently for a bug hunt to be announced before you get involved as a WordPress development contributor? Pshaw! Don’t be shy!\n2.8 currently has about 500 active tickets that need to be resolved. The core devs are largely working on the bigger feature additions, such as the embedded theme browser/installer, the new widgets management, improving [...]\";s:7:\"content\";a:1:{s:7:\"encoded\";s:4270:\"Waiting patiently for a bug hunt to be announced before you get involved as a WordPress development contributor? Pshaw! Don’t be shy!
\n2.8 currently has about 500 active tickets that need to be resolved. The core devs are largely working on the bigger feature additions, such as the embedded theme browser/installer, the new widgets management, improving performance, etc. so a lot of tickets that are of lesser priority are still just sitting there. Aren’t they calling to you, just like puppies at the pound? “Adopt me! Please!”
\nBefore we have a bug hunt and see the addition of dozens of new tickets, we need to clear out some of these old ones. Not being the kind of shelter that euthanizes its bugs after a certain amount of time (seriously, there’s one ticket that goes all the way back to version 1.5), we are hoping people will step up and bring home a bug today.
\nTo keep things moving, we’re announcing a new kind of event, related to bug hunts, but with a different slant. We need a sprint to clear out these tickets. Thursday is the day (and Friday for those over the date line). Core devs will spend 24 hours going through all the tickets tagged with has-patch, and committing those that have been tested and work. So how can you get in on the Super-Awesome WordPress 24-Hour Has-Patch Marathon?
\nWrite a patch. There are dozens of tickets for discrete little pieces of correction (change … to actual ellipses in admin interface, change the ‘go back’ link to a ‘view page’ link, etc.), dozens that are browser-specific bugs, dozens that might be more challenging. Pick the one you want to work on, add a comment to the thread so other marathon contributors know someone is working on it, and get the patch submitted before the marathon ends. If you start coding now, your patch could be in by the weekend!
\nTest a patch. There are, as of right now, 177 tickets marked with has-patch. Patches can’t be committed until they’ve been thoroughly tested. If you’re already running the nightly build start testing out these patches in as many operating system/browser combinations as you have. Only have one? Hey, it’s probably more than has been tested already! If you’re not already running the nightly build, you can download it here to set up a test blog. Don’t forget to add what you found to the comment thread for each ticket. If it doesn’t work, be specific about what is not working so that others can jump in and fix it.
\n24 hours of patching, 24 hours of testing, 24 hours of committing. Don’t miss the excitement; get started now!
\nThe Super-Awesome WordPress 24-Hour Has-Patch Marathon begins Thursday, April 16 at 8am Pacific time (that’s Thursday, 4pm UTC) and will end, as you might have guessed, 24 hours later. No reason to wait, though… start early and get patching/testing. The more patches that have been tested by Thursday morning, the more that will be committed during the marathon.
\nGo WordPress!
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\n2.8 currently has about 500 active tickets that need to be resolved. The core devs are largely working on the bigger feature additions, such as the embedded theme browser/installer, the new widgets management, improving performance, etc. so a lot of tickets that are of lesser priority are still just sitting there. Aren’t they calling to you, just like puppies at the pound? “Adopt me! Please!”
\nBefore we have a bug hunt and see the addition of dozens of new tickets, we need to clear out some of these old ones. Not being the kind of shelter that euthanizes its bugs after a certain amount of time (seriously, there’s one ticket that goes all the way back to version 1.5), we are hoping people will step up and bring home a bug today.
\nTo keep things moving, we’re announcing a new kind of event, related to bug hunts, but with a different slant. We need a sprint to clear out these tickets. Thursday is the day (and Friday for those over the date line). Core devs will spend 24 hours going through all the tickets tagged with has-patch, and committing those that have been tested and work. So how can you get in on the Super-Awesome WordPress 24-Hour Has-Patch Marathon?
\nWrite a patch. There are dozens of tickets for discrete little pieces of correction (change … to actual ellipses in admin interface, change the ‘go back’ link to a ‘view page’ link, etc.), dozens that are browser-specific bugs, dozens that might be more challenging. Pick the one you want to work on, add a comment to the thread so other marathon contributors know someone is working on it, and get the patch submitted before the marathon ends. If you start coding now, your patch could be in by the weekend!
\nTest a patch. There are, as of right now, 177 tickets marked with has-patch. Patches can’t be committed until they’ve been thoroughly tested. If you’re already running the nightly build start testing out these patches in as many operating system/browser combinations as you have. Only have one? Hey, it’s probably more than has been tested already! If you’re not already running the nightly build, you can download it here to set up a test blog. Don’t forget to add what you found to the comment thread for each ticket. If it doesn’t work, be specific about what is not working so that others can jump in and fix it.
\n24 hours of patching, 24 hours of testing, 24 hours of committing. Don’t miss the excitement; get started now!
\nThe Super-Awesome WordPress 24-Hour Has-Patch Marathon begins Thursday, April 16 at 8am Pacific time (that’s Thursday, 4pm UTC) and will end, as you might have guessed, 24 hours later. No reason to wait, though… start early and get patching/testing. The more patches that have been tested by Thursday morning, the more that will be committed during the marathon.
\nGo WordPress!
\n\";}i:3;a:12:{s:5:\"title\";s:50:\"Contributing to WordPress, Part II: Graphic Design\";s:4:\"link\";s:90:\"http://wordpress.org/development/2009/04/contributing-to-wordpress-part-ii-graphic-design/\";s:8:\"comments\";s:99:\"http://wordpress.org/development/2009/04/contributing-to-wordpress-part-ii-graphic-design/#comments\";s:7:\"pubdate\";s:31:\"Mon, 06 Apr 2009 10:10:26 +0000\";s:2:\"dc\";a:1:{s:7:\"creator\";s:10:\"Jane Wells\";}s:8:\"category\";s:11:\"Development\";s:4:\"guid\";s:39:\"http://wordpress.org/development/?p=596\";s:11:\"description\";s:332:\"As mentioned previously, the icon design contest was such a success that we realized we needed to create more ways for graphic designers to contribute to the WordPress open source project. Our community is chock full of talent, and this talent is just itching to get involved. So, we’re trying out a few ideas.\nFirst and [...]\";s:7:\"content\";a:1:{s:7:\"encoded\";s:2834:\"As mentioned previously, the icon design contest was such a success that we realized we needed to create more ways for graphic designers to contribute to the WordPress open source project. Our community is chock full of talent, and this talent is just itching to get involved. So, we’re trying out a few ideas.
\nFirst and most immediate is the creation of a new “component” in Trac for graphic design. We’ll use this component label to create tickets for things like making graphic buttons, such as making a new version of the favorites menu graphic or WordPress mark that looks better with the blue admin theme. In some cases graphic design tasks will overlap with CSS tasks, so designers interested in contributing can search for open tickets with either component label. In cases where a base PSD file is needed as a starting point, we will attach it to the ticket.
\nIn this vein, if you notice a graphic that needs fixing (like the aforementioned favorites menu button needing a blue version), please use the graphic design component label to report it in Trac. Please don’t create tickets for graphic you just don’t like… keep it to things that look broken or overlooked.
\nGraphic design tasks will follow the same protocol as development tasks in that volunteer work will be overseen/curated by the core team. Both Matt Thomas (who provided the art direction for 2.7) and I will work with the core development team to identify design tasks and review submissions (i.e., we’ll make sure things look awesome before they’re committed). We’ve been trying this process with an early volunteer, and it seems to be working well. In addition to creating individual Trac tickets, if a project arises that requires many graphic elements to be created, we will post about it here on the dev blog to give potential contributors a heads up.
\nThe second opportunity for graphic design contributions will be less about discrete tasks and more about contributing to the evolving visual design of WordPress. When there are larger design tasks in the works, such as creating an admin theme or designing the new media upload process, there will be opportunities for screen design. In these situations, potential contributors will be given access to materials such as wireframes or specifications and will be able to submit comps of design approaches. In the event that we receive multiple good submissions for a screen design, we will use a community vote to influence the final selection, as we did with the icon design contest.
\nSince 2.8 is wrapping up currently, there aren’t many design tasks waiting to be completed right now, but when we roll into 2.9 development, there will be more opportunities for graphic designers to get involved.
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\nFirst and most immediate is the creation of a new “component” in Trac for graphic design. We’ll use this component label to create tickets for things like making graphic buttons, such as making a new version of the favorites menu graphic or WordPress mark that looks better with the blue admin theme. In some cases graphic design tasks will overlap with CSS tasks, so designers interested in contributing can search for open tickets with either component label. In cases where a base PSD file is needed as a starting point, we will attach it to the ticket.
\nIn this vein, if you notice a graphic that needs fixing (like the aforementioned favorites menu button needing a blue version), please use the graphic design component label to report it in Trac. Please don’t create tickets for graphic you just don’t like… keep it to things that look broken or overlooked.
\nGraphic design tasks will follow the same protocol as development tasks in that volunteer work will be overseen/curated by the core team. Both Matt Thomas (who provided the art direction for 2.7) and I will work with the core development team to identify design tasks and review submissions (i.e., we’ll make sure things look awesome before they’re committed). We’ve been trying this process with an early volunteer, and it seems to be working well. In addition to creating individual Trac tickets, if a project arises that requires many graphic elements to be created, we will post about it here on the dev blog to give potential contributors a heads up.
\nThe second opportunity for graphic design contributions will be less about discrete tasks and more about contributing to the evolving visual design of WordPress. When there are larger design tasks in the works, such as creating an admin theme or designing the new media upload process, there will be opportunities for screen design. In these situations, potential contributors will be given access to materials such as wireframes or specifications and will be able to submit comps of design approaches. In the event that we receive multiple good submissions for a screen design, we will use a community vote to influence the final selection, as we did with the icon design contest.
\nSince 2.8 is wrapping up currently, there aren’t many design tasks waiting to be completed right now, but when we roll into 2.9 development, there will be more opportunities for graphic designers to get involved.
\n\";}i:4;a:12:{s:5:\"title\";s:43:\"Submit Your Summer of Code Application Now!\";s:4:\"link\";s:84:\"http://wordpress.org/development/2009/04/submit-your-summer-of-code-application-now/\";s:8:\"comments\";s:93:\"http://wordpress.org/development/2009/04/submit-your-summer-of-code-application-now/#comments\";s:7:\"pubdate\";s:31:\"Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:07:59 +0000\";s:2:\"dc\";a:1:{s:7:\"creator\";s:5:\"lloyd\";}s:8:\"category\";s:72:\"DevelopmentCollege StudentsGoogle Summer of CodeGSoCInternshipUniversity\";s:4:\"guid\";s:39:\"http://wordpress.org/development/?p=578\";s:11:\"description\";s:154:\"Students, secure your awesome summer by applying to the WordPress Summer of Code now! The deadline is in 3 hours, 12 noon PDT / 19:00 UTC.\nBe like Billy.\n\";s:7:\"content\";a:1:{s:7:\"encoded\";s:254:\"Students, secure your awesome summer by applying to the WordPress Summer of Code now! The deadline is in 3 hours, 12 noon PDT / 19:00 UTC.
\nBe like Billy.
\n\";}s:3:\"wfw\";a:1:{s:10:\"commentrss\";s:89:\"http://wordpress.org/development/2009/04/submit-your-summer-of-code-application-now/feed/\";}s:7:\"summary\";s:154:\"Students, secure your awesome summer by applying to the WordPress Summer of Code now! The deadline is in 3 hours, 12 noon PDT / 19:00 UTC.\nBe like Billy.\n\";s:12:\"atom_content\";s:254:\"Students, secure your awesome summer by applying to the WordPress Summer of Code now! The deadline is in 3 hours, 12 noon PDT / 19:00 UTC.
\nBe like Billy.
\n\";}i:5;a:12:{s:5:\"title\";s:29:\"WordPress Summer of Code 2009\";s:4:\"link\";s:71:\"http://wordpress.org/development/2009/03/wordpress-summer-of-code-2009/\";s:8:\"comments\";s:80:\"http://wordpress.org/development/2009/03/wordpress-summer-of-code-2009/#comments\";s:7:\"pubdate\";s:31:\"Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:16:08 +0000\";s:2:\"dc\";a:1:{s:7:\"creator\";s:10:\"Jane Wells\";}s:8:\"category\";s:44:\"DevelopmentGoogle Summer of CodeGSoCstudents\";s:4:\"guid\";s:39:\"http://wordpress.org/development/?p=583\";s:11:\"description\";s:339:\"Dad: Well, Billy, another school year is coming to a close. No more college parties, just another summer here at home. What will you do all day?\nBilly: Oh, I dunno. I’ll probably work on my blog or something.\nDad: You need more direction! That blog is just your generation’s answer to comic books.\nBilly: On the contrary, [...]\";s:7:\"content\";a:1:{s:7:\"encoded\";s:5148:\"Dad: Well, Billy, another school year is coming to a close. No more college parties, just another summer here at home. What will you do all day?
\nBilly: Oh, I dunno. I’ll probably work on my blog or something.
\nDad: You need more direction! That blog is just your generation’s answer to comic books.
\nBilly: On the contrary, Dad, working on my blog utilizes my skills in programming, design, writing, critical thinking, and all sorts of other liberal artsy things that you’re paying those professors to teach me.
\nDad: If only there were a more practical application for those skills, one that could lead you to fame and fortune!
\nBilly: Where’ve you been living, Dad? My skills are totally in demand in today’s questionable economy. An awesome WordPress developer is worth his/her weight in gold. Lead, even.
\nDad: What is this WordPress?
\nBilly: Only the greatest open source publishing platform ever created. It’s what runs my blog. I like to fiddle around with the code and come up with cool hacks that make mine better than the average College Joe’s.
\nDad: I had no idea you were that capable.
\nBilly: Duh, Dad. I’ve been using WordPress for a couple of years now. I could practically teach a course on it, though there are definitely things I could learn from the lead devs. They are like kings.
\nDad: Hm. That kind of ability ought to be worth something. Seems like there would be programs in place for kids like you to utilize your skills while being nurtured by people like these lead kings.
\nBilly: Lead devs, Dad. Not lead kings.
\nDad: Maybe you could apply for an internship or something, earn a little money this summer instead of just spending mine.
\n
\nBilly: Well, there is this one thing like that.
Dad perks up.
\nBilly: The Google Summer of Code lets college students work with lead developers on a bunch of open source projects, you can get college credit for it, and if you do a good job, you can earn up to forty-five hundred bucks over the summer. And WordPress is one of the participating projects.
\nDad: !!
\nBilly: But it’s pretty competitive. My friend Joe applied last year and didn’t make the cut. I can improve my skills just by fiddling around on my own this summer without the rejection, thanks.
\n
\nDad: Don’t be lame! You said yourself you’re awesome. And that you could learn from the kings. And that you could earn over FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS. Life is full of rejection, kid. Best way to get over that is to make yourself so awesome that no one wants to reject you. And know that even if they do reject you, there’s always next time.
Billy: I dunno, Dad.
\nDad: Tell you what, if you apply, I’ll give you $500 toward that car you’ve been wanting, whether you’re accepted into the program or not. And if you get in and complete it successfully, I’ll match that $4500. I’d be so proud of you. And the bragging rights at work! My kid, a Google engineer!
\n
\nBilly: I wouldn’t actually be a Google engineer, Dad.
Dad: Oh be quiet. Do you think Harold in shipping knows the difference?
\nBilly: Okay, Dad, I’ll do it!
\nDad: That’s my boy.
\n…………………….
\nCollege students! Don’t wait for your parents to bribe you; apply to the Google Summer of Code program now! For the third year in a row, WordPress is participating, and this year we’ve got project suggestions ranging from core functionality to plugins and BuddyPress development. You name it, we want you to propose it. It’s true, competition is fierce, but hey, if you’re already hacking WordPress, you’re ahead of the pack as far as we’re concerned. Applications are being accepted as of today, and the deadline is on April 3, 2009. For more information, check out the WordPress Codex GSoC2009 page, where we suggest some projects and let you know who our kingly mentors will be this year. The GSoC FAQ is also a good place to get an overview of the program. To apply, head to the Google Summer of Code application site. Remember, we want *you* to work on WordPress this summer! And College Janes, this isn’t just for College Joes. Female applicants encouraged to apply!
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\nDad: You need more direction! That blog is just your generation’s answer to comic books.
\nBilly: On the contrary, Dad, working on my blog utilizes my skills in programming, design, writing, critical thinking, and all sorts of other liberal artsy things that you’re paying those professors to teach me.
\nDad: If only there were a more practical application for those skills, one that could lead you to fame and fortune!
\nBilly: Where’ve you been living, Dad? My skills are totally in demand in today’s questionable economy. An awesome WordPress developer is worth his/her weight in gold. Lead, even.
\nDad: What is this WordPress?
\nBilly: Only the greatest open source publishing platform ever created. It’s what runs my blog. I like to fiddle around with the code and come up with cool hacks that make mine better than the average College Joe’s.
\nDad: I had no idea you were that capable.
\nBilly: Duh, Dad. I’ve been using WordPress for a couple of years now. I could practically teach a course on it, though there are definitely things I could learn from the lead devs. They are like kings.
\nDad: Hm. That kind of ability ought to be worth something. Seems like there would be programs in place for kids like you to utilize your skills while being nurtured by people like these lead kings.
\nBilly: Lead devs, Dad. Not lead kings.
\nDad: Maybe you could apply for an internship or something, earn a little money this summer instead of just spending mine.
\n
\nBilly: Well, there is this one thing like that.
Dad perks up.
\nBilly: The Google Summer of Code lets college students work with lead developers on a bunch of open source projects, you can get college credit for it, and if you do a good job, you can earn up to forty-five hundred bucks over the summer. And WordPress is one of the participating projects.
\nDad: !!
\nBilly: But it’s pretty competitive. My friend Joe applied last year and didn’t make the cut. I can improve my skills just by fiddling around on my own this summer without the rejection, thanks.
\n
\nDad: Don’t be lame! You said yourself you’re awesome. And that you could learn from the kings. And that you could earn over FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS. Life is full of rejection, kid. Best way to get over that is to make yourself so awesome that no one wants to reject you. And know that even if they do reject you, there’s always next time.
Billy: I dunno, Dad.
\nDad: Tell you what, if you apply, I’ll give you $500 toward that car you’ve been wanting, whether you’re accepted into the program or not. And if you get in and complete it successfully, I’ll match that $4500. I’d be so proud of you. And the bragging rights at work! My kid, a Google engineer!
\n
\nBilly: I wouldn’t actually be a Google engineer, Dad.
Dad: Oh be quiet. Do you think Harold in shipping knows the difference?
\nBilly: Okay, Dad, I’ll do it!
\nDad: That’s my boy.
\n…………………….
\nCollege students! Don’t wait for your parents to bribe you; apply to the Google Summer of Code program now! For the third year in a row, WordPress is participating, and this year we’ve got project suggestions ranging from core functionality to plugins and BuddyPress development. You name it, we want you to propose it. It’s true, competition is fierce, but hey, if you’re already hacking WordPress, you’re ahead of the pack as far as we’re concerned. Applications are being accepted as of today, and the deadline is on April 3, 2009. For more information, check out the WordPress Codex GSoC2009 page, where we suggest some projects and let you know who our kingly mentors will be this year. The GSoC FAQ is also a good place to get an overview of the program. To apply, head to the Google Summer of Code application site. Remember, we want *you* to work on WordPress this summer! And College Janes, this isn’t just for College Joes. Female applicants encouraged to apply!
\n\";}i:6;a:12:{s:5:\"title\";s:46:\"Contributing to WordPress, Part I: Development\";s:4:\"link\";s:86:\"http://wordpress.org/development/2009/03/contributing-to-wordpress-part-i-development/\";s:8:\"comments\";s:95:\"http://wordpress.org/development/2009/03/contributing-to-wordpress-part-i-development/#comments\";s:7:\"pubdate\";s:31:\"Thu, 12 Mar 2009 18:06:23 +0000\";s:2:\"dc\";a:1:{s:7:\"creator\";s:10:\"Jane Wells\";}s:8:\"category\";s:11:\"Development\";s:4:\"guid\";s:39:\"http://wordpress.org/development/?p=567\";s:11:\"description\";s:317:\"A week or two ago at WordCamp Denver, I gave a presentation about some plans to create more opportunities for people to contribute to the WordPress open source project. The icon design contest was such a success that it seems clear we need to come up with ways for non-developers to contribute their talents and [...]\";s:7:\"content\";a:1:{s:7:\"encoded\";s:6586:\"A week or two ago at WordCamp Denver, I gave a presentation about some plans to create more opportunities for people to contribute to the WordPress open source project. The icon design contest was such a success that it seems clear we need to come up with ways for non-developers to contribute their talents and skills to WordPress. Since the launch of 2.7, we’ve been working out what kinds of contribution opportunities would make sense, and we’ve come up with a handful.
\nThis (long) weekend, many WordPress users and developers (including half the core team) will be in Austin, TX for South by Southwest. Matt Mullenweg, Ryan Boren, Mark Jaquith and I will all be there, so say hello if you’re there, too. In the spirit of all this WordPress community connecting, I’ll be posting here every day during after SxSW with information about the new contribution opportunities we’re creating. Each post will cover one or more of the following:
Since the first thing people think of when they think of contributing to WordPress is PHP development, we’ll start there.
\nThe code (which is poetry) is the meat of the application, so it makes sense that the most opportunities to contribute will continue to fall in this area. Trac is always filled with tickets that need patches, patches that need testing, and issues that need some creative developer thinking/collaboration to find the right solution to a problem that has us going in circles.
\nIf you are proficient in PHP, consider looking through the tickets (especially the ones marked “bug,” since they should get higher priority) and writing a patch for one of them. If you’ve got more advanced skills, consider writing a patch for one of the more complex tickets, or offering corrections to a patch submitted by someone else (if needed). If you don’t trust your coding skills but know your way around the application files, look for tickets tagged has-patch and test the patches in as many browsers as you can, posting your results afterward in the ticket thread.
\nIf you find a bug in the course of your daily use of WordPress, report it. First, check Trac to see if the issue already has a ticket. You could also scan the archives of the wp-testers list to see if people have been talking about the bug, or email the list yourself to see if anyone has any information on the problem. If these actions don’t bear fruit, start a new ticket in Trac (you’ll need to create a login to do this). Be as detailed as you can about the issue, and don’t forget to make the proper selections from the metadata dropdown menus. Just in case anyone is unsure of how to make these selections…
\nUse the severity field with caution. Most bugs will be of normal severity. Marking a bug as high severity will not necessarily speed up development, and if it turns out that you’ve marked a bug’s severity incorrectly it may even slow down development.
\nPriority will usually be normal. Leave it to the more senior developers to change the status to a higher priority, as they are familiar with all the tickets and Trac and will be better able to assess the priority in relation to other tickets.
\nTicket type. This is one of most misused fields, with many people marking tickets as defects that should not be. To address this, here’s a reminder of the ticket types and their intended uses. Your choices are: defect (bug), enhancement, feature request, and task (blessed).
\nBug Hunts*! If you have checked the Codex page for bug hunts lately, you’ll notice it’s been awhile since there was one. No more! Official bug hunts, sprints for finding and fixing bugs, will be brought back on a regular basis. The first one will be announced soon, possibly next week, to try and tackle the bug tickets related to widgets. (No need to wait, though, there are hundreds of open tickets in the 2.8 milestone just waiting for a kind developer to pay them some attention.)
\nAs always, contributing developers can communicate with each other and with the core team in the #wordpress-dev IRC channel at irc.freenode.net, on the wp-hackers list, and in the ticket threads on Trac. Regular developer chats in IRC will be returning to Wednesdays at noon (Pacific time) starting next week.
\n[* - I used to love the bug hunt challenge in Space Cadet 3D Pinball back in the days of Windows 95]
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\nThis (long) weekend, many WordPress users and developers (including half the core team) will be in Austin, TX for South by Southwest. Matt Mullenweg, Ryan Boren, Mark Jaquith and I will all be there, so say hello if you’re there, too. In the spirit of all this WordPress community connecting, I’ll be posting here every day during after SxSW with information about the new contribution opportunities we’re creating. Each post will cover one or more of the following:
Since the first thing people think of when they think of contributing to WordPress is PHP development, we’ll start there.
\nThe code (which is poetry) is the meat of the application, so it makes sense that the most opportunities to contribute will continue to fall in this area. Trac is always filled with tickets that need patches, patches that need testing, and issues that need some creative developer thinking/collaboration to find the right solution to a problem that has us going in circles.
\nIf you are proficient in PHP, consider looking through the tickets (especially the ones marked “bug,” since they should get higher priority) and writing a patch for one of them. If you’ve got more advanced skills, consider writing a patch for one of the more complex tickets, or offering corrections to a patch submitted by someone else (if needed). If you don’t trust your coding skills but know your way around the application files, look for tickets tagged has-patch and test the patches in as many browsers as you can, posting your results afterward in the ticket thread.
\nIf you find a bug in the course of your daily use of WordPress, report it. First, check Trac to see if the issue already has a ticket. You could also scan the archives of the wp-testers list to see if people have been talking about the bug, or email the list yourself to see if anyone has any information on the problem. If these actions don’t bear fruit, start a new ticket in Trac (you’ll need to create a login to do this). Be as detailed as you can about the issue, and don’t forget to make the proper selections from the metadata dropdown menus. Just in case anyone is unsure of how to make these selections…
\nUse the severity field with caution. Most bugs will be of normal severity. Marking a bug as high severity will not necessarily speed up development, and if it turns out that you’ve marked a bug’s severity incorrectly it may even slow down development.
\nPriority will usually be normal. Leave it to the more senior developers to change the status to a higher priority, as they are familiar with all the tickets and Trac and will be better able to assess the priority in relation to other tickets.
\nTicket type. This is one of most misused fields, with many people marking tickets as defects that should not be. To address this, here’s a reminder of the ticket types and their intended uses. Your choices are: defect (bug), enhancement, feature request, and task (blessed).
\nBug Hunts*! If you have checked the Codex page for bug hunts lately, you’ll notice it’s been awhile since there was one. No more! Official bug hunts, sprints for finding and fixing bugs, will be brought back on a regular basis. The first one will be announced soon, possibly next week, to try and tackle the bug tickets related to widgets. (No need to wait, though, there are hundreds of open tickets in the 2.8 milestone just waiting for a kind developer to pay them some attention.)
\nAs always, contributing developers can communicate with each other and with the core team in the #wordpress-dev IRC channel at irc.freenode.net, on the wp-hackers list, and in the ticket threads on Trac. Regular developer chats in IRC will be returning to Wednesdays at noon (Pacific time) starting next week.
\n[* - I used to love the bug hunt challenge in Space Cadet 3D Pinball back in the days of Windows 95]
\n\";}i:7;a:12:{s:5:\"title\";s:24:\"Change the Web Challenge\";s:4:\"link\";s:66:\"http://wordpress.org/development/2009/02/change-the-web-challenge/\";s:8:\"comments\";s:75:\"http://wordpress.org/development/2009/02/change-the-web-challenge/#comments\";s:7:\"pubdate\";s:31:\"Thu, 26 Feb 2009 23:35:51 +0000\";s:2:\"dc\";a:1:{s:7:\"creator\";s:5:\"lloyd\";}s:8:\"category\";s:46:\"WidgetsChange the Web ChallengeContestsplugins\";s:4:\"guid\";s:39:\"http://wordpress.org/development/?p=563\";s:11:\"description\";s:326:\"We’re excited to be part of the Change the Web Challenge.\nBasically, the contest is to create a plugin, widget, mash up, hack, or other variety of web application that helps people find and share opportunities to take action. The grand prize is 50 benjis, and the best WordPress plugin will also be featured in the [...]\";s:7:\"content\";a:1:{s:7:\"encoded\";s:1585:\"![\"\"](\"http://wpdotorg.wordpress.com/files/2009/02/change-the-web-challenge-logo-sm.gif\" "\\"Change"){kind=logo}
We’re excited to be part of the Change the Web Challenge.
Basically, the contest is to create a plugin, widget, mash up, hack, or other variety of web application that helps people find and share opportunities to take action. The grand prize is 50 benjis, and the best WordPress plugin will also be featured in the Plugin Directory. But the real prize is spreading a little more love in the world.
\nClick here for all the details.
\n“Writing a Plugin” in the WordPress Codex is where I got started when I needed to get hooked in to WordPress. Others might like to grab one of the over 4,000 open source WordPress plugins and tweak the source. If in need of a little help, the Plugins and Hacks forum is full of friends to assist you wrap your head around the code or debug a problem. Social Actions also has provided some developer resources.
\nLet’s show them how we change the web the WordPress way!
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Basically, the contest is to create a plugin, widget, mash up, hack, or other variety of web application that helps people find and share opportunities to take action. The grand prize is 50 benjis, and the best WordPress plugin will also be featured in the Plugin Directory. But the real prize is spreading a little more love in the world.
\nClick here for all the details.
\n“Writing a Plugin” in the WordPress Codex is where I got started when I needed to get hooked in to WordPress. Others might like to grab one of the over 4,000 open source WordPress plugins and tweak the source. If in need of a little help, the Plugins and Hacks forum is full of friends to assist you wrap your head around the code or debug a problem. Social Actions also has provided some developer resources.
\nLet’s show them how we change the web the WordPress way!
\n\";}i:8;a:12:{s:5:\"title\";s:41:\"New and Improved Plugins Directory Search\";s:4:\"link\";s:83:\"http://wordpress.org/development/2009/02/new-and-improved-plugins-directory-search/\";s:8:\"comments\";s:92:\"http://wordpress.org/development/2009/02/new-and-improved-plugins-directory-search/#comments\";s:7:\"pubdate\";s:31:\"Thu, 19 Feb 2009 01:29:24 +0000\";s:2:\"dc\";a:1:{s:7:\"creator\";s:8:\"mdawaffe\";}s:8:\"category\";s:20:\"Generalpluginssearch\";s:4:\"guid\";s:39:\"http://wordpress.org/development/?p=544\";s:11:\"description\";s:399:\"One of the biggest problems and most frequent complaints we’ve had with the WordPress.org Plugins Directory is the horrible, horrible search results.\nNo longer. We’re now using Sphinx (a “free open-source SQL full-text search engine”) to power search on the Plugins Directory both from the website and from within your blog’s admin (Plugins → Add New).\nIt [...]\";s:7:\"content\";a:1:{s:7:\"encoded\";s:1055:\"One of the biggest problems and most frequent complaints we’ve had with the WordPress.org Plugins Directory is the horrible, horrible search results.
\nNo longer. We’re now using Sphinx (a “free open-source SQL full-text search engine”) to power search on the Plugins Directory both from the website and from within your blog’s admin (Plugins → Add New).
\nIt works much better. There are a few oddities floating around (our fault not sphinx’s) that we’ll be cleaning up shortly, but we’re happy enough with it on the whole to start letting everyone else use it
Currently, the search only indexes the plugin’s title and description/installation/FAQ/etc. (from the plugin’s readme.txt file), but we’ll be adding things like authors and tags soon.
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\nIt works much better. There are a few oddities floating around (our fault not sphinx’s) that we’ll be cleaning up shortly, but we’re happy enough with it on the whole to start letting everyone else use it
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\n\";}i:9;a:12:{s:5:\"title\";s:15:\"WordPress 2.7.1\";s:4:\"link\";s:55:\"http://wordpress.org/development/2009/02/wordpress-271/\";s:8:\"comments\";s:64:\"http://wordpress.org/development/2009/02/wordpress-271/#comments\";s:7:\"pubdate\";s:31:\"Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:26:50 +0000\";s:2:\"dc\";a:1:{s:7:\"creator\";s:10:\"Ryan Boren\";}s:8:\"category\";s:8:\"Releases\";s:4:\"guid\";s:39:\"http://wordpress.org/development/?p=536\";s:11:\"description\";s:341:\"2.7.1, the first 2.7 maintenance release, is now available. 2.7.1 fixes 68 tickets. You can automatically upgrade from 2.7 to 2.7.1 via the Tools → Upgrade menu, or you can download the package and upgrade manually.\nYou may have noticed that we went much longer than usual to release this .1 update. We’re very proud of [...]\";s:7:\"content\";a:1:{s:7:\"encoded\";s:1319:\"2.7.1, the first 2.7 maintenance release, is now available. 2.7.1 fixes 68 tickets. You can automatically upgrade from 2.7 to 2.7.1 via the Tools → Upgrade menu, or you can download the package and upgrade manually.
\nYou may have noticed that we went much longer than usual to release this .1 update. We’re very proud of this fact because it’s a testament to the testing all of you contributed prior to the release of 2.7 which helped make it the most bug-free release we’ve had.
\nConsult the list of fixed tickets and the full set of changes between 2.7 and 2.7.1 for details.
\nFinally partly due to the stability of the 2.7 we’ve decided to push back 2.8 a few more weeks so we can bring in a few more speed optimizations, taxonomy enhancements, and new theme features. We also need to figure out which jazz musician to name the release after.
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\nConsult the list of fixed tickets and the full set of changes between 2.7 and 2.7.1 for details.
\nFinally partly due to the stability of the 2.7 we’ve decided to push back 2.8 a few more weeks so we can bring in a few more speed optimizations, taxonomy enhancements, and new theme features. We also need to figure out which jazz musician to name the release after.
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\";s:7:\"pubdate\";s:31:\"Sun, 11 Jan 2009 23:11:08 +0000\";s:2:\"dc\";a:1:{s:7:\"creator\";s:10:\"Mark Ghosh\";}s:7:\"summary\";s:849:\"Google Open Source Blog: Google Blog Converters 1.0 Released: Blogger (now) allows users the ability to export all contents of their blog, the Data Liberation team would like to announce the Google Blog Converters project. This new Open Source project provides the ability to easily move blog posts and comments from service to service. This initial release provides Python libraries and runnable scripts that convert between the export formats of Blogger, LiveJournal, MovableType, and WordPress. This is after Google decided to allow Blogger users to import and export data from Blogger.
\";}i:1;a:7:{s:5:\"title\";s:17:\"Matt: Twenty-Five\";s:4:\"guid\";s:20:\"http://ma.tt/?p=9860\";s:4:\"link\";s:33:\"http://ma.tt/2009/01/twenty-five/\";s:11:\"description\";s:3454:\"Today I am a quarter of a century old. To be honest I never thought I would be this old, it was a number beyond where I could imagine or visualize but the last few years have just gone by in a blur and here I am, 25 years young and finally able to rent a car without paying an age penalty.
\nFollowing up from the open source resolutions, here’s what I’m going to aim for this year in no particular order:
\n![\":)\"](\"http://ma.tt/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif\"){kind=icon}
(Here are some correct ones.)(Hat tip to Boris Mann, Benji, Niall Kennedy, John Roberts, Titanas, Network Geek, Avinash, Kirb, Julie, Mark Jaquith, and Kabatology for the resolutions.)
\nThis is the seventh year I’ve blogged my birthday: 19, 20, 21, 22, and 23, and 24. If you had asked me 7 years ago where I would be today I couldn’t have imagined all of the amazing things that have happened, the incredible people I’ve met, and the communities that I’ve become a part of. Thank you. Here’s to the next 25.
\";s:7:\"pubdate\";s:31:\"Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:24:26 +0000\";s:2:\"dc\";a:1:{s:7:\"creator\";s:4:\"Matt\";}s:7:\"summary\";s:3454:\"Today I am a quarter of a century old. To be honest I never thought I would be this old, it was a number beyond where I could imagine or visualize but the last few years have just gone by in a blur and here I am, 25 years young and finally able to rent a car without paying an age penalty.
\nFollowing up from the open source resolutions, here’s what I’m going to aim for this year in no particular order:
\n (Here are some correct ones.)(Hat tip to Boris Mann, Benji, Niall Kennedy, John Roberts, Titanas, Network Geek, Avinash, Kirb, Julie, Mark Jaquith, and Kabatology for the resolutions.)
\nThis is the seventh year I’ve blogged my birthday: 19, 20, 21, 22, and 23, and 24. If you had asked me 7 years ago where I would be today I couldn’t have imagined all of the amazing things that have happened, the incredible people I’ve met, and the communities that I’ve become a part of. Thank you. Here’s to the next 25.
\";}i:2;a:7:{s:5:\"title\";s:57:\"Weblog Tools Collection: Plugin Review: Referrer Detector\";s:4:\"guid\";s:40:\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=4955\";s:4:\"link\";s:85:\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2009/01/11/plugin-review-referrer-detector/\";s:11:\"description\";s:5845:\"The second plugin in our weekly plugin review series is not a one that helps you win over a few visitors who arrive from search engines and other sites.
\nReferrer Detector is a WordPress Plugin that displays a greeting message to visitors that come from different urls (known as referrers).
\nFor example, you may want to welcome Diggers with a message that reminds them to digg your story, or you may want to ask Del.icio.us users to bookmark your post, and so on.
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<?php if (function_exists(\'referrer_detector\')) referrer_detector(); ?>) into the template to show the greet box anywhere of choice.The real way to test this plugin is to go to Google or Yahoo and then search for “phoenixheart.net” [Yahoo! Search Results] Click on the link to the site and check out the cool greeting image.
\nI performed a Yahoo! Search and got this cool greeting box.
\n![\"referrerdetector\"](\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2009/01/referrerdetector.jpg\" "\\"referrerdetector\\"")
Google Search worked only when the referrer was Google.com and not Google.co.in which is default since I am from India.
\nThe plugin is easy to use and install. It comes with out-of-the-box support for 14 sites which should cover a good portion of the traffic that you would receive.
\nThis makes it a install and forget plugin unless you really want to bother about customizing it.
\nThe plugin release post is well detailed, complete with examples on how to go about configuring / editing the welcome messages.
\nAdding a new entry is extremely easy. You need to enter details of the site where you are entering traffic from. The site has to be entered without the http or www e.g. digg.com or google.com.
\nThe AJAX interface makes it easy to add / edit referrers. I was able to Edit and Add at the same time without visiting a new page. My detailed testing did raise a few points, which I have listed under improvements below.
\nEach tab has a small help section, so you’re not left clueless if you get stuck somewhere. The option for Excluded URLs is good since you can exclude those who are subscribed to online feed readers.
\nNow, this is the important part, or I hope to think so! Some improvements I felt this plugin could use:
\nAnd, now it’s your turn. Have you been using this plugin? What has been your experience with it? Do you have any feature requests?
\nThe plugin author is reading…
\";s:7:\"pubdate\";s:31:\"Sun, 11 Jan 2009 07:00:05 +0000\";s:2:\"dc\";a:1:{s:7:\"creator\";s:4:\"Ajay\";}s:7:\"summary\";s:5845:\"The second plugin in our weekly plugin review series is not a one that helps you win over a few visitors who arrive from search engines and other sites.
\nReferrer Detector is a WordPress Plugin that displays a greeting message to visitors that come from different urls (known as referrers).
\nFor example, you may want to welcome Diggers with a message that reminds them to digg your story, or you may want to ask Del.icio.us users to bookmark your post, and so on.
\n<?php if (function_exists(\'referrer_detector\')) referrer_detector(); ?>) into the template to show the greet box anywhere of choice.The real way to test this plugin is to go to Google or Yahoo and then search for “phoenixheart.net” [Yahoo! Search Results] Click on the link to the site and check out the cool greeting image.
\nI performed a Yahoo! Search and got this cool greeting box.
\n
Google Search worked only when the referrer was Google.com and not Google.co.in which is default since I am from India.
\nThe plugin is easy to use and install. It comes with out-of-the-box support for 14 sites which should cover a good portion of the traffic that you would receive.
\nThis makes it a install and forget plugin unless you really want to bother about customizing it.
\nThe plugin release post is well detailed, complete with examples on how to go about configuring / editing the welcome messages.
\nAdding a new entry is extremely easy. You need to enter details of the site where you are entering traffic from. The site has to be entered without the http or www e.g. digg.com or google.com.
\nThe AJAX interface makes it easy to add / edit referrers. I was able to Edit and Add at the same time without visiting a new page. My detailed testing did raise a few points, which I have listed under improvements below.
\nEach tab has a small help section, so you’re not left clueless if you get stuck somewhere. The option for Excluded URLs is good since you can exclude those who are subscribed to online feed readers.
\nNow, this is the important part, or I hope to think so! Some improvements I felt this plugin could use:
\nAnd, now it’s your turn. Have you been using this plugin? What has been your experience with it? Do you have any feature requests?
\nThe plugin author is reading…
\";}i:3;a:7:{s:5:\"title\";s:59:\"Weblog Tools Collection: WordPress Theme Releases for 01/10\";s:4:\"guid\";s:40:\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=4952\";s:4:\"link\";s:87:\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2009/01/10/wordpress-theme-releases-for-0110/\";s:11:\"description\";s:2806:\"\n![\"golf-blog-template\"](\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2009/01/golfblogtemplate.jpg\" "\\"golf-blog-template\\"")
Simple, three-column free WordPress theme with golf imagery. The background and header images of this free theme for WordPress display images related to golfing. This is a great WordPress theme for golf blogs and bloggers who are golf enthusiasts.
\n\n![\"zeofire-brown\"](\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2009/01/zeofirebrown.jpg\" "\\"zeofire-brown\\"")
Three column, brown WordPress theme optimized with 8 widget ready advertising spots.
\n\n![\"iheartpcscreen11\"](\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2009/01/iheartpcscreen11.jpg\" "\\"iheartpcscreen11\\"")
I Heart PC is a 3 column theme, that comes in blue, white and red. It’s widget and gravatar ready, with fixed width. Looks best at resolutions of minimum 1024×768.
\n\n![\"wpthemesmagazine\"](\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2009/01/wpthemesmagazine.png\" "\\"wpthemesmagazine\\"")
Wp-Themes Magazine is a magazine style two column WordPress Theme designed to load fast with NO graphics contained. Very easy to customize and ready for advertisement management from the theme custom options menu. The homepage featured content also can be easily be customized from the theme’s menu.
\n\n![\"blueliteimg\"](\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2009/01/blueliteimg.png\" "\\"blueliteimg\\"")
Two column, widget ready, WordPress 2.7 compatible with theme with nice green, blue, and grey colors, and even has a tiny splash of yellow in the comments section.
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Are you a theme author? Submit your theme to us to get featured in our Theme release posts.
\";s:7:\"pubdate\";s:31:\"Sat, 10 Jan 2009 14:30:05 +0000\";s:2:\"dc\";a:1:{s:7:\"creator\";s:4:\"Ajay\";}s:7:\"summary\";s:2806:\"\n
Simple, three-column free WordPress theme with golf imagery. The background and header images of this free theme for WordPress display images related to golfing. This is a great WordPress theme for golf blogs and bloggers who are golf enthusiasts.
\n\n
Three column, brown WordPress theme optimized with 8 widget ready advertising spots.
\n\n
I Heart PC is a 3 column theme, that comes in blue, white and red. It’s widget and gravatar ready, with fixed width. Looks best at resolutions of minimum 1024×768.
\n\n
Wp-Themes Magazine is a magazine style two column WordPress Theme designed to load fast with NO graphics contained. Very easy to customize and ready for advertisement management from the theme custom options menu. The homepage featured content also can be easily be customized from the theme’s menu.
\n\n
Two column, widget ready, WordPress 2.7 compatible with theme with nice green, blue, and grey colors, and even has a tiny splash of yellow in the comments section.
\n\n
Are you a theme author? Submit your theme to us to get featured in our Theme release posts.
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Joining me this week on WordPress Weekly was Douglas Bell who operates Webmacster87.info as well as hosts the PHPBBWeekly podcast. In this episode, David and I chatted about a number of subjects including:
And a whole lot more. While PHPBB and WordPress are two different pieces of open source software serving different needs, I find it interesting to discuss the differences in strategy as well as the similarities between the two.
\nPlugin Of The Week: Maintenance Mode – Adds a splash page to your blog that lets visitors know your blog is down for maintenance. Logged in administrators get full access to the blog including the front-end. When the maintenance mode is activated, a custom defined message is shown to site visitors
\nAnnouncements: On January 16th, Jonathan Davis who has created a comprehensive e-commerce plugin for WordPress called Shopp will be our special guest.
\nNext Episode: Friday January 16th, 2008
\nSubscribe To WPWeekly Via Itunes: Click here to subscribe
\nLength Of Episode: 1 Hour
\nDownload The Show: WordPressWeeklyEpisode36.mp3
\nListen To Episode #36:
\n
Joining me this week on WordPress Weekly was Douglas Bell who operates Webmacster87.info as well as hosts the PHPBBWeekly podcast. In this episode, David and I chatted about a number of subjects including:
And a whole lot more. While PHPBB and WordPress are two different pieces of open source software serving different needs, I find it interesting to discuss the differences in strategy as well as the similarities between the two.
\nPlugin Of The Week: Maintenance Mode – Adds a splash page to your blog that lets visitors know your blog is down for maintenance. Logged in administrators get full access to the blog including the front-end. When the maintenance mode is activated, a custom defined message is shown to site visitors
\nAnnouncements: On January 16th, Jonathan Davis who has created a comprehensive e-commerce plugin for WordPress called Shopp will be our special guest.
\nNext Episode: Friday January 16th, 2008
\nSubscribe To WPWeekly Via Itunes: Click here to subscribe
\nLength Of Episode: 1 Hour
\nDownload The Show: WordPressWeeklyEpisode36.mp3
\nListen To Episode #36:
\n
WP Super Cache version 0.8.7 is now available. WP Super Cache is a page caching plugin for WordPress that will significantly speed up your website.
\nThis release addresses some issues large or busy sites had with deleting expired cache files. Some sites generated so many cache files that there were two many files generated, even when those files were cleared out every hour. To fix that I limited the recursive function that deletes the files to 100 deletions at a time. That function is called until all the cache files are deleted (or strictly speaking, no files are deleted. That’s how the expired file cleanup works).
\nIt’s also possible to set the garbage collection interval to 10 minutes now which will also help.
Related Posts
WP Super Cache version 0.8.7 is now available. WP Super Cache is a page caching plugin for WordPress that will significantly speed up your website.
\nThis release addresses some issues large or busy sites had with deleting expired cache files. Some sites generated so many cache files that there were two many files generated, even when those files were cleared out every hour. To fix that I limited the recursive function that deletes the files to 100 deletions at a time. That function is called until all the cache files are deleted (or strictly speaking, no files are deleted. That’s how the expired file cleanup works).
\nIt’s also possible to set the garbage collection interval to 10 minutes now which will also help.
Related Posts
My popular Subscribe to Comments plugin has now been enabled on the millions of WordPress.com blogs! Subscribe to Comments puts a checkbox in your comments form that, if checked when leaving a comment, will e-mail that commenter all followup comments on that post.
\nGive it a try! It’s a really simple and easy way to stay involved with a comment thread and actually have a conversation, instead of making what I call “drive-by comments.” Remember that you can unsubscribe at any time.
\nFor people with their own WordPress installs, I’ll have an update to the plugin out soon, and may follow that with another if Donncha gets me the changes made to the WordPress.com version and I think the general WordPress community would benefit from those changes.
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My popular Subscribe to Comments plugin has now been enabled on the millions of WordPress.com blogs! Subscribe to Comments puts a checkbox in your comments form that, if checked when leaving a comment, will e-mail that commenter all followup comments on that post.
\nGive it a try! It’s a really simple and easy way to stay involved with a comment thread and actually have a conversation, instead of making what I call “drive-by comments.” Remember that you can unsubscribe at any time.
\nFor people with their own WordPress installs, I’ll have an update to the plugin out soon, and may follow that with another if Donncha gets me the changes made to the WordPress.com version and I think the general WordPress community would benefit from those changes.
\n WP Admin Quicklinks is a very simple little WordPress plugin that adds an intelligent, unobtrusive little admin panel to the top-right of all your site’s pages and posts giving you shortcuts to the most commonly used WP Admin sections.
\n\nFor multi-author blogs. Plugin generates mailto links on the dashboard referring to all user groups of the blog. Quite handy way of internal staff communication.
\nWordPress PageRank Widget Plugin
\nAllows you to display a PageRank badge as a widget. It is much more convenient than having modify your templates to include such a badge. It can be used either at a page/post level, or a top site level.
\n\nThis plugin implements a function called ‘is_child_of’, which can check if a page is a descendant page of another page, regardless of how many levels there are in between them.
\n\nTweet Stats adds two widgets to your blog: “Most Tweeted Posts” and “Recently Tweeted Posts”. It works hand in hand with the newly released “Tweetbacks” plugin.
\n\nAllows authors to set their default categories for authoring new posts.
\n\nThis plugin inserts a quicktag toolbar on the comment form.
\n\nThis plugin will allow you to disable plugin upgrade options for selected plugins.
\nThe Google Ajax Libraries API Plugin is designed to make it easy to use the Google hosted libraries without the need to mess with your theme and plugin code.
\n\nWordPress backup zips the uploads (images), plugin, and current theme directories. Optionally emailing the zip files to an email address of choice. v1.4 Exposes the folders and permissions used for the backup.
\n\nThe Social Bookmarks plugin for WordPress adds a list of XHTML compliant graphic links at the end of your posts and/or pages that allow your visitors to easily submit them to a number of social bookmarking sites.
\n\nVisitcounter is a small WordPress 2++ plugin which counts the visits of your weblog on a daily base. There a several functions which can show different stats: all visits, currently online, daily visits.
\n\nThis plugin allows you to create a personal linklist as a new page. It’s easy to manage and gives you a lot of features. You can control and manage it with the WordPress admin, edit links and categories and much more!
\n\nWith Wordpress Popular Posts, you can show your visitors what are the most popular entries on your blog.
\n\nCreate a copy of a post.
\n\nA shockingly simple favicon for your site. it changes de favicon of your blog without having to edit the theme files
\n\nThis plugin adds the default custom fields on the Write Post/Page.
\nDashboard: Technorati Reactions Extended
\nWidget for the WordPress +2.7 dashboard to display the latest technorati reactions.
\";s:7:\"pubdate\";s:31:\"Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:15:06 +0000\";s:2:\"dc\";a:1:{s:7:\"creator\";s:4:\"Ajay\";}s:7:\"summary\";s:4457:\"WP Admin Quicklinks is a very simple little WordPress plugin that adds an intelligent, unobtrusive little admin panel to the top-right of all your site’s pages and posts giving you shortcuts to the most commonly used WP Admin sections.
\n\nFor multi-author blogs. Plugin generates mailto links on the dashboard referring to all user groups of the blog. Quite handy way of internal staff communication.
\nWordPress PageRank Widget Plugin
\nAllows you to display a PageRank badge as a widget. It is much more convenient than having modify your templates to include such a badge. It can be used either at a page/post level, or a top site level.
\n\nThis plugin implements a function called ‘is_child_of’, which can check if a page is a descendant page of another page, regardless of how many levels there are in between them.
\n\nTweet Stats adds two widgets to your blog: “Most Tweeted Posts” and “Recently Tweeted Posts”. It works hand in hand with the newly released “Tweetbacks” plugin.
\n\nAllows authors to set their default categories for authoring new posts.
\n\nThis plugin inserts a quicktag toolbar on the comment form.
\n\nThis plugin will allow you to disable plugin upgrade options for selected plugins.
\nThe Google Ajax Libraries API Plugin is designed to make it easy to use the Google hosted libraries without the need to mess with your theme and plugin code.
\n\nWordPress backup zips the uploads (images), plugin, and current theme directories. Optionally emailing the zip files to an email address of choice. v1.4 Exposes the folders and permissions used for the backup.
\n\nThe Social Bookmarks plugin for WordPress adds a list of XHTML compliant graphic links at the end of your posts and/or pages that allow your visitors to easily submit them to a number of social bookmarking sites.
\n\nVisitcounter is a small WordPress 2++ plugin which counts the visits of your weblog on a daily base. There a several functions which can show different stats: all visits, currently online, daily visits.
\n\nThis plugin allows you to create a personal linklist as a new page. It’s easy to manage and gives you a lot of features. You can control and manage it with the WordPress admin, edit links and categories and much more!
\n\nWith Wordpress Popular Posts, you can show your visitors what are the most popular entries on your blog.
\n\nCreate a copy of a post.
\n\nA shockingly simple favicon for your site. it changes de favicon of your blog without having to edit the theme files
\n\nThis plugin adds the default custom fields on the Write Post/Page.
\nDashboard: Technorati Reactions Extended
\nWidget for the WordPress +2.7 dashboard to display the latest technorati reactions.
\";}i:8;a:7:{s:5:\"title\";s:27:\"Matt: WordPress Installfest\";s:4:\"guid\";s:20:\"http://ma.tt/?p=9856\";s:4:\"link\";s:43:\"http://ma.tt/2009/01/wordpress-installfest/\";s:11:\"description\";s:189:\"Berkeley Coworking and cog motive are hosting a WordPress Installfest on January 15 to help folks get going with WordPress 2.7.
\";s:7:\"pubdate\";s:31:\"Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:08:02 +0000\";s:2:\"dc\";a:1:{s:7:\"creator\";s:7:\"heather\";}s:7:\"summary\";s:189:\"Berkeley Coworking and cog motive are hosting a WordPress Installfest on January 15 to help folks get going with WordPress 2.7.
\";}i:9;a:7:{s:5:\"title\";s:25:\"Matt: La Nacion Interview\";s:4:\"guid\";s:20:\"http://ma.tt/?p=9852\";s:4:\"link\";s:43:\"http://ma.tt/2009/01/la-nacion-interview-2/\";s:11:\"description\";s:218:\"When I was in Buenos Aires last I sat down in the morning with La Nacion and here is the resulting video in English and transcription in Spanish.
\";s:7:\"pubdate\";s:31:\"Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:46:12 +0000\";s:2:\"dc\";a:1:{s:7:\"creator\";s:4:\"Matt\";}s:7:\"summary\";s:218:\"When I was in Buenos Aires last I sat down in the morning with La Nacion and here is the resulting video in English and transcription in Spanish.
\";}i:10;a:7:{s:5:\"title\";s:59:\"Weblog Tools Collection: WordPress Theme Releases for 01/08\";s:4:\"guid\";s:40:\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=4935\";s:4:\"link\";s:87:\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2009/01/08/wordpress-theme-releases-for-0108/\";s:11:\"description\";s:2341:\"\n![\"clearpress\"](\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2009/01/clearpress.jpg\" "\\"clearpress\\"")
The unique feature about this theme is that it divides the blog posts into three separate column. The theme also features a pull-down sidebar which is totally unobtrusive and contains three widgetized sidebars. ClearPress is Gravatar-ready, Image Gallery ready, and consists of beautifully styled comments and archive pages.
\n\n![\"ColorPlus\"](\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2009/01/colorplus.png\" "\\"ColorPlus\\"")
Template consists of two columns, supports widgets, comments, is static in size. In the pattern dominated by black, blue, green and red. Good design, which is suitable for any blog.
\n\n![\"SatinRose\"](\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2009/01/satinrose.png\" "\\"SatinRose\\"")
Satin Rose is a simple two column, widget ready theme compatible with WordPress 2.7
\n\n![\"PellucidDashed\"](\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2009/01/pelluciddashed.jpg\" "\\"PellucidDashed\\"")
Two column, widget ready theme with support for Twitter
\n\n![\"satorii\"](\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2009/01/satorii.png\" "\\"satorii\\"")
Satorii is a theme for WordPress (2.7 or higher) with a minimalist, simple, elegant and clean style, a strong focus on contents and readability, with one centered column for content and three widgetized columns in the footer.
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The unique feature about this theme is that it divides the blog posts into three separate column. The theme also features a pull-down sidebar which is totally unobtrusive and contains three widgetized sidebars. ClearPress is Gravatar-ready, Image Gallery ready, and consists of beautifully styled comments and archive pages.
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Template consists of two columns, supports widgets, comments, is static in size. In the pattern dominated by black, blue, green and red. Good design, which is suitable for any blog.
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Satin Rose is a simple two column, widget ready theme compatible with WordPress 2.7
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Two column, widget ready theme with support for Twitter
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Satorii is a theme for WordPress (2.7 or higher) with a minimalist, simple, elegant and clean style, a strong focus on contents and readability, with one centered column for content and three widgetized columns in the footer.
\";}i:11;a:7:{s:5:\"title\";s:80:\"Lorelle on WP: WordCamp Las Vegas Will Rock the WordPress Community This Weekend\";s:4:\"guid\";s:36:\"http://lorelle.wordpress.com/?p=3568\";s:4:\"link\";s:106:\"http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2009/01/07/wordcamp-las-vegas-will-rock-the-wordpress-community-this-weekend/\";s:11:\"description\";s:8820:\"![\"WordPress](\"http://lorelle.files.wordpress.com/2007/01/wpevents.png\")
I’m off on a plane to Vegas for WordCamp Las Vegas, the very first WordCamp of 2009. I’m so excited. It is happening at the same time as the 2009 International CES (Consumer Electronics Show), the largest technology and electronics show in the world. It may be competition, but WordPress fans can hold their own. I’ve already heard from a bunch of people going to CES that they want to escape to hit WordCamp Las Vegas, so get your ticket before it’s sold out.
There are only a few tickets left for WordCamp Las Vegas, so register now.
\nI will be speaking on Saturday at 3PM on web analytics and Woopra, and things you need to consider when staring at all those numbers about your blog’s activities.
\nLiz Strauss will be speaking on Sunday, one of the hottest days of the event. I just talked to her and she has a really exciting program lined up. Makes me rethink what I’m offering, it’s that good. Don’t miss it.
\n![\"WordCamp](\"http://www.blogherald.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/wordcamplasvegas.jpg\" "\\"WordCamp")
Many of us will be talking about WordPress 2.7, the hottest and best release of WordPress in ages. We’ll be covering WordPress tips, new SEO strategies, WordPress Theme design and development, WordPress Plugins, integrating multimedia and social into your WordPress blog, monetizing your WordPress blog, and a lot more.
The rest of my fellow speakers are very impressive, bringing the best of the best of blogging and WordPress to you. They include:
\nChris Brogan will be at CES and he’s made special arrangements to come over to speak, a great last minute addition to the schedule.
\nAll are invited, but if you can’t come, help WordCamp Las Vegas promote the event.
\nDon’t forget to register for the WordCamp Las Vegas Live Stream with ustream so you can watch and participate in the event no matter where you are.
\nThe Hashtag and tag for WordCamp Las Vegas is #wordcamplv.
\nCheck out the WordCamp after party for any WordPress fans in the area at Jack’s Irish Pub inside of Palace Station. RSVP for the after party event on Facebook.
\nI will have only a few of my books, Blogging Tips, What Bloggers Won\'t Tell You About Blogging, available for sale and autographs, and a few of the last private invitations to use Woopra. Come see me there!
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I’m off on a plane to Vegas for WordCamp Las Vegas, the very first WordCamp of 2009. I’m so excited. It is happening at the same time as the 2009 International CES (Consumer Electronics Show), the largest technology and electronics show in the world. It may be competition, but WordPress fans can hold their own. I’ve already heard from a bunch of people going to CES that they want to escape to hit WordCamp Las Vegas, so get your ticket before it’s sold out.
There are only a few tickets left for WordCamp Las Vegas, so register now.
\nI will be speaking on Saturday at 3PM on web analytics and Woopra, and things you need to consider when staring at all those numbers about your blog’s activities.
\nLiz Strauss will be speaking on Sunday, one of the hottest days of the event. I just talked to her and she has a really exciting program lined up. Makes me rethink what I’m offering, it’s that good. Don’t miss it.
\nMany of us will be talking about WordPress 2.7, the hottest and best release of WordPress in ages. We’ll be covering WordPress tips, new SEO strategies, WordPress Theme design and development, WordPress Plugins, integrating multimedia and social into your WordPress blog, monetizing your WordPress blog, and a lot more.
The rest of my fellow speakers are very impressive, bringing the best of the best of blogging and WordPress to you. They include:
\nChris Brogan will be at CES and he’s made special arrangements to come over to speak, a great last minute addition to the schedule.
\nAll are invited, but if you can’t come, help WordCamp Las Vegas promote the event.
\nDon’t forget to register for the WordCamp Las Vegas Live Stream with ustream so you can watch and participate in the event no matter where you are.
\nThe Hashtag and tag for WordCamp Las Vegas is #wordcamplv.
\nCheck out the WordCamp after party for any WordPress fans in the area at Jack’s Irish Pub inside of Palace Station. RSVP for the after party event on Facebook.
\nI will have only a few of my books, Blogging Tips, What Bloggers Won\'t Tell You About Blogging, available for sale and autographs, and a few of the last private invitations to use Woopra. Come see me there!
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Joost De Valk who operates Yoast.com in conjunction with the guys behind SunPress has launched a competition in which a Macbook Air is up for grabs. The competition is centered around expanding SunPress. This could be a plugin, a theme, a widget, nothing is off limits. The contest will end on February 16th. If you win but are unable to accept the Macbook Air as the prize, you’ll receive the cash equivalent. All entries must be created under the GPL License. For more information regarding the contest, please read the fine print on the contest announcement page.
\";s:7:\"pubdate\";s:31:\"Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:09:04 +0000\";s:2:\"dc\";a:1:{s:7:\"creator\";s:13:\"Jeff Chandler\";}s:7:\"summary\";s:789:\"Joost De Valk who operates Yoast.com in conjunction with the guys behind SunPress has launched a competition in which a Macbook Air is up for grabs. The competition is centered around expanding SunPress. This could be a plugin, a theme, a widget, nothing is off limits. The contest will end on February 16th. If you win but are unable to accept the Macbook Air as the prize, you’ll receive the cash equivalent. All entries must be created under the GPL License. For more information regarding the contest, please read the fine print on the contest announcement page.
\";}i:13;a:7:{s:5:\"title\";s:31:\"Matt: Open Sourcing Resolutions\";s:4:\"guid\";s:20:\"http://ma.tt/?p=9841\";s:4:\"link\";s:47:\"http://ma.tt/2009/01/open-sourcing-resolutions/\";s:11:\"description\";s:697:\"Every year I make resolutions. Some years I do them. This year I want to try something different and open source them by opening it up to you guys. Here’s how we’ll try it: leave a comment with what you think my resolution(s) should be for 2009. I’ll pick the best ones, and if you’re the first to propose one I pick I’ll credit you in the follow-up post. I’ll print out the winning resolutions and put them on my desk for the year, so hopefully they’ll have a lasting effect. Remember, measurable things are better!
\";s:7:\"pubdate\";s:31:\"Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:17:52 +0000\";s:2:\"dc\";a:1:{s:7:\"creator\";s:4:\"Matt\";}s:7:\"summary\";s:697:\"Every year I make resolutions. Some years I do them. This year I want to try something different and open source them by opening it up to you guys. Here’s how we’ll try it: leave a comment with what you think my resolution(s) should be for 2009. I’ll pick the best ones, and if you’re the first to propose one I pick I’ll credit you in the follow-up post. I’ll print out the winning resolutions and put them on my desk for the year, so hopefully they’ll have a lasting effect. Remember, measurable things are better!
\";}i:14;a:7:{s:5:\"title\";s:60:\"Weblog Tools Collection: WordPress Plugin Releases for 01/06\";s:4:\"guid\";s:40:\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=4923\";s:4:\"link\";s:88:\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2009/01/06/wordpress-plugin-releases-for-0106/\";s:11:\"description\";s:4373:\"Performs regular backups of your upload (images) and current theme directories. Backup files are available for download and optionally emailed to a specified email. Don’t get caught without a recent backup of your theme or images.
\n\nThis plugin makes available a number of statistics about your blog, including pagerank, Alexa rank, Technorati rank, Feedburner RSS count and more which you can use as shortcodes in your posts. Automatically updates all statistics daily.
\n\nThis plugin will automatically show your GTalk status on your WordPress blog. You can set a max-shown number and the cache interval to make it works more smoothly.
\n\nSimple Plugin to add a separator between the intro and the (more…) content. This plugin adds a separator between the intro text and the extended (more…) text of the content of a post. It simply replaces the span id more tag with the separator that is set in the plugins php file.
\n\nScans posts and extracts all the hrefs, rewrites them to include an onclick event which handles the tracking. Basic reports are displayed on the post and page modification areas.
\n\nProtects your blog from spam by replacing the comment field. Page in German
\n\nAllows users to configure whether they wish to be alerted when a comment is added, comment held, post posted.
\n\nAn WordPress implementation of the Slimbox2 JavaScript.
\n\nWill show a bubble in the left-hand admin menu of the number of posts pending review, if more than zero.
\nSimple Shortcodes provides an easy to use mechanism for creating and using custom shortcodes. Added in this version are options to control how the configuration page works and the 255 character limit on shortcode values has been removed.
\n\nThe AddThis Social Bookmarking Widget allows your users to bookmark your site easily with over 45 popular services, and to share it with friends via email.
\n\nTrack the hits of each blog post for the current day and cumulatively at the same time. You may also display sidebar widgets containing a list of the most popular posts for the day and most popular posts overall.
\n\nWP Decoratr can automatically find images relevant to your post content from Flickr to spice up your posts.
\n\nDisplays all of your online identities (Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, LinkedIn, YouTube, more) as clickable links in your sidebar.
\n\nAllows you to place a realtime comment preview with support for Textile.
\n\nCreates a little quote icon in comment boxes which, when clicked, copies that comment to the comment box wrapped in blockquote.
\n\nThe admin menu plugin for WordPress sticks key admin menu links to the top of your blog’s screen.
\";s:7:\"pubdate\";s:31:\"Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:30:10 +0000\";s:2:\"dc\";a:1:{s:7:\"creator\";s:4:\"Ajay\";}s:7:\"summary\";s:4373:\"Performs regular backups of your upload (images) and current theme directories. Backup files are available for download and optionally emailed to a specified email. Don’t get caught without a recent backup of your theme or images.
\n\nThis plugin makes available a number of statistics about your blog, including pagerank, Alexa rank, Technorati rank, Feedburner RSS count and more which you can use as shortcodes in your posts. Automatically updates all statistics daily.
\n\nThis plugin will automatically show your GTalk status on your WordPress blog. You can set a max-shown number and the cache interval to make it works more smoothly.
\n\nSimple Plugin to add a separator between the intro and the (more…) content. This plugin adds a separator between the intro text and the extended (more…) text of the content of a post. It simply replaces the span id more tag with the separator that is set in the plugins php file.
\n\nScans posts and extracts all the hrefs, rewrites them to include an onclick event which handles the tracking. Basic reports are displayed on the post and page modification areas.
\n\nProtects your blog from spam by replacing the comment field. Page in German
\n\nAllows users to configure whether they wish to be alerted when a comment is added, comment held, post posted.
\n\nAn WordPress implementation of the Slimbox2 JavaScript.
\n\nWill show a bubble in the left-hand admin menu of the number of posts pending review, if more than zero.
\nSimple Shortcodes provides an easy to use mechanism for creating and using custom shortcodes. Added in this version are options to control how the configuration page works and the 255 character limit on shortcode values has been removed.
\n\nThe AddThis Social Bookmarking Widget allows your users to bookmark your site easily with over 45 popular services, and to share it with friends via email.
\n\nTrack the hits of each blog post for the current day and cumulatively at the same time. You may also display sidebar widgets containing a list of the most popular posts for the day and most popular posts overall.
\n\nWP Decoratr can automatically find images relevant to your post content from Flickr to spice up your posts.
\n\nDisplays all of your online identities (Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, LinkedIn, YouTube, more) as clickable links in your sidebar.
\n\nAllows you to place a realtime comment preview with support for Textile.
\n\nCreates a little quote icon in comment boxes which, when clicked, copies that comment to the comment box wrapped in blockquote.
\n\nThe admin menu plugin for WordPress sticks key admin menu links to the top of your blog’s screen.
\";}i:15;a:7:{s:5:\"title\";s:59:\"Weblog Tools Collection: WordPress Theme Releases for 01/05\";s:4:\"guid\";s:40:\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=4918\";s:4:\"link\";s:87:\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2009/01/05/wordpress-theme-releases-for-0105/\";s:11:\"description\";s:3705:\"\n![\"pcworld\"](\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2009/01/pcworld.png\" "\\"pcworld\\"")
PC World two column, widget ready theme is built for technology oriented guys who wants to devote their blogs for computer technology. Blog uses a beautiful header image with great typography.
\nWP Commerce Steel [Removed, Sponsored]
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![\"wp-commerce-steel\"](\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2009/01/wpcommercesteel.jpg\" "\\"wp-commerce-steel\\"")
Sleek and versatile Wordpress theme specifically designed to work with eBay and Amazon affiliate programs, also works great for regular Blogs.
\n\n![\"oulipo\"](\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2009/01/oulipo.jpg\" "\\"oulipo\\"")
Oulipo is a clean, minimal, thee-column, widget-ready theme with great typography and a grid-based layout. Oulipo supports threaded comments and sticky posts in WordPress 2.7.
\n\n![\"technologyblog\"](\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2009/01/technologyblog.jpg\" "\\"technologyblog\\"")
Three column, widget ready, gravatar ready theme.
\n\n![\"NashMag\"](\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2009/01/nashmag.png\" "\\"NashMag\\"")
The Nash WP theme comes along with with a multi column red / black / white color scheme, eleven recent posts and two bars for the splash page with pagination enabled, one lead posts, followed by your twitter messages, “about blurbs” and six random posts with additional six posts underneath,
\nthe sidebar is meant to be as an additional ads place and it shows only at the front page.
![\"RawCorporate\"](\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2009/01/rawcorporate.png\" "\\"RawCorporate\\"")
The Raw WP theme comes along with with a red / black / white color scheme, three recent posts and one widgetized bar for the inner pages with pagination enabled, the front slider is meant to be as an additional info place and it shows only at the front page. Configurable via the themes admin panel to show your custom messages
\n\n![\"Kallista\"](\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2009/01/kallista.png\" "\\"Kallista\\"")
A minimalistic wordpress theme, Kallista features Gravatar support, microformats, widgets and great typography. Content focused, an excellent theme for any blog.
\";s:7:\"pubdate\";s:31:\"Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:30:05 +0000\";s:2:\"dc\";a:1:{s:7:\"creator\";s:4:\"Ajay\";}s:7:\"summary\";s:3705:\"\n
PC World two column, widget ready theme is built for technology oriented guys who wants to devote their blogs for computer technology. Blog uses a beautiful header image with great typography.
\nWP Commerce Steel [Removed, Sponsored]
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Sleek and versatile Wordpress theme specifically designed to work with eBay and Amazon affiliate programs, also works great for regular Blogs.
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Oulipo is a clean, minimal, thee-column, widget-ready theme with great typography and a grid-based layout. Oulipo supports threaded comments and sticky posts in WordPress 2.7.
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Three column, widget ready, gravatar ready theme.
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The Nash WP theme comes along with with a multi column red / black / white color scheme, eleven recent posts and two bars for the splash page with pagination enabled, one lead posts, followed by your twitter messages, “about blurbs” and six random posts with additional six posts underneath,
\nthe sidebar is meant to be as an additional ads place and it shows only at the front page.
The Raw WP theme comes along with with a red / black / white color scheme, three recent posts and one widgetized bar for the inner pages with pagination enabled, the front slider is meant to be as an additional info place and it shows only at the front page. Configurable via the themes admin panel to show your custom messages
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A minimalistic wordpress theme, Kallista features Gravatar support, microformats, widgets and great typography. Content focused, an excellent theme for any blog.
\";}i:16;a:7:{s:5:\"title\";s:55:\"Weblog Tools Collection: Great Explanation Of Community\";s:4:\"guid\";s:40:\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=4904\";s:4:\"link\";s:84:\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2009/01/05/great-explanation-of-community/\";s:11:\"description\";s:1439:\"Just over two weeks ago, the community was abuzz about the disappearance of 200 to 300 themes being removed from the theme repository. During that blip of time, there were many posts dedicated to covering the subject of not only the theme removals, but of community, GPL and much more. Andrew Rickmann who I consider to be a ‘thought leader‘ within the WordPress community published an excellent post which has had my head churning through thoughts and ideas ever since I read it. The article goes into detail on what the point of community is.
\nHowever, despite the overall article being a great read, question number five that Andrew raises is the one that continuously has me thinking. In question five, Andrew asks what is it that you value? He then gives eight different perspectives which I find to be very interesting. Here is one of them:
\n\nDo you agree that: A person that makes a plugin freely available is appropriately compensated by the thousands of other plugins and themes that are available to him for free?
Just that thought alone was enough to stop me in my tracks and really think about it. I wanted to share this article to the WordPress community because I think Andrew did a great job raising some interesting points worthy of more discussion.
\";s:7:\"pubdate\";s:31:\"Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:28:28 +0000\";s:2:\"dc\";a:1:{s:7:\"creator\";s:13:\"Jeff Chandler\";}s:7:\"summary\";s:1439:\"Just over two weeks ago, the community was abuzz about the disappearance of 200 to 300 themes being removed from the theme repository. During that blip of time, there were many posts dedicated to covering the subject of not only the theme removals, but of community, GPL and much more. Andrew Rickmann who I consider to be a ‘thought leader‘ within the WordPress community published an excellent post which has had my head churning through thoughts and ideas ever since I read it. The article goes into detail on what the point of community is.
\nHowever, despite the overall article being a great read, question number five that Andrew raises is the one that continuously has me thinking. In question five, Andrew asks what is it that you value? He then gives eight different perspectives which I find to be very interesting. Here is one of them:
\n\nDo you agree that: A person that makes a plugin freely available is appropriately compensated by the thousands of other plugins and themes that are available to him for free?
Just that thought alone was enough to stop me in my tracks and really think about it. I wanted to share this article to the WordPress community because I think Andrew did a great job raising some interesting points worthy of more discussion.
\";}i:17;a:7:{s:5:\"title\";s:72:\"Lorelle on WP: WordCamp Las Vegas: Gambling on WordPress in the New Year\";s:4:\"guid\";s:36:\"http://lorelle.wordpress.com/?p=3560\";s:4:\"link\";s:97:\"http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2009/01/04/wordcamp-las-vegas-gambling-on-wordpress-in-the-new-year/\";s:11:\"description\";s:9423:\"We’re starting the WordPress year out right with an exciting WordCamp Las Vegas, the very first WordCamp of 2009. I’m flying out this week for this weekend’s star-studded blogger event.
The two day event on January 10-11 has an awesome line up of speakers covering all things blogging, social media, and WordPress:
\n![\"WordCamp](\"http://lorelle.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/wordcamplasvegas.jpg\" "\\"WordCamp")
Register now to start your year off focused on WordPress and to get your blog in line with the latest technologies and trends in blogging.
Recently, many WordPress events and WordCamps have been livestreaming their presentations, and the WordCamp Las Vegas Live Stream will be on for what we hope is the entire event. You need to register to watch the event live at Ustream WordCamp Las Vegas, so you can enjoy the program and participate no matter where you are in the world.
\nWith top social media experts like Liz Strauss onboard, social will be a key topic. To encourage more social, participants are urged to submit their Twitter ID so everyone can track each other during the event.
\nThe Hashtag and tag for WordCamp Las Vegas is #wordcamplv.
\nAlso check out the WordCamp after party for any WordPress fans in the area at Jack’s Irish Pub inside of Palace Station. RSVP for the after party event on Facebook.
\nAll are invited, but if you can’t come, help WordCamp Las Vegas promote the event.
\nDon’t forget that I’ll also be the keynote at WordCamp Whistler on January 24 in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada.
\nI will be taking about “numbers” and basic web analytics at WordCamp Las Vegas, showing examples of how to use Woopra, the hottest web analytics tool around. Woopra tracks your blog traffic and activity live, in real time. Currently, Woopra is in closed beta, but I will have a limited number of beta invitations available.
\nThe price of my book, Blogging Tips, What Bloggers Won\'t Tell You About Blogging, is going up, but I will have copies available for sale at the introductory price. Unless the publisher says otherwise, this will be the last chance to get the book at the lower price - and avoid shipping costs!
\nI love going to Vegas and the last few times I’ve not had time to see a single show - one of the most important reasons to go. This time, watch out Barry Manilow and Bette Midler - I’m planning on coming to see you. Don’t know how but that’s my goal. Anyone got any Las Vegas ticket finding tips? ![\":D\"](\"http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif\"){kind=icon}
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We’re starting the WordPress year out right with an exciting WordCamp Las Vegas, the very first WordCamp of 2009. I’m flying out this week for this weekend’s star-studded blogger event.
The two day event on January 10-11 has an awesome line up of speakers covering all things blogging, social media, and WordPress:
\nRegister now to start your year off focused on WordPress and to get your blog in line with the latest technologies and trends in blogging.
Recently, many WordPress events and WordCamps have been livestreaming their presentations, and the WordCamp Las Vegas Live Stream will be on for what we hope is the entire event. You need to register to watch the event live at Ustream WordCamp Las Vegas, so you can enjoy the program and participate no matter where you are in the world.
\nWith top social media experts like Liz Strauss onboard, social will be a key topic. To encourage more social, participants are urged to submit their Twitter ID so everyone can track each other during the event.
\nThe Hashtag and tag for WordCamp Las Vegas is #wordcamplv.
\nAlso check out the WordCamp after party for any WordPress fans in the area at Jack’s Irish Pub inside of Palace Station. RSVP for the after party event on Facebook.
\nAll are invited, but if you can’t come, help WordCamp Las Vegas promote the event.
\nDon’t forget that I’ll also be the keynote at WordCamp Whistler on January 24 in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada.
\nI will be taking about “numbers” and basic web analytics at WordCamp Las Vegas, showing examples of how to use Woopra, the hottest web analytics tool around. Woopra tracks your blog traffic and activity live, in real time. Currently, Woopra is in closed beta, but I will have a limited number of beta invitations available.
\nThe price of my book, Blogging Tips, What Bloggers Won\'t Tell You About Blogging, is going up, but I will have copies available for sale at the introductory price. Unless the publisher says otherwise, this will be the last chance to get the book at the lower price - and avoid shipping costs!
\nI love going to Vegas and the last few times I’ve not had time to see a single show - one of the most important reasons to go. This time, watch out Barry Manilow and Bette Midler - I’m planning on coming to see you. Don’t know how but that’s my goal. Anyone got any Las Vegas ticket finding tips?
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One of the most unique WordCamps ever will be January 24, 2009, in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. WordCamp Whistler is a combination ski, photowalk, and WordCamp event for winter and blogging fans around the world at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler Resort.
Whistler, British Columbia, is a very popular and beautiful ski resort in the Pacific Range of the Coast Mountains of Canada, only a few hours drive from Vancouver. In the early 1960s, a group was determined to bring the Winter Olympics to Whistler, and their dream comes true as Whistler is the host mountain for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. This is your chance to visit and ski a world class mountain before the crowds arrive next year.
\nI grew up in Seattle, a few hours south of Vancouver and Whistler, and skied all the mountains including Whistler and its sister, Blackcomb. It has changed a lot as it prepares for the upcoming Olympics, so this is a very exciting opportunity for me to visit not only a world class ski range, but also one of the most beautiful places in the world.
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This WordCamp event is different from the others because while its focus is on WordPress, it’s also ideal for photography and photo bloggers. Not only is the area eye candy galore, there will be time for photography and some of the speakers will be covering photography, video, and photo blogging.
\nAs the event grows near, WordCamp Whistler planners announced that there are still sponsorship spots available. A Facebook event is up. The list of speakers is great and registration is going fast for this limited seating event. They’ve planned photo walks and skiing events along with the WordPress fun.
\nThe speakers are also top notch, covering some interesting WordPress and blogging topics, including:
\nFor those who registered early, there was a discount rate for the hotel, so check to see if it is still available. I’ve checked with Kayak and found hotel rooms are still available starting at $99 and going up, though staying at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler Resort puts you right near the skiing access and is a top class hotel.
\nTransportation to Whistler currently is by vehicle, bus, or train. Flights come into Vancouver, and Whistler is a 2-hour drive along the Sea to Sky Highway (Highway 99) from Vancouver, or two to three hour bus or train ride.
\nThere are a variety of transportation options for travel to Whistler. Many fly into Vancouver and rent a car, while others fly to Seattle and rent a car from there. Check to ensure the car rental company permits taking the car across the border. Greyhound, Amtrak, and Pacific Coast offer bus service.
\nWhistler Mountaineer Train offers a three hour “tour” train ride to Whistler which leaves in the morning and returns in the afternoon, which you can plan your trip around. They also offer a four day, three nights Whistler Rail Escape, with accomodation at the Hilton Whistler. West Coast Air has a Standby Special with a 50% discount for those flying between 10AM and 2PM daily with flights from Victoria to Whistler only.
\nThis kind of WordCamp event is rare, placed in a lovely landscape with so many winter activities wrapped around it. Don’t miss it.
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One of the most unique WordCamps ever will be January 24, 2009, in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. WordCamp Whistler is a combination ski, photowalk, and WordCamp event for winter and blogging fans around the world at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler Resort.
Whistler, British Columbia, is a very popular and beautiful ski resort in the Pacific Range of the Coast Mountains of Canada, only a few hours drive from Vancouver. In the early 1960s, a group was determined to bring the Winter Olympics to Whistler, and their dream comes true as Whistler is the host mountain for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games. This is your chance to visit and ski a world class mountain before the crowds arrive next year.
\nI grew up in Seattle, a few hours south of Vancouver and Whistler, and skied all the mountains including Whistler and its sister, Blackcomb. It has changed a lot as it prepares for the upcoming Olympics, so this is a very exciting opportunity for me to visit not only a world class ski range, but also one of the most beautiful places in the world.
\n
This WordCamp event is different from the others because while its focus is on WordPress, it’s also ideal for photography and photo bloggers. Not only is the area eye candy galore, there will be time for photography and some of the speakers will be covering photography, video, and photo blogging.
\nAs the event grows near, WordCamp Whistler planners announced that there are still sponsorship spots available. A Facebook event is up. The list of speakers is great and registration is going fast for this limited seating event. They’ve planned photo walks and skiing events along with the WordPress fun.
\nThe speakers are also top notch, covering some interesting WordPress and blogging topics, including:
\nFor those who registered early, there was a discount rate for the hotel, so check to see if it is still available. I’ve checked with Kayak and found hotel rooms are still available starting at $99 and going up, though staying at the Fairmont Chateau Whistler Resort puts you right near the skiing access and is a top class hotel.
\nTransportation to Whistler currently is by vehicle, bus, or train. Flights come into Vancouver, and Whistler is a 2-hour drive along the Sea to Sky Highway (Highway 99) from Vancouver, or two to three hour bus or train ride.
\nThere are a variety of transportation options for travel to Whistler. Many fly into Vancouver and rent a car, while others fly to Seattle and rent a car from there. Check to ensure the car rental company permits taking the car across the border. Greyhound, Amtrak, and Pacific Coast offer bus service.
\nWhistler Mountaineer Train offers a three hour “tour” train ride to Whistler which leaves in the morning and returns in the afternoon, which you can plan your trip around. They also offer a four day, three nights Whistler Rail Escape, with accomodation at the Hilton Whistler. West Coast Air has a Standby Special with a 50% discount for those flying between 10AM and 2PM daily with flights from Victoria to Whistler only.
\nThis kind of WordCamp event is rare, placed in a lovely landscape with so many winter activities wrapped around it. Don’t miss it.
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We’re kicking of our plugin review process with a feature rich plugin labeled Simple:Press Forum. This was also the first plugin review request that we received.
\nSimple:Press is a feature rich forum plugin for WordPress. It fully integrates into your WP based site utilizing the same user records and database and displaying on a single WP page. It is fully customizable and comes with a number of skins and sets of icons to get your started. Current users have shown it to be fully scalable whether your site membership numbers the tens or the thousands.
\nThrough it’s powerful and flexible permissions system it is suitable for those who wish to run private, specialist forums with invited members but is equally able to accommodate open, public forums that allow guest posting.
\nAlso included is a Private Messaging sub-system, the ability to link blog posts with forum topics, the capability to extend the forum display with custom code, a number of template tags for use outside of the forums, extensive online help that explains every option and full language support.
\nA live demo of the forum is the Support Forum for the plugin itself on the developers’ site.
\nSimple:Press forum is a staunch competitor of bbPress. Looking at the features and from the demo, it seems like Simple:Press has a lot more to offer than bbPress.
\nInstallation of the plugin is extremely simple. You install it just like you would any other WordPress plugin. Upload the entire folder (2.2MB) to your plugins folder of your blog and activate the plugin. The forum has an inbuilt installation program.
\nYou can then use the administration interface of the forum to create new forums.
\nAs for the plugin, one feature could be the ability to install it on a separate domain as in the case with bbPress.
\nLooking beyond the plugin, one thing we advocate is a well kept plugin page. Simple:Press does well in this respect as it has its very own domain and support system.
\nWhat I would love to see is a detailed installation page with screenshots. As well as detailed tutorials and documentation on using and customizing the forum.
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Are you a user of Simple:Press Forum? What has been your experience with the same? Why did you choose this plugin over other full-fledged forums? What features would you like to see added / improved / removed?
\";s:7:\"pubdate\";s:31:\"Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:30:00 +0000\";s:2:\"dc\";a:1:{s:7:\"creator\";s:4:\"Ajay\";}s:7:\"summary\";s:4697:\"We’re kicking of our plugin review process with a feature rich plugin labeled Simple:Press Forum. This was also the first plugin review request that we received.
\nSimple:Press is a feature rich forum plugin for WordPress. It fully integrates into your WP based site utilizing the same user records and database and displaying on a single WP page. It is fully customizable and comes with a number of skins and sets of icons to get your started. Current users have shown it to be fully scalable whether your site membership numbers the tens or the thousands.
\nThrough it’s powerful and flexible permissions system it is suitable for those who wish to run private, specialist forums with invited members but is equally able to accommodate open, public forums that allow guest posting.
\nAlso included is a Private Messaging sub-system, the ability to link blog posts with forum topics, the capability to extend the forum display with custom code, a number of template tags for use outside of the forums, extensive online help that explains every option and full language support.
\nA live demo of the forum is the Support Forum for the plugin itself on the developers’ site.
\nSimple:Press forum is a staunch competitor of bbPress. Looking at the features and from the demo, it seems like Simple:Press has a lot more to offer than bbPress.
\nInstallation of the plugin is extremely simple. You install it just like you would any other WordPress plugin. Upload the entire folder (2.2MB) to your plugins folder of your blog and activate the plugin. The forum has an inbuilt installation program.
\nYou can then use the administration interface of the forum to create new forums.
\nAs for the plugin, one feature could be the ability to install it on a separate domain as in the case with bbPress.
\nLooking beyond the plugin, one thing we advocate is a well kept plugin page. Simple:Press does well in this respect as it has its very own domain and support system.
\nWhat I would love to see is a detailed installation page with screenshots. As well as detailed tutorials and documentation on using and customizing the forum.
\n\n
Are you a user of Simple:Press Forum? What has been your experience with the same? Why did you choose this plugin over other full-fledged forums? What features would you like to see added / improved / removed?
\";}i:20;a:7:{s:5:\"title\";s:60:\"Weblog Tools Collection: WordPress Plugin Releases for 01/03\";s:4:\"guid\";s:40:\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=4902\";s:4:\"link\";s:88:\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2009/01/03/wordpress-plugin-releases-for-0103/\";s:11:\"description\";s:3906:\"Favorites Menu Manager allows you to easily add, remove, and reorder items in the dropdown favorites menu.
\n\nThe bretteleben.de “WP Google Ad Manager Plugin” for Wordpress allows to use the Google Ad Manager with Wordpress. It gives you the possibility to add ads to your posts, widgets and template.
\n\nAll your users to submit links to a directory. This could be used for a business directory when you allow full address and contact information on the form.
\n\nThe Auto Thickbox plugin for WordPress automatically enables thickbox on thumbnail images (i.e. opens the images in a fancy pop-up), through the use of WordPress’ built-in thickbox library.
\n\nDo you have a private blog that you only want your friends and family to see and read it? This plugin will redirect all users who aren’t logged in to the login form where they are shown a user-friendly message.
\n\nMake nice notes with WP-Note in your post.
\nAuto Close Comments, Pingbacks and Trackbacks
\nAutomatically close comments, pingbacks and trackbacks on posts and pages of your WordPress blog. v1.3.1 now allows you to close these separately on posts and pages.
\n\nmyStat is a flexible and versatile system intended for accumulation and analysis of the site attendance statistics.
\n\nUpload sermons to your website, where they can be searched, listened to, and downloaded. Easy to use with comprehensive help and tutorials.
\n\nAutomatically toggle the parent categories when a sub category is selected.
\n\nPods is a CMS (Content Management System) plugin for Wordpress.
\n\nControls almost every aspect of your site’s meta-data, including advanced tagging, Analytics, and dozens of plugins. The best WordPress SEO solution!
\n\nRedirection is a WordPress plugin to manage 301 redirections and keep track of 404 errors without requiring knowledge of Apache .htaccess files.
\n\nDrain Hole is a centralized download manager with full monitoring, statistics, versioning, SVN support, and proper SEO download URLs.
\n\nA filter for WordPress that displays videos from myvideo.de, youtube, google video, Brightcove, Aniboom, 123video.nl, MyspaceTV, Yahoo! Video.
\n\nPodcast Channels lets you setup ‘Category-Casting’ — a different podcast per category.
\n\nDisplay a random image from a directory located on the webserver.
\";s:7:\"pubdate\";s:31:\"Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:15:10 +0000\";s:2:\"dc\";a:1:{s:7:\"creator\";s:4:\"Ajay\";}s:7:\"summary\";s:3906:\"Favorites Menu Manager allows you to easily add, remove, and reorder items in the dropdown favorites menu.
\n\nThe bretteleben.de “WP Google Ad Manager Plugin” for Wordpress allows to use the Google Ad Manager with Wordpress. It gives you the possibility to add ads to your posts, widgets and template.
\n\nAll your users to submit links to a directory. This could be used for a business directory when you allow full address and contact information on the form.
\n\nThe Auto Thickbox plugin for WordPress automatically enables thickbox on thumbnail images (i.e. opens the images in a fancy pop-up), through the use of WordPress’ built-in thickbox library.
\n\nDo you have a private blog that you only want your friends and family to see and read it? This plugin will redirect all users who aren’t logged in to the login form where they are shown a user-friendly message.
\n\nMake nice notes with WP-Note in your post.
\nAuto Close Comments, Pingbacks and Trackbacks
\nAutomatically close comments, pingbacks and trackbacks on posts and pages of your WordPress blog. v1.3.1 now allows you to close these separately on posts and pages.
\n\nmyStat is a flexible and versatile system intended for accumulation and analysis of the site attendance statistics.
\n\nUpload sermons to your website, where they can be searched, listened to, and downloaded. Easy to use with comprehensive help and tutorials.
\n\nAutomatically toggle the parent categories when a sub category is selected.
\n\nPods is a CMS (Content Management System) plugin for Wordpress.
\n\nControls almost every aspect of your site’s meta-data, including advanced tagging, Analytics, and dozens of plugins. The best WordPress SEO solution!
\n\nRedirection is a WordPress plugin to manage 301 redirections and keep track of 404 errors without requiring knowledge of Apache .htaccess files.
\n\nDrain Hole is a centralized download manager with full monitoring, statistics, versioning, SVN support, and proper SEO download URLs.
\n\nA filter for WordPress that displays videos from myvideo.de, youtube, google video, Brightcove, Aniboom, 123video.nl, MyspaceTV, Yahoo! Video.
\n\nPodcast Channels lets you setup ‘Category-Casting’ — a different podcast per category.
\n\nDisplay a random image from a directory located on the webserver.
\";}i:21;a:7:{s:5:\"title\";s:28:\"Matt: Top Emailers 2008, etc\";s:4:\"guid\";s:20:\"http://ma.tt/?p=9822\";s:4:\"link\";s:43:\"http://ma.tt/2009/01/top-emailers-2008-etc/\";s:11:\"description\";s:3232:\"As an update to last year’s post:
\nI’ve expanded the list to 15. A lot of the same folks at the very top, but new faces in Liz and Jane from 2.5 and 2.7 usability cycles. Also three people on the list have changed their domain in the past year, just like I did. It must have been a year for that.
\nAlso for fun here are some yearly posting stats courtesy of Alex’s queries:
\n| \n | Posts | \nAvg. Words | \nTotal Words | \nAvg. Comments | \nTotal Comments | \n
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | \n360 | \n139 | \n50,190 | \n1 | \n390 | \n
| 2003 | \n429 | \n168 | \n72,359 | \n3 | \n1,287 | \n
| 2004 | \n990 | \n54 | \n54,257 | \n6 | \n6,236 | \n
| 2005 | \n624 | \n48 | \n30,090 | \n9 | \n5,963 | \n
| 2006 | \n313 | \n70 | \n22,010 | \n11 | \n3,503 | \n
| 2007 | \n334 | \n60 | \n20,267 | \n17 | \n5,919 | \n
| 2008 | \n302 | \n50 | \n15,206 | \n21 | \n6,493 | \n
As you can see I’m doing fewer posts with fewer words than ever, but getting more comments. At this rate I’ll be down to 40 words per post next year. Yay brevity. ![\";)\"](\"http://ma.tt/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif\"){kind=icon}
Working on collating some travel / WordCamp stats.
\";s:7:\"pubdate\";s:31:\"Sat, 03 Jan 2009 17:27:09 +0000\";s:2:\"dc\";a:1:{s:7:\"creator\";s:4:\"Matt\";}s:7:\"summary\";s:3232:\"As an update to last year’s post:
\nI’ve expanded the list to 15. A lot of the same folks at the very top, but new faces in Liz and Jane from 2.5 and 2.7 usability cycles. Also three people on the list have changed their domain in the past year, just like I did. It must have been a year for that.
\nAlso for fun here are some yearly posting stats courtesy of Alex’s queries:
\n| \n | Posts | \nAvg. Words | \nTotal Words | \nAvg. Comments | \nTotal Comments | \n
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | \n360 | \n139 | \n50,190 | \n1 | \n390 | \n
| 2003 | \n429 | \n168 | \n72,359 | \n3 | \n1,287 | \n
| 2004 | \n990 | \n54 | \n54,257 | \n6 | \n6,236 | \n
| 2005 | \n624 | \n48 | \n30,090 | \n9 | \n5,963 | \n
| 2006 | \n313 | \n70 | \n22,010 | \n11 | \n3,503 | \n
| 2007 | \n334 | \n60 | \n20,267 | \n17 | \n5,919 | \n
| 2008 | \n302 | \n50 | \n15,206 | \n21 | \n6,493 | \n
As you can see I’m doing fewer posts with fewer words than ever, but getting more comments. At this rate I’ll be down to 40 words per post next year. Yay brevity.
Working on collating some travel / WordCamp stats.
\";}i:22;a:7:{s:5:\"title\";s:51:\"Weblog Tools Collection: Maximum WordPress Security\";s:4:\"guid\";s:40:\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=4898\";s:4:\"link\";s:80:\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2009/01/03/maximum-wordpress-security/\";s:11:\"description\";s:2390:\" I flew solo for episode 35 while Keith cranked out some college work. In this episode, I interviewed Mark E. who is just about ready to release the first beta of his comprehensive WordPress Security plugin called Maximum Security. During our discussion, it was easy to see that this plugin contains just about everything except the kitchen sink as it relates to security and WordPress. If you don’t believe me, view the long list of features this plugin has with more on the way. We also discussed security through obscurity, basic WordPress security practices and much more. Mark has 15 years of experience in network and system security and within this episode, he gave us about 4 years worth of experience in less than an hour!
Plugin Of The Week:Comment Luv – Comments are a wonderful thing to receive on your blog and while adding the dofollow plugin is one way to reward your commenter’s, why not place a link to their last post under their comment. With CommentLuv, you can do that automatically! This is an excellent way to promote comments from your readers. The CommentLuv Wordpress Plugin will visit the feed of the comment author and attempt to scrape the last post they made and display it under their comment, this way you can encourage people to join in the discussion of your posts and give something back straight away. WordPress.
\nAnnouncements: Douglas Bell will be our special guest on January 9th..
\nNext Episode: Friday January 9th, 2008
\nSubscribe To WPWeekly Via Itunes: Click here to subscribe
\nLength Of Episode: 1 Hour 23 Minutes
\nDownload The Show: WordPressWeeklyEpisode35.mp3
\nListen To Episode #35:
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I flew solo for episode 35 while Keith cranked out some college work. In this episode, I interviewed Mark E. who is just about ready to release the first beta of his comprehensive WordPress Security plugin called Maximum Security. During our discussion, it was easy to see that this plugin contains just about everything except the kitchen sink as it relates to security and WordPress. If you don’t believe me, view the long list of features this plugin has with more on the way. We also discussed security through obscurity, basic WordPress security practices and much more. Mark has 15 years of experience in network and system security and within this episode, he gave us about 4 years worth of experience in less than an hour!
Plugin Of The Week:Comment Luv – Comments are a wonderful thing to receive on your blog and while adding the dofollow plugin is one way to reward your commenter’s, why not place a link to their last post under their comment. With CommentLuv, you can do that automatically! This is an excellent way to promote comments from your readers. The CommentLuv Wordpress Plugin will visit the feed of the comment author and attempt to scrape the last post they made and display it under their comment, this way you can encourage people to join in the discussion of your posts and give something back straight away. WordPress.
\nAnnouncements: Douglas Bell will be our special guest on January 9th..
\nNext Episode: Friday January 9th, 2008
\nSubscribe To WPWeekly Via Itunes: Click here to subscribe
\nLength Of Episode: 1 Hour 23 Minutes
\nDownload The Show: WordPressWeeklyEpisode35.mp3
\nListen To Episode #35:
\n
Improved Plugin Installation is an improvement to the current wordpress 2.7 plugin installation methods. It allows you to install one or more plugins simply by typing the names of the plugins or the download URLs. This means you can install all your favorite wordpress plugins in one go!
\n\nMakes image alignment work in RSS feeds.
\n\nLittle form that allows site visitors to contact you.
\n\nUse [spoiler name=\"top secret\"]shows/hides this text[/spoiler] to create spoiler text
\n\nShows any plugin readme.txt file on a page/post.
\n\nA WordPress plugin to remove the base category, e.g. the /category/, folder from your category links. 301 Redirects are added for old links.
\nWordpress Membership Site Plugin Memberwing
\nMemberWing is a Wordpress Membership Plugin that allows to convert any self-hosted Wordpress blog into membership site. Free and paid versions available.
\n\nRetrieves posts (or pages) with a certain custom field (e.g. to permanently show your most recommended posts in a widget) and displays them in a list.
\nSimple:Press is a feature rich forum plugin for WordPress. It fully integrates into your WP based site utilizing the same user records and database and displaying on a single WP page. It is fully customizable and comes with a number of skins and sets of icons to get your started. Current users have shown it to be fully scalable whether your site membership numbers the tens or the thousands.
\n\nWhen you start a new website or a blog your immediate goal is to get visitors to your site. Once you establish a good flow of visitors, your immediate next step is to convert your visitors to readers. This plugin will help you and your readers to keep you on track for reaching your targets. You can display your blog goals as Google gauges.
\n\nThis plugin will submit each of the comments your blog receives to an external RPC server for testing. If the service decides the comment was spam it will be accepted and dropped into your spam queue.
\n\nWith picasaView you can easily view your picasaweb-albums in your blog.
\n\nPhotos Flickr provides for basic browsing of a Flickr photo stream from within a WordPress blog.
\nChange Uploaded File Permissions
\nThis plugin changes the file permissions of thumbnails, pictures and files after the upload. Page in German.
\n\nInstantly generates a auto blogroll page for Wordpress blogs based on the active theme.
\n\nThis plugin allows you to automatically post your new posts on the twitter website.
\";s:7:\"pubdate\";s:31:\"Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:30:06 +0000\";s:2:\"dc\";a:1:{s:7:\"creator\";s:4:\"Ajay\";}s:7:\"summary\";s:3998:\"Improved Plugin Installation is an improvement to the current wordpress 2.7 plugin installation methods. It allows you to install one or more plugins simply by typing the names of the plugins or the download URLs. This means you can install all your favorite wordpress plugins in one go!
\n\nMakes image alignment work in RSS feeds.
\n\nLittle form that allows site visitors to contact you.
\n\nUse [spoiler name=\"top secret\"]shows/hides this text[/spoiler] to create spoiler text
\n\nShows any plugin readme.txt file on a page/post.
\n\nA WordPress plugin to remove the base category, e.g. the /category/, folder from your category links. 301 Redirects are added for old links.
\nWordpress Membership Site Plugin Memberwing
\nMemberWing is a Wordpress Membership Plugin that allows to convert any self-hosted Wordpress blog into membership site. Free and paid versions available.
\n\nRetrieves posts (or pages) with a certain custom field (e.g. to permanently show your most recommended posts in a widget) and displays them in a list.
\nSimple:Press is a feature rich forum plugin for WordPress. It fully integrates into your WP based site utilizing the same user records and database and displaying on a single WP page. It is fully customizable and comes with a number of skins and sets of icons to get your started. Current users have shown it to be fully scalable whether your site membership numbers the tens or the thousands.
\n\nWhen you start a new website or a blog your immediate goal is to get visitors to your site. Once you establish a good flow of visitors, your immediate next step is to convert your visitors to readers. This plugin will help you and your readers to keep you on track for reaching your targets. You can display your blog goals as Google gauges.
\n\nThis plugin will submit each of the comments your blog receives to an external RPC server for testing. If the service decides the comment was spam it will be accepted and dropped into your spam queue.
\n\nWith picasaView you can easily view your picasaweb-albums in your blog.
\n\nPhotos Flickr provides for basic browsing of a Flickr photo stream from within a WordPress blog.
\nChange Uploaded File Permissions
\nThis plugin changes the file permissions of thumbnails, pictures and files after the upload. Page in German.
\n\nInstantly generates a auto blogroll page for Wordpress blogs based on the active theme.
\n\nThis plugin allows you to automatically post your new posts on the twitter website.
\";}i:24;a:7:{s:5:\"title\";s:44:\"Weblog Tools Collection: Shubho Nobo Borsho!\";s:4:\"guid\";s:40:\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=4891\";s:4:\"link\";s:72:\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2009/01/01/shubho-nobo-borsho/\";s:11:\"description\";s:4981:\"Well, that is Happy New Year in Bengali. So we wish all our readers a Happy and Prosperous New Year!
\nOur little blog grew slowly but steadily in the last year and our editors, authors and well wishers have made it possible for us to not only provide you with the most useful and up to date WordPress news, but we have been able to organize and support our Annual WordPress Plugin Competition, have been able to visit a couple of WordCamps around the US and have started a couple of new services around WordPress. If you want to know what the team is up to, be sure to check out the Weblog Tools Collection Crew LifeStream.
\nAs always, we have been trying to improve our content, add more features and services, be good citizens of the WordPress world, all the while trying to increase our readership and our distribution.
\nFor all of us here at Weblog Tools Collection, our little endeavor is a painstaking labor of love. We love the attention but also love to receive feedback. To all of you who have sent us your comments and suggestions, we say thank you. We have paid close attention to all the suggestions and have tried to incorporate them into our world as best we can.
\nWe would also like to say thanks to our readers for making us your Number One source for WordPress and blogging news and to the WordPress team for producing this fantastic tool for us to use and enjoy.
\nWe raise our imaginary glasses in a toast to another great year of blogging with WordPress.
\";s:7:\"pubdate\";s:31:\"Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:30:06 +0000\";s:2:\"dc\";a:1:{s:7:\"creator\";s:10:\"Mark Ghosh\";}s:7:\"summary\";s:4981:\"Well, that is Happy New Year in Bengali. So we wish all our readers a Happy and Prosperous New Year!
\nOur little blog grew slowly but steadily in the last year and our editors, authors and well wishers have made it possible for us to not only provide you with the most useful and up to date WordPress news, but we have been able to organize and support our Annual WordPress Plugin Competition, have been able to visit a couple of WordCamps around the US and have started a couple of new services around WordPress. If you want to know what the team is up to, be sure to check out the Weblog Tools Collection Crew LifeStream.
\nAs always, we have been trying to improve our content, add more features and services, be good citizens of the WordPress world, all the while trying to increase our readership and our distribution.
\nFor all of us here at Weblog Tools Collection, our little endeavor is a painstaking labor of love. We love the attention but also love to receive feedback. To all of you who have sent us your comments and suggestions, we say thank you. We have paid close attention to all the suggestions and have tried to incorporate them into our world as best we can.
\nWe would also like to say thanks to our readers for making us your Number One source for WordPress and blogging news and to the WordPress team for producing this fantastic tool for us to use and enjoy.
\nWe raise our imaginary glasses in a toast to another great year of blogging with WordPress.
\";}i:25;a:7:{s:5:\"title\";s:59:\"Weblog Tools Collection: WordPress Theme Releases for 12/31\";s:4:\"guid\";s:40:\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=4889\";s:4:\"link\";s:87:\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/12/31/wordpress-theme-releases-for-1231/\";s:11:\"description\";s:2631:\"\n![\"gumball\"](\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/12/gumball.png\" "\\"gumball\\"")
Two column, gravatar ready, magazine style theme with custom image fields.
\n\n![\"simplyornate\"](\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/12/simplyornate.jpg\" "\\"simplyornate\\"")
Two column, blue and black theme with support for Flickr, tabbed sidebar. The theme displays four posts on the homepage.
\n\n![\"ChristmasLight\"](\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/12/christmaslight.png\" "\\"ChristmasLight\\"")
Template consists of two columns, fixed width layout, supports widgets, comments, is static in size. In the pattern dominated by red and blue color.
\n\n![\"shocking-screenshot\"](\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/12/shockingscreenshot.png\" "\\"shocking-screenshot\\"")
Theme consists of two columns, supports widgets and gravatars, comments, fixed width.
\n\n![\"Viewport\"](\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/12/viewport.png\" "\\"Viewport\\"")
Viewport, a free Wordpress theme created by Paul Bennett is focused around a clean and simple, content based layout. The aim is to grab the user’s attention and draw them straight into the content. On the single post page the content is laid out clearly in full, with post controls and a widget-enabled sidebar. The theme also allows the blog owner to change the background image and color, and the image of the ‘Where Next?’ page.
\n\nredirectr is a WordPress theme with a difference. It produces no output at all. redirectr is designed as a simple method of redirecting the traffic from an existing (old) blog to a new blog or site.
\";s:7:\"pubdate\";s:31:\"Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:30:06 +0000\";s:2:\"dc\";a:1:{s:7:\"creator\";s:4:\"Ajay\";}s:7:\"summary\";s:2631:\"\n
Two column, gravatar ready, magazine style theme with custom image fields.
\n\n
Two column, blue and black theme with support for Flickr, tabbed sidebar. The theme displays four posts on the homepage.
\n\n
Template consists of two columns, fixed width layout, supports widgets, comments, is static in size. In the pattern dominated by red and blue color.
\n\n
Theme consists of two columns, supports widgets and gravatars, comments, fixed width.
\n\n
Viewport, a free Wordpress theme created by Paul Bennett is focused around a clean and simple, content based layout. The aim is to grab the user’s attention and draw them straight into the content. On the single post page the content is laid out clearly in full, with post controls and a widget-enabled sidebar. The theme also allows the blog owner to change the background image and color, and the image of the ‘Where Next?’ page.
\n\nredirectr is a WordPress theme with a difference. It produces no output at all. redirectr is designed as a simple method of redirecting the traffic from an existing (old) blog to a new blog or site.
\";}i:26;a:7:{s:5:\"title\";s:49:\"Weblog Tools Collection: WordPress News for 12/31\";s:4:\"guid\";s:40:\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=4764\";s:4:\"link\";s:77:\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/12/31/wordpress-news-for-1231/\";s:11:\"description\";s:1189:\"Wordmobi: Wordpress Client for S60.: Wordmobi is a WordPress client for the Symbian S60 series of devices. You do need to download and install Python on your device for this client to work.
\n30 Excellent WordPress video Tutorials lists a lot of good videos including videos for administration of WordPress, getting started, theme development and WordPress tools.
\nBlogo is a blog editor for the Mac and Mashable has a nice review for the application. The new release also adds comment moderation for Wordpress 2.7 or higher, improved Safari integration, and offline editing. I personally never got into desktop applications for blogging but I happen to find some sort of creative solace in the WordPress admin interface. ![\":)\"](\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif\"){kind=icon}
Wordmobi: Wordpress Client for S60.: Wordmobi is a WordPress client for the Symbian S60 series of devices. You do need to download and install Python on your device for this client to work.
\n30 Excellent WordPress video Tutorials lists a lot of good videos including videos for administration of WordPress, getting started, theme development and WordPress tools.
\nBlogo is a blog editor for the Mac and Mashable has a nice review for the application. The new release also adds comment moderation for Wordpress 2.7 or higher, improved Safari integration, and offline editing. I personally never got into desktop applications for blogging but I happen to find some sort of creative solace in the WordPress admin interface.
Profiler is a plugin for generating and displaying profiles for the registered users on a WordPress site. It is intended to be a “set it and forget it” plugin. You do not have to have any programming knowledge to use this plugin.
\n\nA plugin by Yotify.com, a personal web scouting service enabling users to track anything on the Internet and enlist their friends to help.
\n\nDandyID is a free service that enables you to easily connect all of your online identities.
\n\nSimple Shortcodes provides an easy to use mechanism for creating and using custom shortcodes.
\n\nclikStats is a wordpress plugin that automatically logs the number of clicks within a post.
\n\nTweets your about your posts when they are published.
\n\nMagpieRSS is already integrated with WordPress, this plugin will allow you to implement it easily within your theme.
\nOld Post Promoter random selects an old post for promotion onto the front page and into the RSS feed in either 1st or 2nd position. There are a variety of timing options and a no old post promotion category blacklist.
\n\nBlog Copyright injects a copyright notice into the footer of your blog. I maintains the original year while adding a range to the current year. There are a variety of other options.
\n\nGD Star Rating is post, page and comment rating plugin for WordPress. Plugin supports different image sets, rating moderation, vote rules, time restricted voting, templates, trend calculations, has a widgets build in and shortcode support.
\n\nPlugin to create your own custom widgets
\n\nThe plugin checks and displays for all your blogroll-bookmarks with a separate saved feed-url, when the most recent update has occurred at the bookmark site.
\";s:7:\"pubdate\";s:31:\"Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:30:06 +0000\";s:2:\"dc\";a:1:{s:7:\"creator\";s:4:\"Ajay\";}s:7:\"summary\";s:2834:\"Profiler is a plugin for generating and displaying profiles for the registered users on a WordPress site. It is intended to be a “set it and forget it” plugin. You do not have to have any programming knowledge to use this plugin.
\n\nA plugin by Yotify.com, a personal web scouting service enabling users to track anything on the Internet and enlist their friends to help.
\n\nDandyID is a free service that enables you to easily connect all of your online identities.
\n\nSimple Shortcodes provides an easy to use mechanism for creating and using custom shortcodes.
\n\nclikStats is a wordpress plugin that automatically logs the number of clicks within a post.
\n\nTweets your about your posts when they are published.
\n\nMagpieRSS is already integrated with WordPress, this plugin will allow you to implement it easily within your theme.
\nOld Post Promoter random selects an old post for promotion onto the front page and into the RSS feed in either 1st or 2nd position. There are a variety of timing options and a no old post promotion category blacklist.
\n\nBlog Copyright injects a copyright notice into the footer of your blog. I maintains the original year while adding a range to the current year. There are a variety of other options.
\n\nGD Star Rating is post, page and comment rating plugin for WordPress. Plugin supports different image sets, rating moderation, vote rules, time restricted voting, templates, trend calculations, has a widgets build in and shortcode support.
\n\nPlugin to create your own custom widgets
\n\nThe plugin checks and displays for all your blogroll-bookmarks with a separate saved feed-url, when the most recent update has occurred at the bookmark site.
\";}i:28;a:7:{s:5:\"title\";s:59:\"Weblog Tools Collection: Top 10 WordPress Plugin Developers\";s:4:\"guid\";s:40:\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=4875\";s:4:\"link\";s:88:\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/12/28/top-10-wordpress-plugin-developers/\";s:11:\"description\";s:422:\"Top 10 WordPress Plugin Developers takes a look at the top plugin authors ranked by the number of downloads from the WordPress Plugin Repository. Also includes a few other statistics. You can check out the more exhaustive Top 1000 list. What’s your rank?
\";s:7:\"pubdate\";s:31:\"Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:30:06 +0000\";s:2:\"dc\";a:1:{s:7:\"creator\";s:4:\"Ajay\";}s:7:\"summary\";s:422:\"Top 10 WordPress Plugin Developers takes a look at the top plugin authors ranked by the number of downloads from the WordPress Plugin Repository. Also includes a few other statistics. You can check out the more exhaustive Top 1000 list. What’s your rank?
\";}i:29;a:7:{s:5:\"title\";s:44:\"Weblog Tools Collection: Best Of WLTC Part 2\";s:4:\"guid\";s:40:\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=4871\";s:4:\"link\";s:73:\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/12/28/best-of-wltc-part-2/\";s:11:\"description\";s:6129:\"This is part two in the best of WeblogToolsCollection.com series (view part one here). The following links are posts which were published during 2008. These posts range from special news articles, guides, tutorials, reviews, opinion pieces and more. We look forward to continue bringing you the best WordPress information from across the web and wish you and yours a very safe, happy new year.
\nHow many Queries are too many?
\nEvolution of WordPress: B2/Cafelog to WordPress 1.0
\n\nWordPress iPhone App Now Available
\nHow to get featured in our Daily Releases
\nFeatures Planned for WordPress 2.7
\nWordPress 2.7 Plugin Uninstall Methods
\n\nWP Plugin: “Where did they go from here” Updated
\nWhat Does the Blurb on Top of Plugins Link Mean?
\n\nSafest Way to Include Plugin Code in Themes
\nStop Blaming The WordPress Team
\nTackle Plugin Compatibility Issues While Using Popular Libraries
\nComment Spam with more Kung Fu?
\n\nRevolution Theme Going Open Source
\nIan Stewart On Child Themes - Part 1
\nIan Stewart On Child Themes - Part 2
\n\nTutorial: Creating Custom Write Panels in WordPress
\nModerate Comments From Your Desktop
\n\nAre your theme’s comments WordPress 2.7 compatible?
\n\n\n\n\n\nEnhanced WordPress Theme Generator
\n\n\nMastering Your WordPress 2.7 Theme & Admin Area
\n2hr Interview With Matt Mullenweg
\n\";s:7:\"pubdate\";s:31:\"Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:30:06 +0000\";s:2:\"dc\";a:1:{s:7:\"creator\";s:13:\"Jeff Chandler\";}s:7:\"summary\";s:6129:\"This is part two in the best of WeblogToolsCollection.com series (view part one here). The following links are posts which were published during 2008. These posts range from special news articles, guides, tutorials, reviews, opinion pieces and more. We look forward to continue bringing you the best WordPress information from across the web and wish you and yours a very safe, happy new year.
\nHow many Queries are too many?
\nEvolution of WordPress: B2/Cafelog to WordPress 1.0
\n\nWordPress iPhone App Now Available
\nHow to get featured in our Daily Releases
\nFeatures Planned for WordPress 2.7
\nWordPress 2.7 Plugin Uninstall Methods
\n\nWP Plugin: “Where did they go from here” Updated
\nWhat Does the Blurb on Top of Plugins Link Mean?
\n\nSafest Way to Include Plugin Code in Themes
\nStop Blaming The WordPress Team
\nTackle Plugin Compatibility Issues While Using Popular Libraries
\nComment Spam with more Kung Fu?
\n\nRevolution Theme Going Open Source
\nIan Stewart On Child Themes - Part 1
\nIan Stewart On Child Themes - Part 2
\n\nTutorial: Creating Custom Write Panels in WordPress
\nModerate Comments From Your Desktop
\n\nAre your theme’s comments WordPress 2.7 compatible?
\n\n\n\n\n\nEnhanced WordPress Theme Generator
\n\n\nMastering Your WordPress 2.7 Theme & Admin Area
\n2hr Interview With Matt Mullenweg
\n\";}i:30;a:7:{s:5:\"title\";s:55:\"Weblog Tools Collection: WordPress Theme Releases 12/28\";s:4:\"guid\";s:40:\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=4865\";s:4:\"link\";s:83:\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/12/28/wordpress-theme-releases-1228/\";s:11:\"description\";s:2915:\"\n![\"connections-reloaded\"](\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/12/connectionsreloaded.png\" "\\"connections-reloaded\\"")
Two column, fixed width theme derived from the Connections theme by Patricia Müller. The theme is gravatar ready, tag ready, widget ready (with custom widgets), with support for custom header images, threaded and paged comments (introduced in WordPress 2.7) and SEO titles. Includes page templates for links, archives, pages with comments.
\n\n![\"Christmas\"](\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/12/christmas.jpg\" "\\"Christmas\\"")
The theme has a 2-column-based fixed width layout and, is based on Christmas and holidays and has some fresh appealing funky icons. The PSD source file of the logo image has also been included with the package.
\n\n![\"biruality-wordpress-theme-screenshot\"](\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/12/birualitywordpressthemescreenshot.png\" "\\"biruality-wordpress-theme-screenshot\\"")
Biruality is a simple, 2-column layout with rounded corners. The theme is clean, fast and blue (biru means blue in Indonesian).
\n\n![\"pellucid\"](\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/12/pellucid.jpg\" "\\"pellucid\\"")
Two column, widget ready theme
\n\n![\"blogo_theme\"](\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/12/blogo-theme.gif\" "\\"blogo_theme\\"")
The Blogosaurus is a free three column WordPress theme. It features vibrant colors and a secure content area.
\n\n![\"Going](\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/12/goingprosimplemind.jpg\" "\\"Going")
Widget ready, two column theme with support for threaded comments / paginated comments. Available in two colors.
\";s:7:\"pubdate\";s:31:\"Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:30:06 +0000\";s:2:\"dc\";a:1:{s:7:\"creator\";s:4:\"Ajay\";}s:7:\"summary\";s:2915:\"\n
Two column, fixed width theme derived from the Connections theme by Patricia Müller. The theme is gravatar ready, tag ready, widget ready (with custom widgets), with support for custom header images, threaded and paged comments (introduced in WordPress 2.7) and SEO titles. Includes page templates for links, archives, pages with comments.
\n\n
The theme has a 2-column-based fixed width layout and, is based on Christmas and holidays and has some fresh appealing funky icons. The PSD source file of the logo image has also been included with the package.
\n\n
Biruality is a simple, 2-column layout with rounded corners. The theme is clean, fast and blue (biru means blue in Indonesian).
\n\n
Two column, widget ready theme
\n\n
The Blogosaurus is a free three column WordPress theme. It features vibrant colors and a secure content area.
\n\n
Widget ready, two column theme with support for threaded comments / paginated comments. Available in two colors.
\";}i:31;a:7:{s:5:\"title\";s:44:\"Weblog Tools Collection: Best Of WLTC Part 1\";s:4:\"guid\";s:40:\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=4856\";s:4:\"link\";s:73:\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/12/27/best-of-wltc-part-1/\";s:11:\"description\";s:11887:\"As most of us know, WordPress development happens at a record pace and trying to keep up with everything is a daunting task. However, the team here at WLTC does a great job filtering all of the WordPress related content on the web to bring the best to you. During the course of a year, this content adds up. Some of it being news posts, how-to guides, reviews, breaking news, etc. So, since it’s near the end of the year, I thought I would take a trip through the WLTC Archive and revisit come classic posts from 2008.
\nThis series is broken up into two parts. The first part covers the months of January-June while part two takes care of July-December. When you browse through the links, let us know which one was your favorite or perhaps, which one has been the most helpful to you.
\nInstall WordPress Locally 1 Of 2
\nInstall WordPress Locally - Part 2 Of 2
\nUninstall - Is There Such A Thing?
\nWordPress Plugin Uninstall Tool
\n\nWhat Makes a WordPress Theme Premium?
\nSuggestions For Plugin Standards
\n\nPlugin Authors: Organize Bug Reports and Feature Requests Using the WordPress Plugin Repository
\nMobile Phone optimized WordPress
\nWPTeX: WordPress to pdf ebook with LaTeX
\n\nWordPress as a Contact Manager
\nAdding Your Plugin to WP Extend Plugins With a Mac
\n\nModSecurity, WordPress Admin and “Method Not Implemented”
\n\n\n\nNew Twist on Premium WordPress Themes
\n\n\nWho Comments on Blogs, and Why?
\nManaging Trackbacks and Pingbacks in Your WordPress Theme
\n\nColorful Future For WP 2.5 Admin
\nWhere You Download a Theme Matters
\n\n10 Plugins To Combat Comment Spam
\n\nWordPress 2.5 Upgrade Guide(s)
\nUltimate Guide to the WordPress Loop
\n\nVulnerable WordPress Blogs Not Being Indexed
\nFAQ On WordPress 2.5 Version 2
\n\nDefine Your Own WordPress Loop Using WP_Query
\nHow to Only Retrieve Posts With Custom Fields
\nAbsolute Comments - Plugin Video Review
\nYoo Guh Ler - Blogging Profiles
\nPaging and Custom WordPress Loops
\nBaltic Amber Admin Themes for WordPress 2.5
\nOrganize Series - Plugin Video Review
\n\n\nWoopra and WordPress: Unofficial Coolness Guide
\nCreate Your Own Admin Color Scheme
\nError Management for WordPress Plugins
\n\n\n15 Websites and,or Services I’d Actually Pay For
\nChronological Order of Comments on a Post
\n\n\n24 Ways To Contribute To WordPress
\nDashboard Widget Manager - Video Review
\nRemoving Width/Height from the Image Uploader
\n\n31 People To Follow On Twitter
\nPlugin Deactivation Issues Solved With Actions and Filters
\nComment Remix - Video Plugin Review
\nHiding Advertisements For Single Posts
\n\n\nWhat is the simplest WordPress blog you’ve seen?
\n\n\n\n\nWhat You Need To Know About WordPress 2.6
\nPart 2 will be published on Sunday, December 28th.
\";s:7:\"pubdate\";s:31:\"Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:30:06 +0000\";s:2:\"dc\";a:1:{s:7:\"creator\";s:13:\"Jeff Chandler\";}s:7:\"summary\";s:11887:\"As most of us know, WordPress development happens at a record pace and trying to keep up with everything is a daunting task. However, the team here at WLTC does a great job filtering all of the WordPress related content on the web to bring the best to you. During the course of a year, this content adds up. Some of it being news posts, how-to guides, reviews, breaking news, etc. So, since it’s near the end of the year, I thought I would take a trip through the WLTC Archive and revisit come classic posts from 2008.
\nThis series is broken up into two parts. The first part covers the months of January-June while part two takes care of July-December. When you browse through the links, let us know which one was your favorite or perhaps, which one has been the most helpful to you.
\nInstall WordPress Locally 1 Of 2
\nInstall WordPress Locally - Part 2 Of 2
\nUninstall - Is There Such A Thing?
\nWordPress Plugin Uninstall Tool
\n\nWhat Makes a WordPress Theme Premium?
\nSuggestions For Plugin Standards
\n\nPlugin Authors: Organize Bug Reports and Feature Requests Using the WordPress Plugin Repository
\nMobile Phone optimized WordPress
\nWPTeX: WordPress to pdf ebook with LaTeX
\n\nWordPress as a Contact Manager
\nAdding Your Plugin to WP Extend Plugins With a Mac
\n\nModSecurity, WordPress Admin and “Method Not Implemented”
\n\n\n\nNew Twist on Premium WordPress Themes
\n\n\nWho Comments on Blogs, and Why?
\nManaging Trackbacks and Pingbacks in Your WordPress Theme
\n\nColorful Future For WP 2.5 Admin
\nWhere You Download a Theme Matters
\n\n10 Plugins To Combat Comment Spam
\n\nWordPress 2.5 Upgrade Guide(s)
\nUltimate Guide to the WordPress Loop
\n\nVulnerable WordPress Blogs Not Being Indexed
\nFAQ On WordPress 2.5 Version 2
\n\nDefine Your Own WordPress Loop Using WP_Query
\nHow to Only Retrieve Posts With Custom Fields
\nAbsolute Comments - Plugin Video Review
\nYoo Guh Ler - Blogging Profiles
\nPaging and Custom WordPress Loops
\nBaltic Amber Admin Themes for WordPress 2.5
\nOrganize Series - Plugin Video Review
\n\n\nWoopra and WordPress: Unofficial Coolness Guide
\nCreate Your Own Admin Color Scheme
\nError Management for WordPress Plugins
\n\n\n15 Websites and,or Services I’d Actually Pay For
\nChronological Order of Comments on a Post
\n\n\n24 Ways To Contribute To WordPress
\nDashboard Widget Manager - Video Review
\nRemoving Width/Height from the Image Uploader
\n\n31 People To Follow On Twitter
\nPlugin Deactivation Issues Solved With Actions and Filters
\nComment Remix - Video Plugin Review
\nHiding Advertisements For Single Posts
\n\n\nWhat is the simplest WordPress blog you’ve seen?
\n\n\n\n\nWhat You Need To Know About WordPress 2.6
\nPart 2 will be published on Sunday, December 28th.
\";}i:32;a:7:{s:5:\"title\";s:60:\"Weblog Tools Collection: WordPress Plugin Releases for 12/27\";s:4:\"guid\";s:40:\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=4854\";s:4:\"link\";s:88:\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/12/27/wordpress-plugin-releases-for-1227/\";s:11:\"description\";s:4252:\"CubePoints is a point management system designed for Wordpress blogs.
\n\nCustom Taxonomies provides a full administrative interface for creating and using taxonomies beyond the standard Tags and Categories.
\nAmazon S3 Expiring URL Generator
\nGenerate a Amazon S3 expiring URL based on your key and secret. Prevents hotlinking to your media.
\nRecent Trackbacks / Pingbacks by Entry Widget
\nDisplay recent trackbacks and/or pingbacks list simply on sidebar sort by entry.
\nTop Twitter Links by Twitturls
\nWidget that displays currently popular links from Twitter.
\nRecent Comments by Entry Widget
\nDisplay recent comments list simply on sidebar sort by entry.
\nGD Star Rating is post, page and comment rating plugin for WordPress. Plugin supports different image sets, rating moderation, vote rules, time restricted voting, templates, trend calculations, has a widgets build in and shortcode support.
\n\nEasily list your individual pages in the new 2.7 “Pages” menu! Ideal for using WordPress as a CMS, Page Management Dropdown expands the new Pages administration menu by adding a link to edit each of your individual pages.
\n\nAllows you to change the header and footer of the administration area of your WordPress blog.
\n\nThis plugin provides fortune cookies (random quotes) on your pages. The fortunes are retrieved via the net and use no local storage. Settings allow the quotes to be displayed in the header, footer, content area or as a widget. Additional options let you configure what types of fortune cookies to use.
\n\nThis plugin is intended to show the current Folding@Home statistics for a given account. It includes a sidebar widget and an admin dashboard widget.
\n\nOpen Browser Window opens a new browser window with the URL of the page that you specified using JavaScript. Opening a page in a new window using JavaScript is a preferred method over using target=\"_blank\" due to XHTML compliance issues.
A plugin that brings the power of Mollom to Wordpress and makes your website spamfree!
\n\nDisplays the most popular posts based on history from now to X amount of time in the past.
\n\nShow your comments on other blogs.
\n\nThis plugins allows you to insert a list of the Wordpress plugins you are using into any post/page.
\n\nPlatinum SEO Plugin offers Complete onsite SEO solution for your Wordpress blog.
\n\nTango Smileys Extended (TSE) is designed to replace the standard WordPress smileys and extend the number of available smileys from 18 to 202.
\";s:7:\"pubdate\";s:31:\"Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:30:06 +0000\";s:2:\"dc\";a:1:{s:7:\"creator\";s:4:\"Ajay\";}s:7:\"summary\";s:4252:\"CubePoints is a point management system designed for Wordpress blogs.
\n\nCustom Taxonomies provides a full administrative interface for creating and using taxonomies beyond the standard Tags and Categories.
\nAmazon S3 Expiring URL Generator
\nGenerate a Amazon S3 expiring URL based on your key and secret. Prevents hotlinking to your media.
\nRecent Trackbacks / Pingbacks by Entry Widget
\nDisplay recent trackbacks and/or pingbacks list simply on sidebar sort by entry.
\nTop Twitter Links by Twitturls
\nWidget that displays currently popular links from Twitter.
\nRecent Comments by Entry Widget
\nDisplay recent comments list simply on sidebar sort by entry.
\nGD Star Rating is post, page and comment rating plugin for WordPress. Plugin supports different image sets, rating moderation, vote rules, time restricted voting, templates, trend calculations, has a widgets build in and shortcode support.
\n\nEasily list your individual pages in the new 2.7 “Pages” menu! Ideal for using WordPress as a CMS, Page Management Dropdown expands the new Pages administration menu by adding a link to edit each of your individual pages.
\n\nAllows you to change the header and footer of the administration area of your WordPress blog.
\n\nThis plugin provides fortune cookies (random quotes) on your pages. The fortunes are retrieved via the net and use no local storage. Settings allow the quotes to be displayed in the header, footer, content area or as a widget. Additional options let you configure what types of fortune cookies to use.
\n\nThis plugin is intended to show the current Folding@Home statistics for a given account. It includes a sidebar widget and an admin dashboard widget.
\n\nOpen Browser Window opens a new browser window with the URL of the page that you specified using JavaScript. Opening a page in a new window using JavaScript is a preferred method over using target=\"_blank\" due to XHTML compliance issues.
A plugin that brings the power of Mollom to Wordpress and makes your website spamfree!
\n\nDisplays the most popular posts based on history from now to X amount of time in the past.
\n\nShow your comments on other blogs.
\n\nThis plugins allows you to insert a list of the Wordpress plugins you are using into any post/page.
\n\nPlatinum SEO Plugin offers Complete onsite SEO solution for your Wordpress blog.
\n\nTango Smileys Extended (TSE) is designed to replace the standard WordPress smileys and extend the number of available smileys from 18 to 202.
\";}i:33;a:7:{s:5:\"title\";s:59:\"Weblog Tools Collection: WordPress Theme Releases for 12/26\";s:4:\"guid\";s:40:\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=4852\";s:4:\"link\";s:87:\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/12/26/wordpress-theme-releases-for-1226/\";s:11:\"description\";s:2013:\"\n![\"InterMilan\"](\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/12/intermilan.jpg\" "\\"InterMilan\\"")
A new free football theme for WordPress. Milan Internatzionale Wordpress Theme. Template consists of three columns, supports widgets, comments. The original design for all Inter fans.
\n\n![\"atahualpa3screenshot\"](\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/12/atahualpa3screenshot.png\" "\\"atahualpa3screenshot\\"")
Fluid, fixed or hybrid width. 1, 2 or 3 columns. Rotating header images, favicons, jQuery effects and more.
\n\n![\"Miscellany\"](\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/12/miscellany.png\" "\\"Miscellany\\"")
It’s a 3 Column, widget-ready fixed width theme featuring an extended footer (non-widgetized), author info page, gravatars and highlighted author comments in the comments section along with Custom Archives, Sitemap and full width No Sidebars page templates. Fully compatible up to Wordpress 2.7.
\n\n![\"GreenLight\"](\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/12/greenlight.png\" "\\"GreenLight\\"")
Two column, fixed width, widget ready in the pattern dominated by green. Also check out Blue Sea by the same author.
\n\n
Are you a theme author? Read how to submit your theme for our release posts.
\";s:7:\"pubdate\";s:31:\"Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:30:06 +0000\";s:2:\"dc\";a:1:{s:7:\"creator\";s:4:\"Ajay\";}s:7:\"summary\";s:2013:\"\n
A new free football theme for WordPress. Milan Internatzionale Wordpress Theme. Template consists of three columns, supports widgets, comments. The original design for all Inter fans.
\n\n
Fluid, fixed or hybrid width. 1, 2 or 3 columns. Rotating header images, favicons, jQuery effects and more.
\n\n
It’s a 3 Column, widget-ready fixed width theme featuring an extended footer (non-widgetized), author info page, gravatars and highlighted author comments in the comments section along with Custom Archives, Sitemap and full width No Sidebars page templates. Fully compatible up to Wordpress 2.7.
\n\n
Two column, fixed width, widget ready in the pattern dominated by green. Also check out Blue Sea by the same author.
\n\n
Are you a theme author? Read how to submit your theme for our release posts.
\";}i:34;a:7:{s:5:\"title\";s:81:\"Weblog Tools Collection: Merry Christmas, It’s Plugin Review time again at WLTC\";s:4:\"guid\";s:40:\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=4844\";s:4:\"link\";s:106:\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/12/25/merry-christmas-its-plugin-review-time-again-at-wltc/\";s:11:\"description\";s:2673:\"Let me take this opportunity of wishing all the readers of Weblog Tools Collection a merry merry Christmas and happy holidays!
\nOur long time readers would remember two months in 2007 when we reviewed one WordPress plugin a day.
\nThe last 18 months has seen a lot of changes in the world of WordPress. We’ve had several version updates including few really major upgrades since then as well as the introduction of the WordPress Plugin Repository.
\nWith several new plugins being released everyday and several more updated regularly, we’ve decided it’s time once again for a plugin review.
\nHowever, this time instead of a daily review, we’ll be focusing on the reviewing a plugin a week. So, every Sunday, from next year, starting 4th of January, we will pick a plugin to feature.
\nJust like we did the last time; through recommendations and requests. Are you a plugin author or user? If so, then write in and tell us.
\nYou can send in an email to submissions@wltc.net with the subject line APAD: Plugin Name.
\nThe following details are mandatory.
\nYou may optionally add the following:
\nYour plugin receiving a focused review is a sure shot way to drive tonnes of traffic to your website. It will also improve usage of your plugin.
\nMore importantly, we will be asking our readers to suggest improvements and request features. This will work as a major brain storming session, where you can cater to features as demanded by the users.
\nWe will checkout the various plugins and select one of them for review. Again, there isn’t any hard or fast rule on selecting this and choice will be made more on the basis of how your plugin appeals to us. So, make sure your email is highlights everything you want us to know.
\";s:7:\"pubdate\";s:31:\"Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:30:06 +0000\";s:2:\"dc\";a:1:{s:7:\"creator\";s:4:\"Ajay\";}s:7:\"summary\";s:2673:\"Let me take this opportunity of wishing all the readers of Weblog Tools Collection a merry merry Christmas and happy holidays!
\nOur long time readers would remember two months in 2007 when we reviewed one WordPress plugin a day.
\nThe last 18 months has seen a lot of changes in the world of WordPress. We’ve had several version updates including few really major upgrades since then as well as the introduction of the WordPress Plugin Repository.
\nWith several new plugins being released everyday and several more updated regularly, we’ve decided it’s time once again for a plugin review.
\nHowever, this time instead of a daily review, we’ll be focusing on the reviewing a plugin a week. So, every Sunday, from next year, starting 4th of January, we will pick a plugin to feature.
\nJust like we did the last time; through recommendations and requests. Are you a plugin author or user? If so, then write in and tell us.
\nYou can send in an email to submissions@wltc.net with the subject line APAD: Plugin Name.
\nThe following details are mandatory.
\nYou may optionally add the following:
\nYour plugin receiving a focused review is a sure shot way to drive tonnes of traffic to your website. It will also improve usage of your plugin.
\nMore importantly, we will be asking our readers to suggest improvements and request features. This will work as a major brain storming session, where you can cater to features as demanded by the users.
\nWe will checkout the various plugins and select one of them for review. Again, there isn’t any hard or fast rule on selecting this and choice will be made more on the basis of how your plugin appeals to us. So, make sure your email is highlights everything you want us to know.
\";}i:35;a:7:{s:5:\"title\";s:49:\"Weblog Tools Collection: WordCamp Columbus Is On!\";s:4:\"guid\";s:40:\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=4842\";s:4:\"link\";s:77:\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/12/25/wordcamp-columbus-is-on/\";s:11:\"description\";s:2458:\"Thankfully, WordCamp Columbus is being held in Ohio rather than any of the other states that have a city named Columbus. In all honesty, I didn’t know this event was going to be in Ohio until I checked out their advertising graphics. If you are going to host a WordCamp event, please be sure to include city and state on the About page so that people know exactly where the event will take place. Or you’ll end up clueless like me.
\n![\"I\'ll](\"http://www.wordcampcolumbus.com/badges/wordcamp-468x60.gif\")
With that said, I’m happy to see that a date has been nailed down for WordCamp Columbus, that being May 16th, 2009. I hope the event lasts during the entire weekend and not just on a Friday. The event looks to be taking place at Columbus State Community College. Unfortunately, due to WordCamp Mid-Atlantic occurring during the same weekend, Matt will only be doing a keynote session at the Mid Atlantic event. However, organizers for WordCamp Columbus are working with Aaron Brazell, one of the people behind WordCamp Mid Atlantic to video stream his session to WordCamp Columbus.
\nAs it stands, their are two employees from Automattic who are tentatively scheduled to appear. Noel Jackson who is the author of the Monotone theme will be discussing color manipulation and art direction in themes with PHP. Nick Momrik on the other hand will be outlining 10 things you didn’t know you could do on WordPress.com
\nRegistration for WordCamp Columbus is not yet open but within the next week or so, we could see a registration page open up. The organizers would like for as many people as possible to register early to encourage sponsors to latch onto the event. As the event gets closer, the organizers may implement an entrance fee of $20.00 which isn’t bad at all.
\nI’m pretty stoked that a WordCamp event is happening in my own backyard. I know I’ll be attending the event, what about you? Be sure to bookmark the WordCamp Columbus website for further updates.
\";s:7:\"pubdate\";s:31:\"Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:30:06 +0000\";s:2:\"dc\";a:1:{s:7:\"creator\";s:13:\"Jeff Chandler\";}s:7:\"summary\";s:2458:\"Thankfully, WordCamp Columbus is being held in Ohio rather than any of the other states that have a city named Columbus. In all honesty, I didn’t know this event was going to be in Ohio until I checked out their advertising graphics. If you are going to host a WordCamp event, please be sure to include city and state on the About page so that people know exactly where the event will take place. Or you’ll end up clueless like me.
\nWith that said, I’m happy to see that a date has been nailed down for WordCamp Columbus, that being May 16th, 2009. I hope the event lasts during the entire weekend and not just on a Friday. The event looks to be taking place at Columbus State Community College. Unfortunately, due to WordCamp Mid-Atlantic occurring during the same weekend, Matt will only be doing a keynote session at the Mid Atlantic event. However, organizers for WordCamp Columbus are working with Aaron Brazell, one of the people behind WordCamp Mid Atlantic to video stream his session to WordCamp Columbus.
\nAs it stands, their are two employees from Automattic who are tentatively scheduled to appear. Noel Jackson who is the author of the Monotone theme will be discussing color manipulation and art direction in themes with PHP. Nick Momrik on the other hand will be outlining 10 things you didn’t know you could do on WordPress.com
\nRegistration for WordCamp Columbus is not yet open but within the next week or so, we could see a registration page open up. The organizers would like for as many people as possible to register early to encourage sponsors to latch onto the event. As the event gets closer, the organizers may implement an entrance fee of $20.00 which isn’t bad at all.
\nI’m pretty stoked that a WordCamp event is happening in my own backyard. I know I’ll be attending the event, what about you? Be sure to bookmark the WordCamp Columbus website for further updates.
\";}i:36;a:7:{s:5:\"title\";s:60:\"Weblog Tools Collection: WordPress Plugin Releases for 12/24\";s:4:\"guid\";s:40:\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=4840\";s:4:\"link\";s:88:\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/12/24/wordpress-plugin-releases-for-1224/\";s:11:\"description\";s:3480:\"A counter that you can add in your sidebar to show off the number of official WordPress downloads
\n\nAutomatically creates a gallery with every images posts have in attachment.
\n\nThis is plugin based on (a)Slideshow jQuery Plugin
\n\nThis plugins had the needed code to the header of your blog, to detect your OpenID account at http://openid.sapo.pt
\n\nExplorer-like plugin for walking through the pages
\n\nIt’s normal typography plugin for WordPress
\n\nSimple plugin to return a user defined number of tweets from Twitter.
\nA plugin for wordpress which shows latest 10 posts with carousel sliding effect which is SEO friendly. User can set the height, width, and the time duration of the slide show. Post will be shown with the link by clicking on it user can view particular post.
\n\nManga+Press is a webcomic managment system for Wordpress. Manga+Press uses WordPress’ posts, pages and categories to help you keep track of your comic posts. Manga+Press also includes its own custom template tags to help make creating themes easier.
\n\nA JavaScript media viewer similar to Lightbox and Thickbox. Supports all types of media, not just images.
\n\nAppends a titled link using AJAX to the authors last blog post on their comment giving back some luv to the people that join your discussion.
\n\nThis plugin blocks scrapers, cross-site scripting attempts, and other ill behaved bots.
\nTTC User Registration Bot Detector
\nThis plugin blocks and logs most bot user registrations.
\n\nPods is a CMS (Content Management System) plugin for Wordpress.
\n\nwp-visitors keeps track of information about every visitor (page load).
\n\nAllows you to easily create multiple columns within your posts in a newspaper/magazine-style layout. It’s easily controlled by two CSS classes and two custom quicktags which are created automatically upon plugin installation.
\";s:7:\"pubdate\";s:31:\"Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:30:06 +0000\";s:2:\"dc\";a:1:{s:7:\"creator\";s:4:\"Ajay\";}s:7:\"summary\";s:3480:\"A counter that you can add in your sidebar to show off the number of official WordPress downloads
\n\nAutomatically creates a gallery with every images posts have in attachment.
\n\nThis is plugin based on (a)Slideshow jQuery Plugin
\n\nThis plugins had the needed code to the header of your blog, to detect your OpenID account at http://openid.sapo.pt
\n\nExplorer-like plugin for walking through the pages
\n\nIt’s normal typography plugin for WordPress
\n\nSimple plugin to return a user defined number of tweets from Twitter.
\nA plugin for wordpress which shows latest 10 posts with carousel sliding effect which is SEO friendly. User can set the height, width, and the time duration of the slide show. Post will be shown with the link by clicking on it user can view particular post.
\n\nManga+Press is a webcomic managment system for Wordpress. Manga+Press uses WordPress’ posts, pages and categories to help you keep track of your comic posts. Manga+Press also includes its own custom template tags to help make creating themes easier.
\n\nA JavaScript media viewer similar to Lightbox and Thickbox. Supports all types of media, not just images.
\n\nAppends a titled link using AJAX to the authors last blog post on their comment giving back some luv to the people that join your discussion.
\n\nThis plugin blocks scrapers, cross-site scripting attempts, and other ill behaved bots.
\nTTC User Registration Bot Detector
\nThis plugin blocks and logs most bot user registrations.
\n\nPods is a CMS (Content Management System) plugin for Wordpress.
\n\nwp-visitors keeps track of information about every visitor (page load).
\n\nAllows you to easily create multiple columns within your posts in a newspaper/magazine-style layout. It’s easily controlled by two CSS classes and two custom quicktags which are created automatically upon plugin installation.
\";}i:37;a:7:{s:5:\"title\";s:51:\"Weblog Tools Collection: WordPress Forum User Guide\";s:4:\"guid\";s:40:\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=4837\";s:4:\"link\";s:80:\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/12/24/wordpress-forum-user-guide/\";s:11:\"description\";s:5688:\"A recent discussion has popped up on the WordPress Testers mailing list revolving around using the list as an area to receive support. Over the past few weeks, users have been publishing support questions which in many aspects, would be better served in the WordPress.org support forums. The problem with that is, the testers list is maintained and operated by people who have a knowledgeable background with the WordPress software, there are less users, and receiving answers is typically a speedier process.
\nWith this in mind, I’ve decided to whip up a guide on how to maximize the use of the WordPress.org forum. It’s not exactly as cut and dry as you would think. This list of steps was comprised mostly by Michael E. Hancock with additional tips provided by Otto and myself.
\n1. A new user may want to read the Forum Rules
\n2. Report inappropriate posts/threads by adding the ‘modlook‘ tag to that thread
\n3. Link to Codex article by using the wiki code of two beginning and ending brackets. [[Template Hierarchy]] will create a link to that article in Codex.
\n4. Try to place your question in the correct Forum–if it is related to Plugins use the Plugins and Hacks Forum.
\n5. If needing to put a large code example in your thread, paste the code in a pastebin and put the link to that code in the thread.
\n6. Click on View Your Profile to see all your threads. Note: Currently the Threads Started feature is broken.
\n7. You can initiate a forum topic from a particular plugin at the WordPress Extend Plugins site. At the bottom of each plugin page there is a “Write a new topic” link that displays a form to enter the topic and automatically creates a tag related to that specific plugin and automatically selects the Plugins and Hacks Forum.
\n8. A new topic is started by first selecting(entering)the particular Forum (e.g. Installation) and at the bottom of the screen, the New Topic form is displayed.
\n9. Use the Version box when starting a new topic. If the Version isn’t listed, select Other and then type the Version in the box.
\n10. A tip from LesBessant - You can hide the tag cloud in Firefox by adding the file usercontent.css to the …\\Mozilla\\Firefox\\Profiles\\xxxxxx.default\\chrome folder. Put this in the file:
\n.frontpageheatmap, #hottags {
\n display: none;
\n }
11. Use the Report a Site Bug link at the bottom of the screen to report bugs with the forum software.
\n12. When creating a new topic, make the topic be descriptive and brief. “Help me now” is a poor topic.
\n13. If asking a question about a plugin or theme provide a link to download the plugin/theme.
\n14. Use meaningful tags. Using the same tags as the topic isn’t very useful, but using keywords from the topic is good.
\n15. Make use of the search before starting a new topic. Also a Google search such as “wordpress plugin cforms” will return a good list of info about the Cforms plugin.
\nHere is a tip provided by Otto42 - DON’T BUMP. Bumping makes your threads have a reply, which makes them not show up on the “threads without replies” list any more. Meaning that bumping actually decreases the chances of you getting any help.
\nHere is a tip from me to you. If you end up resolving your problem, be sure to edit the post and mark it as resolved. I’ve forgotten to do this step several times but the good news is, you can always go back to those posts via your user profile and edit them.
\nAs has been discussed on the Testers mailing list, there are many things that can be done to improve the forum experience that are out of the control of end users. For example, an improved search. Based on what I’ve heard, the search for the Codex as well as the Forum and Plugin Repository has a good shot at being implemented before the release of WordPress 2.8. While on the subject of search, I think it would be nice if the forum search provided a set of Advanced options so that I could search the forum in all threads that have been marked as resolved.
\nWhile BBPress is decent forum software (for now as Sam continues to work on version 1.0) I wonder if it’s the software of choice that meets the needs of the WordPress.org support forum. There is no private messaging, distinct thread/post filtering, etc. Not that every feature found within PHPBB3 or other forum software needs to be integrated into BBPress but I feel there is quite a bit missing at this point to provide a sound experience on the forum.
\nWith that said, I ask you, the community how we and the powers that be can improve the WordPress.org forum. I ask that you do not take this opportunity to vent your frustrations with particular users but instead, provide feedback and ideas on how to improve the system.
\";s:7:\"pubdate\";s:31:\"Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:30:06 +0000\";s:2:\"dc\";a:1:{s:7:\"creator\";s:13:\"Jeff Chandler\";}s:7:\"summary\";s:5688:\"A recent discussion has popped up on the WordPress Testers mailing list revolving around using the list as an area to receive support. Over the past few weeks, users have been publishing support questions which in many aspects, would be better served in the WordPress.org support forums. The problem with that is, the testers list is maintained and operated by people who have a knowledgeable background with the WordPress software, there are less users, and receiving answers is typically a speedier process.
\nWith this in mind, I’ve decided to whip up a guide on how to maximize the use of the WordPress.org forum. It’s not exactly as cut and dry as you would think. This list of steps was comprised mostly by Michael E. Hancock with additional tips provided by Otto and myself.
\n1. A new user may want to read the Forum Rules
\n2. Report inappropriate posts/threads by adding the ‘modlook‘ tag to that thread
\n3. Link to Codex article by using the wiki code of two beginning and ending brackets. [[Template Hierarchy]] will create a link to that article in Codex.
\n4. Try to place your question in the correct Forum–if it is related to Plugins use the Plugins and Hacks Forum.
\n5. If needing to put a large code example in your thread, paste the code in a pastebin and put the link to that code in the thread.
\n6. Click on View Your Profile to see all your threads. Note: Currently the Threads Started feature is broken.
\n7. You can initiate a forum topic from a particular plugin at the WordPress Extend Plugins site. At the bottom of each plugin page there is a “Write a new topic” link that displays a form to enter the topic and automatically creates a tag related to that specific plugin and automatically selects the Plugins and Hacks Forum.
\n8. A new topic is started by first selecting(entering)the particular Forum (e.g. Installation) and at the bottom of the screen, the New Topic form is displayed.
\n9. Use the Version box when starting a new topic. If the Version isn’t listed, select Other and then type the Version in the box.
\n10. A tip from LesBessant - You can hide the tag cloud in Firefox by adding the file usercontent.css to the …\\Mozilla\\Firefox\\Profiles\\xxxxxx.default\\chrome folder. Put this in the file:
\n.frontpageheatmap, #hottags {
\n display: none;
\n }
11. Use the Report a Site Bug link at the bottom of the screen to report bugs with the forum software.
\n12. When creating a new topic, make the topic be descriptive and brief. “Help me now” is a poor topic.
\n13. If asking a question about a plugin or theme provide a link to download the plugin/theme.
\n14. Use meaningful tags. Using the same tags as the topic isn’t very useful, but using keywords from the topic is good.
\n15. Make use of the search before starting a new topic. Also a Google search such as “wordpress plugin cforms” will return a good list of info about the Cforms plugin.
\nHere is a tip provided by Otto42 - DON’T BUMP. Bumping makes your threads have a reply, which makes them not show up on the “threads without replies” list any more. Meaning that bumping actually decreases the chances of you getting any help.
\nHere is a tip from me to you. If you end up resolving your problem, be sure to edit the post and mark it as resolved. I’ve forgotten to do this step several times but the good news is, you can always go back to those posts via your user profile and edit them.
\nAs has been discussed on the Testers mailing list, there are many things that can be done to improve the forum experience that are out of the control of end users. For example, an improved search. Based on what I’ve heard, the search for the Codex as well as the Forum and Plugin Repository has a good shot at being implemented before the release of WordPress 2.8. While on the subject of search, I think it would be nice if the forum search provided a set of Advanced options so that I could search the forum in all threads that have been marked as resolved.
\nWhile BBPress is decent forum software (for now as Sam continues to work on version 1.0) I wonder if it’s the software of choice that meets the needs of the WordPress.org support forum. There is no private messaging, distinct thread/post filtering, etc. Not that every feature found within PHPBB3 or other forum software needs to be integrated into BBPress but I feel there is quite a bit missing at this point to provide a sound experience on the forum.
\nWith that said, I ask you, the community how we and the powers that be can improve the WordPress.org forum. I ask that you do not take this opportunity to vent your frustrations with particular users but instead, provide feedback and ideas on how to improve the system.
\";}i:38;a:7:{s:5:\"title\";s:59:\"Weblog Tools Collection: WordPress Theme Releases for 12/23\";s:4:\"guid\";s:40:\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=4835\";s:4:\"link\";s:87:\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/12/23/wordpress-theme-releases-for-1223/\";s:11:\"description\";s:1639:\"\n![\"teel-screenshot\"](\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/12/teelscreenshot.jpg\" "\\"teel-screenshot\\"")
Teel theme is a clean, classy web 2.0 style WordPress theme. It features dynamic page navigation and a widgetized sidebar with fancy rollover effects and an overall clean appearance that will work perfect for blogs of all kinds.
\n\n![\"Technology-Society\"](\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/12/technologysociety.png\" "\\"Technology-Society\\"")
Two column, white and blue, tag, gravatar and widget ready theme.
\n\n![\"makemoneyonlineblue\"](\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/12/makemoneyonlineblue.gif\" "\\"makemoneyonlineblue\\"")
Make Money Online Blue is a Clean and simple aqua blue theme with both the sidebar and footer widgetized.
\n\n
And, if you are using the Journalized theme, you can download the X’Mas skin for it.
\";s:7:\"pubdate\";s:31:\"Sat, 03 Jan 2009 04:30:06 +0000\";s:2:\"dc\";a:1:{s:7:\"creator\";s:4:\"Ajay\";}s:7:\"summary\";s:1639:\"\n
Teel theme is a clean, classy web 2.0 style WordPress theme. It features dynamic page navigation and a widgetized sidebar with fancy rollover effects and an overall clean appearance that will work perfect for blogs of all kinds.
\n\n
Two column, white and blue, tag, gravatar and widget ready theme.
\n\n
Make Money Online Blue is a Clean and simple aqua blue theme with both the sidebar and footer widgetized.
\n\n
And, if you are using the Journalized theme, you can download the X’Mas skin for it.
\";}i:39;a:7:{s:5:\"title\";s:60:\"Weblog Tools Collection: WordPress Plugin Releases for 12/22\";s:4:\"guid\";s:40:\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=4830\";s:4:\"link\";s:88:\"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/12/22/wordpress-plugin-releases-for-1222/\";s:11:\"description\";s:3663:\"Allows including any files php can access included and executed if it’s php. Include tag will be replaced with content or output of php code. Provides security measures to limit which posters have access to functionality. No bugs or flaws found.
\n\nThe Menu Maker plugin helps in creating a menu for your site. Usually this can be used for creating a navigation menu.
\n\nAdvanced Blogroll Widget displays your bookmarks as you want. You can customize your blogroll.
\n\nPut your words needed to hide , between”[cookie]” and “[/cookie]” for those who haven’t reply to any posts.
\n\nWordPress Filter is a comprehensive post filtering & template system.
\n\nAllows you to define custom styles for any specific post or page on your WordPress site.
\n\nRetrieve pages, and children, in a more sophisticated way and add the correct class to the parent li-element even if you’re visting a child-page.
\nThe script looks for the custom fields Keys that you define. If that Key has a Value (should be an image URL), the image is displayed with your post. If there is no custom field used, the script looks for the first image attached to your post. If there is one, then it grabs that image and uses it.
\n\nThe WordPress e-Commerce plugin is a state-of-the-art e-Commerce platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards and usability. It is both free and priceless at the same time.
\n\nThis WordPress plugin provides a customizable image always showing the last posts of your blog.
\n\nEasy marketer link masking and more. With WP Marketer manage your in text and performance marketing programs without having to use multiple tools
\n\nEasySMS provides an easy way for readers to subscribe to SMS updates and for admins to send SMS messages to groups.
\n\nThis WordPress plugin provides a tagcloud that shows tags depending of the current context (e.g. Category, Author, Tag, Post) only.
\nICanLocalize Comment Translator
\nManages human translated blogs and allows you to administrate, create contents and moderate comments in your native language.
\n\nMicro Anywhere allows for easy insertion of microformatted contact information and event details through the WordPress WYSIWYG editor.
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\n\nThe Menu Maker plugin helps in creating a menu for your site. Usually this can be used for creating a navigation menu.
\n\nAdvanced Blogroll Widget displays your bookmarks as you want. You can customize your blogroll.
\n\nPut your words needed to hide , between”[cookie]” and “[/cookie]” for those who haven’t reply to any posts.
\n\nWordPress Filter is a comprehensive post filtering & template system.
\n\nAllows you to define custom styles for any specific post or page on your WordPress site.
\n\nRetrieve pages, and children, in a more sophisticated way and add the correct class to the parent li-element even if you’re visting a child-page.
\nThe script looks for the custom fields Keys that you define. If that Key has a Value (should be an image URL), the image is displayed with your post. If there is no custom field used, the script looks for the first image attached to your post. If there is one, then it grabs that image and uses it.
\n\nThe WordPress e-Commerce plugin is a state-of-the-art e-Commerce platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards and usability. It is both free and priceless at the same time.
\n\nThis WordPress plugin provides a customizable image always showing the last posts of your blog.
\n\nEasy marketer link masking and more. With WP Marketer manage your in text and performance marketing programs without having to use multiple tools
\n\nEasySMS provides an easy way for readers to subscribe to SMS updates and for admins to send SMS messages to groups.
\n\nThis WordPress plugin provides a tagcloud that shows tags depending of the current context (e.g. Category, Author, Tag, Post) only.
\nICanLocalize Comment Translator
\nManages human translated blogs and allows you to administrate, create contents and moderate comments in your native language.
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\";}i:40;a:7:{s:5:\"title\";s:138:\"Lorelle on WP: Blog Herald WordPress News: WordPress Scholarship, 800,000 WordPress 2.7 Downloads, XML-RPC Problem, and Top Plugin Authors\";s:4:\"guid\";s:36:\"http://lorelle.wordpress.com/?p=3553\";s:4:\"link\";s:158:\"http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2009/01/02/blog-herald-wordpress-news-wordpress-scholarship-800000-wordpress-27-downloads-xml-rpc-problem-and-top-plugin-authors/\";s:11:\"description\";s:15697:\"I just published WordPress News: Weblog Tools Collection Scholarship Fund, WordPress at the Supreme Court, Top Plugin Authors, XML-RPC Trouble, and More, this week’s Blog Herald WordPress News report.
\n\nWordPress 2.7 downloads now passing 800,000. WordPress goes to the Supreme Court. Weblog Tools Collection announces college scholarship fund for WordPress students. WordPress 2.7 problems with XML-RPC. WordPress.com annual wrap up features dramatic statistics and features. Analysis of top WordPress Plugin authors in the WordPress Plugin Directory - who is on top? Chicago Breast Cancer Marathon call for WordPress men to march. And more WordPress news, security information, Plugins, Themes, and tips.
The following is a point summary of the key bits of WordPress news you may find interesting. The news report also includes information and news on various WordPress fan blogs, WordPress Plugins, WordPress Themes, development news, WordPress tips, and more.
\nJoseph Scott reports on problems with libxml2 For WordPress XML-RPC users that he’s been finding on the WordPress Support Forums and elsewhere.
\nTwo weeks ago, there were 500,000 WordPress 2.7 Downloads and as I write this, there are now over 800,000 downloads, moving fast for 1 million. Bets are on Twitter as to when one million downloads will be counted on the WordPress Download Counter.
\nWeblog Tools Collection has announced plans for a Weblog Tools Collection College Scholarship to promote “WordPress development and help students dip their toe in WordPress.”
\nA lot of people are reporting notifications from their web hosts regarding the remv.php file creating malicious behavior on your WordPress blog. Jason Cosper offers a good step-by-step tutorial and Ronald Davies has a video tutorial on how to remove this malicious file from your WordPress Theme folder. After removal of the file from your server via FTP, update your site immediately to WordPress 2.7. For more information, see these discussions on the WordPress Support Forums: Blog hacked, host said to upgrade and WTF is remv.php in wp-content/themes folder.
Weblog Tools Collection announces it will no longer accept ads from advertisers promoting non-GPL WordPress Themes and Plugins.
\nLook out for a fake WordPress site. Wordpresz.org looks like the WordPress site but isn’t. The version of WordPress you download has malicious code in the download that opens a backdoor to your blog. If you upgraded WordPress to 2.6.4, you are running a fake version. There is no WordPress 2.6.4. The latest version is WordPress 2.7, and in the 2.6 line, it is 2.6.5, skipping 2.6.4 due to this threat.
\nSpace if often limited for these WordPress Events, WordCamps, and blog events, so register early.
\nBased upon cumulative downloads, White Shadow offers the Top 10 WordPress Plugin Developers within the WordPress Plugin Directory.
\nWordPress 2.7 now features a lot of AJAX and JavaScript. Ozz offers a technical article on the WordPress Development Blog for optimizing script loading that is a must-read for all WordPress Plugin and Theme developers.
\nAndrea Rennick of WPMU Tutorials has just published Installing WordPressMU - The E-Book, a guide to helping you install the popular multi-blog version of WordPress called WordPressMU. The book is available in PDF form for free download.
\nIn 2008 Year-End Wrap-Up, Matt Mullenweg sums up the year listing many of the new features, staff, statistics, and changes in the free blog hosting service of WordPress.
\nEach week, I gather up all the WordPress and event information I can find and publish it on the Blog Herald in the Blog Herald WordPress News category. Past WordPress News reports include:
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I just published WordPress News: Weblog Tools Collection Scholarship Fund, WordPress at the Supreme Court, Top Plugin Authors, XML-RPC Trouble, and More, this week’s Blog Herald WordPress News report.
\n\nWordPress 2.7 downloads now passing 800,000. WordPress goes to the Supreme Court. Weblog Tools Collection announces college scholarship fund for WordPress students. WordPress 2.7 problems with XML-RPC. WordPress.com annual wrap up features dramatic statistics and features. Analysis of top WordPress Plugin authors in the WordPress Plugin Directory - who is on top? Chicago Breast Cancer Marathon call for WordPress men to march. And more WordPress news, security information, Plugins, Themes, and tips.
The following is a point summary of the key bits of WordPress news you may find interesting. The news report also includes information and news on various WordPress fan blogs, WordPress Plugins, WordPress Themes, development news, WordPress tips, and more.
\nJoseph Scott reports on problems with libxml2 For WordPress XML-RPC users that he’s been finding on the WordPress Support Forums and elsewhere.
\nTwo weeks ago, there were 500,000 WordPress 2.7 Downloads and as I write this, there are now over 800,000 downloads, moving fast for 1 million. Bets are on Twitter as to when one million downloads will be counted on the WordPress Download Counter.
\nWeblog Tools Collection has announced plans for a Weblog Tools Collection College Scholarship to promote “WordPress development and help students dip their toe in WordPress.”
\nA lot of people are reporting notifications from their web hosts regarding the remv.php file creating malicious behavior on your WordPress blog. Jason Cosper offers a good step-by-step tutorial and Ronald Davies has a video tutorial on how to remove this malicious file from your WordPress Theme folder. After removal of the file from your server via FTP, update your site immediately to WordPress 2.7. For more information, see these discussions on the WordPress Support Forums: Blog hacked, host said to upgrade and WTF is remv.php in wp-content/themes folder.
Weblog Tools Collection announces it will no longer accept ads from advertisers promoting non-GPL WordPress Themes and Plugins.
\nLook out for a fake WordPress site. Wordpresz.org looks like the WordPress site but isn’t. The version of WordPress you download has malicious code in the download that opens a backdoor to your blog. If you upgraded WordPress to 2.6.4, you are running a fake version. There is no WordPress 2.6.4. The latest version is WordPress 2.7, and in the 2.6 line, it is 2.6.5, skipping 2.6.4 due to this threat.
\nSpace if often limited for these WordPress Events, WordCamps, and blog events, so register early.
\nBased upon cumulative downloads, White Shadow offers the Top 10 WordPress Plugin Developers within the WordPress Plugin Directory.
\nWordPress 2.7 now features a lot of AJAX and JavaScript. Ozz offers a technical article on the WordPress Development Blog for optimizing script loading that is a must-read for all WordPress Plugin and Theme developers.
\nAndrea Rennick of WPMU Tutorials has just published Installing WordPressMU - The E-Book, a guide to helping you install the popular multi-blog version of WordPress called WordPressMU. The book is available in PDF form for free download.
\nIn 2008 Year-End Wrap-Up, Matt Mullenweg sums up the year listing many of the new features, staff, statistics, and changes in the free blog hosting service of WordPress.
\nEach week, I gather up all the WordPress and event information I can find and publish it on the Blog Herald in the Blog Herald WordPress News category. Past WordPress News reports include:
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Today we are releasing a new version of both bbPress 0.9 and bbPress 1.0-alpha.
\nThe 0.9.0.4 stable release includes a security fix to stop a potential XSS attack on login pages with Internet Explorer 6, so it is highly recommended for all users.
\nAdditionally, the 0.9.0.4 release includes a significant MySQL speed-up fix for front pages and forum pages that was discussed in the forums. Thanks to anotherdan and _ck_ for their efforts on that one.
\nThe 1.0-alpha-5 release also includes the above fixes as well as an important fix to WordPress integration. Namely, automatic synchronisation of user roles should now work as expected.
\nYou can get them both from the download page.
\";s:7:\"pubdate\";s:31:\"Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:28:07 +0000\";s:2:\"dc\";a:1:{s:7:\"creator\";s:10:\"Sam Bauers\";}s:7:\"summary\";s:928:\"Today we are releasing a new version of both bbPress 0.9 and bbPress 1.0-alpha.
\nThe 0.9.0.4 stable release includes a security fix to stop a potential XSS attack on login pages with Internet Explorer 6, so it is highly recommended for all users.
\nAdditionally, the 0.9.0.4 release includes a significant MySQL speed-up fix for front pages and forum pages that was discussed in the forums. Thanks to anotherdan and _ck_ for their efforts on that one.
\nThe 1.0-alpha-5 release also includes the above fixes as well as an important fix to WordPress integration. Namely, automatic synchronisation of user roles should now work as expected.
\nYou can get them both from the download page.
\";}i:42;a:7:{s:5:\"title\";s:30:\"Gravatar: Gravatar with JavaFX\";s:4:\"guid\";s:31:\"http://blog.gravatar.com/?p=130\";s:4:\"link\";s:57:\"http://blog.gravatar.com/2009/01/02/gravatar-with-javafx/\";s:11:\"description\";s:1513:\"Silveira Neto write in to let us know that he has written an article covering how to use gravatar with JavaFX. Thanks for the info, Silveira, I’m sure many people will find this to be very useful!
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Silveira Neto write in to let us know that he has written an article covering how to use gravatar with JavaFX. Thanks for the info, Silveira, I’m sure many people will find this to be very useful!
\n I wanted to take a moment to wish everyone a happy, safe, and prosperous new year. 2009 looks like it’s going to be a heckuva year. Here’s a quick video clip of Grandmaster Flash from the NYE party last night at The Apartment:
Also a reminder that tomorrow will be the first ever Dubai WordPress meetup.
\";s:7:\"pubdate\";s:31:\"Thu, 01 Jan 2009 07:17:11 +0000\";s:2:\"dc\";a:1:{s:7:\"creator\";s:4:\"Matt\";}s:7:\"summary\";s:647:\"I wanted to take a moment to wish everyone a happy, safe, and prosperous new year. 2009 looks like it’s going to be a heckuva year. Here’s a quick video clip of Grandmaster Flash from the NYE party last night at The Apartment:
Also a reminder that tomorrow will be the first ever Dubai WordPress meetup.
\";}i:44;a:7:{s:5:\"title\";s:73:\"Mark Jaquith: What would you pay for a book on “Advanced WordPress” ?\";s:4:\"guid\";s:39:\"http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/?p=238\";s:4:\"link\";s:96:\"http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2008/12/31/what-would-you-pay-for-a-book-on-advanced-wordpress/\";s:11:\"description\";s:2409:\"This post is for people who work with WordPress: themers, WordPress coders and consultants, and anyone who wants to do things more advanced than installing plugins with WordPress. If you’re not in this market, be on your way, this poll doesn’t apply to you!
\nIf you’re still here… I’ve been considering writing a book on “Advanced WordPress.” The market in mind is all of the themers, coders, consultants, and intrepid blog tweakers who may know a bit of PHP (or a lot), and want to go beyond the basics with WordPress. There are a lot of books that cover WordPress basics, but not a lot aimed at more advanced uses of WordPress. A sample of the topics covered would be:
\nIt would be part reference, part walkthrough.
\nIf this book were available, and you are in the market described above, how much (if anything) would you be willing to pay for such a book?
\n View Poll\nThanks for your participation!
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This post is for people who work with WordPress: themers, WordPress coders and consultants, and anyone who wants to do things more advanced than installing plugins with WordPress. If you’re not in this market, be on your way, this poll doesn’t apply to you!
\nIf you’re still here… I’ve been considering writing a book on “Advanced WordPress.” The market in mind is all of the themers, coders, consultants, and intrepid blog tweakers who may know a bit of PHP (or a lot), and want to go beyond the basics with WordPress. There are a lot of books that cover WordPress basics, but not a lot aimed at more advanced uses of WordPress. A sample of the topics covered would be:
\nIt would be part reference, part walkthrough.
\nIf this book were available, and you are in the market described above, how much (if anything) would you be willing to pay for such a book?
\n View Poll\nThanks for your participation!
\n Published at: The WordPress Community
\n\";s:7:\"pubdate\";s:31:\"Tue, 30 Dec 2008 05:15:40 +0000\";s:2:\"dc\";a:1:{s:7:\"creator\";s:37:\"Charles Stricklin and Jonathan Bailey\";}s:7:\"summary\";s:718:\"One of our former co-hosts, David Peralty, joins us as a special guest for this episode as we discuss:\n\nWordPress 2.7 was released\nMicrosoft enters the Open Source blogware world with Oxite\nNew Media Expo merges with Blog World Expo\nWordPress Theme Repository purged of hundreds of themes\nSix Apart shuts down Pownce\nDates announced for WordCamp San Francisco 2009, WordCamp [...]Published at: The WordPress Community
\n\";}i:46;a:7:{s:5:\"title\";s:67:\"Lorelle on WP: WordPress.com Bloggers Get New Support and Help Site\";s:4:\"guid\";s:36:\"http://lorelle.wordpress.com/?p=3494\";s:4:\"link\";s:92:\"http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2008/12/27/wordpresscom-bloggers-get-new-support-and-help-site/\";s:11:\"description\";s:8391:\"![\"WordPress.com](\"http://lorelle.files.wordpress.com/2007/04/wordpressdotcomnews.gif\")
WordPress.com bloggers now have a new resource for help: the WordPress Help Pages.
Heather of the WordPress.com Support Team announced the new WordPress.com support. It features a knowledge-based style with overviews features and tasks.
\nI’ve covered a lot of tips and techniques for using WordPress.com, and here are some highlights, including a lot of features and things you can do with your WordPress.com blog not included in the new help pages:
\nFor more WordPress News, see the latest edition of my Blog Herald WordPress News: WordPress News: WordPress 2.7 Awesome, WordPress.com 5 Million, Plugins Updated, and WordCamp News.
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WordPress.com bloggers now have a new resource for help: the WordPress Help Pages.
Heather of the WordPress.com Support Team announced the new WordPress.com support. It features a knowledge-based style with overviews features and tasks.
\nI’ve covered a lot of tips and techniques for using WordPress.com, and here are some highlights, including a lot of features and things you can do with your WordPress.com blog not included in the new help pages:
\nFor more WordPress News, see the latest edition of my Blog Herald WordPress News: WordPress News: WordPress 2.7 Awesome, WordPress.com 5 Million, Plugins Updated, and WordCamp News.
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Why I Created a WordPress Theme Framework by Justin Tadlock is a good look at the reasons why WordPress Theme designers and developers should work with a framework when designing a WordPress Theme. A strong Theme framework creates a solid canvas upon which to build your WordPress Themes.
If you are or considering building WordPress Themes for public use, this is a good article to consider.
\nFor more information on building WordPress Themes, see:
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Why I Created a WordPress Theme Framework by Justin Tadlock is a good look at the reasons why WordPress Theme designers and developers should work with a framework when designing a WordPress Theme. A strong Theme framework creates a solid canvas upon which to build your WordPress Themes.
If you are or considering building WordPress Themes for public use, this is a good article to consider.
\nFor more information on building WordPress Themes, see:
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