Last week I had a weeks partial holiday where I travelled back to the UK (and then on to Barcelona). I saw partial as there was work that I needed to do but I still kept a long period free of any work. I love travelling light in airplane and usually take a laptop with me so I can work and be entertained on the go. However, after my review of MP6 and getting a Note 2 I thought it would be a great chance to test how easy it would be to blog just from a mobile phone. So before I […]
3 Tools for Data Visualization and WordPress
While blogging is pre-eminently a textual form, in recent years the trend has been to tailor data presentation in order to make it easier to digest for readers. Visualizations and infographics have become commonplace, both as a means of improving communication and as a way to attract traffic. Images tend to have higher click-through and sharing rates on social media, and web pages that incorporate rich media attract higher levels of visits and interactions. That’s not to say that throwing a couple of quickly created graphs and tables into a post will improve it; nor will simply transferring your text […]
The 4 Stages of Emotion When You Update WordPress
I admit I’ve learned to block out the color yellow in my WordPress dashboard, particularly when it’s associated with the word “update.” This is what WordPress users know: keep your installation updated for security reasons, and, before you update, backup your WordPress files and database. Logical, good advice. It’s that second part, the need to backup your stuff and theoretically prepare for a possible WordPocalypse that makes people hesitant to update their installation. Concern and, well, laziness. I love WordPress. It doesn’t mean I haven’t had the happy experience of going ahead with the update and experiencing the four stages of […]
Dominik Schilling Gets Guest Commit Access
Much kudos and congrats go to Dominik Schilling as it’s been announced that he’s been given guest commit access for the rest of the 3.6 development cycle. As Andrew Nacin shares, Dominik has been contributing for 3 years+ and they’ve been quality contributions none-the-less: If you’ve had a chance to work with him, you probably noticed at least two things: calm judgment and biting sarcasm. I’ve found that the beta period is his bread-and-butter — he goes around polishing and fixing everything he can get his hands on. He’s also taken one for the team more than once on things […]
Upcoming Events Calendar 3.0 Release
One of the perks of working for WP Daily is that we get invited to check out new stuff all of the time. It’s really exciting and I love getting these sorts of emails. We received such an email the other day from Shane Pearlman, one of the main men over at Modern Tribe. (On a side note, I was able to meet Reid Peifer one of the other main men from Modern Tribe at WordCamp Atlanta, he’s a cool dude. You should definitely check them out.) But back to the email we received from Shane. It was a preview […]
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