We’re observing the holidays by staying pretty scarce around these parts – which isn’t too hard because this is a pretty quiet season for news and information around WordPress. We want to encourage you though to continue blogging and never ‘publishing,’ even if it’s just in your mind’s eye and head. Always be drafting is what we say around the office. Have a great time and remember the things that matter most. We’ll see all of you guys on the flip-side! And, of course, if you give (or get) anything sweet that’s related to WordPress then let us know! Love to see […]

The weekend is practically over *sigh* but there’s still a few hours left (depending on where you’re located on the earth). So, what did you accomplish this weekend in WordPress? Any projects you’ve got done and should share? Any client work? Let us take a look! And, what are you planning on doing this Christmas week? Is this just “another” work week for you (sad!) or are you taking most of it off? What do you have going on?

Getty Images, a huge stock photography site, is now using WordPress and Automattic’s VIP Services for it’s blog. This is a sweet example of an implementation since Getty is all about images, design, and presentation aesthetic. Boasting a big hero image and carousel and stylized recent post areas, it’s a good model for how one might build a similar site. Great job here and glad to see them on board!

Big news for Code Garage (and super kudos) as they have been recently acquired by VaultPress which is a relatively similar service in so far as providing backups, security scanning, and assistance for customers in their greatest time of need (e.g. crisis mode when their blog goes down). Peter Butler, one of the founders of Code Garage, will be joining Automattic in this acquisition as well. Matt Mullenweg states that this is a strategic move because the Code Garage team will be able to bring a lot of their experiences that VaultPress can learn from: We think we can bring a […]