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The Power of Story and Content Curation

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May 29, 2013

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The great videos from WP.TV keep on coming and two recent uploads that are worth a few moments of your time if you’ve got a second strike at the very heart of great online publishing in two ways, the first is simply the power of story and the second is how content curation can make you a better writer. Without question, we are engaged more when there’s a great story being told. It doesn’t require much more than an accurate depiction of what is happening in our lives. We are living some of the greatest stories but very rarely do people […]

WordPress Theme Template Hierarchy Chart

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May 29, 2013

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Although WordPress wasn’t built with native theme capability out of the gate it was obvious over time that a templating system just made sense. And an entire industry was born, seemingly overnight (and it keeps getting better and better). Well, in an effort to increase the usefulness for anyone interested in building designs for WordPress, Michelle from Marktime Media redesigned to make it easier to read and much more aesthetically pleasing. An interesting take, for sure:

Hello Dolly Episode 7 – Lucky Number 7!

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May 29, 2013

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In this episode of Hello Dolly (hey, it’s lucky number 7, right?) we chat about 10 years worth of WordPress, Ghost – the things we like, we’re excited to see, and what we think of some of the suspicions that are already surfacing. We also chat about Yahoo!’s acquisition of Tumblr, and more. For more details on this episode, check out the show notes below!

Encourage Each Other, Be Bold in Your Praise

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May 29, 2013

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It’s humpday my friends and we’re half-way through the week – it’s that awkward middle part where we’re trying to figure out if we’ve gotten enough done in the first half while looking ahead at the last half and telling ourselves quietly that we’re going to make it out alive. One thing to remember though is that you’re a part of a large community of people in the exact same boat. In fact, for some of us, we are part of a larger team and company that is trying just as hard to make it to the weekend. Why not […]

Daily Theme & Plugin Roundup – 5.28.2013

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May 28, 2013

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I hope you all had a great Memorial Day weekend. Did any of you go to a WordPress Birthday party yesterday? Any plugin or theme authors make it to the Atlanta party last night? I wish I could have made it there. There are a bunch of new and updated plugins to share today. Check them all out after the jump!

Is Automattic Worth More Than Tumblr?

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May 28, 2013

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With the recent news of Tumblr being purchased by Yahoo! for $1.1 billion dollars there have been a ton of comparisons between that purchase and many other blogging services. Naturally, WordPress has been among those comparisons. But WordPress, as a software, is not like Tumblr because it’s open source software whereas Tumblr is not, so the closer comparison is really between Automattic, the largest commercial company and Tumblr as a company. Is Automattic’s valuation even close to Tumblr’s $1.1billion? Well, it might be worth more as the recent liquidity / investment event with Tiger Global. As Fortune shares, “a source familiar […]

Visual History of the Rise of WordPress

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May 28, 2013

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WordPress is on the warpath as we’ve just celebrated it’s 10th Anniversary and looking to put in another 10 years under it’s belt as we move forward into the future. And the future is very, very bright – much brighter than some of its so-called competitors, like Drupal, Joomla, and Blogger to name a few. Take a look at a visual history, courtesy of WPThemes:

Learn To Write a Plugin (at 25% Off!)

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May 28, 2013

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A couple of weeks ago, we detailed a workshop that I’ll be hosting starting this Thursday in which I’ll be covering everything you need to know in order to build WordPress plugins. Specifically, the course is going to cover the following topics: Setting up a local development environment Planning the plugin Developing the plugin And preparing the plugin for release We’ll also be covering things like object-oriented programming techniques, the WordPress Coding Standards, and more. With the event starting this Thursday, Envato – one of our partners – has offered an exclusive deal to WP Daily readers: 25% off the course […]

The Client Isn't Always Right – Win Back Your Profits!

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May 28, 2013

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You knew this already though, right? Many of us spend an incredible time helping our clients make the very best decisions when it comes to their business. This is addition to the work that we do designing and developing their properties. But sometimes we can get to a point where our clients are becoming ever-increasing sinkholes of time and our profits. It’s time we win back our hard-earned dollars and not overshoot. Chris Lema has a few thoughts on that:

Music Makes the World Go Round: AudioTheme Giveaway

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May 28, 2013

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Last week we introduced you to AudioTheme, a sweet new WordPress plugin and framework that’ll help artists, bands, and labels get their content seen and their music heard. The fellas over there decided to go one step further an offer our sweet community here a shot at getting copy of it for just being awesome. They are giving away 3 copies of the premium plugin, 1 for each level (Personal, Professional, Developer):

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