Apparently an enterprising individual took the initiative to build a very rudimentary WordPress plugin to activate Google+ Comments into your WordPress-powered blog only a few days after the initial announcement by Google themselves that they were bringing the new comment system to Blogger. Now its still in early development so dont be surprised if its lacking a few features, I’ll be working on those right away as well as feedback from any of you as well. So I’d imagine a few releases in quick succession as the G+ Commenting System gets rolled out to more people will undoubtedly happen. The […]
Firefox: I Loved You Once Upon a Time
Although we’re already four months into this 2013 year I was looking through some development documents for Chrome and I happened upon an implementation that made me think about Firefox, an old love of mine. I’ll admit it, for most of my professional life I have used Firefox – the switch happened a few years ago to Google Chrome as my primary browser, but all through college and my early professional years I used Firefox. Ah, sweet, sweet memories. Then something happened where development with it really plummeted and things just started getting weird. I know that’s not much of […]
Auto Hosted Plugin Will Save You Time, Heartache
Time is money my friends and what is one of the biggest time sucks that we’ve all experienced? Yes, that’s right, updating plugins and WordPress themes. Especially if you’ve been around for a while and have a long-list of clients and customers’ sites to manage, you probably spend an incredible amount of time updating their sites manually. Or, perhaps, you do have a system but it’s still not 100% automatic. Well, maybe you’re in the market for a solution that may really suit your particular workflow and update style or at least be in the market for an alternative.
Get Them While They're HOT! 10th Anniversary TShirts!
That’s right, for a limited time only you can get the 10th Anniversary WordPress Tshirt for just $10! You can get them in black or silver for all sizes, but don’t be surprised if they get hit hard by orders, which means, you should probably order it today! Don’t miss this opportunity to get this commemorative tshirt (wow, do I sound like someone from QVC…).
Daily Theme & Plugin Roundup – 4.23.2013
Happy Tuesday everyone! Hope of any case of the monday’s has worn off and you are just getting stuff done. These plugin authors sure did make Tuesday count! Check out all of these new and updated plugins after the jump!
Interview with Chris Lema, King of Done Done
Chris Lema, pioneer of “done done” lets us pick his brain a bit with a few questions. He’s passionate about WordPress, developing business models (he could actually help you in this particular area), and is both an entrepreneur and leader within his own organization. In a nutshell, there’s a lot to learn from this cat, and we wanted to capture some time with him when we can (because he’s pretty busy). Without further delay, Chris Lema, our WPOI (Word Person of Interest), interviewed by Drew Poland:
Do You Want the New Post Formats in 3.6?
That’s the question that’s up for grabs as Jen Mylo poses the question publicly in Make.WordPress: …I am wondering if the post formats ui is really prime time ready, or if it should be one of the very first things to land in a 3.7 branch so we can get the things that are completely ready into the hands of users sooner rather than later? You can read the rest of the thread and her reasoning behind bringing up the question in the first place. It’s worth noting, she’s not trying to cause trouble (and neither am I):
What I Learned As Intern #0
My internship with WP Daily is over in 8 days. That’s hard to believe. Someday’s I feel like I’ve worked here for over a year but most days it feels like I’ve just begun. I’m learning on a constant basis about writing, editing, WordPress, plugins, best practices, openness, community and more. It’s been challenging as a relative newcomer to this whole scene but that challenge has also been what has made this internship so sweet. I’ve been coached, called out, pushed, corrected, applauded and accepted by the WP Daily team. They don’t settle for poor work, they hold each other […]
A Review of Fundingpress, Crowdfunding Theme
After recently going through the juggernaut of a 30 day campaign myself on the veritable monster that is Kickstarter it’s been very interesting to see a ton of new players that are entering the WordPress ecosystem as WordPress-centric alternatives. Must be the soup du jour or something like that. I have a few issues with explosion of the crowd funding space and these new niche-within-niche-within-niche crowd funding sites that appear to be cropping up nearly every day – got a fascination with pottery? There’s a crowd funding community and website for you! That type of stuff, if you will. With the […]
Alternative Educational Themes to Chalkboard
Remember a little while ago WordPress.com put out it’s education initiative that looked a lot like just a WordPress theme called “chalkboard” which looks a lot like a classroom chalkboard. Automattic obviously read the education studies that show Chalkboards magically help people learn information. Some people have come out as very critical of this move into education by just putting out a theme without any new enhanced functions to assist online learning but what about some of the other premium themes out there? Are there other educational themes that are better for using in your classroom?

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