Matt Mullenweg, WordPress founder announced impressive milestones and growth figures marking the state of WordPress during WordCamp 2008. His keynote speech emphasized the dominating strength of WordPress.org and WordPress.com over its closest rival TypePad. In the USA alone, it was noted that there are over 20.9 million WordPress.com unique visitors vs. TypePad.com’s 7.2 million uniques. […]
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Barely two-months after the major version 2.6 release WordPress kept it’s promise of releasing 2.6.1 with all the 60-fixes proudly done. It’s very encouraging to see the developers working on bug reports. Such an ill-feel if you get stuck on bugs until the next major release. I think this is the value of a thriving […]
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Blog publishers and owners are getting very excited about the new Disqus version 2.0. What’s that? A brief intro on what Disqus is? OK:Disqus, pronounced “discuss”, is a service and tool for web comments and discussions. The Disqus comment system can be plugged into any website, blog, or application. Disqus makes commenting easier and more interactive, […]
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This is my first theme recommendation, and a WordPress theme just recently released by Smashing Magazine and Design Disease. I sure hope the author submits it to the WordPress Theme Directory soon because I think this is a great find. I found it really cool that the author has also included the PhotoShop Document (PSD) […]
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Now that’s news!Wordpress.com announced that they have extended their support hours from 9AM to 4PM PDT to 24-hours weekdays… to 24/7! That is one huge commitment that this team has put on and I think deserves a standing ovation. Kudos to you guys!When you send a support message to wordpress.com you’re assured there’s a real […]
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AhmedF of Tech Soapbox gives us 10 HTML tips that will help improve speed and efficiency. I say building in the sense that you could either be a theme designer creating a blog template, or you could be tweaking your existing blog for speed.For instance, Ahmed recommends you put in your content first, then other […]
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Distinguished blogger, William Patry, has decided to stop blogging. Every post, all but his farewell, is now a stark reminder of how he was brought to that decision. Understanding the post comments, it would evidence the legacy that this blogger has impressed on his readers. I know that this post is now starting to feel […]
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When I log into my WordPress site I usually skip scrolling down the dashboard, quickly pressing either “write” or “manage”. Last night was different, as I was enjoying my hazelnut flavored java I scrolled down to see what was down below. I seldom do that, so I thought, hey… let’s see what’s down there. Interesting.One of […]
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Daniweb.com has published a short piece on what Google’s Website Optimizer can do for your website or blog.Tom Leung, product manager for Google Website Optimizer, says it’s not always easy to know what drives traffic without a tool like Website Optimizer to help. “In the old days, you would just make [your] changes and hope […]
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Monday morning, I’m off to a happy start. Got my cup of java to my left and my trusty mouse at the right, firing up my iTunes to download my daily podcasts. Currently listening to CNet’s Buzz Out Loud online (episode 779).Here’s an update from the Olympics post I made regarding China’s allegedly strict rules […]
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