I occasionally have the pleasure of reviewing a product that I am so taken with that I adopt it for personal use. And on very rare occasions, it’s a piece of software or tool that I’ve needed for a while but hadn’t had the time to research and buy or download. WordPress.com, the free blogging platform and hosting service, rolled into my life at precisely the right time. Experienced bloggers who want full and deep control over their sites need look no farther. It’s also the right tool for new bloggers who plan to invest in their blogs long term—you’ll learn more as you go, while still being able lay your foundation immediately.
Tag: WordPress
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PCMag’s WordPress.com Review & Rating
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Nice Use of WordPress Custom Post Types and APIs
http://twitter.com/#!/wordpress/status/66194624372408320
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Upcoming Admin Style Refresh in WordPress 3.2
Earlier Nacin posted:
http://twitter.com/#!/nacin/status/65875937820020736Well, I did, and lo and behold, I was surprised with quite an awesome admin interface refresh.
Here are some screenshots of the new admin theme being worked on. A great start!
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Upcoming WordPress 3.2 Distraction Free Writing Mode
Andrew has now committed a very spiffy improvement to the little-known full screen editing mode in WordPress.
Via WordPress Development Updates
Here are some screenshots, for your viewing pleasure, of what is currently in WP trunk.
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New Diabolical Skateboards Deck and T-Shirt
Check out what I received in the mail today, surprise courtesy of the always excellent Kevin Conboy.
Thanks Kev’, I’m stoked!Diabolical is a Denver (CO) based skateboard company. Haven’t gotten Kevin’s connection back story yet, beyond the shared location. 🙂
The deck is their George Nagai pro model. You can see his handy work in the video edit embedded below.
Unsurprisingly yet always a source of contentment on my end, Diabolical’s site is running on WordPress (but of course).
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WordPress 3.1.2 Released
http://twitter.com/#!/wordpress/status/62954704036044800
http://twitter.com/#!/stephdau/status/62957649007874049
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Blogging Use Cases
Best blogging-related quote I have read in a while:
People sometimes ask, “What is the use of blogs now that we have Twitter and Facebook?”
This weekend I came up with an answer that I kind of like: Twitter and Facebook are great for organizing a revolution. Blogs are for explaining why we need one.
Source: Brent Simmons, via Joen Asmussen
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WordPress Geniuses
See also: Terry‘s full “Automattic at SxSWi” set on Flickr.
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“Road to WordPress 3.1” Video
Visualization of all commits made to the WordPress project up until WordPress 3.1 was released on Wednesday 23 February 2011.Found via Alex.
