O:9:"MagpieRSS":19:{s:6:"parser";i:0;s:12:"current_item";a:0:{}s:5:"items";a:50:{i:0;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:47:"Donncha: WordPress MU Sitewide Tags Pages 0.3.1";s:4:"guid";s:29:"http://ocaoimh.ie/?p=89494071";s:4:"link";s:66:"http://ocaoimh.ie/2008/10/01/wordpress-mu-sitewide-tags-pages-031/";s:11:"description";s:1849:"<p>One of these days I&#8217;ll rename all my plugins and give them nice snappy titles.</p>
<p>Version 0.3.1 of the <a href="http://ocaoimh.ie/wordpress-mu-sitewide-tags/">Sitewide Tags Pages</a> plugin (for WordPress MU) has just been released. If you&#8217;ve been using this plugin you should probably update because this fixes a number of bugs including <a href="http://wordpress.org/support/topic/207475?replies=3">the problem</a> with the Prologue Theme (and possibly Feedwordpress but I haven&#8217;t tested that.)<br />
This release wouldn&#8217;t have been possible without the help of <a href="http://www.im-web-gefunden.de/">Thomas Schneider</a>!</p>
<p>Main changes:
<ul>
<li> Pages are now filtered out because they don&#8217;t really fit neatly anywhere in the global posts page.</li>
<li> Prologue Theme problem with wp_insert_category() is fixed.</li>
<li> Set comment and ping status of global posts to closed.</li>
<li> Lots of translation work, including a German translation.</li>
<li> Lots of fixes related to when blogs change status, or posts are edited.</li>
</ul>
<p>Grab it from the <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-mu-sitewide-tags/">download page</a>.</p>
<p><img src="http://ocaoimh.ie/?voyeur=1" /></p><p><strong>Related Posts</strong><ul><li><a href="http://ocaoimh.ie/wordpress-mu-sitewide-tags/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: WordPress MU Sitewide Tags">WordPress MU Sitewide Tags</a></li><li><a href="http://ocaoimh.ie/2008/07/19/sitewide-tags-pages-for-wordpress-mu/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Sitewide tags pages for WordPress MU">Sitewide tags pages for WordPress MU</a></li><li><a href="http://ocaoimh.ie/2008/08/11/wordpress-mu-domain-mapping-01/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: WordPress MU Domain Mapping 0.1">WordPress MU Domain Mapping 0.1</a></li></ul></p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Wed, 01 Oct 2008 15:03:16 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:7:"Donncha";}s:7:"summary";s:1849:"<p>One of these days I&#8217;ll rename all my plugins and give them nice snappy titles.</p>
<p>Version 0.3.1 of the <a href="http://ocaoimh.ie/wordpress-mu-sitewide-tags/">Sitewide Tags Pages</a> plugin (for WordPress MU) has just been released. If you&#8217;ve been using this plugin you should probably update because this fixes a number of bugs including <a href="http://wordpress.org/support/topic/207475?replies=3">the problem</a> with the Prologue Theme (and possibly Feedwordpress but I haven&#8217;t tested that.)<br />
This release wouldn&#8217;t have been possible without the help of <a href="http://www.im-web-gefunden.de/">Thomas Schneider</a>!</p>
<p>Main changes:
<ul>
<li> Pages are now filtered out because they don&#8217;t really fit neatly anywhere in the global posts page.</li>
<li> Prologue Theme problem with wp_insert_category() is fixed.</li>
<li> Set comment and ping status of global posts to closed.</li>
<li> Lots of translation work, including a German translation.</li>
<li> Lots of fixes related to when blogs change status, or posts are edited.</li>
</ul>
<p>Grab it from the <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-mu-sitewide-tags/">download page</a>.</p>
<p><img src="http://ocaoimh.ie/?voyeur=1" /></p><p><strong>Related Posts</strong><ul><li><a href="http://ocaoimh.ie/wordpress-mu-sitewide-tags/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: WordPress MU Sitewide Tags">WordPress MU Sitewide Tags</a></li><li><a href="http://ocaoimh.ie/2008/07/19/sitewide-tags-pages-for-wordpress-mu/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Sitewide tags pages for WordPress MU">Sitewide tags pages for WordPress MU</a></li><li><a href="http://ocaoimh.ie/2008/08/11/wordpress-mu-domain-mapping-01/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: WordPress MU Domain Mapping 0.1">WordPress MU Domain Mapping 0.1</a></li></ul></p>";}i:1;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:20:"Matt: Bandwidth Caps";s:4:"guid";s:20:"http://ma.tt/?p=7888";s:4:"link";s:36:"http://ma.tt/2008/09/bandwidth-caps/";s:11:"description";s:168:"<p><a href="http://gigaom.com/2008/09/30/gigaom-white-paper-the-facts-fiction-of-bandwidth-caps/">GigaOM White Paper: The Facts &#038; Fiction of Bandwidth Caps</a></p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:13:39 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Matt";}s:7:"summary";s:168:"<p><a href="http://gigaom.com/2008/09/30/gigaom-white-paper-the-facts-fiction-of-bandwidth-caps/">GigaOM White Paper: The Facts &#038; Fiction of Bandwidth Caps</a></p>";}i:2;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:27:"Donncha: WordPress MU 2.6.2";s:4:"guid";s:29:"http://ocaoimh.ie/?p=89494064";s:4:"link";s:46:"http://ocaoimh.ie/2008/09/30/wordpress-mu-262/";s:11:"description";s:2079:"<p><a href="http://mu.wordpress.org/">WordPress MU</a>, the multi blog version of <a href="http://wordpress.org/">WordPress</a> that runs on <a href="http://wordpress.com/">WordPress.com</a> has been updated.</p>
<p>Version 2.6.2 is now available for <a href="http://mu.wordpress.org/download/">download</a> and is a required update. WordPress MU isn&#8217;t vulnerable to the security bugs that were the reason for <a href="http://wordpress.org/development/2008/09/wordpress-262/">WordPress 2.6.2</a> but it does contain a number of important bug fixes, including:
<ol>
<li>xmlrpc.php works better if you use multiple sites. <a href="http://trac.mu.wordpress.org/ticket/735">#735</a></li>
<li>get_option() wasn&#8217;t reading all options.</li>
<li> Configurable media buttons on the Write page. <a href="http://trac.mu.wordpress.org/ticket/598">#598</a>, <a href="http://trac.mu.wordpress.org/ticket/738">#738</a></li>
<li> 404 &#8220;file not found&#8221; errors on folder installs is mostly fixed. <a href="http://trac.mu.wordpress.org/ticket/745">#745</a></li>
<li> And more .. (<a href="http://trac.mu.wordpress.org/timeline">timeline</a>)</li>
</ol>
<p>PS. Don&#8217;t forget the <a href="http://wpmu.org/voting-open-plugin-contest/">voting is now open</a> in the WordPress MU plugin competition.<br />
PPS. Registration is now open for <a href="http://www.barcampcork.com/">BarCamp Cork II</a> on November 1st. I&#8217;ve put my name down to give a talk there.</p>
<p><img src="http://ocaoimh.ie/?voyeur=1" /></p><p><strong>Related Posts</strong><ul><li><a href="http://ocaoimh.ie/2008/09/02/wordpress-mu-261/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: WordPress MU 2.6.1">WordPress MU 2.6.1</a></li><li><a href="http://ocaoimh.ie/2005/08/17/whats-this-wordpresscom-thing-anyway/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: What&#8217;s this WordPress.com thing anyway?">What&#8217;s this WordPress.com thing anyway?</a></li><li><a href="http://ocaoimh.ie/2008/01/26/wordpress-mu-132/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: WordPress MU 1.3.2">WordPress MU 1.3.2</a></li></ul></p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:44:37 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:7:"Donncha";}s:7:"summary";s:2079:"<p><a href="http://mu.wordpress.org/">WordPress MU</a>, the multi blog version of <a href="http://wordpress.org/">WordPress</a> that runs on <a href="http://wordpress.com/">WordPress.com</a> has been updated.</p>
<p>Version 2.6.2 is now available for <a href="http://mu.wordpress.org/download/">download</a> and is a required update. WordPress MU isn&#8217;t vulnerable to the security bugs that were the reason for <a href="http://wordpress.org/development/2008/09/wordpress-262/">WordPress 2.6.2</a> but it does contain a number of important bug fixes, including:
<ol>
<li>xmlrpc.php works better if you use multiple sites. <a href="http://trac.mu.wordpress.org/ticket/735">#735</a></li>
<li>get_option() wasn&#8217;t reading all options.</li>
<li> Configurable media buttons on the Write page. <a href="http://trac.mu.wordpress.org/ticket/598">#598</a>, <a href="http://trac.mu.wordpress.org/ticket/738">#738</a></li>
<li> 404 &#8220;file not found&#8221; errors on folder installs is mostly fixed. <a href="http://trac.mu.wordpress.org/ticket/745">#745</a></li>
<li> And more .. (<a href="http://trac.mu.wordpress.org/timeline">timeline</a>)</li>
</ol>
<p>PS. Don&#8217;t forget the <a href="http://wpmu.org/voting-open-plugin-contest/">voting is now open</a> in the WordPress MU plugin competition.<br />
PPS. Registration is now open for <a href="http://www.barcampcork.com/">BarCamp Cork II</a> on November 1st. I&#8217;ve put my name down to give a talk there.</p>
<p><img src="http://ocaoimh.ie/?voyeur=1" /></p><p><strong>Related Posts</strong><ul><li><a href="http://ocaoimh.ie/2008/09/02/wordpress-mu-261/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: WordPress MU 2.6.1">WordPress MU 2.6.1</a></li><li><a href="http://ocaoimh.ie/2005/08/17/whats-this-wordpresscom-thing-anyway/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: What&#8217;s this WordPress.com thing anyway?">What&#8217;s this WordPress.com thing anyway?</a></li><li><a href="http://ocaoimh.ie/2008/01/26/wordpress-mu-132/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: WordPress MU 1.3.2">WordPress MU 1.3.2</a></li></ul></p>";}i:3;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:59:"Weblog Tools Collection: WordPress 2.7 Comment Enhancements";s:4:"guid";s:40:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=4260";s:4:"link";s:87:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/09/30/wordpress-27-comment-enhancements/";s:11:"description";s:1052:"<p>Otto, who is a well known and respected member of the WordPress community has published a pretty cool article (<a href="http://ottodestruct.com/blog/2008/09/29/wordpress-27-comments-enhancements/" target="_blank">WordPress 2.7 Comment Enhancements</a>) which explains the various comment enhancements that have made it to the core of WordPress 2.7 thus far. Otto&#8217;s reasoning behind the post was to allow theme authors to gain a head start on creating themes which will be compatible with WordPress 2.7. One thing to keep in mind while reading this article is that, this information was compiled from using the latest developmental version of WordPress 2.7. This means things may not be set in stone with further additions or retractions possible before the initial release.</p>
<p><strong>Here are some of the enhancements that Otto covers:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Creating a 2.7 compatible comments.php file</li>
<li>Password protection check</li>
<li>The comments loop</li>
<li>The power of Ajax</li>
<li>Styling</li>
</ul>
<p>Thanks Otto.</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:20:43 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:13:"Jeff Chandler";}s:7:"summary";s:1052:"<p>Otto, who is a well known and respected member of the WordPress community has published a pretty cool article (<a href="http://ottodestruct.com/blog/2008/09/29/wordpress-27-comments-enhancements/" target="_blank">WordPress 2.7 Comment Enhancements</a>) which explains the various comment enhancements that have made it to the core of WordPress 2.7 thus far. Otto&#8217;s reasoning behind the post was to allow theme authors to gain a head start on creating themes which will be compatible with WordPress 2.7. One thing to keep in mind while reading this article is that, this information was compiled from using the latest developmental version of WordPress 2.7. This means things may not be set in stone with further additions or retractions possible before the initial release.</p>
<p><strong>Here are some of the enhancements that Otto covers:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Creating a 2.7 compatible comments.php file</li>
<li>Password protection check</li>
<li>The comments loop</li>
<li>The power of Ajax</li>
<li>Styling</li>
</ul>
<p>Thanks Otto.</p>";}i:4;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:59:"Weblog Tools Collection: WordPress Theme Releases for 09/30";s:4:"guid";s:40:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=4258";s:4:"link";s:87:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/09/30/wordpress-theme-releases-for-0930/";s:11:"description";s:4045:"<p><strong><a href="http://www.codescheme.net/2008/09/29/free-wordpress-theme-staypressed/">StayPressed</a></strong></p>
<p><a href="http://demo.codescheme.net/?wptheme=staypressed"><img title="staypressed" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/staypressed.jpg" border="0" alt="staypressed" width="134" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>StayPressed is a free WordPress theme, with a double-column right hand-sidebar and a magazine style - kept simple, to let your blog content do the talking</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://pulsr.com/case-a-simple-dark-wordpress-theme/">Case</a></strong></p>
<p><a href="http://pulsr.com/demo/index.php?wptheme=Case"><img title="caseshot" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/caseshot.png" border="0" alt="caseshot" width="200" height="104" /></a></p>
<p>Case is a dark WordPress theme with blue accents. It has an Ajax box in the sidebar that allows you to switch between categories, tags, recent comments, and recent posts without reloading the page and without taking up a lot of space, which keeps your blog nice and clean.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://pulsr.com/iris-wordpress-theme/">Iris</a></strong></p>
<p><a href="http://pulsr.com/demo/index.php?wptheme=IRIS"><img title="irispreview" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/irispreview.png" border="0" alt="irispreview" width="200" height="98" /></a></p>
<p>Iris is a a two column <a href="http://www.wordpress.org">WordPress</a> theme with Iris like colors. The theme is mostly purple, with pink, and blue, with nice gradients and textures. It has nice rounded corners on every post to separate them and drive focus to the content. It is widget ready and ready to demo and download.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.blogdesignblog.com/blog-design/designredux-01-free-wordpress-theme-released/">Designredux</a></strong></p>
<p><a href="http://blogdesignblog.com/wordpress_theme_demo/"><img title="designredux" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/designredux.jpg" border="0" alt="designredux" width="168" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Two column, black and white theme</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.junglejar.com/templatejar/jinv2/">Jin</a></strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.junglejar.com/templates/demos/jin/"><img title="Jin" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/jin.png" border="0" alt="Jin" width="152" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Two column gravatar and widget ready theme  with ability to post images directly to the frontpage</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.simplywp.net/2008/09/29/free-autumn-theme-for-wordpress/">Free Autumn</a></strong></p>
<p><a href="http://demo.simplywp.net/index.php?wptheme=Hello+autumn"><img title="hello-autumn-theme-400x218" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/helloautumntheme400x218.jpg" border="0" alt="hello-autumn-theme-400x218" width="200" height="109" /></a></p>
<p>Three columns autumn theme with simple illustration for the header and maple leaf icon for the sidebar title.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://smartpersonaldevelopment.com/get-this-wordpress-theme-free/">PassionDuo</a></strong></p>
<p><img title="passionduo" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/passionduo.jpg" border="0" alt="passionduo" width="182" height="114" /></p>
<p>Three column blue and white theme with a right and left sidebar</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://themeterminal.com/new-wordpress-theme-ships-ahoy/">Ships Ahoy</a></strong></p>
<p><a href="http://themeterminal.com/demo/index.php?wptheme=Ships+Ahoy%21"><img title="shipsahoy" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/shipsahoy.jpg" border="0" alt="shipsahoy" width="175" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Ships Ahoy is three column, widget-ready theme.</p>
<p>With the impending release of WordPress 2.7, Otto has written a very nice article explaining how to <a href="http://planetozh.com/blog/go.php?http://ottodestruct.com/blog/2008/09/29/wordpress-27-comments-enhancements/">get a theme ready for 2.7</a> to take care of the comments enhancements.</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:08:52 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Ajay";}s:7:"summary";s:4045:"<p><strong><a href="http://www.codescheme.net/2008/09/29/free-wordpress-theme-staypressed/">StayPressed</a></strong></p>
<p><a href="http://demo.codescheme.net/?wptheme=staypressed"><img title="staypressed" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/staypressed.jpg" border="0" alt="staypressed" width="134" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>StayPressed is a free WordPress theme, with a double-column right hand-sidebar and a magazine style - kept simple, to let your blog content do the talking</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://pulsr.com/case-a-simple-dark-wordpress-theme/">Case</a></strong></p>
<p><a href="http://pulsr.com/demo/index.php?wptheme=Case"><img title="caseshot" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/caseshot.png" border="0" alt="caseshot" width="200" height="104" /></a></p>
<p>Case is a dark WordPress theme with blue accents. It has an Ajax box in the sidebar that allows you to switch between categories, tags, recent comments, and recent posts without reloading the page and without taking up a lot of space, which keeps your blog nice and clean.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://pulsr.com/iris-wordpress-theme/">Iris</a></strong></p>
<p><a href="http://pulsr.com/demo/index.php?wptheme=IRIS"><img title="irispreview" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/irispreview.png" border="0" alt="irispreview" width="200" height="98" /></a></p>
<p>Iris is a a two column <a href="http://www.wordpress.org">WordPress</a> theme with Iris like colors. The theme is mostly purple, with pink, and blue, with nice gradients and textures. It has nice rounded corners on every post to separate them and drive focus to the content. It is widget ready and ready to demo and download.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.blogdesignblog.com/blog-design/designredux-01-free-wordpress-theme-released/">Designredux</a></strong></p>
<p><a href="http://blogdesignblog.com/wordpress_theme_demo/"><img title="designredux" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/designredux.jpg" border="0" alt="designredux" width="168" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Two column, black and white theme</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.junglejar.com/templatejar/jinv2/">Jin</a></strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.junglejar.com/templates/demos/jin/"><img title="Jin" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/jin.png" border="0" alt="Jin" width="152" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Two column gravatar and widget ready theme  with ability to post images directly to the frontpage</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.simplywp.net/2008/09/29/free-autumn-theme-for-wordpress/">Free Autumn</a></strong></p>
<p><a href="http://demo.simplywp.net/index.php?wptheme=Hello+autumn"><img title="hello-autumn-theme-400x218" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/helloautumntheme400x218.jpg" border="0" alt="hello-autumn-theme-400x218" width="200" height="109" /></a></p>
<p>Three columns autumn theme with simple illustration for the header and maple leaf icon for the sidebar title.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://smartpersonaldevelopment.com/get-this-wordpress-theme-free/">PassionDuo</a></strong></p>
<p><img title="passionduo" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/passionduo.jpg" border="0" alt="passionduo" width="182" height="114" /></p>
<p>Three column blue and white theme with a right and left sidebar</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://themeterminal.com/new-wordpress-theme-ships-ahoy/">Ships Ahoy</a></strong></p>
<p><a href="http://themeterminal.com/demo/index.php?wptheme=Ships+Ahoy%21"><img title="shipsahoy" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/shipsahoy.jpg" border="0" alt="shipsahoy" width="175" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Ships Ahoy is three column, widget-ready theme.</p>
<p>With the impending release of WordPress 2.7, Otto has written a very nice article explaining how to <a href="http://planetozh.com/blog/go.php?http://ottodestruct.com/blog/2008/09/29/wordpress-27-comments-enhancements/">get a theme ready for 2.7</a> to take care of the comments enhancements.</p>";}i:5;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:19:"Matt: The Publisher";s:4:"guid";s:35:"http://ma.tt/2008/09/the-publisher/";s:4:"link";s:35:"http://ma.tt/2008/09/the-publisher/";s:11:"description";s:502:"<p>I&#8217;ve been dubbed <a href="http://images.businessweek.com/ss/08/09/0929_most_influential/14.htm">The Publisher by BusinessWeek</a> as one of their &#8220;25 Most Influential People on the Web.&#8221; Before anyone else writes in that I beat <a href="http://images.businessweek.com/ss/08/09/0929_most_influential/15.htm">Rupurt Murdoch</a>, I think the slideshow is in alphabetical order. <img src="http://ma.tt/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" class="wp-smiley" /></p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:54:04 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Matt";}s:7:"summary";s:502:"<p>I&#8217;ve been dubbed <a href="http://images.businessweek.com/ss/08/09/0929_most_influential/14.htm">The Publisher by BusinessWeek</a> as one of their &#8220;25 Most Influential People on the Web.&#8221; Before anyone else writes in that I beat <a href="http://images.businessweek.com/ss/08/09/0929_most_influential/15.htm">Rupurt Murdoch</a>, I think the slideshow is in alphabetical order. <img src="http://ma.tt/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" class="wp-smiley" /></p>";}i:6;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:86:"Weblog Tools Collection: Matt Mullenweg #14 most influential on the web - BusinessWeek";s:4:"guid";s:40:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=4246";s:4:"link";s:112:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/09/29/matt-mullenweg-14-most-influential-on-the-web-businessweek/";s:11:"description";s:1146:"<p><a href="http://images.businessweek.com/ss/08/09/0929_most_influential/14.htm">Matt Mullenweg #14 most influential on the web - BusinessWeek</a>.: According to BusinessWeek, Matt Mullenweg is one of the 25 most influential people on the web. He shares the accolade with the likes of Steve Ballmer, Steve jobs, Joi Ito and Jon Stewart. At first I thought that this was a ranking much like the <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/129301-2/the_50_most_important_people_on_the_web.html">50 most important people of the web</a> from PC World but this appears to be more of a collection. Matt is labelled as &#8220;The Publisher&#8221; and WordPress as &#8220;the blogging service that most serious bloggers turn to&#8221;.</p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/sep2008/tc20080928_412324.htm">associated article</a> is more about how the web is magnifying the influence of jon Stewart and others like him in engaging the American Public in online discourse about the political campaigns. Be sure to <a href="http://images.businessweek.com/ss/08/09/0929_most_influential/1.htm">check out the whole slide show</a>.</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:33:43 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"Mark Ghosh";}s:7:"summary";s:1146:"<p><a href="http://images.businessweek.com/ss/08/09/0929_most_influential/14.htm">Matt Mullenweg #14 most influential on the web - BusinessWeek</a>.: According to BusinessWeek, Matt Mullenweg is one of the 25 most influential people on the web. He shares the accolade with the likes of Steve Ballmer, Steve jobs, Joi Ito and Jon Stewart. At first I thought that this was a ranking much like the <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/129301-2/the_50_most_important_people_on_the_web.html">50 most important people of the web</a> from PC World but this appears to be more of a collection. Matt is labelled as &#8220;The Publisher&#8221; and WordPress as &#8220;the blogging service that most serious bloggers turn to&#8221;.</p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/sep2008/tc20080928_412324.htm">associated article</a> is more about how the web is magnifying the influence of jon Stewart and others like him in engaging the American Public in online discourse about the political campaigns. Be sure to <a href="http://images.businessweek.com/ss/08/09/0929_most_influential/1.htm">check out the whole slide show</a>.</p>";}i:7;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:51:"Weblog Tools Collection: WLTC Reader Survey Results";s:4:"guid";s:40:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=4243";s:4:"link";s:80:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/09/29/wltc-reader-survey-results/";s:11:"description";s:3162:"<p>We recently ran a reader survey to have you answer some basic questions that we had about Weblog Tools Collection and would like to thank all those who participated in the survey. We were not looking for specific answers but were trying to gauge some sentiments and help shape ourselves to serve you better. We are also looking for a better understanding of where we should spend our resources to provide the most value to our readers. In that spirit, most of the answers were helpful and some of the comments made us look a little closely at the mirror.</p>
<p>Here are the results from the survey</p>
<ol>
<li>Where did you first hear about Weblog Tools Collection?
<ol>
<li>WordPress Dashboard 76.2%</li>
<li>WordPress Planet 4.8%</li>
<li><strong>Google Search 11.9%</strong></li>
<li>Link from Another site 4.8%</li>
<li>User Suggestions/Discussions 2.4%</li>
<li>Other (please specify) 0.0%</li>
</ol>
</li>
<li>Are you subscribed to Weblog Tools Collection to receive daily updates?
<ol>
<li>Subscribed via RSS 25.0%</li>
<li>Subscribed via Email 0.0%</li>
<li>Already on Dashboard 50.0%</li>
<li><strong>Read it on the web 23.8%</strong></li>
<li>Subscribed via other means 0.0%</li>
<li>Other (please specify) 1.2%</li>
</ol>
</li>
<li>Satisfaction ratings for Weblog Tools Collection
<ol>
<li><strong>Overall satisfaction: 60% voted satisfied, 26% very satisfied</strong></li>
<li>Content: 50% voted satisfied, 35% very satisfied</li>
<li><strong>Design: 35% voted somewhat satisfied, 28% satisfied</strong></li>
<li>Format: 45% voted satisfied, 35% somewhat satisfied (leaning towards somewhat satisfied)</li>
<li>Frequency of posts: 50% voted satisfied, 35% very satisfied</li>
<li>Features of blog: 65% voted satisfied, 20% somewhat satisfied</li>
</ol>
</li>
<li>Advertisements
<ol>
<li>Are they usable? 45% Undecided, 35% No</li>
<li>Have you ever clicked on any of them? 65% No, 35% Yes</li>
<li><strong>Are there too many ads? 45% No, 35% Undecided</strong></li>
<li>Are you an advertiser? 95% No</li>
</ol>
</li>
<li>Site Features
<ol>
<li>Did you know that we offer a news forum? 55% No, 40% Yes</li>
<li>Did you know that we have a video site? 50% No, 40% Yes</li>
<li>Did you know that we have offer translations in 9 languages? 50% Yes, 35% No</li>
<li>Would you participate in future surveys to help us make the site better? 90% Yes</li>
<li><strong>Did you know that registered users see far fewer ads? 80% No, 13% Not Important</strong></li>
</ol>
</li>
</ol>
<p>The final question asked how we could improve the user experience on Weblog Tools Collection and about a quarter of the respondents sent us comments. Many of the answers were critical of our design. One simile in particular to a web 0.1 site made me shiver. There were comments on removing some of the ads and suggestions on how to make our posts better with more plugin reviews and more articles on design, development and WordPress technology. The primary sentiments expressed in the polls were also reflected in the detailed comments. We appreciate your feedback. Your opinion matters to us and helps us make the right decisions.</p>
<p>Now where is that designer?</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:06:55 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"Mark Ghosh";}s:7:"summary";s:3162:"<p>We recently ran a reader survey to have you answer some basic questions that we had about Weblog Tools Collection and would like to thank all those who participated in the survey. We were not looking for specific answers but were trying to gauge some sentiments and help shape ourselves to serve you better. We are also looking for a better understanding of where we should spend our resources to provide the most value to our readers. In that spirit, most of the answers were helpful and some of the comments made us look a little closely at the mirror.</p>
<p>Here are the results from the survey</p>
<ol>
<li>Where did you first hear about Weblog Tools Collection?
<ol>
<li>WordPress Dashboard 76.2%</li>
<li>WordPress Planet 4.8%</li>
<li><strong>Google Search 11.9%</strong></li>
<li>Link from Another site 4.8%</li>
<li>User Suggestions/Discussions 2.4%</li>
<li>Other (please specify) 0.0%</li>
</ol>
</li>
<li>Are you subscribed to Weblog Tools Collection to receive daily updates?
<ol>
<li>Subscribed via RSS 25.0%</li>
<li>Subscribed via Email 0.0%</li>
<li>Already on Dashboard 50.0%</li>
<li><strong>Read it on the web 23.8%</strong></li>
<li>Subscribed via other means 0.0%</li>
<li>Other (please specify) 1.2%</li>
</ol>
</li>
<li>Satisfaction ratings for Weblog Tools Collection
<ol>
<li><strong>Overall satisfaction: 60% voted satisfied, 26% very satisfied</strong></li>
<li>Content: 50% voted satisfied, 35% very satisfied</li>
<li><strong>Design: 35% voted somewhat satisfied, 28% satisfied</strong></li>
<li>Format: 45% voted satisfied, 35% somewhat satisfied (leaning towards somewhat satisfied)</li>
<li>Frequency of posts: 50% voted satisfied, 35% very satisfied</li>
<li>Features of blog: 65% voted satisfied, 20% somewhat satisfied</li>
</ol>
</li>
<li>Advertisements
<ol>
<li>Are they usable? 45% Undecided, 35% No</li>
<li>Have you ever clicked on any of them? 65% No, 35% Yes</li>
<li><strong>Are there too many ads? 45% No, 35% Undecided</strong></li>
<li>Are you an advertiser? 95% No</li>
</ol>
</li>
<li>Site Features
<ol>
<li>Did you know that we offer a news forum? 55% No, 40% Yes</li>
<li>Did you know that we have a video site? 50% No, 40% Yes</li>
<li>Did you know that we have offer translations in 9 languages? 50% Yes, 35% No</li>
<li>Would you participate in future surveys to help us make the site better? 90% Yes</li>
<li><strong>Did you know that registered users see far fewer ads? 80% No, 13% Not Important</strong></li>
</ol>
</li>
</ol>
<p>The final question asked how we could improve the user experience on Weblog Tools Collection and about a quarter of the respondents sent us comments. Many of the answers were critical of our design. One simile in particular to a web 0.1 site made me shiver. There were comments on removing some of the ads and suggestions on how to make our posts better with more plugin reviews and more articles on design, development and WordPress technology. The primary sentiments expressed in the polls were also reflected in the detailed comments. We appreciate your feedback. Your opinion matters to us and helps us make the right decisions.</p>
<p>Now where is that designer?</p>";}i:8;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:32:"Matt: Startonomics This Thursday";s:4:"guid";s:48:"http://ma.tt/2008/09/startonomics-this-thursday/";s:4:"link";s:48:"http://ma.tt/2008/09/startonomics-this-thursday/";s:11:"description";s:180:"<p>The <a href="http://startonomics.com/">Startonomics conference is happening this Thursday in San Francisco</a> and looks pretty interesting, I&#8217;m going to try to go by.</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:41:42 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Matt";}s:7:"summary";s:180:"<p>The <a href="http://startonomics.com/">Startonomics conference is happening this Thursday in San Francisco</a> and looks pretty interesting, I&#8217;m going to try to go by.</p>";}i:9;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:95:"Weblog Tools Collection: WordPress 2.7 UI Survey #2: Search box, Favorites menu, Future Publish";s:4:"guid";s:119:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/09/29/wordpress-27-ui-survey-2-search-box-favorites-menu-future-publish/";s:4:"link";s:119:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/09/29/wordpress-27-ui-survey-2-search-box-favorites-menu-future-publish/";s:11:"description";s:402:"<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/development/2008/09/wordpress-2-7-survey-no2/">WordPress 2.7 UI Survey #2: Search box, Favorites menu, Future Publish</a>.: You wanted more surveys and you got them! This time the WordPress 2.7 UI survey is about the search box, the add new post button and the future publish button. The poll is set for 5000 responses and will close thereafter. Have you voted yet?</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:38:25 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"Mark Ghosh";}s:7:"summary";s:402:"<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/development/2008/09/wordpress-2-7-survey-no2/">WordPress 2.7 UI Survey #2: Search box, Favorites menu, Future Publish</a>.: You wanted more surveys and you got them! This time the WordPress 2.7 UI survey is about the search box, the add new post button and the future publish button. The poll is set for 5000 responses and will close thereafter. Have you voted yet?</p>";}i:10;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:80:"Dev Blog: WordPress 2.7 UI Survey #2: Search box, Favorites menu, Future Publish";s:4:"guid";s:39:"http://wordpress.org/development/?p=327";s:4:"link";s:66:"http://wordpress.org/development/2008/09/wordpress-2-7-survey-no2/";s:11:"description";s:787:"<p>Another round of mini-mockups and multiple choice questions awaits the first 5000 respondents. <a href="http://www.polldaddy.com/s/2605E99DE9C97667/">WordPress 2.7 UI Survey #2</a> is now available to take your opinions regarding:</p>
<ul>
<li>Where to put the search box</li>
<li>Where to put the Add New Post button/favorites menu</li>
<li>How to label the Future Publish/Edit Timestamp function</li>
</ul>
<p>The survey (hosted by the good guys over at PollDaddy.com) will automatically close after receiving 5000 responses, which only took about two days for the navigation survey, so hurry over and <a href="http://www.polldaddy.com/s/2605E99DE9C97667/">cast your votes</a>.</p>
<p>Note: when the survey has closed, these links will be disabled and this post will be updated.</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sun, 28 Sep 2008 17:56:13 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"jane";}s:7:"summary";s:787:"<p>Another round of mini-mockups and multiple choice questions awaits the first 5000 respondents. <a href="http://www.polldaddy.com/s/2605E99DE9C97667/">WordPress 2.7 UI Survey #2</a> is now available to take your opinions regarding:</p>
<ul>
<li>Where to put the search box</li>
<li>Where to put the Add New Post button/favorites menu</li>
<li>How to label the Future Publish/Edit Timestamp function</li>
</ul>
<p>The survey (hosted by the good guys over at PollDaddy.com) will automatically close after receiving 5000 responses, which only took about two days for the navigation survey, so hurry over and <a href="http://www.polldaddy.com/s/2605E99DE9C97667/">cast your votes</a>.</p>
<p>Note: when the survey has closed, these links will be disabled and this post will be updated.</p>";}i:11;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:60:"Weblog Tools Collection: WordPress Plugin Releases for 09/28";s:4:"guid";s:40:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=4235";s:4:"link";s:88:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/09/28/wordpress-plugin-releases-for-0928/";s:11:"description";s:3095:"<p><a href="http://geekforbrains.com/wordpress/g4b-photo-gallery-plugin-for-wordpress"><strong>G4B Photo Gallery</strong></a></p>
<p>G4B Photo Gallery is a free, flexible plugin for WordPress. It provides a simple and effective way to include a complete gallery anywhere on your site, just by typing in a keyword.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.weinschenker.name/avatars-for-comment-feeds/"><strong>Avatars for Comment Feeds</strong></a></p>
<p>It will allow you to add avatars or gravatars of comment-authors to the comment-feeds of your WordPress-blog.</p>
<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-mollom/"><strong>WP Mollom</strong></a></p>
<p>This is a plugin that brings the anti-spam power of <a href="http://mollom.com">Mollom</a> to WordPress. WP-Mollom protects your website against comment and trackback spam. The difference with other spam services is that Mollom takes care of everything. The idea is to relieve you, the administrator, editor, maintainer,&#8230; of whatever moderation or clean up tasks you would normally need to perform in order to keep your blog spamfree.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dashboardzone.com/monitor-your-blog-goals-with-wordpress-plugin"><strong>DashboardZone</strong></a></p>
<p>This plugin will help you and your readers to keep you on track for reaching your targets. We created this wordpress plugin that monitors the various blog goals and in an effort tries to engage your readers more effectively.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.thebrokersedge.com/menu-creator/"><strong>WordPress Menu Creator</strong></a></p>
<p>The Brokers Edge developed this free plugin to provide website owners with true easy to manage easy to configure menu solution for WordPress or WordPress CMS sites.</p>
<p><a href="http://ozblog.mmow.biz/2008/08/20/29/"><strong>WordPress Help Desk</strong></a></p>
<p>WordPress Help Desk is a comprehensive integrated help desk and trouble ticketing system that helps site admin to support there users and resolve issues quickly. Users and support personnel can interact in real time to report, diagnose and resolve issues quickly and with as little pain as possible. [EDIT] This plugin is ONLY compatible with WordPress MU</p>
<p><a href="http://ozblog.mmow.biz/2008/09/20/wordpress-terms-of-use-plugin/"><strong>Terms of Use</strong></a></p>
<p>Instead of making the user agree to the Terms of Use when they join the site this plugin makes them agree to the terms and conditions the first time they login.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.deanlee.cn/wordpress/yaapc"><strong>Yet another AJAX paged comments</strong></a></p>
<p>When the user navigate through the comments via page selector,only the comments area will be send to the client,not the full page.This actually save your server load and bandwidth thus making your blog faster and more responsive.</p>
<p><a href="http://striderweb.com/nerdaphernalia/features/wp-javascript-pull-quotes/"><strong>Javascript Pull Quotes</strong></a></p>
<p>The JavaScript Pull-Quotes plugin is an add-on for WordPress that allows you to easily insert pull-quotes into your posts and pages.</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sun, 28 Sep 2008 13:01:48 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Ajay";}s:7:"summary";s:3095:"<p><a href="http://geekforbrains.com/wordpress/g4b-photo-gallery-plugin-for-wordpress"><strong>G4B Photo Gallery</strong></a></p>
<p>G4B Photo Gallery is a free, flexible plugin for WordPress. It provides a simple and effective way to include a complete gallery anywhere on your site, just by typing in a keyword.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.weinschenker.name/avatars-for-comment-feeds/"><strong>Avatars for Comment Feeds</strong></a></p>
<p>It will allow you to add avatars or gravatars of comment-authors to the comment-feeds of your WordPress-blog.</p>
<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-mollom/"><strong>WP Mollom</strong></a></p>
<p>This is a plugin that brings the anti-spam power of <a href="http://mollom.com">Mollom</a> to WordPress. WP-Mollom protects your website against comment and trackback spam. The difference with other spam services is that Mollom takes care of everything. The idea is to relieve you, the administrator, editor, maintainer,&#8230; of whatever moderation or clean up tasks you would normally need to perform in order to keep your blog spamfree.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dashboardzone.com/monitor-your-blog-goals-with-wordpress-plugin"><strong>DashboardZone</strong></a></p>
<p>This plugin will help you and your readers to keep you on track for reaching your targets. We created this wordpress plugin that monitors the various blog goals and in an effort tries to engage your readers more effectively.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.thebrokersedge.com/menu-creator/"><strong>WordPress Menu Creator</strong></a></p>
<p>The Brokers Edge developed this free plugin to provide website owners with true easy to manage easy to configure menu solution for WordPress or WordPress CMS sites.</p>
<p><a href="http://ozblog.mmow.biz/2008/08/20/29/"><strong>WordPress Help Desk</strong></a></p>
<p>WordPress Help Desk is a comprehensive integrated help desk and trouble ticketing system that helps site admin to support there users and resolve issues quickly. Users and support personnel can interact in real time to report, diagnose and resolve issues quickly and with as little pain as possible. [EDIT] This plugin is ONLY compatible with WordPress MU</p>
<p><a href="http://ozblog.mmow.biz/2008/09/20/wordpress-terms-of-use-plugin/"><strong>Terms of Use</strong></a></p>
<p>Instead of making the user agree to the Terms of Use when they join the site this plugin makes them agree to the terms and conditions the first time they login.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.deanlee.cn/wordpress/yaapc"><strong>Yet another AJAX paged comments</strong></a></p>
<p>When the user navigate through the comments via page selector,only the comments area will be send to the client,not the full page.This actually save your server load and bandwidth thus making your blog faster and more responsive.</p>
<p><a href="http://striderweb.com/nerdaphernalia/features/wp-javascript-pull-quotes/"><strong>Javascript Pull Quotes</strong></a></p>
<p>The JavaScript Pull-Quotes plugin is an add-on for WordPress that allows you to easily insert pull-quotes into your posts and pages.</p>";}i:12;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:47:"Matt: Video - How WordPress Has Changed My Life";s:4:"guid";s:61:"http://ma.tt/2008/09/video-how-wordpress-has-changed-my-life/";s:4:"link";s:61:"http://ma.tt/2008/09/video-how-wordpress-has-changed-my-life/";s:11:"description";s:103:"<p></p>
<p>Hat tip: <a href="http://twitter.com/moneycoach/statuses/937836802">Nancy Zimmerman</a>.</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sun, 28 Sep 2008 06:36:21 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Matt";}s:7:"summary";s:103:"<p></p>
<p>Hat tip: <a href="http://twitter.com/moneycoach/statuses/937836802">Nancy Zimmerman</a>.</p>";}i:13;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:16:"Matt: Carrington";s:4:"guid";s:20:"http://ma.tt/?p=7780";s:4:"link";s:32:"http://ma.tt/2008/09/carrington/";s:11:"description";s:377:"<p>Alex King is on stage at WordCamp Utah and just <a href="http://crowdfavorite.com/wordpress/">announced and launched the Carrington theme</a>. It allows really advanced conditional template displays based on any number of variables and executed by naming conventions and its structure. I think this could be the base for a whole new generation of themes and development.</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sat, 27 Sep 2008 23:25:25 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Matt";}s:7:"summary";s:377:"<p>Alex King is on stage at WordCamp Utah and just <a href="http://crowdfavorite.com/wordpress/">announced and launched the Carrington theme</a>. It allows really advanced conditional template displays based on any number of variables and executed by naming conventions and its structure. I think this could be the base for a whole new generation of themes and development.</p>";}i:14;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:59:"Matt: Mark Cuban, Jason Calacanis, Hackaday, and Royal Navy";s:4:"guid";s:20:"http://ma.tt/?p=7773";s:4:"link";s:36:"http://ma.tt/2008/09/more-switchers/";s:11:"description";s:389:"<p><a href="http://blogmaverick.com/">Mark Cuban</a>, <a href="http://calacanis.com/">Jason Calacanis</a>, <a href="http://hackaday.com/">Hackaday</a>, and the <a href="http://jackspeak.royalnavy.mod.uk/">Royal Navy</a> all now have WordPress-powered blogs. The first three switched from Blogsmith. Hat tip: <a href="http://publisherblog.automattic.com/">Automattic Publisher Blog</a>.</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sat, 27 Sep 2008 22:20:38 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Matt";}s:7:"summary";s:389:"<p><a href="http://blogmaverick.com/">Mark Cuban</a>, <a href="http://calacanis.com/">Jason Calacanis</a>, <a href="http://hackaday.com/">Hackaday</a>, and the <a href="http://jackspeak.royalnavy.mod.uk/">Royal Navy</a> all now have WordPress-powered blogs. The first three switched from Blogsmith. Hat tip: <a href="http://publisherblog.automattic.com/">Automattic Publisher Blog</a>.</p>";}i:15;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:29:"Matt: Revisiting Moral Hazard";s:4:"guid";s:45:"http://ma.tt/2008/09/revisiting-moral-hazard/";s:4:"link";s:45:"http://ma.tt/2008/09/revisiting-moral-hazard/";s:11:"description";s:205:"<p><a href="http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/24/revisiting-moral-hazard/">Revisiting Moral Hazard</a>, by Bob McTeer. (<a href="http://ma.tt/photos/person/bob-mcteer">Whom I&#8217;ve met</a>.)</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:15:18 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Matt";}s:7:"summary";s:205:"<p><a href="http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/24/revisiting-moral-hazard/">Revisiting Moral Hazard</a>, by Bob McTeer. (<a href="http://ma.tt/photos/person/bob-mcteer">Whom I&#8217;ve met</a>.)</p>";}i:16;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:22:"Matt: WordCamp Weekend";s:4:"guid";s:20:"http://ma.tt/?p=7734";s:4:"link";s:38:"http://ma.tt/2008/09/wordcamp-weekend/";s:11:"description";s:639:"<p>There&#8217;s not one but <em><del datetime="2008-09-25T16:20:21+00:00">three</del> four</em> WordCamps this weekend. I just got back from China, where both the <a href="http://china.wordcamp.org/">Beijing and Shanghai events</a> were great. (More pictures coming soon.) This Saturday you can check out WordPress events in <a href="http://www.wordcampportland.org/">Portland</a>, <a href="http://utah.wordcamp.org/">Salt Lake City</a> (I&#8217;ll be attending this one, they asked me first), <a href="http://barcamp.org/BarCampVancouver2008WordCamp">Vancouver</a>, and <a href="http://barcamp.org/WordCampBirmingham">Birmingham</a>.</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:15:18 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Matt";}s:7:"summary";s:639:"<p>There&#8217;s not one but <em><del datetime="2008-09-25T16:20:21+00:00">three</del> four</em> WordCamps this weekend. I just got back from China, where both the <a href="http://china.wordcamp.org/">Beijing and Shanghai events</a> were great. (More pictures coming soon.) This Saturday you can check out WordPress events in <a href="http://www.wordcampportland.org/">Portland</a>, <a href="http://utah.wordcamp.org/">Salt Lake City</a> (I&#8217;ll be attending this one, they asked me first), <a href="http://barcamp.org/BarCampVancouver2008WordCamp">Vancouver</a>, and <a href="http://barcamp.org/WordCampBirmingham">Birmingham</a>.</p>";}i:17;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:36:"Matt: Intense Debate Goes Automattic";s:4:"guid";s:20:"http://ma.tt/?p=7727";s:4:"link";s:52:"http://ma.tt/2008/09/intense-debate-goes-automattic/";s:11:"description";s:2410:"<p>Some cool news today &#8212; <a href="http://automattic.com/">Automattic</a> is acquiring <a href="http://intensedebate.com/">Intense Debate</a>. You can read more on<a href="http://www.intensedebate.com/blog/2008/09/23/automattic-acquires-intensedebate/"> Jon&#8217;s blog on Intense Debate</a>, or <a href="http://toni.org/2008/09/23/automattic-acquires-intensedebate/">on Toni&#8217;s blog</a>, or <a href="http://vcmike.wordpress.com/2008/09/23/automattic-acquires-intense-debate/">on VC Mike&#8217;s blog</a>.</p>
<p>For those of you who aren&#8217;t familiar with the product, Intense Debate supercharges the comment section of WordPress blogs and other sites with cool features like threading, reply by email, voting, reputation, and global profiles. There are a few companies tackling this space right now, but I was impressed with how much ID (Intense Debate) has been able to do with a small team, and happy to find that their common platform (PHP and MySQL) would make integration a lot easier.</p>
<p>Going forward, the plan is to keep Intense Debate available as a platform-agnostic independent service, much like <a href="http://akismet.com/">Akismet</a>. We&#8217;ll start to integrate its features into WordPress core, WordPress.com, and Gravatar as appropriate. For example, comment threading is going to be in WordPress 2.7, but reply by email is a lot easier to implement on a hosted service like WordPress.com. We&#8217;re also going to be able to lend our expertise in scaling to the ID team to make sure their users enjoy the same hassle-free speed and bulletproof availability as users of other Automattic services.</p>
<p>Long-term, I think that comments are the most crucial interaction point for blogs, and an area that deserves a lot of investment and innovation. Comments really haven&#8217;t changed in a decade, and it&#8217;s time to spice things up a little.</p>
<p>We were early in the space with investing in Akismet to solve the spam problem, but now I think the real growth opportunities are in the user interaction and social features across comments. There is a huge opportunity to increase the traffic and engagement of blogs significantly. WordPress.com alone already gets about three legitimate comments every second &#8212; more than a quarter of a million every day. I&#8217;m excited to see what the Intense Debate team can do to make things more interesting.</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:15:18 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Matt";}s:7:"summary";s:2410:"<p>Some cool news today &#8212; <a href="http://automattic.com/">Automattic</a> is acquiring <a href="http://intensedebate.com/">Intense Debate</a>. You can read more on<a href="http://www.intensedebate.com/blog/2008/09/23/automattic-acquires-intensedebate/"> Jon&#8217;s blog on Intense Debate</a>, or <a href="http://toni.org/2008/09/23/automattic-acquires-intensedebate/">on Toni&#8217;s blog</a>, or <a href="http://vcmike.wordpress.com/2008/09/23/automattic-acquires-intense-debate/">on VC Mike&#8217;s blog</a>.</p>
<p>For those of you who aren&#8217;t familiar with the product, Intense Debate supercharges the comment section of WordPress blogs and other sites with cool features like threading, reply by email, voting, reputation, and global profiles. There are a few companies tackling this space right now, but I was impressed with how much ID (Intense Debate) has been able to do with a small team, and happy to find that their common platform (PHP and MySQL) would make integration a lot easier.</p>
<p>Going forward, the plan is to keep Intense Debate available as a platform-agnostic independent service, much like <a href="http://akismet.com/">Akismet</a>. We&#8217;ll start to integrate its features into WordPress core, WordPress.com, and Gravatar as appropriate. For example, comment threading is going to be in WordPress 2.7, but reply by email is a lot easier to implement on a hosted service like WordPress.com. We&#8217;re also going to be able to lend our expertise in scaling to the ID team to make sure their users enjoy the same hassle-free speed and bulletproof availability as users of other Automattic services.</p>
<p>Long-term, I think that comments are the most crucial interaction point for blogs, and an area that deserves a lot of investment and innovation. Comments really haven&#8217;t changed in a decade, and it&#8217;s time to spice things up a little.</p>
<p>We were early in the space with investing in Akismet to solve the spam problem, but now I think the real growth opportunities are in the user interaction and social features across comments. There is a huge opportunity to increase the traffic and engagement of blogs significantly. WordPress.com alone already gets about three legitimate comments every second &#8212; more than a quarter of a million every day. I&#8217;m excited to see what the Intense Debate team can do to make things more interesting.</p>";}i:18;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:23:"Matt: 18 on 30 Under 30";s:4:"guid";s:20:"http://ma.tt/?p=7725";s:4:"link";s:39:"http://ma.tt/2008/09/18-on-30-under-30/";s:11:"description";s:212:"<p>Inc. just announced <a href="http://www.inc.com/30under30/2008/">their Top 30 Entrepreneurs Under 30 and I came in at #18</a>. Cool! Some really young ones on the list though &#8212; I&#8217;m getting old.</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:15:18 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Matt";}s:7:"summary";s:212:"<p>Inc. just announced <a href="http://www.inc.com/30under30/2008/">their Top 30 Entrepreneurs Under 30 and I came in at #18</a>. Cool! Some really young ones on the list though &#8212; I&#8217;m getting old.</p>";}i:19;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:26:"Matt: First day in Beijing";s:4:"guid";s:20:"http://ma.tt/?p=7661";s:4:"link";s:42:"http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/";s:11:"description";s:12849:"<p>Flying to Beijing, dinner, walking around Tienanmen Square.</p>
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<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0159/" title="mcm_0159"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0159-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0160/" title="mcm_0160"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0160-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0162-2/" title="mcm_0162"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0162-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0164-2/" title="mcm_0164"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0164-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0166/" title="mcm_0166"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0166-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0167/" title="mcm_0167"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0167-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0168-2/" title="mcm_0168"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0168-139x210.jpg" width="139" height="210" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:15:18 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Matt";}s:7:"summary";s:12849:"<p>Flying to Beijing, dinner, walking around Tienanmen Square.</p>
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<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0081-2/" title="mcm_0081"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0081-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0082/" title="mcm_0082"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0082-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0083/" title="mcm_0083"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0083-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0084-2/" title="mcm_0084"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0084-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0086-2/" title="mcm_0086"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0086-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0087/" title="mcm_0087"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0087-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0089-2/" title="mcm_0089"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0089-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0090-2/" title="mcm_0090"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0090-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0091/" title="mcm_0091"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0091-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0092-2/" title="mcm_0092"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0092-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0093-2/" title="mcm_0093"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0093-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0094-2/" title="mcm_0094"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0094-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0095/" title="mcm_0095"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0095-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0096/" title="mcm_0096"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0096-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0097-2/" title="mcm_0097"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0097-139x210.jpg" width="139" height="210" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0099-2/" title="mcm_0099"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0099-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0100-2/" title="mcm_0100"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0100-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0101-2/" title="mcm_0101"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0101-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0102-2/" title="mcm_0102"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0102-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0104/" title="mcm_0104"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0104-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0105-2/" title="mcm_0105"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0105-139x210.jpg" width="139" height="210" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0108/" title="mcm_0108"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0108-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0110-2/" title="mcm_0110"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0110-139x210.jpg" width="139" height="210" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0111-2/" title="mcm_0111"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0111-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0112/" title="mcm_0112"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0112-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0115/" title="mcm_0115"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0115-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0116/" title="mcm_0116"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0116-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0117/" title="mcm_0117"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0117-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0118/" title="mcm_0118"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0118-139x210.jpg" width="139" height="210" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0120-2/" title="mcm_0120"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0120-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0122-2/" title="mcm_0122"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0122-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0123/" title="mcm_0123"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0123-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0124-2/" title="mcm_0124"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0124-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0125/" title="mcm_0125"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0125-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0126/" title="mcm_0126"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0126-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0127/" title="mcm_0127"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0127-139x210.jpg" width="139" height="210" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0128/" title="mcm_0128"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0128-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0129/" title="mcm_0129"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0129-139x210.jpg" width="139" height="210" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0130-2/" title="mcm_0130"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0130-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0131-2/" title="mcm_0131"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0131-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0132/" title="mcm_0132"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0132-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0133-2/" title="mcm_0133"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0133-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0134/" title="mcm_0134"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0134-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0135/" title="mcm_0135"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0135-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0137-2/" title="mcm_0137"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0137-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0141/" title="mcm_0141"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0141-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0144/" title="mcm_0144"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0144-140x210.jpg" width="140" height="210" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0145/" title="mcm_0145"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0145-139x210.jpg" width="139" height="210" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
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<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0149/" title="mcm_0149"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0149-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0150/" title="mcm_0150"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0150-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0159/" title="mcm_0159"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0159-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0160/" title="mcm_0160"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0160-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0162-2/" title="mcm_0162"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0162-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0164-2/" title="mcm_0164"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0164-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0166/" title="mcm_0166"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0166-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0167/" title="mcm_0167"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0167-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/first-day-in-beijing/mcm_0168-2/" title="mcm_0168"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_0168-139x210.jpg" width="139" height="210" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>";}i:20;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:20:"Matt: Going to China";s:4:"guid";s:20:"http://ma.tt/?p=7659";s:4:"link";s:36:"http://ma.tt/2008/09/going-to-china/";s:11:"description";s:194:"<p>I&#8217;m going to be in China later this week for <a href="http://china.wordcamp.org/">WordCamp Shanghai and Beijing</a>. Really looking forward to meeting all the WordPress users there.</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:15:18 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Matt";}s:7:"summary";s:194:"<p>I&#8217;m going to be in China later this week for <a href="http://china.wordcamp.org/">WordCamp Shanghai and Beijing</a>. Really looking forward to meeting all the WordPress users there.</p>";}i:21;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:13:"Matt: Dropbox";s:4:"guid";s:29:"http://ma.tt/2008/09/dropbox/";s:4:"link";s:29:"http://ma.tt/2008/09/dropbox/";s:11:"description";s:160:"<p><a href="http://www.getdropbox.com/">Dropbox is open to the public now</a>. I&#8217;d love something like this I could use with my own Subversion server.</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:15:18 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Matt";}s:7:"summary";s:160:"<p><a href="http://www.getdropbox.com/">Dropbox is open to the public now</a>. I&#8217;d love something like this I could use with my own Subversion server.</p>";}i:22;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:26:"Matt: CMS Critic Interview";s:4:"guid";s:42:"http://ma.tt/2008/09/cms-critic-interview/";s:4:"link";s:42:"http://ma.tt/2008/09/cms-critic-interview/";s:11:"description";s:133:"<p><a href="http://cmscritic.com/wordpress-founder-matt-mullenweg-interview/">There&#8217;s a new interview up at CMS Critic</a>.</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:15:18 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Matt";}s:7:"summary";s:133:"<p><a href="http://cmscritic.com/wordpress-founder-matt-mullenweg-interview/">There&#8217;s a new interview up at CMS Critic</a>.</p>";}i:23;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:20:"Matt: Yahoo Hack Day";s:4:"guid";s:36:"http://ma.tt/2008/09/yahoo-hack-day/";s:4:"link";s:36:"http://ma.tt/2008/09/yahoo-hack-day/";s:11:"description";s:257:"<p><a href="http://hackday.org/">Yahoo&#8217;s Hack Day is coming up this Friday and Saturday</a>. I&#8217;m going to be a judge at the event. The other judges are David Filo, Ash Patel, Cheryl Ainoa, Jeff Clavier, Rashmi Sinha, and Om Malik. Fun group!</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:15:18 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Matt";}s:7:"summary";s:257:"<p><a href="http://hackday.org/">Yahoo&#8217;s Hack Day is coming up this Friday and Saturday</a>. I&#8217;m going to be a judge at the event. The other judges are David Filo, Ash Patel, Cheryl Ainoa, Jeff Clavier, Rashmi Sinha, and Om Malik. Fun group!</p>";}i:24;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:24:"Matt: SEO Book Interview";s:4:"guid";s:40:"http://ma.tt/2008/09/seo-book-interview/";s:4:"link";s:40:"http://ma.tt/2008/09/seo-book-interview/";s:11:"description";s:261:"<p><a href="http://www.seobook.com/interview-matt-mullenweg-wordpress-and-automattic-fame">A new interview with Aaron Wall of SEO Book up</a>. Also did a <a href="http://www.blueverse.com/2008/09/09/matt-mullenweg-interviewed/">short one with Blueverse</a>.</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:15:18 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Matt";}s:7:"summary";s:261:"<p><a href="http://www.seobook.com/interview-matt-mullenweg-wordpress-and-automattic-fame">A new interview with Aaron Wall of SEO Book up</a>. Also did a <a href="http://www.blueverse.com/2008/09/09/matt-mullenweg-interviewed/">short one with Blueverse</a>.</p>";}i:25;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:23:"Matt: 10 PHP Principles";s:4:"guid";s:39:"http://ma.tt/2008/09/10-php-principles/";s:4:"link";s:39:"http://ma.tt/2008/09/10-php-principles/";s:11:"description";s:116:"<p><a href="http://nettuts.com/articles/10-principles-of-the-php-masters/">10 Principles of the PHP Masters</a>.</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:15:18 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Matt";}s:7:"summary";s:116:"<p><a href="http://nettuts.com/articles/10-principles-of-the-php-masters/">10 Principles of the PHP Masters</a>.</p>";}i:26;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:22:"Matt: NFL on WordPress";s:4:"guid";s:38:"http://ma.tt/2008/09/nfl-on-wordpress/";s:4:"link";s:38:"http://ma.tt/2008/09/nfl-on-wordpress/";s:11:"description";s:227:"<p>The <a href="http://blogs.nfl.com/">new NFL blogs</a> are on WordPress and hosted on VIP. <a href="http://publisherblog.automattic.com/2008/09/04/nfl-selects-wordpresscom-vip/">Check out this info and video about it</a>.</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:15:18 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Matt";}s:7:"summary";s:227:"<p>The <a href="http://blogs.nfl.com/">new NFL blogs</a> are on WordPress and hosted on VIP. <a href="http://publisherblog.automattic.com/2008/09/04/nfl-selects-wordpresscom-vip/">Check out this info and video about it</a>.</p>";}i:27;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:26:"Matt: Martha Stewart on WP";s:4:"guid";s:42:"http://ma.tt/2008/09/martha-stewart-on-wp/";s:4:"link";s:42:"http://ma.tt/2008/09/martha-stewart-on-wp/";s:11:"description";s:504:"<p>&#8220;As my blog has grown in popularity, we realized we were ready to switch to a platform offering more programming options.  After careful research, that new platform will be Wordpress, which we hope to launch tomorrow with an exciting photo gallery from my most recent trip to Mexico.&#8221; &#8212; <a href="http://www.themarthablog.com/2008/09/blog-upgrade-news.html">Martha Stewart</a>. <em>Ms. Stewart was previously on Typepad.</em> Hat tip: <a href="http://joeclark.org/">Joe Clark</a>.</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:15:18 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Matt";}s:7:"summary";s:504:"<p>&#8220;As my blog has grown in popularity, we realized we were ready to switch to a platform offering more programming options.  After careful research, that new platform will be Wordpress, which we hope to launch tomorrow with an exciting photo gallery from my most recent trip to Mexico.&#8221; &#8212; <a href="http://www.themarthablog.com/2008/09/blog-upgrade-news.html">Martha Stewart</a>. <em>Ms. Stewart was previously on Typepad.</em> Hat tip: <a href="http://joeclark.org/">Joe Clark</a>.</p>";}i:28;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:18:"Matt: Day in Davao";s:4:"guid";s:20:"http://ma.tt/?p=7553";s:4:"link";s:34:"http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/";s:11:"description";s:15294:"<p>Arriving in Davao from Manila, dinner, and drinks.</p>
<p><span id="more-7553"></span></p>

<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8841/" title="mcm_8841"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8841-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
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<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8844/" title="mcm_8844"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8844-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8845/" title="mcm_8845"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8845-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8847/" title="mcm_8847"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8847-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8849/" title="mcm_8849"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8849-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8850/" title="mcm_8850"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8850-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8851/" title="mcm_8851"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8851-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8852/" title="mcm_8852"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8852-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8853/" title="mcm_8853"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8853-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8854/" title="mcm_8854"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8854-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8855/" title="mcm_8855"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8855-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8857/" title="mcm_8857"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8857-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8859/" title="mcm_8859"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8859-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8860/" title="mcm_8860"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8860-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8861/" title="mcm_8861"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8861-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8863/" title="mcm_8863"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8863-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8864/" title="mcm_8864"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8864-195x130.jpg" width="195" height="130" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8865/" title="mcm_8865"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8865-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8866/" title="mcm_8866"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8866-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8868/" title="mcm_8868"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8868-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8856/" title="mcm_8856"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8856-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8870/" title="mcm_8870"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8870-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8871/" title="mcm_8871"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8871-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8872/" title="mcm_8872"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8872-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8873/" title="mcm_8873"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8873-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8874/" title="mcm_8874"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8874-139x210.jpg" width="139" height="210" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8875/" title="mcm_8875"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8875-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8876/" title="mcm_8876"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8876-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8877/" title="mcm_8877"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8877-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8878/" title="mcm_8878"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8878-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8879/" title="mcm_8879"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8879-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8880/" title="mcm_8880"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8880-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8881/" title="mcm_8881"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8881-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8884/" title="mcm_8884"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8884-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8886/" title="mcm_8886"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8886-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8888/" title="mcm_8888"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8888-139x210.jpg" width="139" height="210" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8890/" title="mcm_8890"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8890-139x210.jpg" width="139" height="210" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8891/" title="mcm_8891"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8891-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8892/" title="mcm_8892"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8892-139x210.jpg" width="139" height="210" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8895/" title="mcm_8895"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8895-139x210.jpg" width="139" height="210" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8896/" title="mcm_8896"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8896-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8897/" title="mcm_8897"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8897-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8899/" title="mcm_8899"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8899-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8900/" title="mcm_8900"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8900-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8903/" title="mcm_8903"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8903-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8904/" title="mcm_8904"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8904-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8905/" title="mcm_8905"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8905-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8908/" title="mcm_8908"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8908-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8909/" title="mcm_8909"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8909-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8910/" title="mcm_8910"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8910-139x210.jpg" width="139" height="210" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8911/" title="mcm_8911"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8911-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8914/" title="mcm_8914"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8914-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8915/" title="mcm_8915"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8915-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8916/" title="mcm_8916"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8916-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8917/" title="mcm_8917"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8917-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8919/" title="mcm_8919"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8919-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8920/" title="mcm_8920"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8920-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8922/" title="mcm_8922"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8922-139x210.jpg" width="139" height="210" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8924/" title="mcm_8924"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8924-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8925/" title="mcm_8925"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8925-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8928/" title="mcm_8928"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8928-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8930/" title="mcm_8930"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8930-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8931/" title="mcm_8931"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8931-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8934/" title="mcm_8934"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8934-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8935/" title="mcm_8935"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8935-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8936/" title="mcm_8936"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8936-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8937/" title="mcm_8937"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8937-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8938/" title="mcm_8938"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8938-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8943/" title="mcm_8943"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8943-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8946/" title="mcm_8946"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8946-139x210.jpg" width="139" height="210" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8947/" title="mcm_8947"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8947-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8948/" title="mcm_8948"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8948-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8950/" title="mcm_8950"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8950-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8952/" title="mcm_8952"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8952-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:15:18 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Matt";}s:7:"summary";s:15294:"<p>Arriving in Davao from Manila, dinner, and drinks.</p>
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<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8878/" title="mcm_8878"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8878-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8879/" title="mcm_8879"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8879-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
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<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8888/" title="mcm_8888"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8888-139x210.jpg" width="139" height="210" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8890/" title="mcm_8890"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8890-139x210.jpg" width="139" height="210" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8891/" title="mcm_8891"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8891-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
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<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8899/" title="mcm_8899"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8899-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8900/" title="mcm_8900"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8900-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
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<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8904/" title="mcm_8904"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8904-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
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<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8908/" title="mcm_8908"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8908-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
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<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8910/" title="mcm_8910"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8910-139x210.jpg" width="139" height="210" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
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<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8916/" title="mcm_8916"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8916-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8917/" title="mcm_8917"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8917-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8919/" title="mcm_8919"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8919-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
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<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8947/" title="mcm_8947"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8947-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8948/" title="mcm_8948"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8948-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8950/" title="mcm_8950"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8950-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
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<p>This plugin is made for you if you use Amazon Affiliate links (aka Amazon Associates, Amazon Partenaires etc.).</p>
<p><a href="http://code.google.com/p/vlabs/wiki/comment2tweet"><strong>comment2tweet</strong></a></p>
<p>comment2tweet is a WordPress plugin which will automatically post new comments from a WordPress blog to a twitter account. The comment posted to twitter will be an excerpt 140 characters long, and includes a short url link back to the comment.</p>
<p><a href="http://playground.ebiene.de/263/wpaffi-wordpress-plugin-fuer-affiliate-links/"><strong>wpAFFI</strong></a></p>
<p>Simple and rapid technique to hide your affiliate links.</p>
<p><a href="http://michael.tyson.id.au/smart-404"><strong>Smart 404</strong></a></p>
<p>Instead of quickly giving up when a visitor reaches a page that doesn&#8217;t exist, make an effort to guess what they were<br />
after in the first place. This plugin will perform a search of your posts, tags and categories, using keywords from the requested<br />
URL. If there&#8217;s a match, redirect to that page instead of showing the error. If there&#8217;s more than one match, the<br />
404 template can use some template tags to provide a list of suggestions to the visitor.</p>
<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/snooth-widget/"><strong>Snooth Widget</strong></a></p>
<p>Grabs Snooth.com Wine Ratings and adds them to a sidebar on your WordPress Blog using the Widget engine.</p>
<p><a href="http://sivel.net/2008/09/possibly-related-recent-posts/"><strong>Possibly Related Recent Posts</strong></a></p>
<p>Automatically displays possibly related posts at the end of each post.</p>
<p><a href="http://sivel.net/2008/09/easy-disable-visual-editor/"><strong>Easy Disable Visual Editor</strong></a></p>
<p>Easily disables the visual editor globally.</p>
<p><a href="http://tantannoodles.com/toolkit/wordpress-s3/"><strong>WordPress S3</strong></a></p>
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<p>This plugin is made for you if you use Amazon Affiliate links (aka Amazon Associates, Amazon Partenaires etc.).</p>
<p><a href="http://code.google.com/p/vlabs/wiki/comment2tweet"><strong>comment2tweet</strong></a></p>
<p>comment2tweet is a WordPress plugin which will automatically post new comments from a WordPress blog to a twitter account. The comment posted to twitter will be an excerpt 140 characters long, and includes a short url link back to the comment.</p>
<p><a href="http://playground.ebiene.de/263/wpaffi-wordpress-plugin-fuer-affiliate-links/"><strong>wpAFFI</strong></a></p>
<p>Simple and rapid technique to hide your affiliate links.</p>
<p><a href="http://michael.tyson.id.au/smart-404"><strong>Smart 404</strong></a></p>
<p>Instead of quickly giving up when a visitor reaches a page that doesn&#8217;t exist, make an effort to guess what they were<br />
after in the first place. This plugin will perform a search of your posts, tags and categories, using keywords from the requested<br />
URL. If there&#8217;s a match, redirect to that page instead of showing the error. If there&#8217;s more than one match, the<br />
404 template can use some template tags to provide a list of suggestions to the visitor.</p>
<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/snooth-widget/"><strong>Snooth Widget</strong></a></p>
<p>Grabs Snooth.com Wine Ratings and adds them to a sidebar on your WordPress Blog using the Widget engine.</p>
<p><a href="http://sivel.net/2008/09/possibly-related-recent-posts/"><strong>Possibly Related Recent Posts</strong></a></p>
<p>Automatically displays possibly related posts at the end of each post.</p>
<p><a href="http://sivel.net/2008/09/easy-disable-visual-editor/"><strong>Easy Disable Visual Editor</strong></a></p>
<p>Easily disables the visual editor globally.</p>
<p><a href="http://tantannoodles.com/toolkit/wordpress-s3/"><strong>WordPress S3</strong></a></p>
<p>This WordPress plugin allows you to use <a href="http://amazon.com/s3">Amazon’s Simple Storage Service</a> to host your media for your WordPress powered blog.</p>";}i:31;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:59:"Weblog Tools Collection: WordPress Theme Releases for 09/25";s:4:"guid";s:40:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=4231";s:4:"link";s:87:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/09/25/wordpress-theme-releases-for-0925/";s:11:"description";s:1903:"<p><a href="http://stylizedweb.com/2008/09/22/aqueous-free-wordpress-theme/"><strong>Aqueous</strong></a></p>
<p><img title="aqueous" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/aqueous.jpg" border="0" alt="aqueous" width="199" height="114" /></p>
<p>Three column, blue and white theme with a fluid later, designed for higher resolutions.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.va4business.com/business/112/talian-reloaded/"><strong>Talian Reloaded</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://va4business.com/talian/index.php?wptheme=Talian%20reloaded%20green."><img title="talian-screenshot-banner" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/talianscreenshotbanner.jpg" border="0" alt="talian-screenshot-banner" width="112" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Talian is a 3 colomn premium theme with several new features (Post styling options, mini social bookmakers) and option pages e.g. custom sitemap, custom archives and custom link pages</p>
<p><a href="http://www.myokyawhtun.com/themes-templates/wp-foto-theme.html/"><strong>WP Foto</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://photo.myokyawhtun.com/"><img title="wpfoto" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/wpfoto.jpg" border="0" alt="wpfoto" width="105" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Wp Foto theme is single layout theme designed for photo blogger. It uses custom fields for displaying thumbnail in home page, archive page, category and tag page.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.thematology.com/2008/09/24/free-wordpress-theme-mediterranean/"><strong>Mediterranean</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://demo.thematology.com/?wptheme=mediterranean"><img title="mediterranean" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/mediterranean.jpg" border="0" alt="mediterranean" width="137" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Mediterranean is a two column, widget ready WordPress theme, with right-hand sidebar, from an original XHTML template by DemusDesign.</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:54:44 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Ajay";}s:7:"summary";s:1903:"<p><a href="http://stylizedweb.com/2008/09/22/aqueous-free-wordpress-theme/"><strong>Aqueous</strong></a></p>
<p><img title="aqueous" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/aqueous.jpg" border="0" alt="aqueous" width="199" height="114" /></p>
<p>Three column, blue and white theme with a fluid later, designed for higher resolutions.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.va4business.com/business/112/talian-reloaded/"><strong>Talian Reloaded</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://va4business.com/talian/index.php?wptheme=Talian%20reloaded%20green."><img title="talian-screenshot-banner" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/talianscreenshotbanner.jpg" border="0" alt="talian-screenshot-banner" width="112" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Talian is a 3 colomn premium theme with several new features (Post styling options, mini social bookmakers) and option pages e.g. custom sitemap, custom archives and custom link pages</p>
<p><a href="http://www.myokyawhtun.com/themes-templates/wp-foto-theme.html/"><strong>WP Foto</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://photo.myokyawhtun.com/"><img title="wpfoto" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/wpfoto.jpg" border="0" alt="wpfoto" width="105" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Wp Foto theme is single layout theme designed for photo blogger. It uses custom fields for displaying thumbnail in home page, archive page, category and tag page.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.thematology.com/2008/09/24/free-wordpress-theme-mediterranean/"><strong>Mediterranean</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://demo.thematology.com/?wptheme=mediterranean"><img title="mediterranean" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/mediterranean.jpg" border="0" alt="mediterranean" width="137" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Mediterranean is a two column, widget ready WordPress theme, with right-hand sidebar, from an original XHTML template by DemusDesign.</p>";}i:32;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:24:"Alex King: WordCamp Utah";s:4:"guid";s:49:"http://alexking.org/blog/2008/09/24/wordcamp-utah";s:4:"link";s:49:"http://alexking.org/blog/2008/09/24/wordcamp-utah";s:11:"description";s:1833:"<p>The <a href="http://crowdfavorite.com" rel="external">team</a> and I have been hard at work getting some pretty interesting goodies ready for launch at <a href="http://utah.wordcamp.org" rel="external">WordCamp Utah</a> this weekend.</p>
<p class="center"><a href="http://utah.wordcamp.org/" title="WordCamp Utah logo by alexkingorg, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3182/2768045330_a1f6ae4503_o.png" width="214" height="221" alt="WordCamp Utah logo" /></a></p>
<p>I&#8217;m also giving a <a href="http://utah.wordcamp.org/schedule/" rel="external">presentation</a> on plugin development - so if there is anything you&#8217;d like to hear about specifically please let me know and I&#8217;ll try to get it in there.</p>
<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&wp=2.2.3&amp;publisher=a1583af8-28eb-4210-97bd-2bb5c02bc265&amp;title=WordCamp+Utah&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Falexking.org%2Fblog%2F2008%2F09%2F24%2Fwordcamp-utah">ShareThis</a></p>
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<p class="center"><a href="http://utah.wordcamp.org/" title="WordCamp Utah logo by alexkingorg, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3182/2768045330_a1f6ae4503_o.png" width="214" height="221" alt="WordCamp Utah logo" /></a></p>
<p>I&#8217;m also giving a <a href="http://utah.wordcamp.org/schedule/" rel="external">presentation</a> on plugin development - so if there is anything you&#8217;d like to hear about specifically please let me know and I&#8217;ll try to get it in there.</p>
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<p>PhotoQ is a WordPress plugin that turns your blog into a photoblog. If you have a lot of pictures to post, PhotoQ is your ideal companion. With PhotoQ you can mass upload several photos at the same time thanks to its batch upload functionality.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.studiograsshopper.ch/wordpress-plugins/admin-drop-down-menus-plugin/"><strong>Admin Drop Down Menus</strong></a></p>
<p>Admin Drop Down Menus rearranges the existing default Dashboard/Admin menus into javascript driven dropdowns, making navigation around your Wordpress Admin quicker, easier and considerably more efficient.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.viper007bond.com/wordpress-plugins/vipers-video-quicktags/"><strong>Viper&#8217;s Video Quicktags</strong></a></p>
<p>Just simply click one of the new buttons that this plugin adds to the write screen (rich editor included) and then paste the URL that the video is located at into the prompt box.</p>
<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/tabbed-widgets/"><strong>Tabbed Widgets</strong></a></p>
<p>Tabbed interfaces are the most common on newspaper type website where they can save a lot of vertical space and make it look less cluttered. This plugin allows you to create them.</p>
<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/hatena-star/"><strong>Hatena Star</strong></a></p>
<p>Hatena Star is a recommendation service for webpages, popular in Japan.</p>
<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/blinko-broadcaster/"><strong>Blinko Broadcaster for WordPress</strong></a></p>
<p>The Blinko Broadcaster Plugin gives any WordPress user the opportunity to create their own broadcasting page, by signing up to an evaluation account to Blinko just by filling in an email address, all through a user-friendly interface in the Admin Panel.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.stefanoverna.com/projects/wp_markitup"><strong>WP MarkitUp</strong></a></p>
<p>WP MarkItUp! is the Wordpress plugin that replaces the old “quicktags” toolbar with <a href="http://markitup.jaysalvat.com/home/">MarkItUp!</a>, a jQuery plugin written by <a href="http://www.jaysalvat.com/">Jay Salvat</a> that allows to turn any textarea into an highly customizable markup editor.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.wesg.ca/2008/08/wordpress-plugin-find-and-replacer/"><strong>Find and Replacer</strong></a></p>
<p>Find and replacer is a powerful search plugin for replacing tags and text throughout your blog installation.</p>
<p><a href="http://blog.gekimoe.org/chating/wp-easy-digg"><strong>WP Easy Digg</strong></a></p>
<p>The plugin will add a digg button to every post, so your readers could digg the post if they really like it.</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:58:24 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Ajay";}s:7:"summary";s:2743:"<p><a href="http://www.whoismanu.com/category/blog/wordpress/photoq/"><strong>PhotoQ</strong></a></p>
<p>PhotoQ is a WordPress plugin that turns your blog into a photoblog. If you have a lot of pictures to post, PhotoQ is your ideal companion. With PhotoQ you can mass upload several photos at the same time thanks to its batch upload functionality.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.studiograsshopper.ch/wordpress-plugins/admin-drop-down-menus-plugin/"><strong>Admin Drop Down Menus</strong></a></p>
<p>Admin Drop Down Menus rearranges the existing default Dashboard/Admin menus into javascript driven dropdowns, making navigation around your Wordpress Admin quicker, easier and considerably more efficient.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.viper007bond.com/wordpress-plugins/vipers-video-quicktags/"><strong>Viper&#8217;s Video Quicktags</strong></a></p>
<p>Just simply click one of the new buttons that this plugin adds to the write screen (rich editor included) and then paste the URL that the video is located at into the prompt box.</p>
<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/tabbed-widgets/"><strong>Tabbed Widgets</strong></a></p>
<p>Tabbed interfaces are the most common on newspaper type website where they can save a lot of vertical space and make it look less cluttered. This plugin allows you to create them.</p>
<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/hatena-star/"><strong>Hatena Star</strong></a></p>
<p>Hatena Star is a recommendation service for webpages, popular in Japan.</p>
<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/blinko-broadcaster/"><strong>Blinko Broadcaster for WordPress</strong></a></p>
<p>The Blinko Broadcaster Plugin gives any WordPress user the opportunity to create their own broadcasting page, by signing up to an evaluation account to Blinko just by filling in an email address, all through a user-friendly interface in the Admin Panel.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.stefanoverna.com/projects/wp_markitup"><strong>WP MarkitUp</strong></a></p>
<p>WP MarkItUp! is the Wordpress plugin that replaces the old “quicktags” toolbar with <a href="http://markitup.jaysalvat.com/home/">MarkItUp!</a>, a jQuery plugin written by <a href="http://www.jaysalvat.com/">Jay Salvat</a> that allows to turn any textarea into an highly customizable markup editor.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.wesg.ca/2008/08/wordpress-plugin-find-and-replacer/"><strong>Find and Replacer</strong></a></p>
<p>Find and replacer is a powerful search plugin for replacing tags and text throughout your blog installation.</p>
<p><a href="http://blog.gekimoe.org/chating/wp-easy-digg"><strong>WP Easy Digg</strong></a></p>
<p>The plugin will add a digg button to every post, so your readers could digg the post if they really like it.</p>";}i:34;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:62:"Weblog Tools Collection: Automattic Has Acquired IntenseDebate";s:4:"guid";s:91:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/09/23/automattic-has-acquired-intensedebate/";s:4:"link";s:91:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/09/23/automattic-has-acquired-intensedebate/";s:11:"description";s:1063:"<p><a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/23/automattic-has-acquired-intensedebates-enhanced-comment-system/">Automattic Has Acquired IntenseDebate’s Enhanced Comment System</a>: Automattic has acquired IntenseDebate for an undisclosed amount according to TechCrunch and <a href="http://www.intensedebate.com/blog/2008/09/23/automattic-acquires-intensedebate/">this post on the IntenseDate blog</a>. They are planning to delve into a closed beta once again while they ramp up their hardware for an onslaught of new users from Automattic. Plans include a tight integeration with WordPress (I am assuming with WordPress.com initially and maybe as a plugin for WordPress.org, thus the need for ramping up resources) but will continue to exist as a separate service and will be available for other platforms beside WordPress. Expect more news on this front very soon. <a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/intense-debate-goes-automattic/">Matt</a> and <a href="http://toni.org/2008/09/23/automattic-acquires-intensedebate/">Toni</a> also talk about the acquisition.</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:24:30 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"Mark Ghosh";}s:7:"summary";s:1063:"<p><a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/09/23/automattic-has-acquired-intensedebates-enhanced-comment-system/">Automattic Has Acquired IntenseDebate’s Enhanced Comment System</a>: Automattic has acquired IntenseDebate for an undisclosed amount according to TechCrunch and <a href="http://www.intensedebate.com/blog/2008/09/23/automattic-acquires-intensedebate/">this post on the IntenseDate blog</a>. They are planning to delve into a closed beta once again while they ramp up their hardware for an onslaught of new users from Automattic. Plans include a tight integeration with WordPress (I am assuming with WordPress.com initially and maybe as a plugin for WordPress.org, thus the need for ramping up resources) but will continue to exist as a separate service and will be available for other platforms beside WordPress. Expect more news on this front very soon. <a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/intense-debate-goes-automattic/">Matt</a> and <a href="http://toni.org/2008/09/23/automattic-acquires-intensedebate/">Toni</a> also talk about the acquisition.</p>";}i:35;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:56:"Weblog Tools Collection: Comment Spam with more Kung Fu?";s:4:"guid";s:40:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=4216";s:4:"link";s:84:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/09/23/comment-spam-with-more-kung-fu/";s:11:"description";s:3256:"<p>It is no secret that <a href="http://blog.akismet.com/2006/05/15/second-most-spammed-man-in-the-world/">Weblog Tools Collection is a magnet for comment spam</a>. I am not sure if this is something to brag about but Akismet has caught over 3,588,568 spam comments as of writing this article. We spend a considerable amount of time moderating comments on this blog and lately the time spent has increased many fold. Let me explain.</p>
<p>Since automattic spamming of blogs has mostly been reduced to a trickle due to the likes of Akismet, spammers are now individually targeting blog posts with highly relevant, and in many cases highly convincing comments. I moderated and subsequently spammed a comment today that was over a hundred words long, on the pros and cons of one of the themes on our daily theme posts. I thought the comment was a very well written review of theme until I looked closely. The URI of the poster was a refinancing Made For AdSense page. One click of my itchy index finger and it was gone. Take that sucka!</p>
<p>This sort of relevant comment spam is not new but the time and effort spent on writing them seems to have increased quite a bit, where legit comments are harder to distinguish from spam. They now come with more Kung Fu and we need to spend more time and effort in identifying them. We use a <a href="http://alexking.org/projects/wordpress">plugin written by Alex King on this blog that can delink the comment authors</a>. However there is lurking danger in just delinking a comment author since if the author was really a spammer, authorizing a comment is akin to authorizing them to post comments on your blog without moderation (they still have to go through Akismet even if the author was previously authorized). So if the comment looks really legit but has a lurking spam link in the URI, and Akismet thinks it is ham then you as the blogger never see it because it never gets put into the moderation queue and the spammer is successful.</p>
<p>In addition to much better comments from spammers, trackback spam have gotten clever as well. Spammy trackbacks from Russian and Chinese sites have increased considerably. They are much harder to identify as spam because of the language barrier and we have resorted to deleting them if they look anywhere close to being suspicious or add nothing to the conversation. We also delete any and all trackbacks from scraper sites. As a matter of fact, we use the blacklist feature to remove them from contention completely but scapers are another story for another day.</p>
<p>So we are spending more time moderating comments and often feel guilty that we might be spamming or deleting legitimate comments from folks whose site/blog look spammy to us (there was a poker blog that looked spammy but was written by a legitimate poker fan). Sadly, one persons&#8217; spam might look to another person like ham and vice versa. It is getting harder to determine the spamminess of a comment because the distinguishing features that separate ham from spam continue to get more and more blurry. Please be (more) careful when approving a comment because you might be letting a spammer in.</p>
<p><span class="sqq">“Named must your fear be before banish it you can.”</span></p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:45:26 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"Mark Ghosh";}s:7:"summary";s:3256:"<p>It is no secret that <a href="http://blog.akismet.com/2006/05/15/second-most-spammed-man-in-the-world/">Weblog Tools Collection is a magnet for comment spam</a>. I am not sure if this is something to brag about but Akismet has caught over 3,588,568 spam comments as of writing this article. We spend a considerable amount of time moderating comments on this blog and lately the time spent has increased many fold. Let me explain.</p>
<p>Since automattic spamming of blogs has mostly been reduced to a trickle due to the likes of Akismet, spammers are now individually targeting blog posts with highly relevant, and in many cases highly convincing comments. I moderated and subsequently spammed a comment today that was over a hundred words long, on the pros and cons of one of the themes on our daily theme posts. I thought the comment was a very well written review of theme until I looked closely. The URI of the poster was a refinancing Made For AdSense page. One click of my itchy index finger and it was gone. Take that sucka!</p>
<p>This sort of relevant comment spam is not new but the time and effort spent on writing them seems to have increased quite a bit, where legit comments are harder to distinguish from spam. They now come with more Kung Fu and we need to spend more time and effort in identifying them. We use a <a href="http://alexking.org/projects/wordpress">plugin written by Alex King on this blog that can delink the comment authors</a>. However there is lurking danger in just delinking a comment author since if the author was really a spammer, authorizing a comment is akin to authorizing them to post comments on your blog without moderation (they still have to go through Akismet even if the author was previously authorized). So if the comment looks really legit but has a lurking spam link in the URI, and Akismet thinks it is ham then you as the blogger never see it because it never gets put into the moderation queue and the spammer is successful.</p>
<p>In addition to much better comments from spammers, trackback spam have gotten clever as well. Spammy trackbacks from Russian and Chinese sites have increased considerably. They are much harder to identify as spam because of the language barrier and we have resorted to deleting them if they look anywhere close to being suspicious or add nothing to the conversation. We also delete any and all trackbacks from scraper sites. As a matter of fact, we use the blacklist feature to remove them from contention completely but scapers are another story for another day.</p>
<p>So we are spending more time moderating comments and often feel guilty that we might be spamming or deleting legitimate comments from folks whose site/blog look spammy to us (there was a poker blog that looked spammy but was written by a legitimate poker fan). Sadly, one persons&#8217; spam might look to another person like ham and vice versa. It is getting harder to determine the spamminess of a comment because the distinguishing features that separate ham from spam continue to get more and more blurry. Please be (more) careful when approving a comment because you might be letting a spammer in.</p>
<p><span class="sqq">“Named must your fear be before banish it you can.”</span></p>";}i:36;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:27:"Donncha: WP Super Cache 0.8";s:4:"guid";s:29:"http://ocaoimh.ie/?p=89494030";s:4:"link";s:47:"http://ocaoimh.ie/2008/09/23/wp-super-cache-08/";s:11:"description";s:3387:"<p><a href="http://ocaoimh.ie/wp-super-cache/">WP Super Cache</a> is a page caching plugin for WordPress that will significantly speed up your website.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;re not interested in the changes, simply grab the <a href="http://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wp-super-cache.0.8.1.zip">latest version</a> of the plugin and copy the files into your plugin folder. It&#8217;ll work, but if you&#8217;re upgrading, you should read on.</p>
<p>Major changes in this release:
<ol>
<li> Generate a semaphore id based on hostname and cache path to avoid problems on shared hosts, props <a href="http://blog.tigertech.net/">Tigertech</a>.</li>
<li> If you run WordPress from a different directory to where it&#8217;s installed, supercached files weren&#8217;t deleted when a post was made or updated. That is now fixed. Thanks <a href="http://www.viper007bond.com/">Viper007Bond</a> for all your help on that.</li>
<li> Paged archives, category pages, and tag pages are now cleared when a post is edited or comment approved. This replicates what WP Cache did all along so you should hopefully see supercached static files updating more often.</li>
<li> If your .htaccess is read-only, the mod_rewrite rules are displayed on the admin page. Thanks <a href="http://mattsblog.ca/">Matt</a> for the patch.</li>
<li> Updated mod_rewrite rules won&#8217;t serve static html files if there&#8217;s a &#8220;=&#8221; in the url. Should catch all sorts of problems with plugins and attachments. You&#8217;ll have to manually edit your root .htaccess to match the new rules.</li>
<li> Set cache control and expiry headers of supercached files. They are cached for 5 minutes, but with a &#8220;must-revalidate&#8221; header. Delete wp-content/cache/.htaccess for the new rules to be updated.</li>
<li> Check for WordPress MU because it can&#8217;t update the .htaccess file.</li>
<li> Write supercache html to temporary files and rename. The old way opened the correct file for writing, did some work and wrote the file. In the fraction of a second it took to write the file, someone <em>might</em> request it and get an incomplete page.</li>
<li> The Supercache expiry time has been removed. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnrXiaPVeHY">There can be only one.</a></li>
</ol>
<p>Edit: 0.8.1 has just been released. This addresses the following:
<ul>
<li> The &#8220;forbidden files&#8221; problems some users had is fixed.</li>
<li> Supercache files were being removed needlessly when a moderated comment was made.</li>
<li> I added a &#8220;Clear cached files when post is edited&#8221; checkbox.</li>
<li> I added a &#8220;Delete Cache&#8221; link next to the Dashboard link on the dashboard.</li>
<li> Tigertech found that when a file is renamed and the new filename is already used, the old remains.</li>
<li> Updated readme.txt.</li>
</ul>
<p><img src="http://ocaoimh.ie/?voyeur=1" /></p><p><strong>Related Posts</strong><ul><li><a href="http://ocaoimh.ie/2008/03/13/wp-super-cache-06/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: WP Super Cache 0.6">WP Super Cache 0.6</a></li><li><a href="http://ocaoimh.ie/2008/08/20/wp-super-cache-067/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: WP Super Cache 0.6.7">WP Super Cache 0.6.7</a></li><li><a href="http://ocaoimh.ie/2008/04/12/wp-super-cache-062/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: WP Super Cache 0.6.2">WP Super Cache 0.6.2</a></li></ul></p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:46:50 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:7:"Donncha";}s:7:"summary";s:3387:"<p><a href="http://ocaoimh.ie/wp-super-cache/">WP Super Cache</a> is a page caching plugin for WordPress that will significantly speed up your website.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;re not interested in the changes, simply grab the <a href="http://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/wp-super-cache.0.8.1.zip">latest version</a> of the plugin and copy the files into your plugin folder. It&#8217;ll work, but if you&#8217;re upgrading, you should read on.</p>
<p>Major changes in this release:
<ol>
<li> Generate a semaphore id based on hostname and cache path to avoid problems on shared hosts, props <a href="http://blog.tigertech.net/">Tigertech</a>.</li>
<li> If you run WordPress from a different directory to where it&#8217;s installed, supercached files weren&#8217;t deleted when a post was made or updated. That is now fixed. Thanks <a href="http://www.viper007bond.com/">Viper007Bond</a> for all your help on that.</li>
<li> Paged archives, category pages, and tag pages are now cleared when a post is edited or comment approved. This replicates what WP Cache did all along so you should hopefully see supercached static files updating more often.</li>
<li> If your .htaccess is read-only, the mod_rewrite rules are displayed on the admin page. Thanks <a href="http://mattsblog.ca/">Matt</a> for the patch.</li>
<li> Updated mod_rewrite rules won&#8217;t serve static html files if there&#8217;s a &#8220;=&#8221; in the url. Should catch all sorts of problems with plugins and attachments. You&#8217;ll have to manually edit your root .htaccess to match the new rules.</li>
<li> Set cache control and expiry headers of supercached files. They are cached for 5 minutes, but with a &#8220;must-revalidate&#8221; header. Delete wp-content/cache/.htaccess for the new rules to be updated.</li>
<li> Check for WordPress MU because it can&#8217;t update the .htaccess file.</li>
<li> Write supercache html to temporary files and rename. The old way opened the correct file for writing, did some work and wrote the file. In the fraction of a second it took to write the file, someone <em>might</em> request it and get an incomplete page.</li>
<li> The Supercache expiry time has been removed. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnrXiaPVeHY">There can be only one.</a></li>
</ol>
<p>Edit: 0.8.1 has just been released. This addresses the following:
<ul>
<li> The &#8220;forbidden files&#8221; problems some users had is fixed.</li>
<li> Supercache files were being removed needlessly when a moderated comment was made.</li>
<li> I added a &#8220;Clear cached files when post is edited&#8221; checkbox.</li>
<li> I added a &#8220;Delete Cache&#8221; link next to the Dashboard link on the dashboard.</li>
<li> Tigertech found that when a file is renamed and the new filename is already used, the old remains.</li>
<li> Updated readme.txt.</li>
</ul>
<p><img src="http://ocaoimh.ie/?voyeur=1" /></p><p><strong>Related Posts</strong><ul><li><a href="http://ocaoimh.ie/2008/03/13/wp-super-cache-06/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: WP Super Cache 0.6">WP Super Cache 0.6</a></li><li><a href="http://ocaoimh.ie/2008/08/20/wp-super-cache-067/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: WP Super Cache 0.6.7">WP Super Cache 0.6.7</a></li><li><a href="http://ocaoimh.ie/2008/04/12/wp-super-cache-062/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: WP Super Cache 0.6.2">WP Super Cache 0.6.2</a></li></ul></p>";}i:37;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:43:"Lloyd: Official WordPress Logos and Fan Art";s:4:"guid";s:30:"http://foolswisdom.com/?p=1577";s:4:"link";s:60:"http://foolswisdom.com/official-wordpress-logos-and-fan-art/";s:11:"description";s:4102:"<p>I know that <a href="http://ma.tt/">Matt Mullenweg</a> and <a href="http://iammattthomas.com/">Matt Thomas</a> die a little each time they see WordPress fan art that uses a faux logo. I only notice the chubby W because I&#8217;ve been edumacated.</p>
<p>MT (the real) <a href="http://iammattthomas.com/journal/bling">has updated</a> <a href="http://wordpress.org/about/buttons/">WordPress.org/about/buttons</a> with official WordPress logos in pngs and vector image formats.</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://wordpress.org/about/buttons/"><img title="WordPress › About » Logos and Graphics" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3159/2845483965_9e92fd4305.jpg" alt="WordPress Logos and WordPress Buttons" width="500" height="409" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">WordPress Logos and WordPress Buttons</p></div>
<p>There are also WordPress desktop wall paper in various official colors and sizes. The official WordPress colors are given in a variety of code systems. Pantone 7468 anyone?</p>
<p><strong>Fan Art</strong></p>
<p>The <a href="http://wordpress.org/about/fanart/">fan art</a> page could use some fresh contributions.</p>
<p>These <strong>naturalized WordPress logos</strong> would be nice additions:</p>
<div class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="http://photoallan.wordpress.com/2007/08/15/wordpress-india-logo-celebrating-60-years-of-independence/"><img title="WordPress India Independence Logo" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3292/2880228178_9943eee2e1_m.jpg" alt="WordPress India Independence Logo by Allan Fernandes" width="160" height="152" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">WordPress India Independence Logo by Allan Fernandes</p></div>
<p>One or more of the <a href="http://www.enveluv.com/blog/2007/08/30/happy-merdeka/">WordPress Malaysia Independence Logos</a> by Avijit Paul. My favorite are the one&#8217;s with the flower for the O:</p>
<div class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="http://www.enveluv.com/blog/2007/08/30/happy-merdeka/"><img title="WordPress Malaysia Independence Logos " src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1231/1254183619_bb57290e17_o.jpg" alt="" width="413" height="125" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">WordPress Malaysia Independence Logos by Avijit Paul</p></div>
<p>I love the <a href="http://philippines.wordcamp.org/">WordCamp Philippines</a> logo:</p>
<div class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="http://www.alleba.com/blog/2008/09/10/wordcamp-philippines-2008-wicked/"><img title="WordCamp Philippines Logo" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3247/2880228246_acdc907c18_o.jpg" alt="WordCamp Philippines Logo by Andrew Dela Serna" width="250" height="250" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">WordCamp Philippines Logo by Andrew Dela Serna</p></div>
<p>What is your <strong>favorite WordPress art</strong>?</p>
<p>Lorelle&#8217;s category icons are brilliant. For example, she uses this image for WordPress News:</p>
<p><a href="http://lorelle.wordpress.com/"><img class="alignnone" src="http://lorelle.files.wordpress.com/2007/01/wpnews1.png" alt="" width="150" height="159" /></a></p>
<p>Anyone know the creator of this popular images?</p>
<p><a title="WordPress Halo Logo" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lloyds-screenies/2879519763/"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3247/2879519763_d2190c21b5_m.jpg" alt="Halo WordPress Logo" width="240" height="186" /></a></p>
<p>Same day correction: previously the article suggested the font is Dante, but both Matts have come to my rescue. It <em>used to be</em> the WordPress logo font. When <a href="http://www.jasonsantamaria.com/">Jason Santa Maria</a> designed the new logo a few years ago, he chose the lovely <a rel="nofollow" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mrs_Eaves">Mrs. Eaves</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://archgfx.net/">Adam Freetly</a> identified the creator of the “lens flare” logo as being <a href="http://danphilibin.com/">Dan Philibin</a>.</p>
<div class="wp-caption alignnone"><a title="WordPress Bright Logo" href="http://danphilibin.com/"><img title="WordPress " /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">WordPress "Lens Flare" Logo by Dan Philibin</p></div>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:30:16 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:5:"Lloyd";}s:7:"summary";s:4102:"<p>I know that <a href="http://ma.tt/">Matt Mullenweg</a> and <a href="http://iammattthomas.com/">Matt Thomas</a> die a little each time they see WordPress fan art that uses a faux logo. I only notice the chubby W because I&#8217;ve been edumacated.</p>
<p>MT (the real) <a href="http://iammattthomas.com/journal/bling">has updated</a> <a href="http://wordpress.org/about/buttons/">WordPress.org/about/buttons</a> with official WordPress logos in pngs and vector image formats.</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://wordpress.org/about/buttons/"><img title="WordPress › About » Logos and Graphics" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3159/2845483965_9e92fd4305.jpg" alt="WordPress Logos and WordPress Buttons" width="500" height="409" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">WordPress Logos and WordPress Buttons</p></div>
<p>There are also WordPress desktop wall paper in various official colors and sizes. The official WordPress colors are given in a variety of code systems. Pantone 7468 anyone?</p>
<p><strong>Fan Art</strong></p>
<p>The <a href="http://wordpress.org/about/fanart/">fan art</a> page could use some fresh contributions.</p>
<p>These <strong>naturalized WordPress logos</strong> would be nice additions:</p>
<div class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="http://photoallan.wordpress.com/2007/08/15/wordpress-india-logo-celebrating-60-years-of-independence/"><img title="WordPress India Independence Logo" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3292/2880228178_9943eee2e1_m.jpg" alt="WordPress India Independence Logo by Allan Fernandes" width="160" height="152" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">WordPress India Independence Logo by Allan Fernandes</p></div>
<p>One or more of the <a href="http://www.enveluv.com/blog/2007/08/30/happy-merdeka/">WordPress Malaysia Independence Logos</a> by Avijit Paul. My favorite are the one&#8217;s with the flower for the O:</p>
<div class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="http://www.enveluv.com/blog/2007/08/30/happy-merdeka/"><img title="WordPress Malaysia Independence Logos " src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1231/1254183619_bb57290e17_o.jpg" alt="" width="413" height="125" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">WordPress Malaysia Independence Logos by Avijit Paul</p></div>
<p>I love the <a href="http://philippines.wordcamp.org/">WordCamp Philippines</a> logo:</p>
<div class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="http://www.alleba.com/blog/2008/09/10/wordcamp-philippines-2008-wicked/"><img title="WordCamp Philippines Logo" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3247/2880228246_acdc907c18_o.jpg" alt="WordCamp Philippines Logo by Andrew Dela Serna" width="250" height="250" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">WordCamp Philippines Logo by Andrew Dela Serna</p></div>
<p>What is your <strong>favorite WordPress art</strong>?</p>
<p>Lorelle&#8217;s category icons are brilliant. For example, she uses this image for WordPress News:</p>
<p><a href="http://lorelle.wordpress.com/"><img class="alignnone" src="http://lorelle.files.wordpress.com/2007/01/wpnews1.png" alt="" width="150" height="159" /></a></p>
<p>Anyone know the creator of this popular images?</p>
<p><a title="WordPress Halo Logo" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lloyds-screenies/2879519763/"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3247/2879519763_d2190c21b5_m.jpg" alt="Halo WordPress Logo" width="240" height="186" /></a></p>
<p>Same day correction: previously the article suggested the font is Dante, but both Matts have come to my rescue. It <em>used to be</em> the WordPress logo font. When <a href="http://www.jasonsantamaria.com/">Jason Santa Maria</a> designed the new logo a few years ago, he chose the lovely <a rel="nofollow" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mrs_Eaves">Mrs. Eaves</a>.</p>
<p><a href="http://archgfx.net/">Adam Freetly</a> identified the creator of the “lens flare” logo as being <a href="http://danphilibin.com/">Dan Philibin</a>.</p>
<div class="wp-caption alignnone"><a title="WordPress Bright Logo" href="http://danphilibin.com/"><img title="WordPress " /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">WordPress "Lens Flare" Logo by Dan Philibin</p></div>";}i:38;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:70:"Dougal Campbell: WordCamp Birmingham Registration Deadline Approaching";s:4:"guid";s:33:"http://dougal.gunters.org/?p=1101";s:4:"link";s:95:"http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2008/09/22/wordcamp-birmingham-registration-deadline-approaching";s:11:"description";s:582:"<p><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/51184724@N00/97800018"><img class="alignright" title="Vulcan" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/40/97800018_cc84632d71_m_d.jpg" alt="" width="160" height="240" /></a>If you have been thinking about attending <a href="http://birmingham.wordcamp.org/">WordCamp Birmingham 2008</a>, but haven&#8217;t committed yet, now is the time. There are only a couple of hours left to sign up. <a href="http://wordcampbham.eventbrite.com/">Registration is only $25</a>, and that includes lunch and a tee shirt &#8212; talk about a bargain! Register now!</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:28:07 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:6:"Dougal";}s:7:"summary";s:582:"<p><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/51184724@N00/97800018"><img class="alignright" title="Vulcan" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/40/97800018_cc84632d71_m_d.jpg" alt="" width="160" height="240" /></a>If you have been thinking about attending <a href="http://birmingham.wordcamp.org/">WordCamp Birmingham 2008</a>, but haven&#8217;t committed yet, now is the time. There are only a couple of hours left to sign up. <a href="http://wordcampbham.eventbrite.com/">Registration is only $25</a>, and that includes lunch and a tee shirt &#8212; talk about a bargain! Register now!</p>";}i:39;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:59:"Weblog Tools Collection: WordPress Theme Releases for 09/22";s:4:"guid";s:40:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=4212";s:4:"link";s:87:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/09/22/wordpress-theme-releases-for-0922/";s:11:"description";s:1850:"<p><a href="http://www.provehicles.co.uk/free-wordpress-theme"><strong>Pro Vehicles</strong></a></p>
<p><img title="pro-vehicles-theme" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/provehiclestheme.jpg" border="0" alt="pro-vehicles-theme" width="147" height="114" /></p>
<p>Simple two column WordPress theme</p>
<p><a href="http://www.codescheme.net/2008/09/22/free-wordpress-theme-alpen-3column/"><strong>Alpen 3column</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://demo.codescheme.net/?wptheme=alpen3col"><img title="alpen" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/alpen.jpg" border="0" alt="alpen" width="188" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Three column, gravatar ready theme with two right sidebars</p>
<p><a href="http://www.paggu.com/free-wordpress-themes/p-clean-2-column-minimalist-wordpress-theme"><strong>PClean</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://demo.paggu.com/index.php?wptheme=P+Clean"><img title="pclean" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/pclean.jpg" border="0" alt="pclean" width="200" height="108" /></a></p>
<p>Two Column widget enabled minimalist wordpres theme</p>
<p><a href="http://wcs.ofimdavarzea.com/free-wordpress-theme-clean-news/"><strong>Clean News</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://themes.ofimdavarzea.com/index.php?wptheme=clean-news"><img title="clean-news" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/cleannews.jpg" border="0" alt="clean-news" width="155" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Inspired on Wired Magazine look, Clean News is a theme with a large content area, but it also has a wide sidebar that allows to display even a 300px width ad. Home and single sidebars are independent, both widgetized, so you can easily choose what and where to display. A lot of white space to make your content stand out, low weight and no plugins required. It will load in the blink of an eye.</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:24:14 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Ajay";}s:7:"summary";s:1850:"<p><a href="http://www.provehicles.co.uk/free-wordpress-theme"><strong>Pro Vehicles</strong></a></p>
<p><img title="pro-vehicles-theme" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/provehiclestheme.jpg" border="0" alt="pro-vehicles-theme" width="147" height="114" /></p>
<p>Simple two column WordPress theme</p>
<p><a href="http://www.codescheme.net/2008/09/22/free-wordpress-theme-alpen-3column/"><strong>Alpen 3column</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://demo.codescheme.net/?wptheme=alpen3col"><img title="alpen" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/alpen.jpg" border="0" alt="alpen" width="188" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Three column, gravatar ready theme with two right sidebars</p>
<p><a href="http://www.paggu.com/free-wordpress-themes/p-clean-2-column-minimalist-wordpress-theme"><strong>PClean</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://demo.paggu.com/index.php?wptheme=P+Clean"><img title="pclean" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/pclean.jpg" border="0" alt="pclean" width="200" height="108" /></a></p>
<p>Two Column widget enabled minimalist wordpres theme</p>
<p><a href="http://wcs.ofimdavarzea.com/free-wordpress-theme-clean-news/"><strong>Clean News</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://themes.ofimdavarzea.com/index.php?wptheme=clean-news"><img title="clean-news" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/cleannews.jpg" border="0" alt="clean-news" width="155" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Inspired on Wired Magazine look, Clean News is a theme with a large content area, but it also has a wide sidebar that allows to display even a 300px width ad. Home and single sidebars are independent, both widgetized, so you can easily choose what and where to display. A lot of white space to make your content stand out, low weight and no plugins required. It will load in the blink of an eye.</p>";}i:40;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:49:"Weblog Tools Collection: WordPress Weekly Is Back";s:4:"guid";s:40:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=4197";s:4:"link";s:78:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/09/21/wordpress-weekly-is-back/";s:11:"description";s:10824:"<p>Many of you may or may not remember a WordPress podcast that was hosted and produced by yours truly called <a href="http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=34224&amp;cmd=tc">WordPress Weekly</a>. The show made it through 22 episodes. Some of those included staple interviews with Matt Mullenweg, Lorelle Van Fossen, and Alex King. Because I took on more work, it became increasingly difficult to produce the show on a weekly basis for no pay. Don&#8217;t get me wrong, I had a blast doing it but I have to pay the bills. Therefor, I opted to concentrate on the work that would pay me versus doing the show for nothing. After I stopped producing the show, comments, emails and feedback through instant messaging started coming in, letting me know how much you enjoyed the show. Many people who had just discovered the show let me know that they were disappointed there would be no more episodes after 22.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve taken all of your feedback to heart and have decided to bring the show back. Mark and I have decided to produce the show for WeblogToolsCollection as part of our content on this blog.</p>
<h2>Little Bit Of History:</h2>
<p>WordPress Weekly was a weekly podcast that discussed what happened within the past week within the world of WordPress. Generally every show was an open round table discussion. I had a number of people who would call in and chime in on stories I discussed during the show. Sometimes, this would be anywhere between 3-7 people on the phone at once, talking over each other but generally, having a good time. This time around, I plan on changing things up a bit. For starters, the show will now have a co-host. If there is anything I&#8217;ve learned while doing WordPress Weekly for 22 episodes, it is that having someone to talk to, to bounce stories off of is much better than facing the possibility of talking to myself, or a room of empty people. Two people engaging in a conversation is much better than what I can do single handedly. Also, I don&#8217;t have to worry if whether or not people will call in to the show to be part of the round table.</p>
<h2>Introducing My Co Host:</h2>
<p>My co host is more than qualified for the job. His name is <a href="http://kdmurray.net/">Keith Murrary</a> and resides in Canada. He has been working with WordPress for a little while now. He is the author of the <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/admin-links-sidebar-widget/">Admin Links Sidebar Widget plugin</a>. He works as a systems administrator at his place of employment and his role on the podcast will be to discuss the development side of WordPress. I take things from an end users perspective, so we should match up pretty well in discussions.</p>
<h2>WordPress Weekly Information:</h2>
<p>WordPress Weekly is a weekly oriented podcast that takes place every <strong>Friday evening at 8PM EST starting on October 3rd, 2008</strong> on Talkshoe.com. The format of the show will remain close to what it has been in the past. The co-host and I will discuss the WordPress news of the week. This could be plugin updates, releases, themes, version releases, development updates, a tutorial written by someone in the community, could be anything as long as it relates to WordPress. At the end of each show, Keith and I will give out our plugin of the week. This plugin is picked individually by us and is tested prior to the show.</p>
<p>I am aiming for a relaxing atmosphere where WordPress Users can gather around for 1 hour every Friday evening and discuss the latest happenings with everything WordPress. You could almost consider the show a virtual WordCamp.</p>
<h2>Listener Participation:</h2>
<p>So how can you be a part of the show? The easiest way is to create an account on Talkshoe.com. Then, download and install their client software (<strong><a href="http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/Downloads.jsp?pushNav=1&amp;cmd=download">Talkshoe Pro</a></strong>). The Talkshoe software serves as a bridge of communication between the host, and his/her listeners. The software contains a chat room as well as phone number information to call into the show.</p>
<p>However, you do not need to install the software in order to listen to the show live. <strong>Friday October 3rd, at 8PM EST</strong>, look on the front page of Talkshoe.com or click on the <strong>LIVE NOW</strong> button and look for the Wordpress Weekly show. Instead of clicking on the <strong>JOIN IN</strong> button, click underneath where it says <strong>LISTEN ONLY</strong>. This will tune you into the live stream.</p>
<p>If you want to call in to the show via telephone, Skype, payphone landline, etc, dial <strong>724-444-7444</strong> and follow the audio instructions. <strong>*Note*</strong> In one of the recent updates to Talkshoe, anonymous calling is now supported. This means you can call in and participate without the need to create a Talkshoe account. However, if you have a Talkshoe account, your registered name will show up within the Talkshoe client letting others know who is speaking. I also want to let you know that Talkshoe has had problems with people calling in anonymously, trying to crash peoples shows or prank call hosts. Having a registered user account will give you a better chance of being on the air. When you dial into the show and you want to speak on the air, press <strong>*8</strong> on your dial pad. This is the request to talk feature and will let me know you want to chime in on the discussion.</p>
<p>You can also use SIP clients such as <a href="http://gizmo5.com/pc/download/">ProjectGizmo</a> or <a href="http://www.counterpath.com/x-lite.html&amp;active=4">X-Lite</a>. For example, when I use X-Lite to dial in, I type in <strong>123@66.212.134.192</strong> and then follow the audio directions. If you would like to use X-Lite but are unsure in how to configure the software, I highly advise you to check out my in depth tutorial (<a href="http://www.jeffro2pt0.com/installing-and-configuring-x-lite">Installing And Configuring X-Lite</a>)which explains everything you need to know.</p>
<p>Remember this information as it will be required when you want to dial into the show.</p>
<p><strong>Talkcast Name: WordPress Weekly</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>Talkcast ID: 34224</p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Phone Number: 724-444-7444</strong></p>
<p>This would also be a good time to remind you that Talkshoe now has a web client that you can access without the need to download or install any software. The web client makes it as easy as pie to participate in the show.</p>
<h2>Subscribing To WordPress Weekly:</h2>
<p>The <strong>first</strong> is by listening to the live stream. Every Friday at 8PM EST starting on October 3rd, a live stream of the show is enabled, allowing you to listen to the show LIVE as it is being recorded. You can listen to the live stream via the web application which allows you to chat, or you can listen to the stream only. It’s your choice.</p>
<p>The <strong>second</strong> option is to wait until the final show notes are published on WeblogToolsCollection. When the show notes for WordPress Weekly are finalized, I always embed a talkshoe player at the end of the post which allows you to listen to the show on the website.</p>
<p>The <strong>third</strong> option is to subscribe to the Talkcast RSS feed. Each Talkshoe player that is displayed on the website has a small RSS icon near the top right corner of the player. Clicking this icon will allow you to subscribe to the feed, and will download the latest episodes into your Feed Reader.</p>
<p>The <strong>fourth</strong> option is to subscribe to the show via Itunes. Talkshoe provides a link you can use to subscribe to a Talkshoe show through Itunes. If you want to subscribe via Itunes or RSS, the best thing to do is to visit <a href="http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=34224&amp;cmd=tc">THIS PAGE</a> and click on the Itunes button or the RSS button.</p>
<p>The <strong>fifth</strong> option is to manually browse to the talkcast homepage and manually download each episode as an mp3 file. When you visit the homepage, click on the <strong>DOWNLOAD</strong> button and that will download the appropriate episode in an mp3 format that has no DRM attached to it.</p>
<p>Last but not least, if you would like to be reminded of the show via email, please create an account on Talkshoe.com and then visit my <a href="http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=34224&amp;cmd=tc">Talkcast page</a>. After you create an account, you’ll be able to click on the <strong>FOLLOW THIS</strong> button, which will add your email automatically to the mailing list. Each time I send out a reminder of when the show will air, an email will be sent to the email address you configured when you created your Talkshoe account.</p>
<h2>Things To Consider:</h2>
<p>Unlike the other WordPress centric podcasts that are available, this one is not pre recorded and thus, the audio is not studio grade quality. With that said, my audio has always sounded great with my X-Lite/Talkshoe combination. But, I can only control the audio quality for myself and no one else. So while Keith and I may sound great, someone who calls into the show with a crappy cell phone may sound terrible and there will be nothing I can do about it. The show is produced as is. If you partake in the discussions, I prefer that you please refrain from using expletives during the show. I believe points can be made without using these types of words. I&#8217;d also like to keep the clean rating for the show on iTunes.</p>
<h2>Do You Have Ideas:</h2>
<p>I have a renewed sense as to how I want the show to be from here on out but I am open to ideas and suggestions to improve the show. At this point, I&#8217;d like to know from you, what are you looking for out of a WordPress centric podcast? Do you want more interviews rather than commentary on news? Do you want to know about themes and plugins more than anything else? Would you like us to do a roundtable show once a month or more? Would you like us to cover WordPress only or should we sometimes branch out and discuss topics that are related to blogging and not just WordPress?</p>
<p>If you can&#8217;t answer those, simply tell me in the comments what your expectations are for an excellent podcast centered on WordPress that you would listen to every week.</p>
<p>Thank you for taking the time to read this mile long manual. Keith and I will see you on Friday, October 3rd at 8PM EST.</p>
<h2>Listen To Past Episodes:</h2>
<p>By the way, if you would like a sample of WordPress Weekly before our relaunch, listen to some of my past episodes via the Talkshoe player. Pressing the play button will initiate episode 22 where I interviewed Alex King.</p>
<p></p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sun, 21 Sep 2008 14:32:23 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:13:"Jeff Chandler";}s:7:"summary";s:10824:"<p>Many of you may or may not remember a WordPress podcast that was hosted and produced by yours truly called <a href="http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=34224&amp;cmd=tc">WordPress Weekly</a>. The show made it through 22 episodes. Some of those included staple interviews with Matt Mullenweg, Lorelle Van Fossen, and Alex King. Because I took on more work, it became increasingly difficult to produce the show on a weekly basis for no pay. Don&#8217;t get me wrong, I had a blast doing it but I have to pay the bills. Therefor, I opted to concentrate on the work that would pay me versus doing the show for nothing. After I stopped producing the show, comments, emails and feedback through instant messaging started coming in, letting me know how much you enjoyed the show. Many people who had just discovered the show let me know that they were disappointed there would be no more episodes after 22.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve taken all of your feedback to heart and have decided to bring the show back. Mark and I have decided to produce the show for WeblogToolsCollection as part of our content on this blog.</p>
<h2>Little Bit Of History:</h2>
<p>WordPress Weekly was a weekly podcast that discussed what happened within the past week within the world of WordPress. Generally every show was an open round table discussion. I had a number of people who would call in and chime in on stories I discussed during the show. Sometimes, this would be anywhere between 3-7 people on the phone at once, talking over each other but generally, having a good time. This time around, I plan on changing things up a bit. For starters, the show will now have a co-host. If there is anything I&#8217;ve learned while doing WordPress Weekly for 22 episodes, it is that having someone to talk to, to bounce stories off of is much better than facing the possibility of talking to myself, or a room of empty people. Two people engaging in a conversation is much better than what I can do single handedly. Also, I don&#8217;t have to worry if whether or not people will call in to the show to be part of the round table.</p>
<h2>Introducing My Co Host:</h2>
<p>My co host is more than qualified for the job. His name is <a href="http://kdmurray.net/">Keith Murrary</a> and resides in Canada. He has been working with WordPress for a little while now. He is the author of the <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/admin-links-sidebar-widget/">Admin Links Sidebar Widget plugin</a>. He works as a systems administrator at his place of employment and his role on the podcast will be to discuss the development side of WordPress. I take things from an end users perspective, so we should match up pretty well in discussions.</p>
<h2>WordPress Weekly Information:</h2>
<p>WordPress Weekly is a weekly oriented podcast that takes place every <strong>Friday evening at 8PM EST starting on October 3rd, 2008</strong> on Talkshoe.com. The format of the show will remain close to what it has been in the past. The co-host and I will discuss the WordPress news of the week. This could be plugin updates, releases, themes, version releases, development updates, a tutorial written by someone in the community, could be anything as long as it relates to WordPress. At the end of each show, Keith and I will give out our plugin of the week. This plugin is picked individually by us and is tested prior to the show.</p>
<p>I am aiming for a relaxing atmosphere where WordPress Users can gather around for 1 hour every Friday evening and discuss the latest happenings with everything WordPress. You could almost consider the show a virtual WordCamp.</p>
<h2>Listener Participation:</h2>
<p>So how can you be a part of the show? The easiest way is to create an account on Talkshoe.com. Then, download and install their client software (<strong><a href="http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/Downloads.jsp?pushNav=1&amp;cmd=download">Talkshoe Pro</a></strong>). The Talkshoe software serves as a bridge of communication between the host, and his/her listeners. The software contains a chat room as well as phone number information to call into the show.</p>
<p>However, you do not need to install the software in order to listen to the show live. <strong>Friday October 3rd, at 8PM EST</strong>, look on the front page of Talkshoe.com or click on the <strong>LIVE NOW</strong> button and look for the Wordpress Weekly show. Instead of clicking on the <strong>JOIN IN</strong> button, click underneath where it says <strong>LISTEN ONLY</strong>. This will tune you into the live stream.</p>
<p>If you want to call in to the show via telephone, Skype, payphone landline, etc, dial <strong>724-444-7444</strong> and follow the audio instructions. <strong>*Note*</strong> In one of the recent updates to Talkshoe, anonymous calling is now supported. This means you can call in and participate without the need to create a Talkshoe account. However, if you have a Talkshoe account, your registered name will show up within the Talkshoe client letting others know who is speaking. I also want to let you know that Talkshoe has had problems with people calling in anonymously, trying to crash peoples shows or prank call hosts. Having a registered user account will give you a better chance of being on the air. When you dial into the show and you want to speak on the air, press <strong>*8</strong> on your dial pad. This is the request to talk feature and will let me know you want to chime in on the discussion.</p>
<p>You can also use SIP clients such as <a href="http://gizmo5.com/pc/download/">ProjectGizmo</a> or <a href="http://www.counterpath.com/x-lite.html&amp;active=4">X-Lite</a>. For example, when I use X-Lite to dial in, I type in <strong>123@66.212.134.192</strong> and then follow the audio directions. If you would like to use X-Lite but are unsure in how to configure the software, I highly advise you to check out my in depth tutorial (<a href="http://www.jeffro2pt0.com/installing-and-configuring-x-lite">Installing And Configuring X-Lite</a>)which explains everything you need to know.</p>
<p>Remember this information as it will be required when you want to dial into the show.</p>
<p><strong>Talkcast Name: WordPress Weekly</strong></p>
<p><strong> </strong></p>
<p>Talkcast ID: 34224</p>
<p> </p>
<p><strong>Phone Number: 724-444-7444</strong></p>
<p>This would also be a good time to remind you that Talkshoe now has a web client that you can access without the need to download or install any software. The web client makes it as easy as pie to participate in the show.</p>
<h2>Subscribing To WordPress Weekly:</h2>
<p>The <strong>first</strong> is by listening to the live stream. Every Friday at 8PM EST starting on October 3rd, a live stream of the show is enabled, allowing you to listen to the show LIVE as it is being recorded. You can listen to the live stream via the web application which allows you to chat, or you can listen to the stream only. It’s your choice.</p>
<p>The <strong>second</strong> option is to wait until the final show notes are published on WeblogToolsCollection. When the show notes for WordPress Weekly are finalized, I always embed a talkshoe player at the end of the post which allows you to listen to the show on the website.</p>
<p>The <strong>third</strong> option is to subscribe to the Talkcast RSS feed. Each Talkshoe player that is displayed on the website has a small RSS icon near the top right corner of the player. Clicking this icon will allow you to subscribe to the feed, and will download the latest episodes into your Feed Reader.</p>
<p>The <strong>fourth</strong> option is to subscribe to the show via Itunes. Talkshoe provides a link you can use to subscribe to a Talkshoe show through Itunes. If you want to subscribe via Itunes or RSS, the best thing to do is to visit <a href="http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=34224&amp;cmd=tc">THIS PAGE</a> and click on the Itunes button or the RSS button.</p>
<p>The <strong>fifth</strong> option is to manually browse to the talkcast homepage and manually download each episode as an mp3 file. When you visit the homepage, click on the <strong>DOWNLOAD</strong> button and that will download the appropriate episode in an mp3 format that has no DRM attached to it.</p>
<p>Last but not least, if you would like to be reminded of the show via email, please create an account on Talkshoe.com and then visit my <a href="http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=34224&amp;cmd=tc">Talkcast page</a>. After you create an account, you’ll be able to click on the <strong>FOLLOW THIS</strong> button, which will add your email automatically to the mailing list. Each time I send out a reminder of when the show will air, an email will be sent to the email address you configured when you created your Talkshoe account.</p>
<h2>Things To Consider:</h2>
<p>Unlike the other WordPress centric podcasts that are available, this one is not pre recorded and thus, the audio is not studio grade quality. With that said, my audio has always sounded great with my X-Lite/Talkshoe combination. But, I can only control the audio quality for myself and no one else. So while Keith and I may sound great, someone who calls into the show with a crappy cell phone may sound terrible and there will be nothing I can do about it. The show is produced as is. If you partake in the discussions, I prefer that you please refrain from using expletives during the show. I believe points can be made without using these types of words. I&#8217;d also like to keep the clean rating for the show on iTunes.</p>
<h2>Do You Have Ideas:</h2>
<p>I have a renewed sense as to how I want the show to be from here on out but I am open to ideas and suggestions to improve the show. At this point, I&#8217;d like to know from you, what are you looking for out of a WordPress centric podcast? Do you want more interviews rather than commentary on news? Do you want to know about themes and plugins more than anything else? Would you like us to do a roundtable show once a month or more? Would you like us to cover WordPress only or should we sometimes branch out and discuss topics that are related to blogging and not just WordPress?</p>
<p>If you can&#8217;t answer those, simply tell me in the comments what your expectations are for an excellent podcast centered on WordPress that you would listen to every week.</p>
<p>Thank you for taking the time to read this mile long manual. Keith and I will see you on Friday, October 3rd at 8PM EST.</p>
<h2>Listen To Past Episodes:</h2>
<p>By the way, if you would like a sample of WordPress Weekly before our relaunch, listen to some of my past episodes via the Talkshoe player. Pressing the play button will initiate episode 22 where I interviewed Alex King.</p>
<p></p>";}i:41;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:60:"Weblog Tools Collection: WordPress Plugin Releases for 09/21";s:4:"guid";s:40:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=4201";s:4:"link";s:88:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/09/21/wordpress-plugin-releases-for-0921/";s:11:"description";s:1747:"<p><a href="http://scorerender.abelcheung.org/"><strong>Score Render</strong></a></p>
<p>This plugin renders inline sheet music fragments inside posts and comments into images. It supports ABC, GUIDO, Lilypond and Mup music notations</p>
<p><a href="http://code4fun.org/c4f-textarea-toolbar/"><strong>C4F Textarea Toolbar</strong></a></p>
<p>C4F Textarea Toolbar is a plugin for WordPress aimed at providing a simple yet very useful and precise tool to insert emoticons and markup in the comments&#8217; textarea.</p>
<p><a href="http://blog-well.com/downloads/wordpress-image-link-plugin/"><strong>BlogWell&#8217;s Simple Image Link Widget</strong></a></p>
<p>Simple Image Link lets you easily add images to your sidebar, be they advertisements, buttons of support or buttons of protest without the need for any HTML.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.mashget.com/2008/09/10/wp-more-feeds-for-wordpress/"><strong>WP More Feeds</strong></a></p>
<p>Generate RSS feeds for category and tag archive pages.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.firesidemedia.net/dev/software/wordpress/disable-password-protection/"><strong>Disable Password Protection</strong></a></p>
<p>Disable the ability for users to password protect certain posts.</p>
<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wpnamedusers/"><strong>wpNamed Users</strong></a></p>
<p>Intranet / Extranet plugin for Wordpress that allows users to specify which users can access specific posts or pages.</p>
<p><a href="http://mtr-design.com/en/projects/mtr-podcast-recorder/"><strong>MTR Podcast Recorder</strong></a></p>
<p>MTR Podcast Recorder offers real-time recording that is saved on the same server where WordPress is installed. All recordings will be saved into the MP3 format using LAME encoder.</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sun, 21 Sep 2008 07:08:27 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Ajay";}s:7:"summary";s:1747:"<p><a href="http://scorerender.abelcheung.org/"><strong>Score Render</strong></a></p>
<p>This plugin renders inline sheet music fragments inside posts and comments into images. It supports ABC, GUIDO, Lilypond and Mup music notations</p>
<p><a href="http://code4fun.org/c4f-textarea-toolbar/"><strong>C4F Textarea Toolbar</strong></a></p>
<p>C4F Textarea Toolbar is a plugin for WordPress aimed at providing a simple yet very useful and precise tool to insert emoticons and markup in the comments&#8217; textarea.</p>
<p><a href="http://blog-well.com/downloads/wordpress-image-link-plugin/"><strong>BlogWell&#8217;s Simple Image Link Widget</strong></a></p>
<p>Simple Image Link lets you easily add images to your sidebar, be they advertisements, buttons of support or buttons of protest without the need for any HTML.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.mashget.com/2008/09/10/wp-more-feeds-for-wordpress/"><strong>WP More Feeds</strong></a></p>
<p>Generate RSS feeds for category and tag archive pages.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.firesidemedia.net/dev/software/wordpress/disable-password-protection/"><strong>Disable Password Protection</strong></a></p>
<p>Disable the ability for users to password protect certain posts.</p>
<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wpnamedusers/"><strong>wpNamed Users</strong></a></p>
<p>Intranet / Extranet plugin for Wordpress that allows users to specify which users can access specific posts or pages.</p>
<p><a href="http://mtr-design.com/en/projects/mtr-podcast-recorder/"><strong>MTR Podcast Recorder</strong></a></p>
<p>MTR Podcast Recorder offers real-time recording that is saved on the same server where WordPress is installed. All recordings will be saved into the MP3 format using LAME encoder.</p>";}i:42;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:59:"Weblog Tools Collection: WordPress Theme Releases for 09/19";s:4:"guid";s:40:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=4195";s:4:"link";s:87:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/09/19/wordpress-theme-releases-for-0919/";s:11:"description";s:2731:"<p><a href="http://www.wpcosmos.com/2008/09/02/free-wordpress-theme-8some/"><strong>8some</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://demo.wpcosmos.com/?wptheme=8some"><img title="8some" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/8some.jpg" border="0" alt="8some" width="191" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Two column fixed-width WordPress theme, with lefthand sidebar, enabled for widgets…</p>
<p><a href="http://www.wp-magazine.se/free-theme-wp-strict/"><strong>WP Strict</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://strict.wpstudio.se/"><img title="WPStrict" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/wpstrict.png" border="0" alt="WPStrict" width="152" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>WP Strict is a real Magazine/Blog/Webfolio hybrid with two different page templates, custom fields and four different widgetized areas.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.seodesignsolutions.com/blog/wordpress-seo/introducing-the-seo-basics-optimized-wordpress-theme/"><strong>SEO Basics</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://wp-themes.com/seo-basics"><img title="seo-basics" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/seobasics.png" border="0" alt="seo-basics" width="167" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Orange, black, and gray combined to create a clean, great-looking theme. Supports rotating 125&#215;125 sidebar ads, widgets, gravatars, and microformats.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.onewaylinks.co.uk/its-a-boy-free-wp-themes/">It&#8217;s a Boy</a></strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.onewaylinks.co.uk/Free-WP-Themes/index.php?wptheme=Its-a-boy"><img title="its-a-boy-header-screenshot" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/itsaboyheaderscreenshot.png" border="0" alt="its-a-boy-header-screenshot" width="184" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Two column, fixed width, widget ready green, black and white theme.</p>
<p><a href="http://wpfuel.com/red-lite-a-simple-grey-and-red-wordpress-theme/"><strong>Red Lite</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://wpfuel.com/demo/index.php?wptheme=RedLite"><img title="redlit" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/redlit.png" border="0" alt="redlit" width="200" height="88" /></a></p>
<p>Red Lite is a simple 2 column red and grey WordPress theme.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.tothepc.com/archives/portfolio-press-free-2-column-dark-wordpress-theme/"><strong>Portfolio Press</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://wpthemes.blogohblog.net/index.php?wptheme=Portfolio+Press"><img title="portfolio-wordpress-theme-0918" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/portfoliowordpresstheme0918.jpg" border="0" alt="portfolio-wordpress-theme-0918" width="200" height="96" /></a></p>
<p>Two column, black and grey theme with gravatar functionality with an exteremely small size.</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:47:40 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Ajay";}s:7:"summary";s:2731:"<p><a href="http://www.wpcosmos.com/2008/09/02/free-wordpress-theme-8some/"><strong>8some</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://demo.wpcosmos.com/?wptheme=8some"><img title="8some" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/8some.jpg" border="0" alt="8some" width="191" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Two column fixed-width WordPress theme, with lefthand sidebar, enabled for widgets…</p>
<p><a href="http://www.wp-magazine.se/free-theme-wp-strict/"><strong>WP Strict</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://strict.wpstudio.se/"><img title="WPStrict" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/wpstrict.png" border="0" alt="WPStrict" width="152" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>WP Strict is a real Magazine/Blog/Webfolio hybrid with two different page templates, custom fields and four different widgetized areas.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.seodesignsolutions.com/blog/wordpress-seo/introducing-the-seo-basics-optimized-wordpress-theme/"><strong>SEO Basics</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://wp-themes.com/seo-basics"><img title="seo-basics" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/seobasics.png" border="0" alt="seo-basics" width="167" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Orange, black, and gray combined to create a clean, great-looking theme. Supports rotating 125&#215;125 sidebar ads, widgets, gravatars, and microformats.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.onewaylinks.co.uk/its-a-boy-free-wp-themes/">It&#8217;s a Boy</a></strong></p>
<p><a href="http://www.onewaylinks.co.uk/Free-WP-Themes/index.php?wptheme=Its-a-boy"><img title="its-a-boy-header-screenshot" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/itsaboyheaderscreenshot.png" border="0" alt="its-a-boy-header-screenshot" width="184" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Two column, fixed width, widget ready green, black and white theme.</p>
<p><a href="http://wpfuel.com/red-lite-a-simple-grey-and-red-wordpress-theme/"><strong>Red Lite</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://wpfuel.com/demo/index.php?wptheme=RedLite"><img title="redlit" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/redlit.png" border="0" alt="redlit" width="200" height="88" /></a></p>
<p>Red Lite is a simple 2 column red and grey WordPress theme.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.tothepc.com/archives/portfolio-press-free-2-column-dark-wordpress-theme/"><strong>Portfolio Press</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://wpthemes.blogohblog.net/index.php?wptheme=Portfolio+Press"><img title="portfolio-wordpress-theme-0918" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/portfoliowordpresstheme0918.jpg" border="0" alt="portfolio-wordpress-theme-0918" width="200" height="96" /></a></p>
<p>Two column, black and grey theme with gravatar functionality with an exteremely small size.</p>";}i:43;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:77:"Weblog Tools Collection: News: WordPress.com Ad-Free and WordPress for iPhone";s:4:"guid";s:40:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=4187";s:4:"link";s:104:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/09/19/news-wordpresscom-ad-free-and-wordpress-for-iphone/";s:11:"description";s:1193:"<p>For those that are on WordPress.com, <a href="http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2008/09/18/go-ad-free/">Matt and the Automattic team introduced their new Ad-Free version of WordPress.com</a> for a modest fee of 30 credits per year or $0.08 per day. Matt explains the reasoning behind the existence of the ads on WordPress.com and <a href="http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2008/09/18/how-to-remove-wordpresscom-ads-from-your-wordpresscom-blog/">Lorelle writes up us a nice tutorial</a> on how to activate this feature and some information on the ads themselves.</p>
<p>In other cool WordPress news, <a href="http://iphone.wordpress.org/2008/09/16/100000-and-counting/">the WordPress for iPhone app has been downloaded over 100,000 times</a>! Ranaan, who I met for the first time in SF this year and is BBQ averse :), provides a breakdown of the downloads across countries and then runs down a list of new features that are being worked on for version 1.2 including  <a href="http://iphone.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/7">landscape mode</a>, <a href="http://iphone.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/6">comment moderation</a> and <a href="http://iphone.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/8">enhanced image options</a>.</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:53:43 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"Mark Ghosh";}s:7:"summary";s:1193:"<p>For those that are on WordPress.com, <a href="http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2008/09/18/go-ad-free/">Matt and the Automattic team introduced their new Ad-Free version of WordPress.com</a> for a modest fee of 30 credits per year or $0.08 per day. Matt explains the reasoning behind the existence of the ads on WordPress.com and <a href="http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2008/09/18/how-to-remove-wordpresscom-ads-from-your-wordpresscom-blog/">Lorelle writes up us a nice tutorial</a> on how to activate this feature and some information on the ads themselves.</p>
<p>In other cool WordPress news, <a href="http://iphone.wordpress.org/2008/09/16/100000-and-counting/">the WordPress for iPhone app has been downloaded over 100,000 times</a>! Ranaan, who I met for the first time in SF this year and is BBQ averse :), provides a breakdown of the downloads across countries and then runs down a list of new features that are being worked on for version 1.2 including  <a href="http://iphone.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/7">landscape mode</a>, <a href="http://iphone.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/6">comment moderation</a> and <a href="http://iphone.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/8">enhanced image options</a>.</p>";}i:44;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:54:"Dougal Campbell: Yarrr! It’s Talk Like a Pirate Day!";s:4:"guid";s:33:"http://dougal.gunters.org/?p=1085";s:4:"link";s:74:"http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2008/09/19/yarrr-its-talk-like-a-pirate-day";s:11:"description";s:1032:"<p><a title="YARRRR!" href="http://flickr.com/photos/73935252@N00/158426810"><img class="alignright" title="Hoist the Jolly Roger!" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/52/158426810_eac7b405ce_m.jpg" alt="" width="240" height="75" /></a>Once again, we have arrived on <a href="http://talklikeapirate.com/">Talk Like a Pirate Day</a>. I had been hoping that I would be able to find time to upgrade my <a href="http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2004/08/30/text-filter-suite">Text Filter Suite plugin</a> for WordPress (which includes my Pirate filter for posts and comments), but I&#8217;ve just been too busy. Maybe I can get it re-worked for next year. I already know what I want to do with it: Consolidate all of the filter code, maybe re-do things in an <acronym title="Object Oriented Programming"><span class="caps">OOP</span></acronym> style, add the concept of &#8216;registering&#8217; a filter with the system, and add a back-end user interface to make it easier to use.</p>
<p>Anyways, enjoy all the piratey goodness today!</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:30:03 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:6:"Dougal";}s:7:"summary";s:1032:"<p><a title="YARRRR!" href="http://flickr.com/photos/73935252@N00/158426810"><img class="alignright" title="Hoist the Jolly Roger!" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/52/158426810_eac7b405ce_m.jpg" alt="" width="240" height="75" /></a>Once again, we have arrived on <a href="http://talklikeapirate.com/">Talk Like a Pirate Day</a>. I had been hoping that I would be able to find time to upgrade my <a href="http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2004/08/30/text-filter-suite">Text Filter Suite plugin</a> for WordPress (which includes my Pirate filter for posts and comments), but I&#8217;ve just been too busy. Maybe I can get it re-worked for next year. I already know what I want to do with it: Consolidate all of the filter code, maybe re-do things in an <acronym title="Object Oriented Programming"><span class="caps">OOP</span></acronym> style, add the concept of &#8216;registering&#8217; a filter with the system, and add a back-end user interface to make it easier to use.</p>
<p>Anyways, enjoy all the piratey goodness today!</p>";}i:45;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:75:"Lorelle on WP: How to Remove WordPress.com Ads From Your WordPress.com Blog";s:4:"guid";s:36:"http://lorelle.wordpress.com/?p=3030";s:4:"link";s:99:"http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2008/09/18/how-to-remove-wordpresscom-ads-from-your-wordpresscom-blog/";s:11:"description";s:11983:"<div class="snap_preview"><br /><p><a href="http://lorelle.wordpress.com/tag/wordpress-news/" title="WordPressdotcom news and tips"><img src="http://lorelle.files.wordpress.com/2007/04/wordpressdotcomnews.gif" alt="WordPress.com News" align="right" /></a><a href="http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2008/09/18/go-ad-free/" title="Go Ad Free on WordPress.com">Matt Mullenweg has just announced that you can go &#8220;ad-free&#8221;</a> on your <a href="http://www.wordpress.com/" title="WordPress.com free blogs" rel="tag">WordPress.com</a> blog.</p>
<p>While you may have never noticed, those who are not logged into WordPress.com will see ads on blogs across the WordPress.com network. <a href="http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2006/09/06/on-ads/" title="WordPress.com announced experimental Google ads">two years ago, WordPress.com started experimenting with Google ads</a> to help support the cost of the experimental and state-of-the-art multiple user free blog service. The intent was not to cover your blogs with ads, like many free blogging services do, but to show an occasional ad discretely within your WordPress Theme. </p>
<p>Since few complained or noticed, the experiment continued, helping to keep WordPress.com free and add a lot of free features that might have been paid upgrades. </p>
<p>These ads were so rare, I never saw them. So I forgot about them. I&#8217;ve written a lot about the <a href="http://wordpress.com/tos/" title="WordPress.com ToS">WordPress.com Terms of Service</a> policy that prohibits adding ads to your WordPress.com blogs, so I was dismayed a few months ago when I got a few emails accusing me of special favors from WordPress.com because I had ads on my blog. They were seeing the WordPress.com experimental ads. Unfortunately, one of the ads was - shall we say - inappropriate, a problem many have with Google&#8217;s ad program.<br />
<span id="more-3030"></span><br />
Still, this bothered me. I talked to the WordPress team about this and they agreed that users should have the right to determine whether or not to have WordPress.com ads on their blogs. As Matt explains:</p>
<blockquote><p>At the same time it’s easy to imagine blogs that would never want ads on them: businesses, startups, non-profits, political activist sites, the list goes on. Google Adsense analyzes the content to show contextually relevant ads, but that might mean a link to a competitor. Because of this we’ve introduced a premium option that gives you control: the No-ads upgrade.</p></blockquote>
<p>They&#8217;ve been working on this new feature for a while, trying to come up with a secure and affordable way for users to continue to support WordPress.com by permitting ads on their blogs, while allowing those with sensitive or special interests to not host ads. They&#8217;ve finally done it, and I applaud their foresight and integrity.</p>
<h3>Removing Ads from Your WordPress.com Blog</h3>
<p>Before you start jumping to remove ads from your WordPress.com blog, remember that those ads, most of which you will rarely ever see, help bring in income to keep WordPress.com going. If they don&#8217;t bother you or your readers, leave them alone. Why not? </p>
<p>You are using one of the most powerful, state-of-the-art blogging platforms, a service that will survive the Digg-effect and high traffic surges without charging you; a service that keeps bringing you options and features without charge; a service that gives you a platform upon which to express yourself proudly - and is incredibly SEO friendly. Why not help them continue to keep this service free for everyone?</p>
<p>If you do feel a compelling need to remove ads from your <a href="http://www.wordpress.com/" title="WordPress.com free blogs" rel="tag">WordPress.com</a> blog, go to <strong>Upgrades</strong>. </p>
<p><img src="http://lorelle.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/wordpresscom-upgrades.png" alt="WordPress.com Upgrades Panel" title="WordPress.com Upgrades panel" width="435" height="168" class="size-full wp-image-3031" /></p>
<p>Scroll down to <strong>No-ads</strong> and select the option.</p>
<p><img src="http://lorelle.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/wordpresscom-noads.png" alt="Select no-ads to turn off ads on your WordPress.com blog" title="WordPress.com No-ads - no advertising on WordPress.com blogs" width="398" height="105" class="size-full wp-image-3032" /></p>
<p>The cost to remove ads from your WordPress.com blog is 30 credits annually (USD $30 if you haven&#8217;t earned any credits) which comes to eight cents a day. </p>
<p>Whether you keep or remove ads from your WordPress.com blog, why not take a little time to give back to WordPress.com and other WordPress.com users by browsing the <a href="http://www.wordpress.org/" title="WordPress" rel="tag">WordPress</a> blog network and get to know your fellow WordPress.com members. You can use the <strong>Random Post</strong> feature in the gray dashboard bar at the top of your WordPress.com blog when you are logged in, or visit the <a href="http://botd.wordpress.com/" title="WordPress.com Blogs of the Day">WordPress.com Blogs of the Day</a> which lists the most popular blogs by language, or the <a href="http://wordpress.com/tags/" title="WordPress.com tags list">WordPress.com Tags list</a>.</p>
<p>If you are familiar with how WordPress.com works, then why not <a href="http://www.blogherald.com/2008/09/15/helping-in-the-wordpress-forums-is-an-education/" title="Helping in the WordPress Forums is an Education">help out in the WordPress.com forums</a> and get to know the volunteers and staff there as well as your other fellow WordPress.com members. It&#8217;s a simple way to say thank you for this powerful free blog service.</p>
<h3>I Want to Put Ads on My WordPress.com Blog</h3>
<p>A lot of WordPress.com bloggers want to put ads on their blogs to make money for themselves. While some free blog hosts permit that, don&#8217;t forget that WordPress.com is also a testing site for many of the latest features of <a href="http://www.wordpress.org/" title="WordPress" rel="tag">WordPress</a> development.</p>
<p>While the world has to wait for the <a href="http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/wordpress-news-and-announcements-on-wordpress-27-and-more/" title="WordPress News and Announcements on WordPress 2.7 and More">release of WordPress 2.7</a>, WordPress.com users are already using the new <a href="http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2008/09/08/sticky-posts/" title="Sticky Posts!">sticky post feature</a> and will soon be playing with other new features as part of the new WordPress Administration interface redesign, a continuation of user interface improvements from the previous version of WordPress - long before anyone else.</p>
<p>This means that WordPress.com has to stay clean of code that will screw up not just one blog but all the blogs on the WordPress.com network powered by <a href="http://mu.wordpress.org/" title="WordPressMU" rel="tag">WordPressMU</a>. While most ad code is harmless, opening up WordPress.com to Javascript and other code languages opens the door up to malicious code, too. It&#8217;s a security risk WordPress.com isn&#8217;t willing to take, and I support that policy.</p>
<p>If you want to monetize your blog, get the free version of <a href="http://www.wordpress.org/" title="WordPress" rel="tag">WordPress</a> and pay for cheap hosting. Some hosts are offering web hosting for under USD $10 a month. With the full version of WordPress, you can not only add ads, but customize the whole look, add all kinds of cool <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/" title="WordPress Plugins Extends">WordPress Plugins</a>, and really tweak your whole site to maximize its revenue potential. </p>
<p>WordPress.com has always been about <em>blogging</em>, about freedom of expression and creativity. It&#8217;s not about the code. It&#8217;s about the words. WordPress.com is working overtime to make sure we have a place to share our words with others around the world - no holds barred.</p>
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Posted in WordPress News, Wordpressdotcom&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gocomments/lorelle.wordpress.com/3030/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/comments/lorelle.wordpress.com/3030/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godelicious/lorelle.wordpress.com/3030/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/delicious/lorelle.wordpress.com/3030/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gostumble/lorelle.wordpress.com/3030/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/stumble/lorelle.wordpress.com/3030/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godigg/lorelle.wordpress.com/3030/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/digg/lorelle.wordpress.com/3030/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/goreddit/lorelle.wordpress.com/3030/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/reddit/lorelle.wordpress.com/3030/" /></a> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lorelle.wordpress.com&blog=72&post=3030&subd=lorelle&ref=&feed=1" /></div>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Thu, 18 Sep 2008 22:13:56 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:17:"Lorelle VanFossen";}s:7:"summary";s:11983:"<div class="snap_preview"><br /><p><a href="http://lorelle.wordpress.com/tag/wordpress-news/" title="WordPressdotcom news and tips"><img src="http://lorelle.files.wordpress.com/2007/04/wordpressdotcomnews.gif" alt="WordPress.com News" align="right" /></a><a href="http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2008/09/18/go-ad-free/" title="Go Ad Free on WordPress.com">Matt Mullenweg has just announced that you can go &#8220;ad-free&#8221;</a> on your <a href="http://www.wordpress.com/" title="WordPress.com free blogs" rel="tag">WordPress.com</a> blog.</p>
<p>While you may have never noticed, those who are not logged into WordPress.com will see ads on blogs across the WordPress.com network. <a href="http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2006/09/06/on-ads/" title="WordPress.com announced experimental Google ads">two years ago, WordPress.com started experimenting with Google ads</a> to help support the cost of the experimental and state-of-the-art multiple user free blog service. The intent was not to cover your blogs with ads, like many free blogging services do, but to show an occasional ad discretely within your WordPress Theme. </p>
<p>Since few complained or noticed, the experiment continued, helping to keep WordPress.com free and add a lot of free features that might have been paid upgrades. </p>
<p>These ads were so rare, I never saw them. So I forgot about them. I&#8217;ve written a lot about the <a href="http://wordpress.com/tos/" title="WordPress.com ToS">WordPress.com Terms of Service</a> policy that prohibits adding ads to your WordPress.com blogs, so I was dismayed a few months ago when I got a few emails accusing me of special favors from WordPress.com because I had ads on my blog. They were seeing the WordPress.com experimental ads. Unfortunately, one of the ads was - shall we say - inappropriate, a problem many have with Google&#8217;s ad program.<br />
<span id="more-3030"></span><br />
Still, this bothered me. I talked to the WordPress team about this and they agreed that users should have the right to determine whether or not to have WordPress.com ads on their blogs. As Matt explains:</p>
<blockquote><p>At the same time it’s easy to imagine blogs that would never want ads on them: businesses, startups, non-profits, political activist sites, the list goes on. Google Adsense analyzes the content to show contextually relevant ads, but that might mean a link to a competitor. Because of this we’ve introduced a premium option that gives you control: the No-ads upgrade.</p></blockquote>
<p>They&#8217;ve been working on this new feature for a while, trying to come up with a secure and affordable way for users to continue to support WordPress.com by permitting ads on their blogs, while allowing those with sensitive or special interests to not host ads. They&#8217;ve finally done it, and I applaud their foresight and integrity.</p>
<h3>Removing Ads from Your WordPress.com Blog</h3>
<p>Before you start jumping to remove ads from your WordPress.com blog, remember that those ads, most of which you will rarely ever see, help bring in income to keep WordPress.com going. If they don&#8217;t bother you or your readers, leave them alone. Why not? </p>
<p>You are using one of the most powerful, state-of-the-art blogging platforms, a service that will survive the Digg-effect and high traffic surges without charging you; a service that keeps bringing you options and features without charge; a service that gives you a platform upon which to express yourself proudly - and is incredibly SEO friendly. Why not help them continue to keep this service free for everyone?</p>
<p>If you do feel a compelling need to remove ads from your <a href="http://www.wordpress.com/" title="WordPress.com free blogs" rel="tag">WordPress.com</a> blog, go to <strong>Upgrades</strong>. </p>
<p><img src="http://lorelle.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/wordpresscom-upgrades.png" alt="WordPress.com Upgrades Panel" title="WordPress.com Upgrades panel" width="435" height="168" class="size-full wp-image-3031" /></p>
<p>Scroll down to <strong>No-ads</strong> and select the option.</p>
<p><img src="http://lorelle.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/wordpresscom-noads.png" alt="Select no-ads to turn off ads on your WordPress.com blog" title="WordPress.com No-ads - no advertising on WordPress.com blogs" width="398" height="105" class="size-full wp-image-3032" /></p>
<p>The cost to remove ads from your WordPress.com blog is 30 credits annually (USD $30 if you haven&#8217;t earned any credits) which comes to eight cents a day. </p>
<p>Whether you keep or remove ads from your WordPress.com blog, why not take a little time to give back to WordPress.com and other WordPress.com users by browsing the <a href="http://www.wordpress.org/" title="WordPress" rel="tag">WordPress</a> blog network and get to know your fellow WordPress.com members. You can use the <strong>Random Post</strong> feature in the gray dashboard bar at the top of your WordPress.com blog when you are logged in, or visit the <a href="http://botd.wordpress.com/" title="WordPress.com Blogs of the Day">WordPress.com Blogs of the Day</a> which lists the most popular blogs by language, or the <a href="http://wordpress.com/tags/" title="WordPress.com tags list">WordPress.com Tags list</a>.</p>
<p>If you are familiar with how WordPress.com works, then why not <a href="http://www.blogherald.com/2008/09/15/helping-in-the-wordpress-forums-is-an-education/" title="Helping in the WordPress Forums is an Education">help out in the WordPress.com forums</a> and get to know the volunteers and staff there as well as your other fellow WordPress.com members. It&#8217;s a simple way to say thank you for this powerful free blog service.</p>
<h3>I Want to Put Ads on My WordPress.com Blog</h3>
<p>A lot of WordPress.com bloggers want to put ads on their blogs to make money for themselves. While some free blog hosts permit that, don&#8217;t forget that WordPress.com is also a testing site for many of the latest features of <a href="http://www.wordpress.org/" title="WordPress" rel="tag">WordPress</a> development.</p>
<p>While the world has to wait for the <a href="http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/wordpress-news-and-announcements-on-wordpress-27-and-more/" title="WordPress News and Announcements on WordPress 2.7 and More">release of WordPress 2.7</a>, WordPress.com users are already using the new <a href="http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2008/09/08/sticky-posts/" title="Sticky Posts!">sticky post feature</a> and will soon be playing with other new features as part of the new WordPress Administration interface redesign, a continuation of user interface improvements from the previous version of WordPress - long before anyone else.</p>
<p>This means that WordPress.com has to stay clean of code that will screw up not just one blog but all the blogs on the WordPress.com network powered by <a href="http://mu.wordpress.org/" title="WordPressMU" rel="tag">WordPressMU</a>. While most ad code is harmless, opening up WordPress.com to Javascript and other code languages opens the door up to malicious code, too. It&#8217;s a security risk WordPress.com isn&#8217;t willing to take, and I support that policy.</p>
<p>If you want to monetize your blog, get the free version of <a href="http://www.wordpress.org/" title="WordPress" rel="tag">WordPress</a> and pay for cheap hosting. Some hosts are offering web hosting for under USD $10 a month. With the full version of WordPress, you can not only add ads, but customize the whole look, add all kinds of cool <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/" title="WordPress Plugins Extends">WordPress Plugins</a>, and really tweak your whole site to maximize its revenue potential. </p>
<p>WordPress.com has always been about <em>blogging</em>, about freedom of expression and creativity. It&#8217;s not about the code. It&#8217;s about the words. WordPress.com is working overtime to make sure we have a place to share our words with others around the world - no holds barred.</p>
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Posted in WordPress News, Wordpressdotcom&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gocomments/lorelle.wordpress.com/3030/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/comments/lorelle.wordpress.com/3030/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godelicious/lorelle.wordpress.com/3030/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/delicious/lorelle.wordpress.com/3030/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gostumble/lorelle.wordpress.com/3030/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/stumble/lorelle.wordpress.com/3030/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godigg/lorelle.wordpress.com/3030/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/digg/lorelle.wordpress.com/3030/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/goreddit/lorelle.wordpress.com/3030/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/reddit/lorelle.wordpress.com/3030/" /></a> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lorelle.wordpress.com&blog=72&post=3030&subd=lorelle&ref=&feed=1" /></div>";}i:46;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:60:"Lloyd: Interested in Freeing Yourself from the TypePad Trap?";s:4:"guid";s:30:"http://foolswisdom.com/?p=1587";s:4:"link";s:76:"http://foolswisdom.com/interested-in-freeing-yourself-from-the-typepad-trap/";s:11:"description";s:1760:"<p>My co-worker <a href="http://jcksn.com/">Noel Jackson</a>, tired of hearing me whine about the Six Apart <a href="http://foolswisdom.com/the-typepad-trap/">TypePad Trap</a>, has created a WordPress importer mashing together the MT formatted export file (missing permalinks) and the broken TypePad AtomPub (missing comments and trackbacks). We are currently testing this on WordPress.com before polishing the code up and sharing it. We are looking for some TypePad customers to help us test it &#8212; it&#8217;s completely harmless, read-only.</p>
<p>If you are interested, let me know and we can set up a private blog on WordPress.com for you to import into. Bonus is that you will have a backup of your blog ready to go live if anything ever befalls TypePad.</p>
<p><span id="more-1587"></span>This importer wouldn&#8217;t be possible without the heroic effort <a href="http://cavemonkey50.com/">Ronald Heft Jr</a> put into creating a TypePad AtomPub importer for WordPress &#8212; it&#8217;s not his fault TypePad still doesn&#8217;t have a way to export your full blog.</p>
<p>What&#8217;s an <a href="http://www.atompub.org/">AtomPub</a>? While working on this importer Noel contacted TypePad support only to have them tell him they don&#8217;t know what AtomPub is, and that they don&#8217;t support it.</p>
<p><a title="TypePad Support to Noel, "><img title="Noel twitter to David Recordon" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3244/2868612084_0bc580f06b_o.jpg" alt="TypePad Support to Noel, " /></a></p>
<p>Anyway, as I said, if you are a TypePad customer, and want to participate in open source development by testing this exporter,  or would just like a backup of your blog ready to launch on WordPress.com, leave a comment or send me an email.</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:49:37 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:5:"Lloyd";}s:7:"summary";s:1760:"<p>My co-worker <a href="http://jcksn.com/">Noel Jackson</a>, tired of hearing me whine about the Six Apart <a href="http://foolswisdom.com/the-typepad-trap/">TypePad Trap</a>, has created a WordPress importer mashing together the MT formatted export file (missing permalinks) and the broken TypePad AtomPub (missing comments and trackbacks). We are currently testing this on WordPress.com before polishing the code up and sharing it. We are looking for some TypePad customers to help us test it &#8212; it&#8217;s completely harmless, read-only.</p>
<p>If you are interested, let me know and we can set up a private blog on WordPress.com for you to import into. Bonus is that you will have a backup of your blog ready to go live if anything ever befalls TypePad.</p>
<p><span id="more-1587"></span>This importer wouldn&#8217;t be possible without the heroic effort <a href="http://cavemonkey50.com/">Ronald Heft Jr</a> put into creating a TypePad AtomPub importer for WordPress &#8212; it&#8217;s not his fault TypePad still doesn&#8217;t have a way to export your full blog.</p>
<p>What&#8217;s an <a href="http://www.atompub.org/">AtomPub</a>? While working on this importer Noel contacted TypePad support only to have them tell him they don&#8217;t know what AtomPub is, and that they don&#8217;t support it.</p>
<p><a title="TypePad Support to Noel, "><img title="Noel twitter to David Recordon" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3244/2868612084_0bc580f06b_o.jpg" alt="TypePad Support to Noel, " /></a></p>
<p>Anyway, as I said, if you are a TypePad customer, and want to participate in open source development by testing this exporter,  or would just like a backup of your blog ready to launch on WordPress.com, leave a comment or send me an email.</p>";}i:47;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:60:"Weblog Tools Collection: WordPress Plugin Releases for 09/18";s:4:"guid";s:40:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=4185";s:4:"link";s:88:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/09/18/wordpress-plugin-releases-for-0918/";s:11:"description";s:2542:"<p><a href="http://techie-buzz.com/wordpress-plugins/feed-pauser-wordpress-plugin-release.html"><strong>Feed Pauser</strong></a></p>
<p>Feed Pauser is a plugin I wrote to address a issue I have been facing for a long time, the option to delay publishing a post to a feed. Feed pauser, pauses a post from being made available through RSS.</p>
<p><a href="http://ajaydsouza.com/wordpress/plugins/autoclose/"><strong>Auto-Close Comments, Pingbacks and Trackbacks</strong></a></p>
<p>Automatically close comments, pingbacks and trackbacks on your blog. This helps reduce the amount of spam aimed at old posts. Now you can keep comments / pingbacks / trackbacks on certain posts open.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.techgremlin.com/servage-referral-widget/"><strong>Servage Referral Widget</strong></a></p>
<p>The web host Servage allows it&#8217;s users through a link to their website/coupon code to refer it&#8217;s users to their services.</p>
<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/notifixious-plugin/"><strong>Notifixious</strong></a></p>
<p>This plugin allows you to notify your readers on their Instant Messaging (AIM, MSN, GTalk, ICQ&#8230;), Email or SMS when you publish new posts! It also adds a widget to your blog to allow your users to choose on which channel they want to be notified!</p>
<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-google-apps/"><strong>WP Google Apps</strong></a></p>
<p>This plugin allows you to manage WordPress users via Google Apps accounts. The Authentication use Google Apps Gmail.</p>
<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/world-clock-widget/"><strong>World Clock Widget</strong></a></p>
<p>The world clock widget is a javascript clock. It can be easily set to display date and time of different timezone.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.saevar.is/blog/wordpress-k2/facebook-sharer-plugin/"><strong>Facebook Sharer</strong></a></p>
<p>Adds a little javascript and css to the header, and then a “Send to Facebook” link at the bottom of the blog post.</p>
<p><a href="http://skullbit.com/wordpress-plugin/list-pages-plus/"><strong>List Pages Plus</strong></a></p>
<p>Alter the output of the wp_list_pages() function’s HTML.  Add in your own classes, insert text into link title, add additional tags surrounding title.  Parents and Children are set seperately for greater flexibility.</p>
<p><a href="http://blueberryware.net/2008/09/14/email-spam-protection/"><strong>Email Spam Protection</strong></a></p>
<p>Obfuscates your email. You need to enter the shortcode in your post.</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:20:22 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Ajay";}s:7:"summary";s:2542:"<p><a href="http://techie-buzz.com/wordpress-plugins/feed-pauser-wordpress-plugin-release.html"><strong>Feed Pauser</strong></a></p>
<p>Feed Pauser is a plugin I wrote to address a issue I have been facing for a long time, the option to delay publishing a post to a feed. Feed pauser, pauses a post from being made available through RSS.</p>
<p><a href="http://ajaydsouza.com/wordpress/plugins/autoclose/"><strong>Auto-Close Comments, Pingbacks and Trackbacks</strong></a></p>
<p>Automatically close comments, pingbacks and trackbacks on your blog. This helps reduce the amount of spam aimed at old posts. Now you can keep comments / pingbacks / trackbacks on certain posts open.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.techgremlin.com/servage-referral-widget/"><strong>Servage Referral Widget</strong></a></p>
<p>The web host Servage allows it&#8217;s users through a link to their website/coupon code to refer it&#8217;s users to their services.</p>
<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/notifixious-plugin/"><strong>Notifixious</strong></a></p>
<p>This plugin allows you to notify your readers on their Instant Messaging (AIM, MSN, GTalk, ICQ&#8230;), Email or SMS when you publish new posts! It also adds a widget to your blog to allow your users to choose on which channel they want to be notified!</p>
<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-google-apps/"><strong>WP Google Apps</strong></a></p>
<p>This plugin allows you to manage WordPress users via Google Apps accounts. The Authentication use Google Apps Gmail.</p>
<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/world-clock-widget/"><strong>World Clock Widget</strong></a></p>
<p>The world clock widget is a javascript clock. It can be easily set to display date and time of different timezone.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.saevar.is/blog/wordpress-k2/facebook-sharer-plugin/"><strong>Facebook Sharer</strong></a></p>
<p>Adds a little javascript and css to the header, and then a “Send to Facebook” link at the bottom of the blog post.</p>
<p><a href="http://skullbit.com/wordpress-plugin/list-pages-plus/"><strong>List Pages Plus</strong></a></p>
<p>Alter the output of the wp_list_pages() function’s HTML.  Add in your own classes, insert text into link title, add additional tags surrounding title.  Parents and Children are set seperately for greater flexibility.</p>
<p><a href="http://blueberryware.net/2008/09/14/email-spam-protection/"><strong>Email Spam Protection</strong></a></p>
<p>Obfuscates your email. You need to enter the shortcode in your post.</p>";}i:48;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:73:"Lorelle on WP: WordPress News and Announcements on WordPress 2.7 and More";s:4:"guid";s:36:"http://lorelle.wordpress.com/?p=3027";s:4:"link";s:98:"http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2008/09/17/wordpress-news-and-announcements-on-wordpress-27-and-more/";s:11:"description";s:14295:"<div class="snap_preview"><br /><p><a href="http://lorelle.wordpress.com/tag/wordpress-news/" title="WordPress News"><img src="http://lorelle.files.wordpress.com/2007/01/wpnews1.png" alt="WordPress News" align="right" /></a>I&#8217;ve just released the latest <a href="http://www.blogherald.com/tag/wordpress-wednesday-news/" title="Articles on WordPress Wednesday" rel="tag">Blog Herald WordPress Wednesday News</a> on <a href="http://www.blogherald.com/2008/09/17/wordpress-wednesday-news-wordpress-27-final-features-wtc-plugin-contest-winners-wordcamps-surveys-and-more/" title="WordPress 2.7 Final Features, WTC Plugin Contest Winners, WordCamps, Surveys, and More">WordPress Wednesday News: WordPress 2.7 Final Features, WTC Plugin Contest Winners, WordCamps, Surveys, and More</a>, and there are some WordPress news tidbits I&#8217;d like to call your attention to.</p>
<h4>WordPress 2.7 Feature List Set</h4>
<p><a href="http://boren.nu/archives/2008/09/04/stalking-the-wild-27/" title="posted a list of confirmed features">Ryan Boren has announced the final WordPress 2.7 features</a> to prepare us all for the upcoming release. </p>
<p>They include the new &#8220;crazyhorse&#8221; WordPress Administration Panels interface, a new Write Post Panel that allows dragging and dropping of meta boxes so you can rearrange your writing surface, the ability to hide columns on the content index pages, inline editing of posts and Pages on the new content index pages, comments XMLRPC API, sticky posts, automatic WordPress Plugin installation and integrated Plugin browser, HTTPOnly auth cookies, and much more. </p>
<p>After all the <a href="http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/12/16/the-number-one-flaw-in-wordpress-comments/" title="Comments">kvetching I&#8217;ve done about the Comments Panel</a> in the WordPress Administration Panels (okay, I&#8217;m not the only one), they have finally overhauled it and have added the ability to automatically upgrade WordPress and the total revamping of the Comments Panel to include replying to comments, keyboard shortcuts (hot keys) for managing comments, and threaded comments to help you keep track of the conversation. </p>
<p>I&#8217;m waiting to try it out as it may soon be added to <a href="http://www.wordpress.com/" title="WordPress.com free blogs" rel="tag">WordPress.com</a> as part of the testing. I do hope it will be as user-friendly as <a href="http://internetducttape.com/tools/wordpress/wordpress-comment-ninja/" title="WordPress Comment Ninja Greasemonkey Script">WordPress Comment Ninja Greasemonkey Script</a> by Engtech of Internet Duct Tape. I&#8217;ll hate to part with my favorite non-WordPress Plugin toy.</p>
<h4>Tell WordPress How You Want the WordPress 2.7 Administration Panels to Look and Work</h4>
<p>In announcements on the <a href="http://wordpress.org/development/2008/09/wordpress-27-navigation-options-survey/" title="WordPress 2.7 Navigation Options Survey">WordPress Development Blog</a> and on <a href="http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2008/09/15/wordpress-27-navigation-options-survey/" title="WordPress 2.7 Navigation Options Survey">WordPress.com</a>, WordPress users are invited to <a href="http://www.polldaddy.com/s/A02A1308A9F8D944" title="take the survey on WordPress 2.7 interface">participate in a survey</a> to have your say on how the navigation options on the WordPress 2.7 Administration Panels interface (UI) should look and work.</p>
<p>At <a href="http://2008.sf.wordcamp.org/" title="WordCamp San Francisco">WordCamp 2008</a>, <a href="http://www.bobulate.com/" title="Liz Danzico">Liz Danzico</a> and <a href="http://jane.wordpress.com" title="Jane Wells">Jane Wells</a> presented <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/edanzico/riding-the-crazyhorse-future-generation-wordpress-presentation" title="Future Generation WordPress">Riding The Crazyhorse: Future Generation WordPress</a>, an inside look at how the new interface was developed and the amazing technology they use to test the results and make improvements. </p>
<p>If you want your say in how it looks, you better speak up and take the survey.</p>
<h4>Weblog Tools Collection Plugin Winners Announced</h4>
<p>While WordPress 2.7 is rewiring the whole Comments Panel, it is telling that the grand prize winner of the <a href="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/09/13/wordpress-plugin-competition-25-winners/" title="WordPress Plugin Competition 2.5 Winners!">Weblog Tools Collection WordPress Plugin Competition</a> was <a href="http://pressography.com/plugins/wp-comment-remix/" title="WP Comment Remix">WP Comment Remix WordPress Plugin</a> by Pressography. It will be interesting how this incredible WordPress Plugin survives the next release of WordPress. I&#8217;m sure the creative Plugin author will come up with something even more interesting.</p>
<p>Second prize went to the author of the <a href="http://www.aaronharp.com/dev/wp-manageable/" title="Manageable">Manageable WordPress Plugin</a>, followed by third prize, <a href="http://blog.realthemes.com/wp-easy-uploader/" title="WP Easy Uploader">WP Easy Uploader</a>. Consolation prize goes to <a href="http://www.prelovac.com/vladimir/" title="Prelovac">Prelovac</a> for his amazing work on WordPress Plugins recently. </p>
<p>All the Plugins in the contest are amazing. Check them out and see how creative the WordPress Community continues to be.</p>
<h4>Smashing Overload of WordPress Development Resources</h4>
<p><a href="http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/09/15/wordpress-developers-toolbox/" title="WordPress Developers’ Toolbox">Smashing Magazine published the WordPress Developers’ Toolbox</a>, a huge collection of tips, tricks, resources, WordPress Themes, WordPress Theme design help, documentation, and tutorials for WordPress users. It&#8217;s overwhelming but there is a ton of great information in there. </p>
<p>Please make sure that the article you are reading covers the version of WordPress you are using as some of the information is version-specific.</p>
<h4>A Ton of WordCamp Information</h4>
<p>I continue to report on the many WordCamps and WordPress Meetups that are popping up everywhere. If you want your event covered, make sure to <a href="http://lorelle.wordpress.com/category/wordpress-news/feed/&#108;&#111;&#114;&#101;&#108;&#108;&#101;&#111;&#110;&#119;&#111;&#114;&#100;&#112;&#114;&#101;&#115;&#115;&#64;&#103;&#109;&#97;&#105;&#108;&#46;&#99;&#111;&#109;" title="Email Lorelle">email me</a> so I can cover it on the <a href="http://www.blogherald.com/tag/wordpress-wednesday-news/" title="Articles on WordPress Wednesday" rel="tag">Blog Herald WordPress Wednesday News</a> and <a href="http://wordcamp.info/" title="The WordCamp Report">The WordCamp Report</a>.</p>
<p>In case you didn&#8217;t hear, <a href="http://wordcamp.info/2008/09/11/would-you-like-to-report-on-a-wordcamp-event/" title="Would You Like to Report on a WordCamp Event?">The WordCamp Report is looking for volunteers to live blog or report on WordCamp and WordPress</a> events around the world. The site is covering WordCamp news, events, and WordPress events, and includes tips for those who want to bring a WordCamp to their area. </p>
<p>If you have been a part of a WordCamp event and would like to submit an article on your experience and lessons learned, just let me know. </p>
<h4>And More WordPress and WordPress.com News</h4>
<p>I also <a href="http://www.blogherald.com/2008/09/17/wordpress-wednesday-news-wordpress-27-final-features-wtc-plugin-contest-winners-wordcamps-surveys-and-more/" title="WordPress 2.7 Final Features, WTC Plugin Contest Winners, WordCamps, Surveys, and More">covered a lot of other WordPress news</a> including these recent announcements on WordPress.com:</p>
<p><strong>SSL Now Available for WordPress.com Bloggers:</strong> <a href="http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2008/09/16/protect-your-blog-with-ssl/" title="Protect Your Blog with SSL">WordPress.com announced the ability for their bloggers to protect blogs</a> with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Sockets_Layer" title="SSL">SSL</a>. If you are blogging on a public access point, &#8220;blogjackers&#8221; can prey on security vulnerabilities and possibly collect sensitive information. By adding SSL protection, you will automatically be logged onto your blog with an HTTPS connection (secure). You&#8217;ve always had the option, but few WordPress.com bloggers understood how it worked. </p>
<p>To activate this new feature, go to <strong>My Account &gt; Edit Profile</strong> in the WordPress Administration Panels and check of &#8220;Always use HTTPS when visiting Administration pages&#8221; under Browser Connection. </p>
<p><strong>WordPress.com FAQ Gets Screencasts:</strong> The <a href="http://faq.wordpress.com/" title="WordPress.com FAQ">WordPress.com FAQ</a> now has <a href="http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2008/09/10/wordpresscom-faq-screencasts/" title="WordPress.com FAQ Screencasts">screencasts on their guide posts</a> helping WordPress.com users learn more about how to use specific WordPress.com features. </p>
<p><strong>WordPress.com August 2008 Stats:</strong> The <a href="http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2008/09/05/august-wrap-up-3/" title="August Wrap-Up">August Wrap-Up</a> for statistics on <a href="http://www.wordpress.com/" title="WordPress.com free blogs" rel="tag">WordPress.com</a> included 286,860 blogs created, 298,655 new users, 3,442,638 file uploads, 439 terabytes of content transferred from our datacenters, 6,750,960 comments, and 1,196,661 active blogs and 14,056,683 active posts. WordPress.com also crossed four million blogs this past week. </p>
<p><strong>New Themes for WordPress.com Members:</strong> WordPress.com announced two new WordPress Themes recently. The <a href="http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2008/09/03/albeo-theme-launch/" title="Albeo Theme Launch">Albeo Theme</a> for WordPress.com bloggers is designed by <a href="http://designdisease.com/" title="Elena at Design Disease">Elena at Design Disease</a>. The <a href="http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2008/09/12/depo-masthead-theme-launch/" title="DePo Masthead Theme Launch">DePo Masthead WordPress Theme</a> by <a href="http://powazek.com/" title="Derek Powazek">Derek Powazek</a> features a minimalist magazine design with dynamic features such as header font size changes depending upon the length of the blog title, column heights for front page articles will always be equal, interesting navigation options, and hidden, unfolding comments.</p>
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<h4>WordPress 2.7 Feature List Set</h4>
<p><a href="http://boren.nu/archives/2008/09/04/stalking-the-wild-27/" title="posted a list of confirmed features">Ryan Boren has announced the final WordPress 2.7 features</a> to prepare us all for the upcoming release. </p>
<p>They include the new &#8220;crazyhorse&#8221; WordPress Administration Panels interface, a new Write Post Panel that allows dragging and dropping of meta boxes so you can rearrange your writing surface, the ability to hide columns on the content index pages, inline editing of posts and Pages on the new content index pages, comments XMLRPC API, sticky posts, automatic WordPress Plugin installation and integrated Plugin browser, HTTPOnly auth cookies, and much more. </p>
<p>After all the <a href="http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/12/16/the-number-one-flaw-in-wordpress-comments/" title="Comments">kvetching I&#8217;ve done about the Comments Panel</a> in the WordPress Administration Panels (okay, I&#8217;m not the only one), they have finally overhauled it and have added the ability to automatically upgrade WordPress and the total revamping of the Comments Panel to include replying to comments, keyboard shortcuts (hot keys) for managing comments, and threaded comments to help you keep track of the conversation. </p>
<p>I&#8217;m waiting to try it out as it may soon be added to <a href="http://www.wordpress.com/" title="WordPress.com free blogs" rel="tag">WordPress.com</a> as part of the testing. I do hope it will be as user-friendly as <a href="http://internetducttape.com/tools/wordpress/wordpress-comment-ninja/" title="WordPress Comment Ninja Greasemonkey Script">WordPress Comment Ninja Greasemonkey Script</a> by Engtech of Internet Duct Tape. I&#8217;ll hate to part with my favorite non-WordPress Plugin toy.</p>
<h4>Tell WordPress How You Want the WordPress 2.7 Administration Panels to Look and Work</h4>
<p>In announcements on the <a href="http://wordpress.org/development/2008/09/wordpress-27-navigation-options-survey/" title="WordPress 2.7 Navigation Options Survey">WordPress Development Blog</a> and on <a href="http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2008/09/15/wordpress-27-navigation-options-survey/" title="WordPress 2.7 Navigation Options Survey">WordPress.com</a>, WordPress users are invited to <a href="http://www.polldaddy.com/s/A02A1308A9F8D944" title="take the survey on WordPress 2.7 interface">participate in a survey</a> to have your say on how the navigation options on the WordPress 2.7 Administration Panels interface (UI) should look and work.</p>
<p>At <a href="http://2008.sf.wordcamp.org/" title="WordCamp San Francisco">WordCamp 2008</a>, <a href="http://www.bobulate.com/" title="Liz Danzico">Liz Danzico</a> and <a href="http://jane.wordpress.com" title="Jane Wells">Jane Wells</a> presented <a href="http://www.slideshare.net/edanzico/riding-the-crazyhorse-future-generation-wordpress-presentation" title="Future Generation WordPress">Riding The Crazyhorse: Future Generation WordPress</a>, an inside look at how the new interface was developed and the amazing technology they use to test the results and make improvements. </p>
<p>If you want your say in how it looks, you better speak up and take the survey.</p>
<h4>Weblog Tools Collection Plugin Winners Announced</h4>
<p>While WordPress 2.7 is rewiring the whole Comments Panel, it is telling that the grand prize winner of the <a href="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/09/13/wordpress-plugin-competition-25-winners/" title="WordPress Plugin Competition 2.5 Winners!">Weblog Tools Collection WordPress Plugin Competition</a> was <a href="http://pressography.com/plugins/wp-comment-remix/" title="WP Comment Remix">WP Comment Remix WordPress Plugin</a> by Pressography. It will be interesting how this incredible WordPress Plugin survives the next release of WordPress. I&#8217;m sure the creative Plugin author will come up with something even more interesting.</p>
<p>Second prize went to the author of the <a href="http://www.aaronharp.com/dev/wp-manageable/" title="Manageable">Manageable WordPress Plugin</a>, followed by third prize, <a href="http://blog.realthemes.com/wp-easy-uploader/" title="WP Easy Uploader">WP Easy Uploader</a>. Consolation prize goes to <a href="http://www.prelovac.com/vladimir/" title="Prelovac">Prelovac</a> for his amazing work on WordPress Plugins recently. </p>
<p>All the Plugins in the contest are amazing. Check them out and see how creative the WordPress Community continues to be.</p>
<h4>Smashing Overload of WordPress Development Resources</h4>
<p><a href="http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2008/09/15/wordpress-developers-toolbox/" title="WordPress Developers’ Toolbox">Smashing Magazine published the WordPress Developers’ Toolbox</a>, a huge collection of tips, tricks, resources, WordPress Themes, WordPress Theme design help, documentation, and tutorials for WordPress users. It&#8217;s overwhelming but there is a ton of great information in there. </p>
<p>Please make sure that the article you are reading covers the version of WordPress you are using as some of the information is version-specific.</p>
<h4>A Ton of WordCamp Information</h4>
<p>I continue to report on the many WordCamps and WordPress Meetups that are popping up everywhere. If you want your event covered, make sure to <a href="http://lorelle.wordpress.com/category/wordpress-news/feed/&#108;&#111;&#114;&#101;&#108;&#108;&#101;&#111;&#110;&#119;&#111;&#114;&#100;&#112;&#114;&#101;&#115;&#115;&#64;&#103;&#109;&#97;&#105;&#108;&#46;&#99;&#111;&#109;" title="Email Lorelle">email me</a> so I can cover it on the <a href="http://www.blogherald.com/tag/wordpress-wednesday-news/" title="Articles on WordPress Wednesday" rel="tag">Blog Herald WordPress Wednesday News</a> and <a href="http://wordcamp.info/" title="The WordCamp Report">The WordCamp Report</a>.</p>
<p>In case you didn&#8217;t hear, <a href="http://wordcamp.info/2008/09/11/would-you-like-to-report-on-a-wordcamp-event/" title="Would You Like to Report on a WordCamp Event?">The WordCamp Report is looking for volunteers to live blog or report on WordCamp and WordPress</a> events around the world. The site is covering WordCamp news, events, and WordPress events, and includes tips for those who want to bring a WordCamp to their area. </p>
<p>If you have been a part of a WordCamp event and would like to submit an article on your experience and lessons learned, just let me know. </p>
<h4>And More WordPress and WordPress.com News</h4>
<p>I also <a href="http://www.blogherald.com/2008/09/17/wordpress-wednesday-news-wordpress-27-final-features-wtc-plugin-contest-winners-wordcamps-surveys-and-more/" title="WordPress 2.7 Final Features, WTC Plugin Contest Winners, WordCamps, Surveys, and More">covered a lot of other WordPress news</a> including these recent announcements on WordPress.com:</p>
<p><strong>SSL Now Available for WordPress.com Bloggers:</strong> <a href="http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2008/09/16/protect-your-blog-with-ssl/" title="Protect Your Blog with SSL">WordPress.com announced the ability for their bloggers to protect blogs</a> with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_Sockets_Layer" title="SSL">SSL</a>. If you are blogging on a public access point, &#8220;blogjackers&#8221; can prey on security vulnerabilities and possibly collect sensitive information. By adding SSL protection, you will automatically be logged onto your blog with an HTTPS connection (secure). You&#8217;ve always had the option, but few WordPress.com bloggers understood how it worked. </p>
<p>To activate this new feature, go to <strong>My Account &gt; Edit Profile</strong> in the WordPress Administration Panels and check of &#8220;Always use HTTPS when visiting Administration pages&#8221; under Browser Connection. </p>
<p><strong>WordPress.com FAQ Gets Screencasts:</strong> The <a href="http://faq.wordpress.com/" title="WordPress.com FAQ">WordPress.com FAQ</a> now has <a href="http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2008/09/10/wordpresscom-faq-screencasts/" title="WordPress.com FAQ Screencasts">screencasts on their guide posts</a> helping WordPress.com users learn more about how to use specific WordPress.com features. </p>
<p><strong>WordPress.com August 2008 Stats:</strong> The <a href="http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2008/09/05/august-wrap-up-3/" title="August Wrap-Up">August Wrap-Up</a> for statistics on <a href="http://www.wordpress.com/" title="WordPress.com free blogs" rel="tag">WordPress.com</a> included 286,860 blogs created, 298,655 new users, 3,442,638 file uploads, 439 terabytes of content transferred from our datacenters, 6,750,960 comments, and 1,196,661 active blogs and 14,056,683 active posts. WordPress.com also crossed four million blogs this past week. </p>
<p><strong>New Themes for WordPress.com Members:</strong> WordPress.com announced two new WordPress Themes recently. The <a href="http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2008/09/03/albeo-theme-launch/" title="Albeo Theme Launch">Albeo Theme</a> for WordPress.com bloggers is designed by <a href="http://designdisease.com/" title="Elena at Design Disease">Elena at Design Disease</a>. The <a href="http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2008/09/12/depo-masthead-theme-launch/" title="DePo Masthead Theme Launch">DePo Masthead WordPress Theme</a> by <a href="http://powazek.com/" title="Derek Powazek">Derek Powazek</a> features a minimalist magazine design with dynamic features such as header font size changes depending upon the length of the blog title, column heights for front page articles will always be equal, interesting navigation options, and hidden, unfolding comments.</p>
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<p>I will be there with <a href="http://www.woopra.com/" title="Woopra - blog statistics package" rel="tag">Woopra</a>, <a href="http://www.layeredtech.com/" title="Layered Tech">Layered Tech</a>, and <a href="http://www.wordpress.org/" title="WordPress" rel="tag">WordPress</a>. </p>
<p>I&#8217;ve peeked at the <a href="http://www.blogworldexpo.com/Conference-Schedule.html" title="Conference Schedule">Conference Schedule</a> and there is so much going on, I don&#8217;t even know where to begin. </p>
<p>In addition to the Blog World Expo <a href="http://www.blogworldexpo.com/Exhibitors/Exhibitors.html" title="Blog World Expo Exhibitors">Exhibitors</a> in the Exhibition Hall at the Las Vegas Convention Center, the incredible collection of <a href="http://www.blogworldexpo.com/Speakers.html" title="Blog World Expo Speakers">speakers and workshops</a>, and the crème de la crème of the blogosphers <a href="http://www.blogworldexpo.com/Attendee-Info/Attendees.html" title="Attendees">attending</a>, there are also events within the main event, including: </p>
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<li><a href="http://eventcosm.com/event/BlogWorldExpo-2008/#2008-09-19/EXECUTIVE&amp;ENTREPRENEURCONFERENCE/" title="Sep 19, 2008 - EXECUTIVE &amp; ENTREPRENEUR CONFERENCE">Executive &amp; Entrepreneur Conference</a></li>
<li><a href="http://eventcosm.com/event/BlogWorldExpo-2008/#2008-09-19/CITIZENJOURNALISMWORKSHOP/" title="Sep 19, 2008 - CITIZEN JOURNALISM WORKSHOP">Citizen Journalism Workshop</a></li>
<li><a href="http://eventcosm.com/event/BlogWorldExpo-2008/#2008-09-19/BLOGWORLDCONFERENCE/" title="BLOGWORLD CONFERENCE">Blogworld Conference</a></li>
<li><a href="http://eventcosm.com/event/BlogWorldExpo-2008/#2008-09-19/REALESTATEBLOGWORLD/" title="REAL ESTATE BLOGWORLD">Real Estate Blogworld</a></li>
<li><a href="http://eventcosm.com/event/BlogWorldExpo-2008/#2008-09-19/B5MEDIABLOGGERSUMMIT/" title="B5MEDIA BLOGGER SUMMIT">b5media Blogger Summit</a></li>
<li><a href="http://eventcosm.com/event/BlogWorldExpo-2008/#2008-09-19/GODBLOGCON/" title="GODBLOGCON">GODBLOGCON</a></li>
</ul>
<p>These specialty meetings and workshops cover niche areas and specific issues that confront bloggers within those specific areas. So much of it crosses borders, though, I&#8217;m having a tough time deciding which to attend. </p>
<p>I do know where I will be Sunday, September 21, from 3:00PM - 4:00PM. I will be on a panel with my buddies, <a href="http://eventcosm.com/person/John-Pozadzides/" title="John Pozadzides">John Pozadzides</a> and <a href="http://eventcosm.com/person/Liz-Strauss/" title="Liz Strauss">Liz Strauss</a>, covering <a href="http://eventcosm.com/event/BlogWorldExpo-2008/U407/" title="The Stats of High Performance Content &amp; Marketing">The Stats of High Performance Content and Marketing</a>.</p>
<p>I will also be occasionally found in the Exhibition Hall in booth 220 with <a href="http://www.layeredtech.com/" title="Layered Tech">Layered Tech</a>, <a href="http://www.woopra.com/" title="Woopra - blog statistics package" rel="tag">Woopra</a>, and <a href="http://www.wordpress.org/" title="WordPress" rel="tag">WordPress</a>. If you want to talk about servers, web hosting, and the grid, I&#8217;ll let you talk to the other guys there, but if you want to talk WordPress or Woopra, I&#8217;m ready!</p>
<p>I hope to see you there!</p>
<p><strong>NEXT:</strong> Next weekend, September 27, 2008, is <a href="http://www.wordcampportland.org/" title="WordCamp Portland">WordCamp Portland, Oregon - September 27, 2008</a>, where I will also be making noise. The event is sold out and there is a waiting list. It&#8217;s going to be great! </p>
<p>Other upcoming events where I will be speaking and attending include:</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.hmaus.com/index.php/events-calendar/mactoberfest-2008/" title="30 am)">Mactoberfest 2008 - Hawaii - October 18, 2008</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ocet.wcc.hawaii.edu/techtalk/" title="Windward Community College Tech Talk">Windward Community College Tech Talk - Hawaii - October 24, 2008</a></li>
<li><a href="http://2008.podcamphawaii.com/" title="Podcamp + Wordcamp Hawaii at Hawaii Convention Center">Podcamp and WordCamp Hawaii - Oct 24, 2008</a></li>
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<p>I will be there with <a href="http://www.woopra.com/" title="Woopra - blog statistics package" rel="tag">Woopra</a>, <a href="http://www.layeredtech.com/" title="Layered Tech">Layered Tech</a>, and <a href="http://www.wordpress.org/" title="WordPress" rel="tag">WordPress</a>. </p>
<p>I&#8217;ve peeked at the <a href="http://www.blogworldexpo.com/Conference-Schedule.html" title="Conference Schedule">Conference Schedule</a> and there is so much going on, I don&#8217;t even know where to begin. </p>
<p>In addition to the Blog World Expo <a href="http://www.blogworldexpo.com/Exhibitors/Exhibitors.html" title="Blog World Expo Exhibitors">Exhibitors</a> in the Exhibition Hall at the Las Vegas Convention Center, the incredible collection of <a href="http://www.blogworldexpo.com/Speakers.html" title="Blog World Expo Speakers">speakers and workshops</a>, and the crème de la crème of the blogosphers <a href="http://www.blogworldexpo.com/Attendee-Info/Attendees.html" title="Attendees">attending</a>, there are also events within the main event, including: </p>
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<li><a href="http://eventcosm.com/event/BlogWorldExpo-2008/#2008-09-19/EXECUTIVE&amp;ENTREPRENEURCONFERENCE/" title="Sep 19, 2008 - EXECUTIVE &amp; ENTREPRENEUR CONFERENCE">Executive &amp; Entrepreneur Conference</a></li>
<li><a href="http://eventcosm.com/event/BlogWorldExpo-2008/#2008-09-19/CITIZENJOURNALISMWORKSHOP/" title="Sep 19, 2008 - CITIZEN JOURNALISM WORKSHOP">Citizen Journalism Workshop</a></li>
<li><a href="http://eventcosm.com/event/BlogWorldExpo-2008/#2008-09-19/BLOGWORLDCONFERENCE/" title="BLOGWORLD CONFERENCE">Blogworld Conference</a></li>
<li><a href="http://eventcosm.com/event/BlogWorldExpo-2008/#2008-09-19/REALESTATEBLOGWORLD/" title="REAL ESTATE BLOGWORLD">Real Estate Blogworld</a></li>
<li><a href="http://eventcosm.com/event/BlogWorldExpo-2008/#2008-09-19/B5MEDIABLOGGERSUMMIT/" title="B5MEDIA BLOGGER SUMMIT">b5media Blogger Summit</a></li>
<li><a href="http://eventcosm.com/event/BlogWorldExpo-2008/#2008-09-19/GODBLOGCON/" title="GODBLOGCON">GODBLOGCON</a></li>
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<p>These specialty meetings and workshops cover niche areas and specific issues that confront bloggers within those specific areas. So much of it crosses borders, though, I&#8217;m having a tough time deciding which to attend. </p>
<p>I do know where I will be Sunday, September 21, from 3:00PM - 4:00PM. I will be on a panel with my buddies, <a href="http://eventcosm.com/person/John-Pozadzides/" title="John Pozadzides">John Pozadzides</a> and <a href="http://eventcosm.com/person/Liz-Strauss/" title="Liz Strauss">Liz Strauss</a>, covering <a href="http://eventcosm.com/event/BlogWorldExpo-2008/U407/" title="The Stats of High Performance Content &amp; Marketing">The Stats of High Performance Content and Marketing</a>.</p>
<p>I will also be occasionally found in the Exhibition Hall in booth 220 with <a href="http://www.layeredtech.com/" title="Layered Tech">Layered Tech</a>, <a href="http://www.woopra.com/" title="Woopra - blog statistics package" rel="tag">Woopra</a>, and <a href="http://www.wordpress.org/" title="WordPress" rel="tag">WordPress</a>. If you want to talk about servers, web hosting, and the grid, I&#8217;ll let you talk to the other guys there, but if you want to talk WordPress or Woopra, I&#8217;m ready!</p>
<p>I hope to see you there!</p>
<p><strong>NEXT:</strong> Next weekend, September 27, 2008, is <a href="http://www.wordcampportland.org/" title="WordCamp Portland">WordCamp Portland, Oregon - September 27, 2008</a>, where I will also be making noise. The event is sold out and there is a waiting list. It&#8217;s going to be great! </p>
<p>Other upcoming events where I will be speaking and attending include:</p>
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<li><a href="http://www.hmaus.com/index.php/events-calendar/mactoberfest-2008/" title="30 am)">Mactoberfest 2008 - Hawaii - October 18, 2008</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ocet.wcc.hawaii.edu/techtalk/" title="Windward Community College Tech Talk">Windward Community College Tech Talk - Hawaii - October 24, 2008</a></li>
<li><a href="http://2008.podcamphawaii.com/" title="Podcamp + Wordcamp Hawaii at Hawaii Convention Center">Podcamp and WordCamp Hawaii - Oct 24, 2008</a></li>
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