Category Archives: WordPress

Michael Krotscheck Takes Six Apart to Task

Michael Krotscheck has posted two honest, insightful posts about TypePad and WordPress.

Friends don’t let Friends use TypePad
WordPress vs. TypePad, Round 2

These articles are clearly based on his extensive experience using both platforms.
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5 Years of WordPress!

Today, people all around the world are celebrating that five years ago today the first version of WordPress was released!
Of course, most people’s celebration is limited to Happy Birthday WordPress posts. It’s awesome reading them; most posts (subtlety) demonstrate the authors own participation in WordPress. We’re all the developers of WordPress!
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WordPress 2.5 in the Wild!

This morning at WordPress 2.5 release was released live at WordCamp Dallas! So gitty up and upgrade!
When you first try WordPress 2.5, it will feel like it has changed a lot, possibly for the worst (my wife Julia had her concerns). Change is hard. Take a deep breath, and be patient with yourself and WordPress [...]

Summer Starts Early Again For WordPress with GSoC

I just received an email that our application to the Google Summer of Code has been accepted!

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Site Maps, SEO Alchemy?

A site map seems like a really good idea, but if WordPress is on your team, you are already in great shape, and they offer no real benefit.
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I’m Biased, But Try Movable Type and Drupal

Anil Dash has written an article titled “A WordPress 2.5 Upgrade Guide” on the official movabletype.com blog. It is full of misdirection, and, thankfully, overall it hasn’t been well received. What excites me is it has sparked some excellent discussions, and it’s a great launching point for more conversations.
I whole heartily recommend you try [...]

WordPress Google Summer of Code 2

The Google Summer of Code is here again. I submitted our WordPress application today. Last year was awesome, and I think this year will be even way better!
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Media Library and WordPress Plugin Challenge

WordPress 2.5 will be the first release with more than a rudimentary image and media experience right out of the box. There are now add media buttons in the editor, the manage menu includes media library, and there is a gallery.
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Surfin’ WordPress 2.5 with Safari 3

With the release of Mac OS X Leopard (10.5), the simple, elegant, fast web browser Safari 3 is here.
Very soon we will release WordPress 2.5, and about the same time WordPress.com will be updated.
With Safari 3 and WordPress 2.5 you should finally have a great experience if Safari is your preferred browser.
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Matt Thomas Put Under the Press, WordPress 2.5 That Is

Matt Thomas, our brilliant web designer on team Automattic, has been very busy working on WordPress 2.5 .
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