WordPress To Change ‘Posts’ to ‘Blog’ in Next Version?

by Ronnie Burt June 14^th, 2012 15 Responses

We’ve preached about the need to simplify the WordPress dashboard before, and just a few minutes ago one such change was proposed in the WordPress Trac.

This change is simple:

1. Change the ‘Posts’ menu item to ‘Blog’

2. Move the ‘Pages’ and ‘Comments’ menus up above ‘Media’

The idea is that the difference between posts and pages is often confusing for new users and this should help make it more clear.

We are a bit torn on if this really is a good move, so thought it might be worth asking you here.

Community

12 Fantastic Presentations from WordCamp NYC

by Sarah Gooding June 12^th, 2012 1 Response

If you didn’t have the chance to attend WordCamp NYC, you can still check out some of the presentations through the slides posted by the presenters. The slides don’t tell you everything, but they can certainly provide a starting point for learning more about a topic that’s new to you. Here’s a small taste of what you missed from the sessions.

Making Millions of Websites More Accessible

By Aaron Jorbin

Killer Docs For Killer Devs
Killer Docs for Killer Devs View more presentations from spmckeown

Developing Digital Marketing into Your WordPress

Community

WordPress Stuck in Maintenance Mode

by Joe Foley June 8^th, 2012 3 Responses

Has your WordPress site ever gotten stuck in maintenance mode? Many people seem to run into this problem. They update a WordPress theme or plugin or maybe even WordPress itself, and in the middle of the update, something goes wrong, and their site gets stuck in maintenance mode with nothing appearing but the message, “Briefly unavailable for scheduled maintenance. Check back in a minute.”

Not only are visitors locked out, but even the Admin is locked out of the backend.

If this happens to you, try one of the following solutions.

Community

Major Changes in the Use of WordPress in Education

by Ronnie Burt June 7^th, 2012 1 Response

I was first introduced to the world of WordPress in 2008 when I was looking for a good way to build a website for a math course I was teaching. My school offered an archaic website solution and, though I don’t remember why, I first tried out both Drupal and Joomla.

All I wanted was a quick and easy way to post notes, videos, and assignments for my students – and provide parents and students an easy way to subscribe to new posts by email.

Community, Themes

How Responsive Became the Most Popular Free WordPress Theme in Just 3 Months

by Sarah Gooding June 4^th, 2012 5 Responses

I recently had the opportunity to interview Emil Uzelac of ThemeID, the developer of the massively popular Responsive theme for WordPress. Responsive is hosted in the WordPress Theme Directory and has surpassed 100,000 downloads in just 3 months, making it the most popular free theme available on WordPress.org. Emil was kind enough to chat with us about why the Responsive theme has been so successful and what’s next for him in collaboration with the team at LabZip. Read on to find out how Emil’s approach to support and customer service has made his theme the most popular one in the WordPress.org theme directory.

Community, Tutorials

How to Use Paydirt to Manage Your WordPress Freelancing Business

by Sarah Gooding May 10^th, 2012 3 Responses

When you’re freelancing you need all the help you can get to stay organized and efficient while juggling multiple clients. Paydirt is a new invoicing app that has a number of unique features that make it stand out from the crowd. It seamlessly integrates time tracking with your clients and invoices, helping you to manage your time more effectively.

Paydirt helps you manage three very important aspects of your freelancing business:

Clients
Time
Invoices

Your recent work is shown in the dashboard with color-coded clients, projects and recent time spent.

Community, News, Themes

Ned Dwyer On His New ThemePivot Service: Save Time and Money While You Customize Your WordPress Site

by Sarah Gooding May 9^th, 2012 Leave a comment

Today we get to talk to Ned Dwyer, the mind behind ThemePivot, a super exciting theme customization service that gives your WordPress site the power of multiple developers working together. It’s a new kind of marketplace which makes it easy for people to make minor changes, or tweaks, to their website.

1. What inspired you to create ThemePivot?

It was inspired by a couple of things actually.

Community, Themes

ThemeFurnace Launches New Red Hot WordPress Theme Shop

by Sarah Gooding May 2^nd, 2012 Leave a comment

ThemeFurnace is a new theme shop breaking into the WordPress market this week. Created by Oliver Dale of WPLift.com, ThemeFurnace has launched with four brand new themes for blogging, portfolios and business websites.

All of the themes utilize the UpThemes Framework options panel for easy customization. This panel gives you the ability to upload a logo, add a Nivo slider, add social media accounts, customize typography, and even export your options to another site.

Community

Catch the Live Stream from BlogathonATX NOW!

by Ronnie Burt April 28^th, 2012 4 Responses

Today I’m hanging out a WordCamp-like event in Austin, Texas called BlogathonATX.

The best part is that several of the sessions are being live streamed throughout the day.

Beginning in just a few minutes, check in to the USTREAM channel for the following:

10:30am CST – Branding Yourself Online

1:30pm CST – Long Term Blog Maintenance

4:30pm CST – Blogging for Business

*All times are Central Standard Time which is -06:00 GMT

There are also two WordPress specific sessions that may be streamed during the day, and if so, I’ll update the schedule above. These are WordPress 101 and WordPress Premium Themes.
About Blogathon

Community, WPMU DEV

WPMU DEV – now with more LIVE

by Mason April 27^th, 2012 2 Responses

Hiya friends, quick announcement!

We’re working hard behind the scenes to bring some very exciting stuff to everyone, but we felt like it was time to go ahead and revamp our live chat schedule over on WPMU DEV in advance of these improvements.

What’s that? Live Chat? Oh yeah, members at DEV can drop in during weekly, scheduled times and chat with a developer, designer, or member of our support staff. It’s pretty fantastic – especially if ya get stuck and really want someone to walk you through a particular element.