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I wrote several books on web development, most notably the Smashing WordPress ones, and I’ve got decades of experience. That said, my interest in development these days isn’t necessarily tied to the web, I also enjoy, err, well, uhm. Yeah, everything’s the web these days, isn’t it?
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There should be local WordPress community meetups too
Here’s a thought: There should be local WordPress community meetups too. If you have no idea what this community meetup thing is, read the announcement post on wordpress.org, and my column regarding why I think it is such a great idea. So, local WordPress community meetups then. They could work like this: Set in key […]
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You shouldn't run too many plugins and here's why
Ryan Imel on WPCandy is upset about people who are advising WordPress users against running a lot of plugins. He goes on a little rant, which you should read, because it definitely has a point. What does matter is the nature of the plugins themselves. If the plugins are properly coded and serve their individual […]
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WordPress gets admin pointers for fancy guides
WordPress 3.3 introduces admin pointers, which basically are highlights to show how various things work. This will be great for the core features obviously, but where it can really make things easier is in plugins and themes doing fancy stuff no one’s seen before. The nice folks on Theme.fm have a post on admin pointers, […]
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Localization should be done within WordPress
Here’s a quick thought that hit me while I was swearing over how unstable Poedit can be. The idea is to get more and better localization of themes in particular, but plugins too, by putting the localization work within WordPress admin. What we need is a plugin that in fact lets you do your localization […]
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The Other WordPress News box needs work
Planet WordPress pushes non-WordPress related links to your WordPress Dashboard, courtesy of the Other WordPress News box.
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Help beta test the new Notes Blog theme
WordPress theme out now in public beta.
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The Qawker theme for WordPress
Make your WordPress site look just like the new Gawker design. What was that, why you’d want to…?
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Look for the second edition of Smashing WordPress: Beyond the Blog in April
The manuscript is delivered, author review is passed – the second edition of Smashing WordPress: Beyond the Blog is heading for the printing press!
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BuddiPhone might be one to watch
An upcoming WordPress plugin aims to make your WordPress site running BuddyPress more accessible on iOS devices.
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Things to do here on TDH.me ASAP
In an effort to both ask a lot of questions and put some pressure on me actually getting down and dirty with this site, I’m sharing what’s up next.