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State of the Word 2011

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Are you a WordPress fan? Do watch State of the Word 2011 talk by Matt. You will be hooked to WordPress more and more.Some significant observations from his talk:* 92% developers use WordPress as a CMS. It is not just a blogging platform anymore.* 14.7% of sites online are powered by WordPress. It was 8.5% last year!* 58 USD per hour is the average hourly rate for WordPress developers. Check ours :)* Plugins or themes not updated in the last two years will be hiddden from WordPress.org repository. This is a great descision !By the way, did you notice the great slides designed by Michael Pick? As Seth Godin says it is an inspiration to make art in everything we do! … [Read more...]

WordPress Syndrome

Are you too involved in WordPress? Do you have these symptoms?* To login to any site, you type /wp-admin/ . Example: gmail.com/wp-admin/ * The first thing you think about any website is if it is done in WordPress. * Fight with Blogger, Joomla fans how WordPress is better.Then you may be suffering from WordPress Syndrome :) … [Read more...]

GlotPress

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GlotPress is a new free software from WP team. This allows software translation by collaborating online. You can see it in action at WordPress translations.GlotPress* Is more user friendly than the previous web interface for WP translation. * Makes it easy to generate .po files without bugs. * Allows to sort, filter strings based on many useful ways. * Is available for any project.I have always liked the WP way of doing things simply. GlotPress is another welcome addition ! … [Read more...]

Contributing to WordPress community

Sometime ago, I read a disturbing post called Is WordPress a Thankless Community?. The point is that we benefit a lot from free software but don't contribute back in any way. This is unfortunately true.So, how can we contribute back to WordPress community?1. Say Thanks to WordPress contributorsDo remember to say THANKS Whenever some one makes a nice WP theme, plugin, tutorial blog post or helps in support forum. You can comment in their blog, respond in the forum, rate their themes and plugins well. Every human will be happy for this.2. Link to WordPress expertsLink to useful WP resources. This will help spread the word and establish authority for the resources. Being … [Read more...]

WordPress.com Vs WordPress.org

Which is good? WordPress.com or WordPress.org? Both have their pros and cons.WordPress.com advantagesReliable hosting:A WordPress.com blog gets world class free hosting. So your blog is always fast. A WordPress.org blog in own domain, if not maintained well, may become slow. Also, some hosts have problems with some of the WordPress.org features. So, you need to choose your host carefully.Technical Expertise:In WordPress.com you need not worry about anything except writing. But, in WordPress.org you need to have mimimum technical skills atleast. Or, you need to find someone who can maintain it for free or cost.Security:WordPress.com blogs are safe from hacking, … [Read more...]

Blogger to WordPress converts – Beginner Questions

WordPress is better and different compared to Blogger. This article answers common questions asked by people who moved from Blogger to WordPress.Where is my Dashboard?See Site admin under Meta section in the right side bar of your blog.Can I edit my theme?If you have installed WordPress software in your own site, yes. If you are using WordPress.com then you need to pay 15 USD to edit your theme. Alternatively, you can choose from different themes given at Site Dashboard -> Appearance -> ThemesDo I have facility like edit layout->page elements in Blogger?Yes. Check Site Appearance--> Widgets. You can re arrange the order of widgets in your side bar.How … [Read more...]