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Dev Blog: Save the Date: May 27

April 25th, 2013 | No Comments

What’s on May 27, you ask? May 27, 2013 is the 10th anniversary of the first WordPress release ! We think this is worth celebrating, and we want WordPress fans all over the world to celebrate with us by throwing their own parties. We’re using Meetup Everywhere to coordinate, and will be putting up a website just for the 10th Anniversary so that we can collect photos, videos, tweets, and posts from all the parties.

Alex King: Backward Compatible WP Heartbeat API Usage

April 24th, 2013 | No Comments

I wanted to utilize the WP 3.6 heartbeat API in an app I’m working on. I also wanted to include this feature before WordPress 3.6 officially shipped, so that meant it had to be compatible with WordPress 3.5.x as well. Turns out, it’s really easy

Alex King: Any icon artists out there interested in creating …

April 24th, 2013 | No Comments

Any icon artists out there interested in creating an application icon for a free (GPL) WordPress-based app that @crowdfavorite is working on?

Alex King: Scared Straight

April 24th, 2013 | No Comments

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Alex King: Capsule, The Developer’s Code Journal

April 24th, 2013 | No Comments

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I’m very pleased today to announce the release of Capsule , the developer’s code journal. Capsule replaces the scratch document you have open when you’re coding.

WordPress.tv: Reid Peifer: The Art of Quality

April 24th, 2013 | No Comments

WordPress.tv: David Laietta: Making the Plunge Into Freelance

April 24th, 2013 | No Comments

WordPress.tv: Michael Novotny: Testing / Troubleshooting WordPress Plugins & Themes

April 23rd, 2013 | No Comments

Ping-O-Matic: Beyond Ping-O-Matic: Share & Get Social with Plugins

April 23rd, 2013 | No Comments

If you use Ping-O-Matic , you’re interested in sharing your stuff with the rest of the world and driving as much traffic to your site as possible. You’ve pinged search engines, but what else can you do? If you’re all about sharing and traffic building, here’s a list of plugins to consider: Jetpack by WordPress.com : An uber-plugin to supercharge your WordPress site with powerful features previously only available to WordPress.com users.

WordPress.tv Blog: Meet the Moderators: Ben Lobaugh

April 23rd, 2013 | No Comments

As mentioned in March, we’ve got a growing team of WordPress.tv moderators, who review and publish WordCamp and event videos. As we continue on with our Meet the Moderators Q&A series, we’ll learn more about these volunteers and how they got involved with WordPress, and their tips on submitting video content. Please say hello to WordPress.tv moderator Ben Lobaugh, from the beautiful shores of Puget Sound. Ben Lobaugh Seattle, Washington How did you get involved with WordPress

Joseph: WordPress Salt Lake City Meetup

April 23rd, 2013 | No Comments

The Salt Lake City WordPress Meetup is moving locations, back to Draper . The next meeting is tomorrow night ( April 24th ), where Matt Jones will be talking about e-commerce with WordPress .

Lorelle on WP: The Brute-Force Password Attack on WordPress Sites

April 23rd, 2013 | No Comments

My mother emailed me and asked if WordPress was under attack. With all the news of last week’s attack of the Boston Marathon, the attacks on WordPress and other PHP-based web publishing sites was low on the priority list for myself and others, but this is something to take seriously. As we get back to