Zach Holman writes on how chat is superior to meetings for most things that businesses do . From the description, Github sounds extremely similar to how Automattic operates. We’ve been going a slightly different direction though: after 7 years of essentially no meetings, many teams have started to incorporate more regular Google Hangouts in addition to their few-time-a-year in-person meetups.
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WordPress.tv: Andrew Nacin and Samuel Wood: Otto and Nacin Show
December 15th, 2012 |
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Jane Wells: Changes
December 14th, 2012 |
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Today I turn 41. It’s also the end of my quasi-leave of absence, and on Monday I’ll be returning to full-time work at Automattic on the Dot Org Team. When I do so, it will be in a new role; I’m posting about it here so that all concerned will know what I’m doing, why, and that yes, it’s intentional.
Matt: Le Web Interview
December 14th, 2012 |
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Last week in Paris I had a twenty minute chat with Om that covered WordPress, Automattic, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and the freedom of the web.
Weblog Tools Collection: WordPress 3.5 Passed 1 Million Downloads
December 14th, 2012 |
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Less than an hour ago, WordPress 3.5 passed 1 million downloads! That’s not bad for an update which was released just a bit over two days ago .
Akismet: Akismet WordPress Plugin 2.5.7
December 13th, 2012 |
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Version 2.5.7 of the Akismet plugin for WordPress is now available. This is a maintenance release that fixes various minor bugs and includes some proactive security improvements.
Matt: WP.com Enterprise
December 13th, 2012 |
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In the past on WordPress.com there’s been a big gap between Pro, which costs around $100 a year, and VIP, which starts around $60,000 a year. Now it’s been partially filled, and we’re calling the new service WordPress.com Enterprise
WordPress.tv: Sean Nilsson: How to Choose a Premium Theme
December 13th, 2012 |
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WPTavern: WordPress 3.5 Troubleshooting Master List
December 12th, 2012 |
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WordPress 3.5 has finally arrived thanks in part to the many people who have volunteered their time to make it happen. Over the next few days, users will be reporting problems and errors that they run into via the WordPress.org support forum. As with every major release, Ipstenu and the support team have put together a master list of issues being reported for WordPress 3.5.
WPTavern: Terry Sutton On Contributing To WordPress
December 12th, 2012 |
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Terry Sutton shares his experience on contributing to WordPress 3.5. I wonder how many other newcomers to WordPress feel the same way or have gone through the same struggles as Terry.
WPTavern: bbPress 2.2.3 Released
December 12th, 2012 |
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The latest version of bbPress was released on the same day as WordPress 3.5. The new version sports a few bug fixes with themes and BuddyPress compatibility. On the topic if bbPress, there is also news that Jennifer M.
WPTavern: CodePoet Interviews Mika Epstein
December 12th, 2012 |
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CodePoet has published a great interview with WordPress support extraordinaire , Mika Epstein also known as Ipstenu . The interview covers the basics of how she got involved with the web and WordPress
WPTavern: $12 Themes From Colorlabs
December 12th, 2012 |
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To celebrate the unique date of 12/12/12, ColorlabsProjects is offering each single pack theme for just $12.
WordPress.tv: Victor Granic: Steps to Securing WordPress
December 12th, 2012 |
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bbPress: bbPress 2.2.3 Released
December 12th, 2012 |
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bbPress 2.2.3 is a compatibility release, and fixes a few bugs with Theme and BuddyPress compatibility. It’s also ready for WordPress 3.5, for everyone that’s anxiously awaiting it’s arrival.
bbPress: Introducing Jennifer M. Dodd
December 12th, 2012 |
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Back in 2010, when we decided to make bbPress a plugin for WordPress, we opened the door to an audience bbPress previously didn’t have, both in terms of users and developers. Since then, having a bigger pool of developer resources has helped breathe new life into bbPress, and helped maintain it’s momentum with frequent releases and really great feature development. Today, with great pride and enthusiasm, I get to announce Jennifer M. Dodd ‘s contributions are being recognized by her earning core commit access to the bbPress project.
Weblog Tools Collection: WordPress 3.5 Released!
December 11th, 2012 |
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WordPress 3.5 is finally here ! All users can now safely update from Dashboard -> Updates or download and update manually , though you should probably backup first, just in case. This release is packed with plenty of new features , like a completely redesigned media manager, the new default Twenty Twelve theme, support for Retina (HiDPI) displays in the Dashboard, and better accessibility for screen readers and touch devices
Dev Blog: WordPress 3.5 “Elvin”
December 11th, 2012 |
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year: a new WordPress release is available and chock-full of goodies to delight bloggers and developers alike. We’re calling this one “Elvin” in honor of drummer Elvin Jones , who played with John Coltrane in addition to many others.
Weblog Tools Collection: WordPress 3.5 RC 6 Released
December 10th, 2012 |
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WordPress 3.5 RC 6 has been released . The team is very close to releasing WordPress 3.5, but had to push it back another day with a sixth release candidate (they were very busy over the weekend) to fix how TinyMCE (the Visual editor tab) handles “ridiculous object and embed tags.” To sum it all up in one handy and concise Tweet, this: WordPress 3.5 now runs a custom TinyMCE schema tailored to the HTML5 living standard
Matt: Real Lawyers Have Blogs
December 10th, 2012 |
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A lawyer’s home base on the web is their blog , by Kevin O’Keefe.
WPTavern: Wide Assortment Of Christmas Graphics
December 10th, 2012 |
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Whether you’re creating your own Christmas cards or developing a Christmas oriented WordPress theme, there should be something for you in this comprehensive Christmas toolbox put together by Speckyboy.com. Browsing through the toolbox, there are quite a few great looking textures and brushes for use with Photoshop
Matt: Taleb Reviews
December 10th, 2012 |
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Nassim Taleb, one of my favorite living authors, has written 44 five-star reviews on Amazon . It’s a great reading list
WPTavern: General Overview Of MODx Versus WordPress
December 10th, 2012 |
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Noupe.com has an overall comparison post between the MODx CMS and WordPress. The overview is not thoroughly comprehensive but it does provide an at a glance view of MODx.
WordPress.tv: Joe Rozsa: You Want to Stick That Where?
December 10th, 2012 |
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WordPress.tv: Joe Boydston: WordPress is Saving Journalism
December 8th, 2012 |
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