I started using WordPress more than 3 years ago and have been using it since version 1.5. Prior to using WordPress, I was using Joomla. Joomla is a great platform no doubt, but it was a bit complicated for my liking.
After several perusals from my friends, I finally switched to WordPress. It was not easy though as I had to write a custom script to import the Joomla database to WordPress (I still have that script, but it is a bit outdated am working on it for a plugin).
My first reaction on switching to WordPress was, "Oh My God, I did not know that blogging was so easy" and I seriously enjoyed it a lot. I even went out and wrote several WordPress plugins, few of which I released, and few of which are yet to be.
From 1.5 to 2.9 it has been a very interesting journey. I have learnt […]
Original post by Keith Dsouza
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WordPress in itself gives you enough to make the community bigger and bigger, but then we all contribute to it bit by bit.
Here is a short poll, tell us whether you are a Rockstar user who uses WordPress for blogging or whether you are a serious Rockstar WordPress user who develops plugins or themes that help other users.
And yes please leave your comments saying why you have the WordPress power, why it makes you a Rockstar, it would really be great to listen and learn from you.
<br /> <a href=”http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1932746/” mce_href=”http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1932746/”>Are you a WordPress Rockstar?</a><span style=”font-size:9px;” mce_style=”font-size:9px;”>(<a href=”http://www.polldaddy.com” mce_href=”http://www.polldaddy.com”>polls</a>)</span><br />
P.S: I used the word Rockstar, because WordPress releases are named after musicians, and I love both music and being a Rock lover, I enjoy both my music and helping the community.
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Original post by Keith Dsouza
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Post updated to include popular universities that use WordPress
To be honest when I started using WordPress, I thought of it as just another blogging platform, however after using it for around 4 years now, I know how good it is and always wonder what I would be doing without it.
That aside, bloggers like me and you use WordPress to write our thoughts, make a living with a professional blog and do so many things that would not be possible without such a wonderful platform.
But did you know that there are several big brands that use WordPress for their blogs?
eBay, Yahoo, Digg, Ford, Wall Street Journal, Sony, People Magazine, Samsung, Playstation, New York Times, Mozilla Firefox, CNN, Flickr, General Electronic are some of the most prominent brands that use WordPress as a blogging platform, in addition to this there are several more famous personalities who use WordPress to blog.
University of Florida, […]
Original post by Keith Dsouza
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WordPress has a huge community with a active user base contributing in the form of excellent plugins, however most of the plugins are scattered all over the internet making it more and more difficult for users to find them and also for plugin authors to send out updates whenever there are any.
However to solve the problem there is WordPress Extend, a place where plugin developers can add their plugins, making it easier for others to find them.
It would be really good if more and more developers started using WordPress Extend to distribute their plugins, I would like to discuss a few benefits developers get when they add their plugins to WordPress extend to make that decision easier.
Hint: If you are unaware of how to add your plugin to WordPress Extend, read our earlier tutorials.
List Your Plugin at the WordPress.org Plugin Directory
Adding Your Plugin to WP Extend Plugins Using […]
Original post by Keith Dsouza
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Many of us use WordPress on a day to day basis and many of us love using it, but don’t you want to know the people who have made WordPress what it is today, the people behind the software and the people who are helping the WordPress community grow.
To get you up and close with the WordPress rock stars, we are starting a community interview series where we will quiz people who have helped WordPress evolve and grow, and we could think of no one better than Matt Mullenweg, the co-founder of WordPress to start this off with. Here is the interview we did with Matt.
WLTC: First of All thanks for taking the time to do this interview, I really appreciate it more than I can tell you, here is the first question. What does WordPress mean to you as a co-founder and when you think […]
Original post by Keith Dsouza
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WordPress has had a huge role to play in how we blog and how we let our thoughts out to the world in a matter of few seconds (with Quick Press) or minutes, however WordPress has definitely changed the way I look at blogging.
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Not only is it very easy now, but it also has so many features in itself and those provided by plugins that make it even better, not to forget you can also decide how your blog looks by choosing from 1000s of free themes and customizing them without problems.
I have been using WordPress for almost 3 years now, and I definitely think it has changed the way I look at blogging, and has made it much more easier than ever, before WordPress I used Joomla for 6 months, however I definitely think switching to WordPress has changed everything for good.
The thing about WordPress that has […]
Original post by Keith Dsouza
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Just a few days ago we asked users to send us WordPress tips to our twitter account @weblogtooltips, and there are several interesting things we came across. Here is the first digest of interesting news that we came across on twitter.
Expanding Plugin Panel – Handy tips for plugin developers to show messages to users about new updates in their plugins, making it easier for users to know what they are getting into before they update a plugin.
14 Essential WordPress Development and Design Cheat Sheets – A cheat sheet for tweaking plugins and themes.
Top 10 WordPress plugins to promote Social Media Profile – Social networking is a major part of blogs, here are 10 plugins that will help you promote your social media profiles.
Writing your own is_page function – By default WordPress allows you to check whether users are on a page using is_page() function, these tips will help you determine […]
Original post by Keith Dsouza
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I was preparing the following post as a speech for an event, but since I already used the above quote in a comment and the event did not pan out, I would like to post it for my readers. This version is smaller and is modified to suit the medium but I have tried to keep the message as close to the original thought as possible. I hope it helps at least one WordPresser help another WordPresser.
I started on my Masters degree in Computer Science after having worked in the industry for over four years. I decided that my education in Physics was not enough because it did not give me the ability to make enough of a difference to the people that I worked for. I could solve their problems and try my very best to make them smile when I left their establishment (I worked as a computer […]
Original post by Mark Ghosh
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