StudioPress: Genesis Framework 2.0 Beta
StudioPress’ Genesis framework is now in Beta release. This is really good for the StudioPress community as there are a number of massive improvements to the framework, including HTML5, microdata, and a huge clean-up of the code base. I’m really excited to see the direction that Genesis is going. The new default Genesis theme looks really nice too.
How Yoast Opens up WordPress SEO to the Community
Yoast has been part of the WordPress community for a long time now and I’m really thankful he is. His plugins have been a huge time saver, and he’s continually been an open person to speak to. He’s taking it one step further.
WordPress 3.6 Beta 3 Now Available…Getting Closer!
We’re getting a lot closer to a WordPress 3.6 Release Candidate, which is really exciting. Mark Jaquith posted on the main WordPress blog that WordPress 3.6 Beta 3 is now available. Mentioning just one feature enhancement, oEmbed support for Rdio and Spotify are now included with the WordPress 3.6 Beta 3 release. Unfortunately, the Rdio [...]
Giveaway: 5 Winners – Win a Developer Account from Elegant Themes
WP Force and Elegant Themes have teamed up and we’re both excited to be giving away 5 Developer Accounts at ElegantThemes.com, valid for 1 year each. Elegant Themes has over 80 premium WordPress themes available and over 180,000 customers.
Introducing VaultPress Lite
In an effort to appeal to more WordPress site owners, Joseph Scott — who works for Automattic, which operates VaultPress, announced today that VaultPress is now offering a “Lite” plan at a $5 per month price tag. You receive the normal benefits of daily backups, automated site restore, stats and activity logging, and 30 days [...]
WordPress as a CMS? As an App? For the Enterprise?
In a recent post by Morten Rand-hendrikso, he wrote an extensive piece about WordPress and its many facets. WordPress for blogging? WordPress as a CMS? WordPress as an application? WordPress powering a network of sites? WordPress as Software as a Service? There are many more ways you could use WordPress. WordPress is celebrating its 10th [...]
WordPress.com VIP Announces new WordPress Search Feature
Paul Maiorana, part of the WordPress.com VIP team, made the announcement that WordPress.com VIP cloud customers will be able to utilize the new search functionality. I said cloud customers because WordPress.com VIP offers two types of services. WordPress cloud hosting as well as WordPress.org (self-hosted) consulting. Both are at a high premium, but that’s the [...]
I’ll be at WordCamp Orange County 2013
I’m going to be at WordCamp Orange County this year, which is just a few weeks ago. While it’s unfortunate the the tickets have already sold out, I know the organizers have said that they want to secure more tickets with a bigger venue for next year. I’m really excited to be a Green sponsor [...]
WordPress Security Threats – Apr/2013
April was a heavy month full of surprises. Two high profile caching plugins, W3 Total Cache and WP Super Cache were both exploited and require immediate updates if you have them activated. Additionally, there were widespread botnet attacks, brute-forcing password attempts and much more. Take a look below at what Sucuri wrote throughout April.
BraveNewCode Shuts Down their Affiliate Program
In a recent email to their affiliates, BraveNewCode announced that they are shutting down their affiliate program. Here is what they had to say.
How to Backup WordPress like a Pro
Backing up WordPress can be a daunting task, especially if you’re doing it manually. MySQL export this, FTP backup that, it can be messy and quite time-consuming. Needless to say, the manual effort that the WordPress Codex offers is not scalable. I’ve used a number of different backup solutions, but I couldn’t find one that [...]
Jonathan Dingman is a passionate blogger who loves writing about WordPress news, reporting on events, theme releases, awesome plugins, and more. He started using WordPress in 2004 and ran the first WordCamp NYC in 2008.