PressNomics 2012 : The Economics of WordPress Conference

PressNomics is 3 day event in Chandler, Arizona bringing together the companies powering the commercial WordPress economy to discuss business topics of interest and foster collaboration among peers.

This is the inaugurial year for this conference, which … Read More

WordCamp SF 2011 – My Recap

Once again those of us deeply engrained with the WordPress content management system have descended on our yearly meeting mecca – WordCamp SF 2011 was this past weekend and, without a shadow of a doubt, it was awesome !

I’ve attended a total of 3 WordCamps live and in person, but have followed, via Twitter and other social media, countless other gatherings.

This year there were 3 jam-packed days of education and networking on the calendar. As normal there were 2 tracks; one for the beginner-to-novice and another for those who wanted to get deeper into the PHP and CSS weeds.

But even with the 2 tracks, there was even more segmentation for the attendees. Friday was aimed towards those who run professional or larger-scale installations. Off-site from the main facility there was an extensive workshop for those brand new to WordPress and blogging in general. On Saturday, designers and developers got the opportunity roll up their sleeves and really get an understanding of the code that makes up WordPress, theming, and plugin development. Then on Sunday everyone convened as the focus was on content creation (that’s pretty much all of us in this business…)

I bounced between both tracks and various sessions due to both interest in topic and a desire to support specific speakers. Only problem with that – ALL of the sessions were fantastic and I found myself, on a number of occasions, multi-tasking by sitting in one session and streaming another one on my laptop with my headphones on.

Let me not gloss of that distinct point – this was the first WordCamp that I’ve attended, or even known that all sessions were livestreamed during the event. The sessions were made available on the main WordCamp SF site for paid attendees.

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WordCamp SF 2011 – My Recap

Once again those of us deeply engrained with the WordPress content management system have descended on our yearly meeting mecca – WordCamp SF 2011 was this past weekend and, without a shadow of a doubt, it was awesome !

I’ve attended a total of 3 WordCamps live and in person, but have followed, via Twitter and other social media, countless other gatherings.

This year there were 3 jam-packed days of education and networking on the calendar. As normal there were 2 tracks; one for the beginner-to-novice and another for those who wanted to get deeper into the PHP and CSS weeds.

But even with the 2 tracks, there was even more segmentation for the attendees. Friday was aimed towards those who run professional or larger-scale installations. Off-site from the main facility there was an extensive workshop for those brand new to WordPress and blogging in general. On Saturday, designers and developers got the opportunity roll up their sleeves and really get an understanding of the code that makes up WordPress, theming, and plugin development. Then on Sunday everyone convened as the focus was on content creation (that’s pretty much all of us in this business…)

I bounced between both tracks and various sessions due to both interest in topic and a desire to support specific speakers. Only problem with that – ALL of the sessions were fantastic and I found myself, on a number of occasions, multi-tasking by sitting in one session and streaming another one on my laptop with my headphones on.

Let me not gloss of that distinct point – this was the first WordCamp that I’ve attended, or even known that all sessions were livestreamed during the event. The sessions were made available on the main WordCamp SF site for paid attendees.

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What is WordPress – Really ?

WordPress powers an astonishing 8.5% of all that is the interweb.

That’s an astonishing number for an open-source piece of software  that really isn’t all that old – when you think that Matt and Mike started with the first official … Read More

Get Matt Mullenweg’s WordPress Themes

Speaking of right from the horse’s mouth….Now you can get WordPress themes that Matt Mullenweg himself uses for his photoblog.

Matt Mullenweg, founding developer of WordPress, announced Saturday at WordCamp Savannah that he would be releasing two themes previously used … Read More

Get Matt Mullenweg's WordPress Themes

Speaking of right from the horse’s mouth….Now you can get WordPress themes that Matt Mullenweg himself uses for his photoblog.

Matt Mullenweg, founding developer of WordPress, announced Saturday at WordCamp Savannah that he would be releasing two themes previously used … Read More

Happy Birthday WordPress

Ah they grow up so quickly…the young ones that you nurture. Next thing you know another year has passed.

Today, May 27, 2010 marks the 7th anniversary/birthday of WordPress. On this day in 2003 Matt Mullenweg (@photomatt) posted on the … Read More

WordCampSF 2010 Recap

WordCampSF 2010 is done and in the books. If you’re a designer, developer, enthusiast or newbie there was something during the conference for you.

This was actually my very first WordCamp and I must say that the experience was pretty … Read More

Interview With Matt Mullenweg and Mike Little

Whenever you can get these two internet pioneers in the same room to sit down in front of a microphone – it’s worth sharing.

Here are Matt Mullenweb and Mike Little, the founding developers of WordPress, talking about WordPress history, … Read More

2010 Dublin Web Summit

Matt Mullenweg was recently in Ireland speaking to a packed house at the 2010 Dublin Web Summit.

He goes over the early days of WordPress, Automattic, and why he even started blogging in the first place.

… Read More

WordPress 2.9 Released: Now We’re Talking

There have been a handful of maintenance releases within the past year or so of the ever popular WordPress blogging platform. With this new 2.9 release there are a number of enhancements, improvements, and overall direction shifts, in terms of … Read More

WordPress 2.9 Released: Now We're Talking

There have been a handful of maintenance releases within the past year or so of the ever popular WordPress blogging platform. With this new 2.9 release there are a number of enhancements, improvements, and overall direction shifts, in terms of … Read More