Tag Archives: WordPress.org

I’m going to try out VaultPress, but I might not spring for it

A while back, Matt and the Automattic gang (maybe a pose now) let the world know that they were working on a new service to back up WP.org-based blogs—Announcing VaultPress | VaultPress Blog. It was clear from the get go … Continue reading

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My must have WordPress plugins

Even though it’s been the holiday season, work on Using WordPress hasn’t slowed down only a wee bit. Several of the initial chapters are now in the loving hands of my editors and I’m proceeding full steam ahead. Since crowd … Continue reading

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WordPress 2.9 is out and this is solid update to upgrade to now

This afternoon WordPress 2.9 went from Release Candidate to just plain old released and, yeah this is a good one. I’ve been using 2.9 in it’s early beta incarnations for months now and have been quite happy with it. I … Continue reading

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New Introductory and Advanced WordPress Courses Available from BCIT

By popular demand, I am teaching another round of WordPress courses January 16th and April 10th, 2010. These courses are being offered through BCIT and will be offered as separate morning and afternoon sessions. The morning session will use WordPress.com … Continue reading

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WordPress.com and WordPress can co-exist, but maybe with new names

In the WordPress world many of us, especially those like me who teach people how to use it, are often explaining WordPress.com vs WordPress.org to people. The answer, simply, is WP.com is a hosted service where you can have a … Continue reading

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