After posting my recap of the Thesis GPL drama, I got a lot of questions about how I incorporated the various tweets I cited. If you didn’t see the post, I’ll include an example below just to bring you up to speed. In the past when I wanted to cite a Twitter message, I’d have ...
You’ll never guess, but the GPL has caused yet another controversy to erupt within the WordPress community. You’re surprised right? Yeah me neither. So for those of you who haven’t been paying attention (read as: had something better to do) I’m going to try and summarize the events over the last few days as concisely ...
…until Matt M, the king of them all,
Decided the kingdom he ruled was too small.
“I’m ruler”, said Matt M, “of all WordPress you see.
But I don’t rule enough. That’s the trouble with me.
With Automattic for a throne, I rule WP swell.
But I cannot rule places beyond GPL.
Earlier this month I was solicited to review a new premium plugin called Ninja Affiliate which has been released by the folks over at MaxBlogPress. The plugin is $97 and allows you to automatically turn certain words into trackable affiliate links. For example, every time I typed the phrase “Thesis theme” (*Watch out Martha! That ...
Search Engine Optimization is one of those illusive things that can really have a huge impact on your sites ability to attain new viewers. A previous post by Ben, The Truth About WordPress SEO, laid out a lot of the pros and cons of WordPress SEO, but the takeaway was this: Keep writing, keep creating ...
Everyone has a few icons on their site now. Whether it’s for social media, contact info, or other ways to connect with visitors, it’s become a standard. Now the question becomes, “Where do I put them?” The sidebar seems like a logical place, but it’s already crowded as it is. So how about on the ...
In my recent call for Matt Mullenweg’s resignation I stated Matt’s involvement with both Automattic and the WordPress Foundation constituted a clear conflict of interest. Not surprisingly, a few of you disagreed. One comment that seemed to nicely sum up the opposing opinion stated “I would leave the hypotheticals on the shelf for now and ...
Seven years ago today, WordPress was turned loose on the world. The platform has come quite a way in that time, boasting an impressive 9.4 million downloads of WordPress 2.9. With WordPress 3.0 looming which will include multi-site support, it’s clear the “blogging” platform has become much much more. Built on the back of countless ...
Neither WordPress nor Automattic would be where they are today without the tireless efforts of Matt Mullenweg. I have personally benefited from his work and for that I’m truly thankful. That said, it’s time for Matt to resign from either the WordPress Foundation or Automattic. The reason is fairly simple, there’s a glaring conflict of ...
They first came for the Theme Developers, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Theme Developer. Then they came for the Plugin Developers, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Plugin Developer. Then they came for the Sponsors, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Sponsor. Then they came ...
