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 ...
There are a lot of plugins out there that will create a ‘featured content’ gallery. But if you’re anything like me, you don’t like using plugins unless you absolutely have to. I want to thank Greg Rickaby for his tutorial. However, his didn’t quite work for me, so I modified it and changed / added ...
Update III: Chris Pearson has published a guide on how to diagnose and fix this hack. If you’ve been hit by this thing, this is how to get your site back. However, the vulnerability that allowed the hackers in is still unknown. It has hit multiple sites across all sorts of web hosts and servers.
Update: I figured it was probably time for me to update my review of Gravity Forms, the premium plugin for WordPress forms. You see, when I wrote this the first time, Gravity Forms had just been released & I’d only played around with it on this site.
In fact, I didn’t think the developer license would be worth the added cost.
Boy was I wrong…
Any time a WordPress site is hacked, it becomes a WordPress problem. Now don’t get me wrong, hacks happen. Unfortunately that’s just a fact of life in our online world. When a platform becomes popular enough, the ne’er-do-wells will eventually attack it. WordPress is no exception. It’s been the target of countless attacks and hacks ...
As many of you probably know, a new version of the Thesis theme (1.7) was released recently with a whole host of new options and features. One of those features is a built in settings importer which makes installing skins an insanely quick process. To celebrate, I’ve decided to release my 5th free Thesis skin. ...
For those of you who have seen my Thesis skins, you’ve probably noticed the content slider section at the top of the home page on many of the designs. That slider is made possible by the Dynamic Content Gallery plugin, or DCG for short. While I love the plugin, there are a ton of options ...
Throughout GPL Week we’ve dealt with WordPress developers that have adopted the GPL for their products. Today, we’re going to talk to someone who not only refused to use the license, but has been a vocal opponent of it. Chris Pearson, the creator of the Thesis theme, has spoken out several times against use of ...
So far in GPL Week we’ve heard from three WordPress theme developers and their perspectives on one of the most divisive topics in the WordPress community. Today, however, we have the pleasure of hearing from plugin developer Carl Hancock, one of the creators of Gravity Forms. While the GPL debate is most often discussed in ...
So far in GPL Week we’ve heard from two WordPress theme developers that have embraced the General Public License and plan to continue operating under it. Today, however, we’re talking with Jason Schuller of press75 and soon to be ThemeGarden. Jason adopted the GPL for his themes at press75 but has been fairly vocal about ...
