When working on a web project that has multiple features/components, there is a tendency to want to get all the big stuff done first and then focus on the little stuff. For example, when building a site with a blog, forums and an online store I will typically see developers working on getting the basics…
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Here’s a nice little one-trick pony WordPress plugin: Drafts Dropdown. It literally just adds quick access to your drafts via a dropdown area. Click… and… There you have it. A small convenience to be sure, but a convenience nonetheless. Of note to other plugin developers, the code I created to place the tab and drawer…
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We’ve released new versions of our Carrington themes: Carrington Blog – version 2.1 Carrington Text – version 1.2 Carrington JAM (Just Add Markup) – version 1.2 Carrington Blog and Text are designed to be ready-to-use themes for any bloggers, while Carrington JAM is our theme skeleton for designers and developers to build on. These are…
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BIG FAT DISCLAIMER: I am not a lawyer, nor do I play one on TV. I have, however, been working in the Open Source consulting and development space for a number of years and think this is an important issue for all Open Source consultants to consider. Please consult your own lawyer, don’t blame me,…
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We’ve launched a new feature for the Carrington CMS theme framework, a showcase for designers and developers to show off their Carrington-based sites. We put up the first entry in the showcase (the Carrington web site – very meta) and will be adding a few more sites in the near future; but really we’re excited…
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A new release of WordPress Mobile Edition, a WordPress plugin to provide a friendly mobile interface for your WordPress powered site, is now available. The new version of WordPress Mobile Edition is really a developer release. This version adds API access so that other plugins can participate in mobile device checking and add to the…
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We are looking for a rockstar designer to help us build great things at Crowd Favorite. We need someone with skills ranging from web site/social web design to web application design and wireframing to logo/branding and icon design. We are open to both part time and full time applicants – but are looking for someone…
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Along with a bunch of other folks from the Crowd Favorite team, I’ll be in San Francisco this weekend for WordCamp SF. I’m looking forward to catching up with some old friends from my decade in the Bay Area, and meeting some new folks. I’ll also be helping staff the Genius Bar from 2:55-3:30pm, so…
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I’m very pleased to announce that WordPress HelpCenter is now open for business. WordPress HelpCenter is a real-time support center for all things WordPress. We can answer simple questions about how to create categories and tags, how to use your links list, or we can help you install and/or troubleshoot themes, plugins, etc. and answer…
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As many of you probably already seen, there is a new ShareThis widget lurking behind the share icon. There are a bunch of great changes you’ll notice: More compact and less obtrusive in the page. More responsive JavaScript performance. An improved Address Book and slick auto-complete behavior. No more tabs – the better for people…
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BackupMoxie, a managed web site backup and restoration service from Crowd Favorite, has officially launched. This is the opposite of the many $5/month do-it-yourself backup services that are out there. This is a managed service for customers who prefer to take a more hands-off approach. We do the configuration and set-up. We monitor the backups…
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We’ve released a new Carrington theme: Carrington Text. This is a rather minimal theme, with all styling done in CSS applied to text and spacing. It’s a nice compliment to the Carrington Blog theme (full 2.0 release coming soon) – and is likely to be seen as “more hackable” than the Blog theme for folks…
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I’m quite happy that WordPress Mobile Edition, a WordPress plugin I first created back in 2002 to show a mobile-friendly version of my (b2 powered) blog, has reached version 3.0. This plugin creates a mobile-friendly version of your WordPress powered site, without any additional changes required. Over the last 7 years, mobile browsing has gone…
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Looks like it’s time to grow the team at Crowd Favorite again. We’re looking to add a good, experienced developer to the team. The highlights: Wants to work on cool projects, including many that involve WordPress. Experience building web applications. Experience with Open Source. Enjoys developing in PHP. Full job posting here. If the above…
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This past weekend WordCamp made it’s first appearance in Denver. All in all, I believe it went pretty well. If you attended, you should have received a feedback survey today. I’m looking forward to seeing the responses and ideas people have to make WordCamp Denver 2010 even better (yes, I know – better WiFi). We…