Quick update: I still hate the user experience I’m stuck with implementing, but we’ve got it working. I expect to push out an update to the plugin Sunday that will replace the current authentication with OAuth. Assuming all goes well, this version will merely be a stopgap. I plan to replace it with a new…
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I’ve been collecting questions for the last few days for an O’Grady-style Q&A on Carrington Build. Is Carrington Build a plugin or a theme? Carrington Build isn’t a traditional WordPress product (a single theme or plugin). It is probably best thought of as the foundation or feature of a theme (for example, a component of…
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The reaction to yesterday’s launch of Carrington Build has been overwhelming. We knew we had created something we were proud of, but it’s extremely gratifying to see so many other people excited about it as well. My post yesterday was pretty long and really only scratched the surface. For example, I didn’t go into details…
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Over the last few years I’ve loved building a team and creating great things for our clients, but I’ve missed building products. A little more than a year ago, we started work on a system that I’ve had in the back of my mind for (quite literally) years. This work has resulted our first commercial…
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I’m very pleased that my WordPress HelpCenter team is ready to grow again and we’re looking for a top-notch WordPress developer to join our team. We’re looking for someone with a broad range of WordPress and web development (PHP, XHTML, CSS, JavaScript) experience, comfortable working in a standard web hosting environment, and in particular someone…
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With WordCamp Boulder coming up at the end of the week (still some tickets available), I thought it might be a good time to publish the observations and tips I’ve gleaned as a WordCamp attendee, speaker, sponsor and organizer. If I could only share one tip, it would be this: Take responsibility for your WordCamp…
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The tickets for WordCamp Boulder (Denver) are starting to get a bit scarce with a week left before the event. There are only 16 tickets left that include a t-shirt and lunch, so act quickly to get yours. There are also micro-sponsor tickets available for those wanting to do a little extra for the community…
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I’m looking for a sharp web developer to join my team in our Denver office at Crowd Favorite. I want to find someone with a relatively, broad range of experience and skills – if you’ve been building cool stuff for the last few years, you’ve probably got it. We are looking for the right technical,…
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I’ve been keeping an eye on what folks are saying about their WordPress 3.0 upgrade experiences and it appears that most folks are finding the upgrade to be a pretty smooth sailing experience. Kudos to everyone who contributed to 3.0, this is not a small accomplishment (especially considering the fundamental changes in 3.0). If you…
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We currently have two internships available at Crowd Favorite. We are looking for a couple of bright, motivated folks to join the team and help us build great stuff for WordPress. These positions are both in our downtown Denver office, giving you the opportunity to learn from and work with our team of experienced WordPress…
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I was interviewed on the WP Community podcast by hosts Joost De Valk and Frederick Townes. We covered a number of topics – hopefully the content is of interest (and sorry about the ads). You can stream or download the podcast here.
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The tickets for WordCamp Boulder 2010 went on sale today. The discounted early bird tickets have been flying off the shelves – it’s great to see such an enthusiastic response from our local tech community. I wanted to publish a quick Q & A to answer a few things I’ve seen circling around: What is…
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I didn’t post many details in my previous update, and I’d like to visit some of them now. At the time that post was written, it looked like the user experience for Twitter Tools was going to look something like this: Download, install and activate Twitter Tools. Click a link to twitter.com where you would…
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I’ve finished researching the changes needed to integrate OAuth into Twitter Tools. The code changes are pretty straightforward and there is plenty of prior art and examples out there to reference. The technical implementation isn’t a problem. My concern is with the user experience of the initial install and set-up of the plugin. This would…
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This sort of thing frustrates me to no end: Ms. Bates, your carefully chosen words say volumes. Not to confuse people with the facts, but not only does Twitter Tools give you fine grain control over your decision to send (or not send) each post to Twitter, it even has a feature that prevents posts…