O:9:"MagpieRSS":19:{s:6:"parser";i:0;s:12:"current_item";a:0:{}s:5:"items";a:50:{i:0;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:59:"Weblog Tools Collection: WordPress Theme Releases for 09/15";s:4:"guid";s:40:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=4165";s:4:"link";s:87:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/09/15/wordpress-theme-releases-for-0915/";s:11:"description";s:2679:"<p><a href="http://themes.jestro.com/vigilance/"><strong>Vigilance</strong></a></p>
<p><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/vigilance.gif" border="0" alt="Vigilance" width="185" height="114" /></p>
<p>Two column theme optimized for for SEO with a flexible top banner image, with options for Google Analytics integration.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.mbwebdesign.co.uk/templates/wordpress/"><strong>BubbleGum &amp; Accountant</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.mathewbrowne.com/index.php?wptheme=Bubblegum"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/bubblegum.png" border="0" alt="bubblegum" width="152" height="114" /></a> <a href="http://www.mathewbrowne.com/index.php?wptheme=Accountant"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/accountant.png" border="0" alt="accountant" width="152" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Two column, widget-ready, gravatar-ready and SEO-friendly themes</p>
<p><a href="http://www.blogchemistry.com/2008/09/13/free-wordpress-theme-magicblue/"><strong>MagicBlue</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://demo.blogchemistry.com/?wptheme=magicblue"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/magicblue.jpg" border="0" alt="magicblue" width="146" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>A fixed-width 2-column, free WordPress theme, with a right hand-sidebar, enabled for widgets and gravatars</p>
<p><a href="http://getfreeware.net/archives/520.html"><strong>Midnight-Blue-Plus</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://demo.getfreeware.net/index.php?wptheme=Midnight-Blue-Plus"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/midnight-blue-plus-index-screenshot.jpg" border="0" alt="midnight-blue-plus-index-screenshot" width="182" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Midnight-Blue-Plus is a dark blue, right sidebar, widget ready theme designed for WordPress.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.area381.com/2008/09/13/new-and-improved-version-of-the-sakura-theme/"><strong>Sakura</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://themes.area381.com/index.php?wptheme=Sakura"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/sakura-screen-300x182.png" border="0" alt="sakura_screen-300x182" width="188" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Two column theme with flower bordered big header</p>
<p><a href="http://www.pelangipetang.com/2008/09/14/free-wordpress-theme-rocks-my-world"><strong>Rocks my World</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.pelangipetang.com/themepreview/index.php?wptheme=Rocks+My+World"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/pelangi-petang-theme-preview.jpg" border="0" alt="pelangi-petang-theme-preview" width="145" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Brown, grey and green, three column theme</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:16:34 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Ajay";}s:7:"summary";s:2679:"<p><a href="http://themes.jestro.com/vigilance/"><strong>Vigilance</strong></a></p>
<p><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/vigilance.gif" border="0" alt="Vigilance" width="185" height="114" /></p>
<p>Two column theme optimized for for SEO with a flexible top banner image, with options for Google Analytics integration.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.mbwebdesign.co.uk/templates/wordpress/"><strong>BubbleGum &amp; Accountant</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.mathewbrowne.com/index.php?wptheme=Bubblegum"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/bubblegum.png" border="0" alt="bubblegum" width="152" height="114" /></a> <a href="http://www.mathewbrowne.com/index.php?wptheme=Accountant"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/accountant.png" border="0" alt="accountant" width="152" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Two column, widget-ready, gravatar-ready and SEO-friendly themes</p>
<p><a href="http://www.blogchemistry.com/2008/09/13/free-wordpress-theme-magicblue/"><strong>MagicBlue</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://demo.blogchemistry.com/?wptheme=magicblue"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/magicblue.jpg" border="0" alt="magicblue" width="146" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>A fixed-width 2-column, free WordPress theme, with a right hand-sidebar, enabled for widgets and gravatars</p>
<p><a href="http://getfreeware.net/archives/520.html"><strong>Midnight-Blue-Plus</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://demo.getfreeware.net/index.php?wptheme=Midnight-Blue-Plus"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/midnight-blue-plus-index-screenshot.jpg" border="0" alt="midnight-blue-plus-index-screenshot" width="182" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Midnight-Blue-Plus is a dark blue, right sidebar, widget ready theme designed for WordPress.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.area381.com/2008/09/13/new-and-improved-version-of-the-sakura-theme/"><strong>Sakura</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://themes.area381.com/index.php?wptheme=Sakura"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/sakura-screen-300x182.png" border="0" alt="sakura_screen-300x182" width="188" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Two column theme with flower bordered big header</p>
<p><a href="http://www.pelangipetang.com/2008/09/14/free-wordpress-theme-rocks-my-world"><strong>Rocks my World</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.pelangipetang.com/themepreview/index.php?wptheme=Rocks+My+World"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/pelangi-petang-theme-preview.jpg" border="0" alt="pelangi-petang-theme-preview" width="145" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Brown, grey and green, three column theme</p>";}i:1;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:66:"Weblog Tools Collection: WordPress Plugin Competition 2.5 Winners!";s:4:"guid";s:40:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=4144";s:4:"link";s:93:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/09/13/wordpress-plugin-competition-25-winners/";s:11:"description";s:2433:"<p>Thank you for your patience. The judges have been corralled for their results, the results have been tallied, public votes have been added in and tallied and we are <em>finally</em> ready to announce the winners of the WordPress Plugin Competition 2.5</p>
<p>May we have a drum roll please?</p>
<p><strong>Thank you prizes:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>$10 to <em>every participant</em> as a thank you for their hard work and dedication.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>$250 prize from <a href="http://wpmu.org/">WPMU</a></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>First Prize for the best WPMU compatible plugin from <a href="http://incsub.com/">Incsub</a> goes to <a href="http://pirex.com.br/wordpress-plugins/one-click-republish">Vote2Publish</a></li>
<li>Consolation prize for the best WPMU compatible plugin goes to <a href="http://www.prelovac.com/vladimir/wordpress-plugins/wp-wall">WP Wall</a></li>
</ul>
<h4><strong>Consolation Prize Winner is <a href="http://www.prelovac.com/vladimir/">Prelovac</a></strong></h4>
<ul>
<li>12 month blogclub subscription from <a href="http://blogalized.com/">Blogalized</a></li>
<li>Copy of <a href="http://oiopublisher.com/">OIOPublisher</a> Advertising Plugin</li>
</ul>
<h3><strong>Third Prize Winner is <a href="http://blog.realthemes.com/wp-easy-uploader/">WP Easy Uploader</a></strong></h3>
<ul>
<li>$200</li>
<li>Country codes of the world poster</li>
<li>Copy of OIOPublisher Advertising Plugin</li>
</ul>
<h2><strong>Second Prize Winner is <a href="http://www.aaronharp.com/dev/wp-manageable/">Manageable</a></strong></h2>
<ul>
<li>$700</li>
<li>Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas for the PC and Enemy Territory: Quake Wars</li>
<li>Copy of OIOPublisher Advertising Plugin</li>
</ul>
<h1><strong>The Grand Prize Winner is <a href="http://pressography.com/plugins/wp-comment-remix/">WP Comment Remix</a></strong></h1>
<ul>
<li><strong>$2000</strong></li>
<li>Production of a <a href="http://www.kymhuynh.com/">professionally recorded song</a> for the winner.</li>
<li>Dedicated server for one year from <a href="http://iweb.com/">iWeb</a> (Intel Core 2 Duo, HD 160GB Sata2, 1GB of RAM and 1500GB of bandwidth per month)</li>
<li>Copy of OIOPublisher Advertising Plugin</li>
</ul>
<h3><strong>Thank you to all the participants and congratulations to the winners! Please use the contact form above or send an email </strong><strong>to wpplugincomp [at] wltc [dot] net with your Paypal email address.<br />
</strong></h3>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sun, 14 Sep 2008 01:15:45 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"Mark Ghosh";}s:7:"summary";s:2433:"<p>Thank you for your patience. The judges have been corralled for their results, the results have been tallied, public votes have been added in and tallied and we are <em>finally</em> ready to announce the winners of the WordPress Plugin Competition 2.5</p>
<p>May we have a drum roll please?</p>
<p><strong>Thank you prizes:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>$10 to <em>every participant</em> as a thank you for their hard work and dedication.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>$250 prize from <a href="http://wpmu.org/">WPMU</a></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>First Prize for the best WPMU compatible plugin from <a href="http://incsub.com/">Incsub</a> goes to <a href="http://pirex.com.br/wordpress-plugins/one-click-republish">Vote2Publish</a></li>
<li>Consolation prize for the best WPMU compatible plugin goes to <a href="http://www.prelovac.com/vladimir/wordpress-plugins/wp-wall">WP Wall</a></li>
</ul>
<h4><strong>Consolation Prize Winner is <a href="http://www.prelovac.com/vladimir/">Prelovac</a></strong></h4>
<ul>
<li>12 month blogclub subscription from <a href="http://blogalized.com/">Blogalized</a></li>
<li>Copy of <a href="http://oiopublisher.com/">OIOPublisher</a> Advertising Plugin</li>
</ul>
<h3><strong>Third Prize Winner is <a href="http://blog.realthemes.com/wp-easy-uploader/">WP Easy Uploader</a></strong></h3>
<ul>
<li>$200</li>
<li>Country codes of the world poster</li>
<li>Copy of OIOPublisher Advertising Plugin</li>
</ul>
<h2><strong>Second Prize Winner is <a href="http://www.aaronharp.com/dev/wp-manageable/">Manageable</a></strong></h2>
<ul>
<li>$700</li>
<li>Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas for the PC and Enemy Territory: Quake Wars</li>
<li>Copy of OIOPublisher Advertising Plugin</li>
</ul>
<h1><strong>The Grand Prize Winner is <a href="http://pressography.com/plugins/wp-comment-remix/">WP Comment Remix</a></strong></h1>
<ul>
<li><strong>$2000</strong></li>
<li>Production of a <a href="http://www.kymhuynh.com/">professionally recorded song</a> for the winner.</li>
<li>Dedicated server for one year from <a href="http://iweb.com/">iWeb</a> (Intel Core 2 Duo, HD 160GB Sata2, 1GB of RAM and 1500GB of bandwidth per month)</li>
<li>Copy of OIOPublisher Advertising Plugin</li>
</ul>
<h3><strong>Thank you to all the participants and congratulations to the winners! Please use the contact form above or send an email </strong><strong>to wpplugincomp [at] wltc [dot] net with your Paypal email address.<br />
</strong></h3>";}i:2;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:27:"Mark Jaquith: Wordsplosion!";s:4:"guid";s:39:"http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/?p=184";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2008/09/13/wordsplosion/";s:11:"description";s:2280:"<div class="snap_preview"><br /><p>My wife Sarah and I were in Wal-Mart last night, when we saw someone walking around with a shirt that said &#8220;Girl&#8217;s go&#8217;in wild.&#8221;  We had a good chuckle over the atrocious and arbitrary punctuation.  Then I thought &#8220;hey, this might make for a good blog.&#8221;</p>
<p>4 hours later, <a href="http://wordsplosion.com/">Wordsplosion</a> was online.  It&#8217;s pretty amazing that you can go from idea to execution in a matter of hours using WordPress.  Wordsplosion showcases &#8220;the best of the worst of the wide world of words.&#8221;  It contains (and will continue to contain) all manner of grammatical errors, punctuation gaffes, misspellings, horrible typography, etc.  It&#8217;s LOL cats for smart people.</p>
<p>I used the amazing <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/journalist">Journalist theme</a> as a base.  Go check it out!</p>
<img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/categories/markjaquith.wordpress.com/184/" /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/tags/markjaquith.wordpress.com/184/" /> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gocomments/markjaquith.wordpress.com/184/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/comments/markjaquith.wordpress.com/184/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godelicious/markjaquith.wordpress.com/184/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/delicious/markjaquith.wordpress.com/184/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gostumble/markjaquith.wordpress.com/184/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/stumble/markjaquith.wordpress.com/184/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godigg/markjaquith.wordpress.com/184/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/digg/markjaquith.wordpress.com/184/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/goreddit/markjaquith.wordpress.com/184/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/reddit/markjaquith.wordpress.com/184/" /></a> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=markjaquith.wordpress.com&blog=316&post=184&subd=markjaquith&ref=&feed=1" /></div>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sun, 14 Sep 2008 00:45:28 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:12:"Mark Jaquith";}s:7:"summary";s:2280:"<div class="snap_preview"><br /><p>My wife Sarah and I were in Wal-Mart last night, when we saw someone walking around with a shirt that said &#8220;Girl&#8217;s go&#8217;in wild.&#8221;  We had a good chuckle over the atrocious and arbitrary punctuation.  Then I thought &#8220;hey, this might make for a good blog.&#8221;</p>
<p>4 hours later, <a href="http://wordsplosion.com/">Wordsplosion</a> was online.  It&#8217;s pretty amazing that you can go from idea to execution in a matter of hours using WordPress.  Wordsplosion showcases &#8220;the best of the worst of the wide world of words.&#8221;  It contains (and will continue to contain) all manner of grammatical errors, punctuation gaffes, misspellings, horrible typography, etc.  It&#8217;s LOL cats for smart people.</p>
<p>I used the amazing <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/themes/journalist">Journalist theme</a> as a base.  Go check it out!</p>
<img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/categories/markjaquith.wordpress.com/184/" /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/tags/markjaquith.wordpress.com/184/" /> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gocomments/markjaquith.wordpress.com/184/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/comments/markjaquith.wordpress.com/184/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godelicious/markjaquith.wordpress.com/184/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/delicious/markjaquith.wordpress.com/184/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gostumble/markjaquith.wordpress.com/184/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/stumble/markjaquith.wordpress.com/184/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godigg/markjaquith.wordpress.com/184/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/digg/markjaquith.wordpress.com/184/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/goreddit/markjaquith.wordpress.com/184/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/reddit/markjaquith.wordpress.com/184/" /></a> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=markjaquith.wordpress.com&blog=316&post=184&subd=markjaquith&ref=&feed=1" /></div>";}i:3;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:60:"Weblog Tools Collection: WordPress Plugin Releases for 09/13";s:4:"guid";s:40:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=4142";s:4:"link";s:88:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/09/13/wordpress-plugin-releases-for-0913/";s:11:"description";s:2057:"<p><a href="http://blog.avirtualhome.com/wordpress-plugins/avh-amazon/"><strong>AVH Amazon</strong></a></p>
<p>Gives you the ability to add multiple widgets which will display one or more random item(s) from your Amazon wishlist, baby registry and/or wedding registry.</p>
<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp125/"><strong>WP125</strong></a></p>
<p>The WP125 plugin can help you manage your ads more efficiently, leaving you with more time to write new posts.</p>
<p><a href="http://tzafrir.net/wordpress-bookmark-generator/"><strong>WordPress Bookmark Generator</strong></a></p>
<p>This little plugin will output a bookmarks.html file with your entire WordPress Dashboard in folders, just as they appear on your panel.</p>
<p><a href="http://broken-watch.info/?p=42"><strong>Inline Google Docs</strong></a></p>
<p>This plugin allows the user to embed Google Document/Spreadsheet content in posts and pages using shortcode.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.studiograsshopper.ch/wordpress-plugins/dynamic-content-gallery-plugin/"><strong>Dynamic Content Gallery</strong></a></p>
<p>This plugin creates a dynamic gallery of images for latest and/or featured posts. Using JonDesign’s excellent <a href="http://jondesigns.net">SmoothGallery</a> script, this plugin makes the gallery truly dynamic so that it automatically creates the gallery from your latest and/or featured posts.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.huseyinuslu.net/wp-universe/"><strong>WP-Universe</strong></a></p>
<p>WP-Universe creates a blog universe based on categories of a WordPress blog.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.web-templates.nu/2008/09/13/wp-smiley-switcher/"><strong>WP Smiley Switcher</strong></a></p>
<p>With this plugin you can choose a smiley pack from the settings / options in admin or simply choose your own smiley pack directory.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.alistercameron.com/2008/09/12/wordpress-plugin-css-cache-buster/"><strong>CSS Cache Buster</strong></a></p>
<p>Always deliver the latest version of your CSS stylesheet to browsers. All caching problems solved.</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sat, 13 Sep 2008 14:40:17 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Ajay";}s:7:"summary";s:2057:"<p><a href="http://blog.avirtualhome.com/wordpress-plugins/avh-amazon/"><strong>AVH Amazon</strong></a></p>
<p>Gives you the ability to add multiple widgets which will display one or more random item(s) from your Amazon wishlist, baby registry and/or wedding registry.</p>
<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp125/"><strong>WP125</strong></a></p>
<p>The WP125 plugin can help you manage your ads more efficiently, leaving you with more time to write new posts.</p>
<p><a href="http://tzafrir.net/wordpress-bookmark-generator/"><strong>WordPress Bookmark Generator</strong></a></p>
<p>This little plugin will output a bookmarks.html file with your entire WordPress Dashboard in folders, just as they appear on your panel.</p>
<p><a href="http://broken-watch.info/?p=42"><strong>Inline Google Docs</strong></a></p>
<p>This plugin allows the user to embed Google Document/Spreadsheet content in posts and pages using shortcode.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.studiograsshopper.ch/wordpress-plugins/dynamic-content-gallery-plugin/"><strong>Dynamic Content Gallery</strong></a></p>
<p>This plugin creates a dynamic gallery of images for latest and/or featured posts. Using JonDesign’s excellent <a href="http://jondesigns.net">SmoothGallery</a> script, this plugin makes the gallery truly dynamic so that it automatically creates the gallery from your latest and/or featured posts.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.huseyinuslu.net/wp-universe/"><strong>WP-Universe</strong></a></p>
<p>WP-Universe creates a blog universe based on categories of a WordPress blog.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.web-templates.nu/2008/09/13/wp-smiley-switcher/"><strong>WP Smiley Switcher</strong></a></p>
<p>With this plugin you can choose a smiley pack from the settings / options in admin or simply choose your own smiley pack directory.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.alistercameron.com/2008/09/12/wordpress-plugin-css-cache-buster/"><strong>CSS Cache Buster</strong></a></p>
<p>Always deliver the latest version of your CSS stylesheet to browsers. All caching problems solved.</p>";}i:4;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:13:"Matt: Dropbox";s:4:"guid";s:29:"http://ma.tt/2008/09/dropbox/";s:4:"link";s:29:"http://ma.tt/2008/09/dropbox/";s:11:"description";s:160:"<p><a href="http://www.getdropbox.com/">Dropbox is open to the public now</a>. I&#8217;d love something like this I could use with my own Subversion server.</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sat, 13 Sep 2008 04:44:29 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Matt";}s:7:"summary";s:160:"<p><a href="http://www.getdropbox.com/">Dropbox is open to the public now</a>. I&#8217;d love something like this I could use with my own Subversion server.</p>";}i:5;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:59:"Weblog Tools Collection: WordPress Theme Releases for 09/12";s:4:"guid";s:40:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=4140";s:4:"link";s:87:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/09/12/wordpress-theme-releases-for-0912/";s:11:"description";s:3628:"<p><a href="http://www.jauhari.net/themes/jalan-lurus"><strong>Jalan Lurus</strong></a></p>
<p><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/jalan-lurus.jpg" border="0" alt="jalan-lurus" width="126" height="114" /></p>
<p>Jalan Lurus is my first single columns and black edition. You will found a lot of usable area on this themes, such as top commenters, latest comments, tag cloud, caption image, popularity post, nicely random post, nice looking archives page and 404 error page and many more.</p>
<p>This themes also support widget, custom image header and Flickr RSS.</p>
<p><a href="http://thebuckmaker.com/aeros/"><strong>Aeros</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://thebuckmaker.com/index.php?wptheme=Aeros"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/aeros.png" border="0" alt="Aeros" width="152" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>2 columns, light, blue, green, transparent, rounded borders, valid xhtml, widgets</p>
<p><a href="http://wpfuel.com/elite-black-wordpress-theme/"><strong>Elite Black</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://wpfuel.com/demo/index.php?wptheme=Elite%20Black"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/eliteblack.png" border="0" alt="EliteBlack" width="200" height="99" /></a></p>
<p>A simple dark black and blue WordPress theme.</p>
<p><a href="http://3oneseven.com/18/blogging-times-version2-wordpress-theme/"><strong>Bt Extended</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://wp.3oneseven.com/index.php?wptheme=BTextended"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/btextendedse4.png" border="0" alt="btextendedse4" width="56" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>BT Ex consists of a fluid five (!) column outfit with a js clock/calendar built in: widgetized sidebar and footer columns, built in are recent comments with gravatars, related posts, social bookmarking enabled. Flickr is enabled in the themes options panel. The frontpage shows the eleven latest posts, followed by footer action.</p>
<p><a href="http://3oneseven.com/27/fleur-de-lys/"><strong>Fleur de lys</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://wp.3oneseven.com/index.php?wptheme=FleurdeLys"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/fleuruf6.png" border="0" alt="fleuruf6" width="102" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Fleur de lys consists of a fluid three column outfit with a header rotator built in: widgetized sidebars and footer columns, built in are recent comments with gravatars, related posts, social bookmarking enabled. Flickr is enabled in the themes options panel. The frontpage shows the latest posts followed by footer action.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.neuville.it/free-wordpress-theme-greyville/"><strong>Greyville</strong></a></p>
<p><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/greyville.png" border="0" alt="greyville" width="152" height="114" /></p>
<p>Clean and simple three column theme with a boxed CSS layout and an AJAX sidebar.</p>
<p><a href="http://themetation.com/crybook/"><strong>CryBook</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://themetation.com/demo/crybook/"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/crybook.gif" border="0" alt="crybook" width="184" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>CryBook is a 3 Column simple theme base with the popular Facebook. It contain 2 widget-ready sidebar, live theme swistcher and custom admin panel. It’s compatible with up to WordPress 2.6.2 and has been tested with in Firefox3, Internet Explorer 6 &amp; 7, Opera, and Safari. This is a very simple theme, you may notice that it is only a few files included. The key is, it is not only tabless but also imageless! There is no a single image used in layout!</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:24:15 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Ajay";}s:7:"summary";s:3628:"<p><a href="http://www.jauhari.net/themes/jalan-lurus"><strong>Jalan Lurus</strong></a></p>
<p><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/jalan-lurus.jpg" border="0" alt="jalan-lurus" width="126" height="114" /></p>
<p>Jalan Lurus is my first single columns and black edition. You will found a lot of usable area on this themes, such as top commenters, latest comments, tag cloud, caption image, popularity post, nicely random post, nice looking archives page and 404 error page and many more.</p>
<p>This themes also support widget, custom image header and Flickr RSS.</p>
<p><a href="http://thebuckmaker.com/aeros/"><strong>Aeros</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://thebuckmaker.com/index.php?wptheme=Aeros"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/aeros.png" border="0" alt="Aeros" width="152" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>2 columns, light, blue, green, transparent, rounded borders, valid xhtml, widgets</p>
<p><a href="http://wpfuel.com/elite-black-wordpress-theme/"><strong>Elite Black</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://wpfuel.com/demo/index.php?wptheme=Elite%20Black"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/eliteblack.png" border="0" alt="EliteBlack" width="200" height="99" /></a></p>
<p>A simple dark black and blue WordPress theme.</p>
<p><a href="http://3oneseven.com/18/blogging-times-version2-wordpress-theme/"><strong>Bt Extended</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://wp.3oneseven.com/index.php?wptheme=BTextended"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/btextendedse4.png" border="0" alt="btextendedse4" width="56" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>BT Ex consists of a fluid five (!) column outfit with a js clock/calendar built in: widgetized sidebar and footer columns, built in are recent comments with gravatars, related posts, social bookmarking enabled. Flickr is enabled in the themes options panel. The frontpage shows the eleven latest posts, followed by footer action.</p>
<p><a href="http://3oneseven.com/27/fleur-de-lys/"><strong>Fleur de lys</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://wp.3oneseven.com/index.php?wptheme=FleurdeLys"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/fleuruf6.png" border="0" alt="fleuruf6" width="102" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Fleur de lys consists of a fluid three column outfit with a header rotator built in: widgetized sidebars and footer columns, built in are recent comments with gravatars, related posts, social bookmarking enabled. Flickr is enabled in the themes options panel. The frontpage shows the latest posts followed by footer action.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.neuville.it/free-wordpress-theme-greyville/"><strong>Greyville</strong></a></p>
<p><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/greyville.png" border="0" alt="greyville" width="152" height="114" /></p>
<p>Clean and simple three column theme with a boxed CSS layout and an AJAX sidebar.</p>
<p><a href="http://themetation.com/crybook/"><strong>CryBook</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://themetation.com/demo/crybook/"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/crybook.gif" border="0" alt="crybook" width="184" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>CryBook is a 3 Column simple theme base with the popular Facebook. It contain 2 widget-ready sidebar, live theme swistcher and custom admin panel. It’s compatible with up to WordPress 2.6.2 and has been tested with in Firefox3, Internet Explorer 6 &amp; 7, Opera, and Safari. This is a very simple theme, you may notice that it is only a few files included. The key is, it is not only tabless but also imageless! There is no a single image used in layout!</p>";}i:6;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:74:"Weblog Tools Collection: Smart cache-busting for your Wordpress stylesheet";s:4:"guid";s:40:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=4130";s:4:"link";s:103:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/09/12/smart-cache-busting-for-your-wordpress-stylesheet/";s:11:"description";s:744:"<p><a href="http://www.alistercameron.com/2008/09/10/smart-cache-busting-for-your-wordpress-stylesheet/">Smart cache-busting for your Wordpress stylesheet</a>.: If you frequently change your WordPress stylesheet or are working on it and would like your readers to pull the new stylesheet every time instead of using a cached version (which might display a borked page), this tutorial and the subsequent plugin might be for you. Alister explains the issue in detail, provides a tutorial on how to acheive the results and then with some prodding from Matt, comes up with a <a href="http://www.alistercameron.com/2008/09/12/wordpress-plugin-css-cache-buster/">plugin the get the same result</a> which does not require any modification of code.</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Fri, 12 Sep 2008 17:52:09 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"Mark Ghosh";}s:7:"summary";s:744:"<p><a href="http://www.alistercameron.com/2008/09/10/smart-cache-busting-for-your-wordpress-stylesheet/">Smart cache-busting for your Wordpress stylesheet</a>.: If you frequently change your WordPress stylesheet or are working on it and would like your readers to pull the new stylesheet every time instead of using a cached version (which might display a borked page), this tutorial and the subsequent plugin might be for you. Alister explains the issue in detail, provides a tutorial on how to acheive the results and then with some prodding from Matt, comes up with a <a href="http://www.alistercameron.com/2008/09/12/wordpress-plugin-css-cache-buster/">plugin the get the same result</a> which does not require any modification of code.</p>";}i:7;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:33:"Ryan Boren: Stalking the Wild 2.7";s:4:"guid";s:23:"http://boren.nu/?p=1613";s:4:"link";s:57:"http://boren.nu/archives/2008/09/04/stalking-the-wild-27/";s:11:"description";s:1456:"<p>To track the day-to-day happenings of WordPress 2.7 development, head over to the <a href="http://wpdevel.wordpress.com/">Development Updates</a> blog.  We&#8217;ll be discussing the ongoing admin UI changes and the new features slated for 2.7.  Add your comments and join in.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s a quick rundown of some of the features that have already gone into 2.7.</p>
<ul>
<li>New admin UI based on the crazyhorse experimental UI branch with new menus and navigation</li>
<li>New edit post page that allows dragging and dropping of meta boxes. Boxes can be expanded and collapsed as before and now also completely hidden.</li>
<li>Ability to hide columns on the content index pages</li>
<li>Inline editing of posts and pages on the content index pages</li>
<li>Comments XMLRPC API (Who wants comment moderation on the iPhone? Me.)</li>
<li>Reply to comments from the admin</li>
<li>Keyboard hot keys for managing comments</li>
<li>Threaded Comments and new wp_list_comments() API</li>
<li>Sticky Posts</li>
<li>Automatic plugin install and integrated plugin browser</li>
<li>Automatic upgrade of WordPress</li>
<li>HTTPOnly auth cookies</li>
<li>New HTTP request API</li>
<li>A new SSH2 filesystem abstraction for updates and installs over sftp</li>
</ul>
<p>Not all of those features are complete yet, but they are getting close.  We&#8217;re hoping to get a few more features like Theme update, install, and browsing done in time for 2.7.</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Fri, 12 Sep 2008 07:00:14 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Ryan";}s:7:"summary";s:1456:"<p>To track the day-to-day happenings of WordPress 2.7 development, head over to the <a href="http://wpdevel.wordpress.com/">Development Updates</a> blog.  We&#8217;ll be discussing the ongoing admin UI changes and the new features slated for 2.7.  Add your comments and join in.</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s a quick rundown of some of the features that have already gone into 2.7.</p>
<ul>
<li>New admin UI based on the crazyhorse experimental UI branch with new menus and navigation</li>
<li>New edit post page that allows dragging and dropping of meta boxes. Boxes can be expanded and collapsed as before and now also completely hidden.</li>
<li>Ability to hide columns on the content index pages</li>
<li>Inline editing of posts and pages on the content index pages</li>
<li>Comments XMLRPC API (Who wants comment moderation on the iPhone? Me.)</li>
<li>Reply to comments from the admin</li>
<li>Keyboard hot keys for managing comments</li>
<li>Threaded Comments and new wp_list_comments() API</li>
<li>Sticky Posts</li>
<li>Automatic plugin install and integrated plugin browser</li>
<li>Automatic upgrade of WordPress</li>
<li>HTTPOnly auth cookies</li>
<li>New HTTP request API</li>
<li>A new SSH2 filesystem abstraction for updates and installs over sftp</li>
</ul>
<p>Not all of those features are complete yet, but they are getting close.  We&#8217;re hoping to get a few more features like Theme update, install, and browsing done in time for 2.7.</p>";}i:8;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:60:"Weblog Tools Collection: WordPress Plugin Releases for 09/11";s:4:"guid";s:40:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=4128";s:4:"link";s:88:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/09/11/wordpress-plugin-releases-for-0911/";s:11:"description";s:2286:"<p><a href="http://www.cnet.ro/wordpress/thumbnailforexcerpts/"><strong>Thumbnail For Excerpts</strong></a></p>
<p>Thumbnail For Excerpts search the post for the first image. If exists, than it will search for the thumbnail created by default by WordPress for the image, if it was uploaded from WP administration area.</p>
<p><a href="http://corp.kaltura.com/wordpress_video_plugin"><strong>Interactive Video</strong></a></p>
<p>Enhance your blog with both basic and advanced video capabilities. Upload/ record/import videos directly to your post, edit and remix video content, enable video responses, manage and track your video content and much more…</p>
<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/progressive-license/"><strong>Progressive License</strong></a></p>
<p>Progressive license is a plugin that gives authors an opportunity to put Creative Commons or Custom Licenses on their content.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.txtvox.com/publisher/wordpress/"><strong>TxtVox</strong></a></p>
<p>TxtVox connects mobile subscribers with blogs, newsletters, podcasts and other information sources through an innovative combination of advertising-supported text messaging and personalized mobile pages.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.fotoviewr.com/wordpress_plugin_info.html"><strong>FotoViewr</strong></a></p>
<p>Embed 3D Flick Photo Galleries in the WordPress sidebar. Enjoy the same 3D immersive FotoViewr experience in your WordPress blog.</p>
<p><a href="http://ajaydsouza.com/wordpress/plugins/twittercounter/"><strong>TwitterCounter</strong></a></p>
<p>Integrate <a href="http://twittercounter.com/">TwitterCounter.com</a> badges on your blog to display the number of followers you have on Twitter</p>
<p><a href="http://ajaydsouza.com/wordpress/plugins/digg-integrate/"><strong>Digg Integrate</strong></a></p>
<p>Add a <a href="http://digg.com/tools/integrate">“Digg Thisâ€ button</a> to your post.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.theblog.ca/wplogin-redirect"><strong>Redirect WordPress Users</strong></a></p>
<p>Redirect WordPress users to different locations after they log in.</p>
<p>Plugin authors might like to take a look at <a href="http://striderweb.com/nerdaphernalia/2008/09/hit-a-moving-target-in-your-wordpress-plugin/">Hit a Moving Target in your WordPress Plugin</a></p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:32:32 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Ajay";}s:7:"summary";s:2286:"<p><a href="http://www.cnet.ro/wordpress/thumbnailforexcerpts/"><strong>Thumbnail For Excerpts</strong></a></p>
<p>Thumbnail For Excerpts search the post for the first image. If exists, than it will search for the thumbnail created by default by WordPress for the image, if it was uploaded from WP administration area.</p>
<p><a href="http://corp.kaltura.com/wordpress_video_plugin"><strong>Interactive Video</strong></a></p>
<p>Enhance your blog with both basic and advanced video capabilities. Upload/ record/import videos directly to your post, edit and remix video content, enable video responses, manage and track your video content and much more…</p>
<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/progressive-license/"><strong>Progressive License</strong></a></p>
<p>Progressive license is a plugin that gives authors an opportunity to put Creative Commons or Custom Licenses on their content.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.txtvox.com/publisher/wordpress/"><strong>TxtVox</strong></a></p>
<p>TxtVox connects mobile subscribers with blogs, newsletters, podcasts and other information sources through an innovative combination of advertising-supported text messaging and personalized mobile pages.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.fotoviewr.com/wordpress_plugin_info.html"><strong>FotoViewr</strong></a></p>
<p>Embed 3D Flick Photo Galleries in the WordPress sidebar. Enjoy the same 3D immersive FotoViewr experience in your WordPress blog.</p>
<p><a href="http://ajaydsouza.com/wordpress/plugins/twittercounter/"><strong>TwitterCounter</strong></a></p>
<p>Integrate <a href="http://twittercounter.com/">TwitterCounter.com</a> badges on your blog to display the number of followers you have on Twitter</p>
<p><a href="http://ajaydsouza.com/wordpress/plugins/digg-integrate/"><strong>Digg Integrate</strong></a></p>
<p>Add a <a href="http://digg.com/tools/integrate">“Digg Thisâ€ button</a> to your post.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.theblog.ca/wplogin-redirect"><strong>Redirect WordPress Users</strong></a></p>
<p>Redirect WordPress users to different locations after they log in.</p>
<p>Plugin authors might like to take a look at <a href="http://striderweb.com/nerdaphernalia/2008/09/hit-a-moving-target-in-your-wordpress-plugin/">Hit a Moving Target in your WordPress Plugin</a></p>";}i:9;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:34:"Alex King: Progressive License 1.0";s:4:"guid";s:58:"http://alexking.org/blog/2008/09/10/progressive-license-10";s:4:"link";s:58:"http://alexking.org/blog/2008/09/10/progressive-license-10";s:11:"description";s:3812:"<p><a href="http://redmonk.com/sogrady/" rel="external">Steve O&#8217;Grady</a> of <a href="http://redmonk.com" rel="external">RedMonk</a> <a href="http://redmonk.com/sogrady/2008/08/17/wetry/" rel="external">announced</a> the <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/progressive-license/" rel="external">Progressive License</a> <a href="http://wordpress.org/" rel="external">WordPress</a> plugin at WordCamp San Francisco.</p>
<p>Progressive License is similar to other plugins that allow you to easily put a license on your content, but it brings a little twist: the ability to change the license applied to the content as the content ages.</p>
<p>Steve explains:</p>
<blockquote><p>In my case, as an example, it applies a Creative Commons noncommercial license for the first 60 days - <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/">this one</a> - and then retires the noncommercial provision after that time period, applying <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/">this license</a> on everything older than 60 days.</p></blockquote>
<p>This is the sort of thing that would have been really simple to build as a one-off custom plugin, but RedMonk instead chose to have my company, <a href="http://crowdfavorite.com">Crowd Favorite</a>, build a solution that could be distributed back to the community.</p>
<p>This was an interesting user interaction challenge. We did our best to make this definition of the license time windows as user friendly as possible.</p>
<p class="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexkingorg/2847794774/" title="License Timeline by alexkingorg, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3296/2847794774_d539edc815_m.jpg" width="240" height="212" alt="License Timeline" /></a></p>
<p>You can see we created a JavaScript based configuration page that does some date calculation to show when licenses would be applied to a post published today. Hopefully this does a good job communicating how the various licenses will be applied.</p>
<p>Progressive License ships with seven <a href="http://creativecommons.org/" rel="external">Creative Commons licenses</a> included out of the box, but also gives you an interface to add additional licenses you would like to use.</p>
<p class="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexkingorg/2847794856/" title="Custom License by alexkingorg, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3040/2847794856_6fdc21aa52_m.jpg" width="240" height="213" alt="Custom License" /></a></p>
<p>Many thanks to RedMonk for bringing us in to build this plugin, and kudos to them for choosing to sponsor the creation of a robust solution for the rest of the WordPress community.</p>
<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&wp=2.2.3&amp;publisher=a1583af8-28eb-4210-97bd-2bb5c02bc265&amp;title=Progressive+License+1.0&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Falexking.org%2Fblog%2F2008%2F09%2F10%2Fprogressive-license-10">ShareThis</a></p>
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<p>Progressive License is similar to other plugins that allow you to easily put a license on your content, but it brings a little twist: the ability to change the license applied to the content as the content ages.</p>
<p>Steve explains:</p>
<blockquote><p>In my case, as an example, it applies a Creative Commons noncommercial license for the first 60 days - <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/">this one</a> - and then retires the noncommercial provision after that time period, applying <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/">this license</a> on everything older than 60 days.</p></blockquote>
<p>This is the sort of thing that would have been really simple to build as a one-off custom plugin, but RedMonk instead chose to have my company, <a href="http://crowdfavorite.com">Crowd Favorite</a>, build a solution that could be distributed back to the community.</p>
<p>This was an interesting user interaction challenge. We did our best to make this definition of the license time windows as user friendly as possible.</p>
<p class="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexkingorg/2847794774/" title="License Timeline by alexkingorg, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3296/2847794774_d539edc815_m.jpg" width="240" height="212" alt="License Timeline" /></a></p>
<p>You can see we created a JavaScript based configuration page that does some date calculation to show when licenses would be applied to a post published today. Hopefully this does a good job communicating how the various licenses will be applied.</p>
<p>Progressive License ships with seven <a href="http://creativecommons.org/" rel="external">Creative Commons licenses</a> included out of the box, but also gives you an interface to add additional licenses you would like to use.</p>
<p class="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexkingorg/2847794856/" title="Custom License by alexkingorg, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3040/2847794856_6fdc21aa52_m.jpg" width="240" height="213" alt="Custom License" /></a></p>
<p>Many thanks to RedMonk for bringing us in to build this plugin, and kudos to them for choosing to sponsor the creation of a robust solution for the rest of the WordPress community.</p>
<p><a href="http://sharethis.com/item?&wp=2.2.3&amp;publisher=a1583af8-28eb-4210-97bd-2bb5c02bc265&amp;title=Progressive+License+1.0&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Falexking.org%2Fblog%2F2008%2F09%2F10%2Fprogressive-license-10">ShareThis</a></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.darrenhoyt.com/demo/agregado/"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/agregado.jpg" border="0" alt="agregado" width="147" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Two column theme with custom archives page, animated JavaScript dropdown menu, widgetized sidebar and bottom bar and several other features</p>
<p><a href="http://publisher-heaven.com/2008/09/10/going-pro-gallery.html"><strong>Going Pro</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://gpgallery.publisher-heaven.com/"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/goingpro.png" border="0" alt="goingpro" width="183" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Converts WordPress into a photo gallery</p>
<p><a href="http://ericulous.com/2008/09/09/wp-theme-google-chrome/"><strong>Google Chrome</strong></a></p>
<p><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/googlechrome.png" border="0" alt="googlechrome" width="157" height="114" /></p>
<p>A light weight two column, fixed width, widget and gravatar ready theme</p>
<p><a href="http://www.onewaylinks.co.uk/2-beautiful-business-class-free-wordpress-themes/"><strong>Business Class and Beautiful Blue</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.onewaylinks.co.uk/Free-WP-Themes/index.php?wptheme=Beautiful-Blue"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/beautiful-blue.jpg" border="0" alt="beautiful-blue" width="165" height="114" /></a> <a href="http://www.onewaylinks.co.uk/Free-WP-Themes/index.php?wptheme=business-blue"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/business.jpg" border="0" alt="business" width="177" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Two column, widget ready themes</p>
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<p>Two column theme with custom archives page, animated JavaScript dropdown menu, widgetized sidebar and bottom bar and several other features</p>
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<p>Two column, widget ready themes</p>
<p>On the topic of themes, take a look at <a href="http://www.tamebay.com/2008/09/the-normal-persons-guide-to-wordpress-themes.html">The Normal Person’s Guide to WordPress Themes</a></p>";}i:12;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:63:"Lorelle on WP: Attend a WordCamp and Meet Your WordPress Family";s:4:"guid";s:36:"http://lorelle.wordpress.com/?p=2969";s:4:"link";s:89:"http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2008/09/10/attend-a-wordcamp-and-meet-your-wordpress-family/";s:11:"description";s:23491:"<div class="snap_preview"><br /><p>Last year at <a href="http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/07/23/wordcamp-2007/" title="WordCamp 2007 « Lorelle on WordPress">WordCamp 2007</a> in San Francisco, I got a chance to meet up with my long time online buddy and WordPress guru, <a href="http://andy.wordpress.com/" title="Andy Skelton">Andy Skelton</a>. Living on the road myself, I was thrilled when <a href="http://andy.wordpress.com/2007/06/09/riding-to-wordcamp/" title="Riding to WordCamp">Andy announced he was riding his motorcycle</a> to WordCamp - but not from Texas to San Francisco. He road from Texas to the East Coast of the United States and then across it to San Francisco then back to Texas. </p>
<p>I traced much of his travels in the <a href="http://www.blogherald.com/2007/06/13/wordpress-wednesday-news-two-exciting-wordpress-competitions-lots-of-wordpress-plugins-news-hot-blogs-moving-to-wordpress-and-andy-skelton-riding-a-motorcycle-to-wordcamp/" title="Two Exciting WordPress Competitions, Lots of WordPress Plugins News, Hot Blogs Moving to WordPress, and Andy Skelton Riding a Motorcycle to WordCamp">WordPress Wednesday news reports</a> on the <a href="http://www.blogherald.com/" title="Blog Herald" rel="tag">Blog Herald</a> as he made his way through all kinds of terrain and weather that very hot summer. </p>
<p>I drove from Oregon to San Francisco in my father&#8217;s old Class C motor home to get to WordCamp 2007. So both of us crossed a few miles to get to our first in-person meeting, sleeping when and wherever we could along the way.</p>
<p>When he arrived in San Francisco, we had a joyous meeting and he even escorted me back to where I was staying in San Francisco. <a href="http://ocaoimh.ie/" title="Donncha O'Caoimh">Donncha O&#8217;Caoimh</a> caught the momentous occasion on Andy&#8217;s new bright red Gold Wing motorcycle and uploaded the image to <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/donncha/" title="Donncha @ InPhotos.org">flickr</a> - and I couldn&#8217;t find it. Andy finally found it for me and here it is.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/donncha/" title="Donncha @ InPhotos.org"><img src="http://lorelle.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/lorelleandandywordcamp2007.jpg?w=500&#038;h=332" alt="" title="Lorelle VanFossen and Andy Skelton on motorcycle - WordCamp 2007" width="500" height="332" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2970" /></a></p>
<p>Just as Andy and I traveled across the country, one of us the long way, it&#8217;s your turn. I challenge you all to attend a WordCamp event and meet an old, or new, friend.<br />
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<h3>Attend a WordCamp Event and Meet Family</h3>
<p><a href="http://lorelle.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/markjaquith-lorelle-wordcamp2008sf.jpg"><img src="http://lorelle.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/markjaquith-lorelle-wordcamp2008sf.jpg?w=300&#038;h=224" alt="" title="markjaquith-lorelle-wordcamp2008sf" width="300" height="224" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-2988" /></a>I bring it to your attention because I want to share with you the special magic that is a WordCamp adventure. I will be speaking and attending some WordCamps over the next few months, including <a href="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/761020/" title="WordCamp Portland">WordCamp Portland, Oregon, on September 27, 2008</a>, <a href="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/862922/" title="Podcamp + Wordcamp Hawaii at Hawaii Convention Center">Podcamp and WordCamp Hawaii on Oct 24, 2008</a>, WordCamp Israel (hopefully), and <a href="http://lasvegaswordcamp.com/" title="WordCamp Las Vegas 2009">WordCamp Las Vegas 2009, in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 10-11, 2009</a>. </p>
<p>I urge you all to be a part of a WordCamp experience. It doesn&#8217;t matter if you just attend or you are part of the team that brings a WordCamp to your area. </p>
<p>WordCamp is a chance to meet other WordPress and blog enthusiasts, but also a chance to learn more about WordPress and how others are using WordPress for their blogs and CMS sites. It&#8217;s a chance to meet WordPress developers, experts, and Plugin and Theme authors. It&#8217;s a chance to learn how to push WordPress to the limit and find out what&#8217;s hot on the WordPress horizon.</p>
<p>Most importantly, it is great fun. It&#8217;s a chance to leave the virtual world behind and get real, honest hugs and face-to-face meetings with creative and innovative folks who understand the power behind a blog is not just WordPress but the blogger and their hard work.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve been to many WordCamps over the past year and a half. I attend and speak at a lot of conferences on blogging, social media, web technology, and education every year, and I look forward most to WordCamp events. No one is selling me anything, there is no pressure, no force, no stress. It&#8217;s like a reunion without the old politics and back biting history. It&#8217;s relaxing, education, but most of all <em>friendly</em>. The WordPress Community is the best.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve started contributing to the <a href="http://wordcamp.info/" title="The WordCamp Report">The WordCamp Report</a> on WordCamp news and events, and we&#8217;re looking for WordCamp attendees to live blog or report on the WordCamp events they are attending. If you are interested, <a href="mailto:&#108;&#111;&#114;&#101;&#108;&#108;&#101;&#111;&#110;&#119;&#111;&#114;&#100;&#112;&#114;&#101;&#115;&#115;&#43;&#119;&#111;&#114;&#100;&#99;&#97;&#109;&#112;&#64;&#103;&#109;&#97;&#105;&#108;&#46;&#99;&#111;&#109;" title="Email Lorelle regarding WordCamps">email me</a> or use the <a href="http://wordcamp.info/contact/" title="Contact">WordCamp Report Contact Page</a>. </p>
<p>You can learn more about WordCamps near you at <a href="http://central.wordcamp.org/" title="WordCamp Central">WordCamp Central</a>, <a href="http://wordcamp.info/" title="The WordCamp Report">The WordCamp Report</a>, and my weekly <a href="http://www.blogherald.com/tag/wordpress-wednesday-news/" title="wordpress wednesday news">WordPress Wednesday News</a> on the <a href="http://www.blogherald.com/" title="Blog Herald" rel="tag">Blog Herald</a>.</p>
<p>Here are a listing of upcoming WordCamps and blog events:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://philippines.wordcamp.org/" title="WordCamp Philippines 2008 at College of St. Benilde">WordCamp Philippines - September 6, 2008</a></li>
<li><a href="http://wordpress.meetup.com/179/calendar/8594105/" title="The Boston WordPress September Meetup">The Boston WordPress September Meetup - September 18, 2008</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.blogworldexpo.com/" title="Blog World Expo">Blog World Expo, Vegas - September 20-21, 2008</a></li>
<li><a href="http://china.wordcamp.org/" title="WordCamp China 2008">WordCamp China - Beijing and Shanghai - September 20-21, 2008</a></li>
<li><a href="http://japan.wordcamp.org/" title="WordCamp Tokyo 2008">WordCamp Tokyo 2008 - Tokyo, Japan - September 23, 2008</a></li>
<li><a href="http://utah.wordcamp.org/" title="WordCamp Utah">WordCamp Utah - Provo, Utah - September 27, 2008</a></li>
<li><a href="http://barcamp.org/WordCampBirmingham" title="WordCamp Birmingham 2008">WordCamp Birmingham - Alabama - September 27, 2008</a></li>
<li><a href="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/761020/" title="WordCamp Portland">WordCamp Portland, Oregon - September 27, 2008</a></li>
<li><a href="http://barcamp.org/BarCampVancouver2008" title="WordCamp Vancouver 2008">WordCamp Vancouver 2008 - Canada - September 27th, 2008</a></li>
<li><a href="http://wordpress.meetup.com/178/calendar/8606358/" title="The Dallas/Ft. Worth Area WordPress September Meetup">The Dallas/Ft. Worth Area WordPress September Meetup - September 27, 2008</a></li>
<li><a href="http://2008.rdu.wordcamp.org/" title="Raleigh-Durham, NC">WordCamp RDU - Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina - Oct 4, 2008</a></li>
<li><a href="http://newyork.wordcamp.org/" title="WordCamp New York 2008">WordCamp New York - New York - October 5, 2008</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ccsai.ca/wordcamptoronto/" title="WordCamp Toronto 2008">WordCamp Toronto - October 4-5, 2008</a></li>
<li><a href="http://wordcamp.kapook.com/" title="WordCamp Bangkok 2008">WordCamp Bangkok 2008 - Bangkok, Thailand - October 19, 2008</a></li>
<li><a href="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/862922/" title="Podcamp + Wordcamp Hawaii at Hawaii Convention Center">Podcamp and WordCamp Hawaii - Oct 24, 2008</a></li>
<li><a href="http://wiki.thingelstad.com/MinneWordCamp" title="MinneWordCamp">MinneWordCamp - Minneapolis - November 15, 2008</a></li>
<li><a href="http://wordcamp.com.au/" title="WordCamp Australia 2008">WordCamp Australia - Sydney - November 29-30, 2008</a></li>
<li><a href="http://lasvegaswordcamp.com/" title="WordCamp Las Vegas 2009">WordCamp Las Vegas 2009 - Las Vegas, Nevada - January 10-11, 2009</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Upcoming WordCamps not scheduled or confirmed:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://twitter.com/wordcamped" title="Wordcamp Ed(ucation)">Wordcamp Ed(ucation) Twitter</a> for Educators using WordPress</li>
<li>WordCamp Israel</li>
<li>WordCamp Washington D.C. 2008</li>
<li><a href="http://http//www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=779828054#/group.php?gid=22086243642" title="WordCamp Denver 2008">WordCamp Denver 2008</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Attend, volunteer, sponsor, speak, or allow someone to sleep over who is attending - be a part of a WordCamp near you or fly to one anywhere in the world. You will be welcome. As a WordPress fan, you are part of something bigger than WordPress. You are part of the WordPress Community family.</p>

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<img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/categories/lorelle.wordpress.com/2969/" /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/tags/lorelle.wordpress.com/2969/" /> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gocomments/lorelle.wordpress.com/2969/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/comments/lorelle.wordpress.com/2969/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godelicious/lorelle.wordpress.com/2969/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/delicious/lorelle.wordpress.com/2969/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gostumble/lorelle.wordpress.com/2969/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/stumble/lorelle.wordpress.com/2969/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godigg/lorelle.wordpress.com/2969/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/digg/lorelle.wordpress.com/2969/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/goreddit/lorelle.wordpress.com/2969/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/reddit/lorelle.wordpress.com/2969/" /></a> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lorelle.wordpress.com&blog=72&post=2969&subd=lorelle&ref=&feed=1" /></div>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:56:27 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:17:"Lorelle VanFossen";}s:7:"summary";s:23491:"<div class="snap_preview"><br /><p>Last year at <a href="http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/07/23/wordcamp-2007/" title="WordCamp 2007 « Lorelle on WordPress">WordCamp 2007</a> in San Francisco, I got a chance to meet up with my long time online buddy and WordPress guru, <a href="http://andy.wordpress.com/" title="Andy Skelton">Andy Skelton</a>. Living on the road myself, I was thrilled when <a href="http://andy.wordpress.com/2007/06/09/riding-to-wordcamp/" title="Riding to WordCamp">Andy announced he was riding his motorcycle</a> to WordCamp - but not from Texas to San Francisco. He road from Texas to the East Coast of the United States and then across it to San Francisco then back to Texas. </p>
<p>I traced much of his travels in the <a href="http://www.blogherald.com/2007/06/13/wordpress-wednesday-news-two-exciting-wordpress-competitions-lots-of-wordpress-plugins-news-hot-blogs-moving-to-wordpress-and-andy-skelton-riding-a-motorcycle-to-wordcamp/" title="Two Exciting WordPress Competitions, Lots of WordPress Plugins News, Hot Blogs Moving to WordPress, and Andy Skelton Riding a Motorcycle to WordCamp">WordPress Wednesday news reports</a> on the <a href="http://www.blogherald.com/" title="Blog Herald" rel="tag">Blog Herald</a> as he made his way through all kinds of terrain and weather that very hot summer. </p>
<p>I drove from Oregon to San Francisco in my father&#8217;s old Class C motor home to get to WordCamp 2007. So both of us crossed a few miles to get to our first in-person meeting, sleeping when and wherever we could along the way.</p>
<p>When he arrived in San Francisco, we had a joyous meeting and he even escorted me back to where I was staying in San Francisco. <a href="http://ocaoimh.ie/" title="Donncha O'Caoimh">Donncha O&#8217;Caoimh</a> caught the momentous occasion on Andy&#8217;s new bright red Gold Wing motorcycle and uploaded the image to <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/donncha/" title="Donncha @ InPhotos.org">flickr</a> - and I couldn&#8217;t find it. Andy finally found it for me and here it is.</p>
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<p>Just as Andy and I traveled across the country, one of us the long way, it&#8217;s your turn. I challenge you all to attend a WordCamp event and meet an old, or new, friend.<br />
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<h3>Attend a WordCamp Event and Meet Family</h3>
<p><a href="http://lorelle.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/markjaquith-lorelle-wordcamp2008sf.jpg"><img src="http://lorelle.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/markjaquith-lorelle-wordcamp2008sf.jpg?w=300&#038;h=224" alt="" title="markjaquith-lorelle-wordcamp2008sf" width="300" height="224" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-2988" /></a>I bring it to your attention because I want to share with you the special magic that is a WordCamp adventure. I will be speaking and attending some WordCamps over the next few months, including <a href="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/761020/" title="WordCamp Portland">WordCamp Portland, Oregon, on September 27, 2008</a>, <a href="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/862922/" title="Podcamp + Wordcamp Hawaii at Hawaii Convention Center">Podcamp and WordCamp Hawaii on Oct 24, 2008</a>, WordCamp Israel (hopefully), and <a href="http://lasvegaswordcamp.com/" title="WordCamp Las Vegas 2009">WordCamp Las Vegas 2009, in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 10-11, 2009</a>. </p>
<p>I urge you all to be a part of a WordCamp experience. It doesn&#8217;t matter if you just attend or you are part of the team that brings a WordCamp to your area. </p>
<p>WordCamp is a chance to meet other WordPress and blog enthusiasts, but also a chance to learn more about WordPress and how others are using WordPress for their blogs and CMS sites. It&#8217;s a chance to meet WordPress developers, experts, and Plugin and Theme authors. It&#8217;s a chance to learn how to push WordPress to the limit and find out what&#8217;s hot on the WordPress horizon.</p>
<p>Most importantly, it is great fun. It&#8217;s a chance to leave the virtual world behind and get real, honest hugs and face-to-face meetings with creative and innovative folks who understand the power behind a blog is not just WordPress but the blogger and their hard work.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve been to many WordCamps over the past year and a half. I attend and speak at a lot of conferences on blogging, social media, web technology, and education every year, and I look forward most to WordCamp events. No one is selling me anything, there is no pressure, no force, no stress. It&#8217;s like a reunion without the old politics and back biting history. It&#8217;s relaxing, education, but most of all <em>friendly</em>. The WordPress Community is the best.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve started contributing to the <a href="http://wordcamp.info/" title="The WordCamp Report">The WordCamp Report</a> on WordCamp news and events, and we&#8217;re looking for WordCamp attendees to live blog or report on the WordCamp events they are attending. If you are interested, <a href="mailto:&#108;&#111;&#114;&#101;&#108;&#108;&#101;&#111;&#110;&#119;&#111;&#114;&#100;&#112;&#114;&#101;&#115;&#115;&#43;&#119;&#111;&#114;&#100;&#99;&#97;&#109;&#112;&#64;&#103;&#109;&#97;&#105;&#108;&#46;&#99;&#111;&#109;" title="Email Lorelle regarding WordCamps">email me</a> or use the <a href="http://wordcamp.info/contact/" title="Contact">WordCamp Report Contact Page</a>. </p>
<p>You can learn more about WordCamps near you at <a href="http://central.wordcamp.org/" title="WordCamp Central">WordCamp Central</a>, <a href="http://wordcamp.info/" title="The WordCamp Report">The WordCamp Report</a>, and my weekly <a href="http://www.blogherald.com/tag/wordpress-wednesday-news/" title="wordpress wednesday news">WordPress Wednesday News</a> on the <a href="http://www.blogherald.com/" title="Blog Herald" rel="tag">Blog Herald</a>.</p>
<p>Here are a listing of upcoming WordCamps and blog events:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://philippines.wordcamp.org/" title="WordCamp Philippines 2008 at College of St. Benilde">WordCamp Philippines - September 6, 2008</a></li>
<li><a href="http://wordpress.meetup.com/179/calendar/8594105/" title="The Boston WordPress September Meetup">The Boston WordPress September Meetup - September 18, 2008</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.blogworldexpo.com/" title="Blog World Expo">Blog World Expo, Vegas - September 20-21, 2008</a></li>
<li><a href="http://china.wordcamp.org/" title="WordCamp China 2008">WordCamp China - Beijing and Shanghai - September 20-21, 2008</a></li>
<li><a href="http://japan.wordcamp.org/" title="WordCamp Tokyo 2008">WordCamp Tokyo 2008 - Tokyo, Japan - September 23, 2008</a></li>
<li><a href="http://utah.wordcamp.org/" title="WordCamp Utah">WordCamp Utah - Provo, Utah - September 27, 2008</a></li>
<li><a href="http://barcamp.org/WordCampBirmingham" title="WordCamp Birmingham 2008">WordCamp Birmingham - Alabama - September 27, 2008</a></li>
<li><a href="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/761020/" title="WordCamp Portland">WordCamp Portland, Oregon - September 27, 2008</a></li>
<li><a href="http://barcamp.org/BarCampVancouver2008" title="WordCamp Vancouver 2008">WordCamp Vancouver 2008 - Canada - September 27th, 2008</a></li>
<li><a href="http://wordpress.meetup.com/178/calendar/8606358/" title="The Dallas/Ft. Worth Area WordPress September Meetup">The Dallas/Ft. Worth Area WordPress September Meetup - September 27, 2008</a></li>
<li><a href="http://2008.rdu.wordcamp.org/" title="Raleigh-Durham, NC">WordCamp RDU - Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina - Oct 4, 2008</a></li>
<li><a href="http://newyork.wordcamp.org/" title="WordCamp New York 2008">WordCamp New York - New York - October 5, 2008</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ccsai.ca/wordcamptoronto/" title="WordCamp Toronto 2008">WordCamp Toronto - October 4-5, 2008</a></li>
<li><a href="http://wordcamp.kapook.com/" title="WordCamp Bangkok 2008">WordCamp Bangkok 2008 - Bangkok, Thailand - October 19, 2008</a></li>
<li><a href="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/862922/" title="Podcamp + Wordcamp Hawaii at Hawaii Convention Center">Podcamp and WordCamp Hawaii - Oct 24, 2008</a></li>
<li><a href="http://wiki.thingelstad.com/MinneWordCamp" title="MinneWordCamp">MinneWordCamp - Minneapolis - November 15, 2008</a></li>
<li><a href="http://wordcamp.com.au/" title="WordCamp Australia 2008">WordCamp Australia - Sydney - November 29-30, 2008</a></li>
<li><a href="http://lasvegaswordcamp.com/" title="WordCamp Las Vegas 2009">WordCamp Las Vegas 2009 - Las Vegas, Nevada - January 10-11, 2009</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Upcoming WordCamps not scheduled or confirmed:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://twitter.com/wordcamped" title="Wordcamp Ed(ucation)">Wordcamp Ed(ucation) Twitter</a> for Educators using WordPress</li>
<li>WordCamp Israel</li>
<li>WordCamp Washington D.C. 2008</li>
<li><a href="http://http//www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=779828054#/group.php?gid=22086243642" title="WordCamp Denver 2008">WordCamp Denver 2008</a></li>
</ul>
<p>Attend, volunteer, sponsor, speak, or allow someone to sleep over who is attending - be a part of a WordCamp near you or fly to one anywhere in the world. You will be welcome. As a WordPress fan, you are part of something bigger than WordPress. You are part of the WordPress Community family.</p>

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<img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/categories/lorelle.wordpress.com/2969/" /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/tags/lorelle.wordpress.com/2969/" /> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gocomments/lorelle.wordpress.com/2969/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/comments/lorelle.wordpress.com/2969/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godelicious/lorelle.wordpress.com/2969/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/delicious/lorelle.wordpress.com/2969/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gostumble/lorelle.wordpress.com/2969/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/stumble/lorelle.wordpress.com/2969/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godigg/lorelle.wordpress.com/2969/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/digg/lorelle.wordpress.com/2969/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/goreddit/lorelle.wordpress.com/2969/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/reddit/lorelle.wordpress.com/2969/" /></a> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lorelle.wordpress.com&blog=72&post=2969&subd=lorelle&ref=&feed=1" /></div>";}i:13;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:20:"Matt: Yahoo Hack Day";s:4:"guid";s:36:"http://ma.tt/2008/09/yahoo-hack-day/";s:4:"link";s:36:"http://ma.tt/2008/09/yahoo-hack-day/";s:11:"description";s:257:"<p><a href="http://hackday.org/">Yahoo&#8217;s Hack Day is coming up this Friday and Saturday</a>. I&#8217;m going to be a judge at the event. The other judges are David Filo, Ash Patel, Cheryl Ainoa, Jeff Clavier, Rashmi Sinha, and Om Malik. Fun group!</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:05:18 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Matt";}s:7:"summary";s:257:"<p><a href="http://hackday.org/">Yahoo&#8217;s Hack Day is coming up this Friday and Saturday</a>. I&#8217;m going to be a judge at the event. The other judges are David Filo, Ash Patel, Cheryl Ainoa, Jeff Clavier, Rashmi Sinha, and Om Malik. Fun group!</p>";}i:14;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:40:"Dougal Campbell: WordPress 2.6.2 Release";s:4:"guid";s:33:"http://dougal.gunters.org/?p=1079";s:4:"link";s:63:"http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2008/09/09/wordpress-262-release";s:11:"description";s:2331:"<p>As most of you have probably already seen in your Dashboard, yesterday afternoon saw the official <a href="http://wordpress.org/development/2008/09/wordpress-262/">WordPress 2.6.2 Release</a>. And as mentioned in the comments on my intitial news break on the <a href="http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2008/08/29/wordpress-262-beta1">2.6.2 Beta</a>, the focus is on two security patches to cover weaknesses in <acronym title="Php Hypertext Processor"><span class="caps">PHP</span></acronym>&#8217;s random number generation (which affects password encryption strength), and in MySQL&#8217;s field length checking. These weren&#8217;t (technically) security bugs in WordPress, <em>per se</em>, but in the underlying <acronym title="Php Hypertext Processor"><span class="caps">PHP</span></acronym>/MySQL stack. Fortunately, we&#8217;re able to route around them. This is mainly a problem if your site allows users to register for a user login, however, I would still recommend this upgrade for all users, just to be on the safe side.</p>
<p>For those of you who are <acronym title="Php Hypertext Processor"><span class="caps">PHP</span></acronym>/MySQL developers yourselves, I highly recommend reading Stefan Esser&#8217;s explanation of the <a href="http://www.suspekt.org/2008/08/17/mt_srand-and-not-so-random-numbers/"><acronym title="Php Hypertext Processor"><span class="caps">PHP</span></acronym> mt_srand() bug</a> and the <a href="http://www.suspekt.org/2008/08/18/mysql-and-sql-column-truncation-vulnerabilities/">MySQL <acronym title="Structured Query Language"><span class="caps">SQL</span></acronym> Column Truncation</a> issue. He provides some really good detail of the problems. Stefan is also the developer of the <a href="http://www.hardened-php.net/suhosin/"><acronym title="Php Hypertext Processor"><span class="caps">PHP</span></acronym> Suhosin module</a>, which provides extra security-related features and protections to <acronym title="Php Hypertext Processor"><span class="caps">PHP</span></acronym>.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s also important to note that these problems don&#8217;t just affect WordPress &#8212; many other <acronym title="Php Hypertext Processor"><span class="caps">PHP</span></acronym>/MySQL applications could be vulnerable to future problems if they don&#8217;t examine and patch their code.</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:35:50 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:6:"Dougal";}s:7:"summary";s:2331:"<p>As most of you have probably already seen in your Dashboard, yesterday afternoon saw the official <a href="http://wordpress.org/development/2008/09/wordpress-262/">WordPress 2.6.2 Release</a>. And as mentioned in the comments on my intitial news break on the <a href="http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2008/08/29/wordpress-262-beta1">2.6.2 Beta</a>, the focus is on two security patches to cover weaknesses in <acronym title="Php Hypertext Processor"><span class="caps">PHP</span></acronym>&#8217;s random number generation (which affects password encryption strength), and in MySQL&#8217;s field length checking. These weren&#8217;t (technically) security bugs in WordPress, <em>per se</em>, but in the underlying <acronym title="Php Hypertext Processor"><span class="caps">PHP</span></acronym>/MySQL stack. Fortunately, we&#8217;re able to route around them. This is mainly a problem if your site allows users to register for a user login, however, I would still recommend this upgrade for all users, just to be on the safe side.</p>
<p>For those of you who are <acronym title="Php Hypertext Processor"><span class="caps">PHP</span></acronym>/MySQL developers yourselves, I highly recommend reading Stefan Esser&#8217;s explanation of the <a href="http://www.suspekt.org/2008/08/17/mt_srand-and-not-so-random-numbers/"><acronym title="Php Hypertext Processor"><span class="caps">PHP</span></acronym> mt_srand() bug</a> and the <a href="http://www.suspekt.org/2008/08/18/mysql-and-sql-column-truncation-vulnerabilities/">MySQL <acronym title="Structured Query Language"><span class="caps">SQL</span></acronym> Column Truncation</a> issue. He provides some really good detail of the problems. Stefan is also the developer of the <a href="http://www.hardened-php.net/suhosin/"><acronym title="Php Hypertext Processor"><span class="caps">PHP</span></acronym> Suhosin module</a>, which provides extra security-related features and protections to <acronym title="Php Hypertext Processor"><span class="caps">PHP</span></acronym>.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s also important to note that these problems don&#8217;t just affect WordPress &#8212; many other <acronym title="Php Hypertext Processor"><span class="caps">PHP</span></acronym>/MySQL applications could be vulnerable to future problems if they don&#8217;t examine and patch their code.</p>";}i:15;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:24:"Matt: SEO Book Interview";s:4:"guid";s:40:"http://ma.tt/2008/09/seo-book-interview/";s:4:"link";s:40:"http://ma.tt/2008/09/seo-book-interview/";s:11:"description";s:261:"<p><a href="http://www.seobook.com/interview-matt-mullenweg-wordpress-and-automattic-fame">A new interview with Aaron Wall of SEO Book up</a>. Also did a <a href="http://www.blueverse.com/2008/09/09/matt-mullenweg-interviewed/">short one with Blueverse</a>.</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:15:49 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Matt";}s:7:"summary";s:261:"<p><a href="http://www.seobook.com/interview-matt-mullenweg-wordpress-and-automattic-fame">A new interview with Aaron Wall of SEO Book up</a>. Also did a <a href="http://www.blueverse.com/2008/09/09/matt-mullenweg-interviewed/">short one with Blueverse</a>.</p>";}i:16;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:23:"Matt: 10 PHP Principles";s:4:"guid";s:39:"http://ma.tt/2008/09/10-php-principles/";s:4:"link";s:39:"http://ma.tt/2008/09/10-php-principles/";s:11:"description";s:116:"<p><a href="http://nettuts.com/articles/10-principles-of-the-php-masters/">10 Principles of the PHP Masters</a>.</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 09 Sep 2008 18:14:24 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Matt";}s:7:"summary";s:116:"<p><a href="http://nettuts.com/articles/10-principles-of-the-php-masters/">10 Principles of the PHP Masters</a>.</p>";}i:17;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:48:"Lorelle on WP: WordPress 2.6.2 Mandatory Upgrade";s:4:"guid";s:36:"http://lorelle.wordpress.com/?p=3005";s:4:"link";s:72:"http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2008/09/09/wordpress-262-mandatory-upgrade/";s:11:"description";s:6656:"<div class="snap_preview"><br /><p><a href="http://lorelle.wordpress.com/tag/wordpress-news/" title="WordPress News"><img src="http://lorelle.files.wordpress.com/2007/01/wpnews1.png" alt="WordPress News" align="right" /></a><a href="http://wordpress.org/development/2008/09/wordpress-262/" title="WordPress 2.6.2">Ryan Boren has announced the mandatory WordPress 2.6.2 upgrade</a> has been released and WordPress users are required to <a href="http://wordpress.org/latest.zip" title="Download WordPress 2.6">download WordPress 2.6.2</a> and upgrade immediately.</p>
<p>This mandatory security upgrade adds protection for a <a href="http://www.suspekt.org/2008/08/18/mysql-and-sql-column-truncation-vulnerabilities/" title="SQL Column Truncation">SQL Column Truncation</a> and other security and <a href="http://trac.wordpress.org/query?status=closed&amp;milestone=2.6.2&amp;resolution=fixed&amp;order=priority" title="handful of bug fixes">bug fixes</a>. There is a <a href="http://trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=tags%2F2.6.1&amp;old=8849&amp;new_path=tags%2F2.6.2&amp;new=8849" title="full changeset and list of changed files">full changeset and list of changed files</a> to help you find the differences, and a specific changeset for downloading will be available soon.</p>
<p>The vulnerability impacts all PHP applications, not just WordPress, specifically open registration on WordPress blogs. Boren says the attack is difficult to accomplish, but WordPress would rather be safer than sorrier if this is manipulated in the future. If you allow open registration on your WordPress blog, upgrade immediately and follow the <a href="http://wordpress.org/development/2008/09/wordpress-262/" title="WordPress 2.6.2">instructions in the announcement</a>.</p>
<p>WordPress 2.7 is due later this fall. If you are interested in following the development of WordPress and WordPress related applications, here is a list:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://wpdevel.wordpress.com/" title="WordPress Development Updates">WordPress Development Updates Blog</a></li>
<li><a href="http://twitter.com/wpdevel" title="Twitter / wpdevel">WPDevel Twitter</a></li>
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<li><a href="http://trac.wordpress.org/roadmap" title="WordPress roadmap">WordPress Roadmap</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.blogherald.com/tag/wordpress-wednesday-news/" title="WordPress Wednesday News">Blog Herald WordPress Wednesday News</a></li>
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<img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/categories/lorelle.wordpress.com/3005/" /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/tags/lorelle.wordpress.com/3005/" /> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gocomments/lorelle.wordpress.com/3005/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/comments/lorelle.wordpress.com/3005/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godelicious/lorelle.wordpress.com/3005/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/delicious/lorelle.wordpress.com/3005/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gostumble/lorelle.wordpress.com/3005/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/stumble/lorelle.wordpress.com/3005/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godigg/lorelle.wordpress.com/3005/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/digg/lorelle.wordpress.com/3005/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/goreddit/lorelle.wordpress.com/3005/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/reddit/lorelle.wordpress.com/3005/" /></a> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lorelle.wordpress.com&blog=72&post=3005&subd=lorelle&ref=&feed=1" /></div>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:55:12 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:17:"Lorelle VanFossen";}s:7:"summary";s:6656:"<div class="snap_preview"><br /><p><a href="http://lorelle.wordpress.com/tag/wordpress-news/" title="WordPress News"><img src="http://lorelle.files.wordpress.com/2007/01/wpnews1.png" alt="WordPress News" align="right" /></a><a href="http://wordpress.org/development/2008/09/wordpress-262/" title="WordPress 2.6.2">Ryan Boren has announced the mandatory WordPress 2.6.2 upgrade</a> has been released and WordPress users are required to <a href="http://wordpress.org/latest.zip" title="Download WordPress 2.6">download WordPress 2.6.2</a> and upgrade immediately.</p>
<p>This mandatory security upgrade adds protection for a <a href="http://www.suspekt.org/2008/08/18/mysql-and-sql-column-truncation-vulnerabilities/" title="SQL Column Truncation">SQL Column Truncation</a> and other security and <a href="http://trac.wordpress.org/query?status=closed&amp;milestone=2.6.2&amp;resolution=fixed&amp;order=priority" title="handful of bug fixes">bug fixes</a>. There is a <a href="http://trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=tags%2F2.6.1&amp;old=8849&amp;new_path=tags%2F2.6.2&amp;new=8849" title="full changeset and list of changed files">full changeset and list of changed files</a> to help you find the differences, and a specific changeset for downloading will be available soon.</p>
<p>The vulnerability impacts all PHP applications, not just WordPress, specifically open registration on WordPress blogs. Boren says the attack is difficult to accomplish, but WordPress would rather be safer than sorrier if this is manipulated in the future. If you allow open registration on your WordPress blog, upgrade immediately and follow the <a href="http://wordpress.org/development/2008/09/wordpress-262/" title="WordPress 2.6.2">instructions in the announcement</a>.</p>
<p>WordPress 2.7 is due later this fall. If you are interested in following the development of WordPress and WordPress related applications, here is a list:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://wpdevel.wordpress.com/" title="WordPress Development Updates">WordPress Development Updates Blog</a></li>
<li><a href="http://twitter.com/wpdevel" title="Twitter / wpdevel">WPDevel Twitter</a></li>
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<li><a href="http://trac.wordpress.org/roadmap" title="WordPress roadmap">WordPress Roadmap</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.blogherald.com/tag/wordpress-wednesday-news/" title="WordPress Wednesday News">Blog Herald WordPress Wednesday News</a></li>
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<img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/categories/lorelle.wordpress.com/3005/" /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/tags/lorelle.wordpress.com/3005/" /> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gocomments/lorelle.wordpress.com/3005/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/comments/lorelle.wordpress.com/3005/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godelicious/lorelle.wordpress.com/3005/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/delicious/lorelle.wordpress.com/3005/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gostumble/lorelle.wordpress.com/3005/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/stumble/lorelle.wordpress.com/3005/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godigg/lorelle.wordpress.com/3005/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/digg/lorelle.wordpress.com/3005/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/goreddit/lorelle.wordpress.com/3005/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/reddit/lorelle.wordpress.com/3005/" /></a> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lorelle.wordpress.com&blog=72&post=3005&subd=lorelle&ref=&feed=1" /></div>";}i:18;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:60:"Weblog Tools Collection: WordPress Plugin Releases for 09/09";s:4:"guid";s:40:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=4119";s:4:"link";s:88:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/09/09/wordpress-plugin-releases-for-0909/";s:11:"description";s:1278:"<p><a href="http://www.bastien.caudan.net/wordpress/widgets/sudoku"><strong>Sudoku</strong></a></p>
<p>Add a Sudoku game to your blog with this WordPress widget. (Page in French)</p>
<p><a href="http://wordbook.ferdinand.rs/"><strong>Wordbook</strong></a></p>
<p>Wordbook is Wordpress plugin designed to integrate Facebook in your blog and your blog into Facebook.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.prelovac.com/vladimir/wordpress-plugins/wp-figlet"><strong>WP-Figlet</strong></a></p>
<p>WP Figlet allows you to draw ASCII art in your posts and page source.</p>
<p><a href="http://ajaydsouza.com/wordpress/plugins/autoclose/"><strong>Auto-Close Comments, Pingbacks and Trackbacks</strong></a></p>
<p>Automatically close comments, pingbacks and trackbacks on your blog. This helps reduce the amount of spam aimed at old posts.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.prelovac.com/vladimir/wordpress-plugins/insights"><strong>Insights</strong></a></p>
<p>Insights brings a powerful new way to write your blog posts. It increases productivity and at the same time the appeal of your posts.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.divva-plugins.com/divvaflip-26-flipping-album-plugin-the-new-update-for-wordpress-26/"><strong>DivvaFlip</strong></a></p>
<p>Make your gallery more glamorous with a flipping engine</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 09 Sep 2008 13:50:08 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Ajay";}s:7:"summary";s:1278:"<p><a href="http://www.bastien.caudan.net/wordpress/widgets/sudoku"><strong>Sudoku</strong></a></p>
<p>Add a Sudoku game to your blog with this WordPress widget. (Page in French)</p>
<p><a href="http://wordbook.ferdinand.rs/"><strong>Wordbook</strong></a></p>
<p>Wordbook is Wordpress plugin designed to integrate Facebook in your blog and your blog into Facebook.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.prelovac.com/vladimir/wordpress-plugins/wp-figlet"><strong>WP-Figlet</strong></a></p>
<p>WP Figlet allows you to draw ASCII art in your posts and page source.</p>
<p><a href="http://ajaydsouza.com/wordpress/plugins/autoclose/"><strong>Auto-Close Comments, Pingbacks and Trackbacks</strong></a></p>
<p>Automatically close comments, pingbacks and trackbacks on your blog. This helps reduce the amount of spam aimed at old posts.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.prelovac.com/vladimir/wordpress-plugins/insights"><strong>Insights</strong></a></p>
<p>Insights brings a powerful new way to write your blog posts. It increases productivity and at the same time the appeal of your posts.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.divva-plugins.com/divvaflip-26-flipping-album-plugin-the-new-update-for-wordpress-26/"><strong>DivvaFlip</strong></a></p>
<p>Make your gallery more glamorous with a flipping engine</p>";}i:19;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:60:"Mark Jaquith: Preview: Advanced WordPress @ BlogOrlando 2008";s:4:"guid";s:39:"http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/?p=181";s:4:"link";s:88:"http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2008/09/09/preview-advanced-wordpress-blogorlando-2008/";s:11:"description";s:2798:"<div class="snap_preview"><br /><p>I&#8217;ll be at <a href="http://www.blogorlando.com/">BlogOrlando</a> on September 27th leading a session on Advanced WordPress.  Here&#8217;s a quick preview of the topics I&#8217;d like to cover:</p>
<p><strong>Scaling</strong></p>
<p>An overview of the best ways to scale WordPress to withstand any Digg onslaught.  We&#8217;ll talk about WP-Super-Cache, Batcache and PHP opcode caches.  We&#8217;ll identify common performance bottlenecks.  For more detailed and generally applicable information, you&#8217;ll want to stick around for Alex Rudloff&#8217;s session on scaling!</p>
<p><strong>Upgrades</strong></p>
<p>Still using FTP to upgrade your WordPress blog? FTP is for your grandmother. We&#8217;ll talk about using Subversion to make upgrades happen in a flash.</p>
<p><strong>Advanced URLs</strong></p>
<p>Want a feed of all posts by guest authors on your blog that are in the &#8220;Florida&#8221; category and also mention &#8220;Disney&#8221; ?  Pfft, that&#8217;s nothing.  Learn how to use WordPress URL tricks to offer extremely customized feeds to your readers.</p>
<p><strong>Multiple loops</strong></p>
<p>Let&#8217;s use the tricks you learned above to create a secondary loop in your theme, without disrupting the main posts loop.</p>
<p><strong>Bring Your Questions!</strong></p>
<p>The format will be conversational, so please bring your Advanced WordPress questions!</p>
<img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/categories/markjaquith.wordpress.com/181/" /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/tags/markjaquith.wordpress.com/181/" /> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gocomments/markjaquith.wordpress.com/181/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/comments/markjaquith.wordpress.com/181/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godelicious/markjaquith.wordpress.com/181/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/delicious/markjaquith.wordpress.com/181/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gostumble/markjaquith.wordpress.com/181/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/stumble/markjaquith.wordpress.com/181/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godigg/markjaquith.wordpress.com/181/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/digg/markjaquith.wordpress.com/181/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/goreddit/markjaquith.wordpress.com/181/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/reddit/markjaquith.wordpress.com/181/" /></a> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=markjaquith.wordpress.com&blog=316&post=181&subd=markjaquith&ref=&feed=1" /></div>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 09 Sep 2008 09:25:48 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:12:"Mark Jaquith";}s:7:"summary";s:2798:"<div class="snap_preview"><br /><p>I&#8217;ll be at <a href="http://www.blogorlando.com/">BlogOrlando</a> on September 27th leading a session on Advanced WordPress.  Here&#8217;s a quick preview of the topics I&#8217;d like to cover:</p>
<p><strong>Scaling</strong></p>
<p>An overview of the best ways to scale WordPress to withstand any Digg onslaught.  We&#8217;ll talk about WP-Super-Cache, Batcache and PHP opcode caches.  We&#8217;ll identify common performance bottlenecks.  For more detailed and generally applicable information, you&#8217;ll want to stick around for Alex Rudloff&#8217;s session on scaling!</p>
<p><strong>Upgrades</strong></p>
<p>Still using FTP to upgrade your WordPress blog? FTP is for your grandmother. We&#8217;ll talk about using Subversion to make upgrades happen in a flash.</p>
<p><strong>Advanced URLs</strong></p>
<p>Want a feed of all posts by guest authors on your blog that are in the &#8220;Florida&#8221; category and also mention &#8220;Disney&#8221; ?  Pfft, that&#8217;s nothing.  Learn how to use WordPress URL tricks to offer extremely customized feeds to your readers.</p>
<p><strong>Multiple loops</strong></p>
<p>Let&#8217;s use the tricks you learned above to create a secondary loop in your theme, without disrupting the main posts loop.</p>
<p><strong>Bring Your Questions!</strong></p>
<p>The format will be conversational, so please bring your Advanced WordPress questions!</p>
<img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/categories/markjaquith.wordpress.com/181/" /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/tags/markjaquith.wordpress.com/181/" /> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gocomments/markjaquith.wordpress.com/181/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/comments/markjaquith.wordpress.com/181/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godelicious/markjaquith.wordpress.com/181/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/delicious/markjaquith.wordpress.com/181/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gostumble/markjaquith.wordpress.com/181/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/stumble/markjaquith.wordpress.com/181/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godigg/markjaquith.wordpress.com/181/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/digg/markjaquith.wordpress.com/181/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/goreddit/markjaquith.wordpress.com/181/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/reddit/markjaquith.wordpress.com/181/" /></a> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=markjaquith.wordpress.com&blog=316&post=181&subd=markjaquith&ref=&feed=1" /></div>";}i:20;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:49:"Weblog Tools Collection: WordPress 2.6.2 Released";s:4:"guid";s:40:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=4115";s:4:"link";s:76:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/09/09/wordpress-262-released/";s:11:"description";s:1337:"<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/development/2008/09/wordpress-262/">WordPress 2.6.2</a>.: This release is in response to a <a href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1868">recent warning to developers</a> from <a href="http://www.suspekt.org/">Stefan Esser</a> about the dangers of <a href="http://www.suspekt.org/2008/08/18/mysql-and-sql-column-truncation-vulnerabilities/">SQL Column Truncation</a> and <a href="http://www.suspekt.org/2008/08/17/mt_srand-and-not-so-random-numbers/">weaknesses of mt_rand()</a>. The issue at hand that forced the release is discussed in detail on the WordPress.org blog post linked above. Basically the attack is complex, is dependent on open registration being turned on in your blog, but can be executed in theory and turns out to be more of an annoyance than an actual exploit.</p>
<p>If you have open registration on your blog, the WordPress.org team recommends that you upgrade your install to <a href="http://wordpress.org/download/">WordPress 2.6.2</a> A <a href="http://trac.wordpress.org/query?status=closed&amp;milestone=2.6.2&amp;resolution=fixed&amp;order=priority">handful of other fixes</a> are also included in this upgrade. Here is a list of <a href="http://trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=tags%2F2.6.1&amp;old=8849&amp;new_path=tags%2F2.6.2&amp;new=8849">changed files</a>.</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 09 Sep 2008 04:03:00 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"Mark Ghosh";}s:7:"summary";s:1337:"<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/development/2008/09/wordpress-262/">WordPress 2.6.2</a>.: This release is in response to a <a href="http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1868">recent warning to developers</a> from <a href="http://www.suspekt.org/">Stefan Esser</a> about the dangers of <a href="http://www.suspekt.org/2008/08/18/mysql-and-sql-column-truncation-vulnerabilities/">SQL Column Truncation</a> and <a href="http://www.suspekt.org/2008/08/17/mt_srand-and-not-so-random-numbers/">weaknesses of mt_rand()</a>. The issue at hand that forced the release is discussed in detail on the WordPress.org blog post linked above. Basically the attack is complex, is dependent on open registration being turned on in your blog, but can be executed in theory and turns out to be more of an annoyance than an actual exploit.</p>
<p>If you have open registration on your blog, the WordPress.org team recommends that you upgrade your install to <a href="http://wordpress.org/download/">WordPress 2.6.2</a> A <a href="http://trac.wordpress.org/query?status=closed&amp;milestone=2.6.2&amp;resolution=fixed&amp;order=priority">handful of other fixes</a> are also included in this upgrade. Here is a list of <a href="http://trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=tags%2F2.6.1&amp;old=8849&amp;new_path=tags%2F2.6.2&amp;new=8849">changed files</a>.</p>";}i:21;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:25:"Dev Blog: WordPress 2.6.2";s:4:"guid";s:39:"http://wordpress.org/development/?p=299";s:4:"link";s:55:"http://wordpress.org/development/2008/09/wordpress-262/";s:11:"description";s:1985:"<p><a href="http://www.suspekt.org/">Stefan Esser</a> recently warned developers of the dangers of <a href="http://www.suspekt.org/2008/08/18/mysql-and-sql-column-truncation-vulnerabilities/">SQL Column Truncation</a> and the <a href="http://www.suspekt.org/2008/08/17/mt_srand-and-not-so-random-numbers/">weakness of mt_rand()</a>.  With his help we worked around these problems and are now releasing WordPress 2.6.2.  If you allow open registration on your blog, you should definitely upgrade.  With open registration enabled, it is possible in WordPress versions 2.6.1 and earlier to craft a username such that it will allow resetting another user&#8217;s password to a randomly generated password.  The randomly generated password is not disclosed to the attacker, so this problem by itself is annoying but not a security exploit.  However, this attack coupled with a weakness in the random number seeding in mt_rand() could be used to predict the randomly generated password.  Stefan Esser will release details of the complete attack shortly.  The attack is difficult to accomplish,  but its mere possibility means we recommend upgrading to 2.6.2.</p>
<p>Other PHP apps are susceptible to this class of attack.  To protect all of your apps, grab the <a href="http://www.suspekt.org/2008/08/22/suhosin-0926-improved-randomness/">latest version of Suhosin</a>.  If you&#8217;ve already updated Suhosin, your existing WordPress install is already protected from the full exploit.  You should still upgrade to 2.6.2 if you allow open user registration so as to prevent the possibility of passwords being randomized.</p>
<p>2.6.2 also contains a <a href="http://trac.wordpress.org/query?status=closed&amp;milestone=2.6.2&amp;resolution=fixed&amp;order=priority">handful of bug fixes</a>.  Check out the <a href="http://trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=tags%2F2.6.1&amp;old=8849&amp;new_path=tags%2F2.6.2&amp;new=8849">full changeset and list of changed files</a>.</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:30:47 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Ryan";}s:7:"summary";s:1985:"<p><a href="http://www.suspekt.org/">Stefan Esser</a> recently warned developers of the dangers of <a href="http://www.suspekt.org/2008/08/18/mysql-and-sql-column-truncation-vulnerabilities/">SQL Column Truncation</a> and the <a href="http://www.suspekt.org/2008/08/17/mt_srand-and-not-so-random-numbers/">weakness of mt_rand()</a>.  With his help we worked around these problems and are now releasing WordPress 2.6.2.  If you allow open registration on your blog, you should definitely upgrade.  With open registration enabled, it is possible in WordPress versions 2.6.1 and earlier to craft a username such that it will allow resetting another user&#8217;s password to a randomly generated password.  The randomly generated password is not disclosed to the attacker, so this problem by itself is annoying but not a security exploit.  However, this attack coupled with a weakness in the random number seeding in mt_rand() could be used to predict the randomly generated password.  Stefan Esser will release details of the complete attack shortly.  The attack is difficult to accomplish,  but its mere possibility means we recommend upgrading to 2.6.2.</p>
<p>Other PHP apps are susceptible to this class of attack.  To protect all of your apps, grab the <a href="http://www.suspekt.org/2008/08/22/suhosin-0926-improved-randomness/">latest version of Suhosin</a>.  If you&#8217;ve already updated Suhosin, your existing WordPress install is already protected from the full exploit.  You should still upgrade to 2.6.2 if you allow open user registration so as to prevent the possibility of passwords being randomized.</p>
<p>2.6.2 also contains a <a href="http://trac.wordpress.org/query?status=closed&amp;milestone=2.6.2&amp;resolution=fixed&amp;order=priority">handful of bug fixes</a>.  Check out the <a href="http://trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=tags%2F2.6.1&amp;old=8849&amp;new_path=tags%2F2.6.2&amp;new=8849">full changeset and list of changed files</a>.</p>";}i:22;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:85:"Lorelle on WP: What WordPress Plugins and Features Do You Want on the Comments Panel?";s:4:"guid";s:36:"http://lorelle.wordpress.com/?p=2960";s:4:"link";s:110:"http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2008/09/08/what-wordpress-plugins-and-features-do-you-want-on-the-comments-panel/";s:11:"description";s:7284:"<div class="snap_preview"><br /><p><a href="http://lorelle.wordpress.com/?s=comment+spam" title="Comment and Comment Spam Articles on Lorelle on WordPress"><img src="http://lorelle.files.wordpress.com/2006/10/commentsicon.gif" align="right" alt="" /></a><a href="http://www.wordpress.org/" title="WordPress" rel="tag">WordPress</a> is working on seriously improving the WordPress Comments Panel in the Administration Panels interface. They are including the <a href="http://wpdevel.wordpress.com/2008/08/29/replying-to-comments-directly-from-the-a/" title="Replying to comments directly from the a …">ability for the Administrator to reply directly from the Comments Panel</a>, adding <a href="http://wpdevel.wordpress.com/2008/08/30/comment-moderation-and-management-can-no/" title="Comment moderation and management can no …">keyboard shortcuts for improved accessibility and efficiency</a>, <a href="http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2008/04/18/how-do-you-edit-a-comment-in-wordpress-25/" title="How do you edit a comment in WordPress 2.5?">restoring the Edit Comment link</a>, and more features to make handling comments easier.</p>
<p>The WordPress email comments feature also needs a serious rework. Right now, you are given the options to delete, respond, moderate, and mark as spam, but these open links that require switching to your browser or browser tab to deal with later. I&#8217;d love to see the emails have the ability to interact directly with the database to speed things up for the blogger. So I keep a browser tab open for just monitoring blog comments and have email turned off, so I can increase my reaction times.</p>
<p><a href="http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2008/03/20/the-comment-inbox/" title="The Comment Inbox">Mark Jaquith brought up a lot of issues</a> about the WordPress Comment &#8220;inbox&#8221; which might also make its way into WordPress 2.7 or a future version, and there are a <a href="http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/02/26/wordpress-plugins-for-comments/" title="WordPress Plugins for Comments">lot of great WordPress Plugins</a> which help improve how WordPress handles comments such as those found in:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://txfx.net/code/wordpress/comment-inbox/" title="Comment Inbox WordPress Plugin">Comment Inbox WordPress Plugin</a></li>
<li><a href="http://planetozh.com/blog/my-projects/absolute-comments-manager-instant-reply/" title="Comment Manager with Instant Reply">Absolute Comments WordPress Plugin</a></li>
<li><a href="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/pluginblog/2008/05/30/wp-comment-remix/" title="WP Comment Remix">WP Comment Remix WordPress Plugin</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.digitalramble.com/admin-panel-comment-reply-plugin/" title="Admin Panel Comment Reply Plugin">Admin Panel Comment Reply Plugin</a></li>
<li><a href="http://techie-buzz.com/wordpress-plugins/better-comments-manager-wordpress-plugin-release.html" title="Better Comments Manager Plugin">Better Comments Manager Plugin</a></li>
</ul>
<p>I&#8217;m a huge fan of the indespensible <a href="http://internetducttape.com/tools/wordpress/wordpress-comment-ninja/" title="WordPress Comment Ninja Greasemonkey Script">WordPress Comment Ninja Greasemonkey Script</a> works for any WordPress blog including WordPress.com blogs, and I&#8217;d love to see those features added to the WordPress Comment Panel.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve long said that the <a href="http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/12/16/the-number-one-flaw-in-wordpress-comments/" title="Comments">number one flaw in WordPress is the poor comments handling features</a>, so I&#8217;m looking forward to what the development team is working on.</p>
<p>But what about you? There are a ton of WordPress Plugins out there that handle comments, comment spam, moderation, and response. If you were designing the perfect WordPress Comment Panel, which Plugins and features would you love to see included? What can&#8217;t you live without?</p>
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<img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/categories/lorelle.wordpress.com/2960/" /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/tags/lorelle.wordpress.com/2960/" /> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gocomments/lorelle.wordpress.com/2960/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/comments/lorelle.wordpress.com/2960/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godelicious/lorelle.wordpress.com/2960/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/delicious/lorelle.wordpress.com/2960/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gostumble/lorelle.wordpress.com/2960/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/stumble/lorelle.wordpress.com/2960/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godigg/lorelle.wordpress.com/2960/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/digg/lorelle.wordpress.com/2960/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/goreddit/lorelle.wordpress.com/2960/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/reddit/lorelle.wordpress.com/2960/" /></a> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lorelle.wordpress.com&blog=72&post=2960&subd=lorelle&ref=&feed=1" /></div>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:52:21 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:17:"Lorelle VanFossen";}s:7:"summary";s:7284:"<div class="snap_preview"><br /><p><a href="http://lorelle.wordpress.com/?s=comment+spam" title="Comment and Comment Spam Articles on Lorelle on WordPress"><img src="http://lorelle.files.wordpress.com/2006/10/commentsicon.gif" align="right" alt="" /></a><a href="http://www.wordpress.org/" title="WordPress" rel="tag">WordPress</a> is working on seriously improving the WordPress Comments Panel in the Administration Panels interface. They are including the <a href="http://wpdevel.wordpress.com/2008/08/29/replying-to-comments-directly-from-the-a/" title="Replying to comments directly from the a …">ability for the Administrator to reply directly from the Comments Panel</a>, adding <a href="http://wpdevel.wordpress.com/2008/08/30/comment-moderation-and-management-can-no/" title="Comment moderation and management can no …">keyboard shortcuts for improved accessibility and efficiency</a>, <a href="http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2008/04/18/how-do-you-edit-a-comment-in-wordpress-25/" title="How do you edit a comment in WordPress 2.5?">restoring the Edit Comment link</a>, and more features to make handling comments easier.</p>
<p>The WordPress email comments feature also needs a serious rework. Right now, you are given the options to delete, respond, moderate, and mark as spam, but these open links that require switching to your browser or browser tab to deal with later. I&#8217;d love to see the emails have the ability to interact directly with the database to speed things up for the blogger. So I keep a browser tab open for just monitoring blog comments and have email turned off, so I can increase my reaction times.</p>
<p><a href="http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2008/03/20/the-comment-inbox/" title="The Comment Inbox">Mark Jaquith brought up a lot of issues</a> about the WordPress Comment &#8220;inbox&#8221; which might also make its way into WordPress 2.7 or a future version, and there are a <a href="http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2007/02/26/wordpress-plugins-for-comments/" title="WordPress Plugins for Comments">lot of great WordPress Plugins</a> which help improve how WordPress handles comments such as those found in:</p>
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<li><a href="http://txfx.net/code/wordpress/comment-inbox/" title="Comment Inbox WordPress Plugin">Comment Inbox WordPress Plugin</a></li>
<li><a href="http://planetozh.com/blog/my-projects/absolute-comments-manager-instant-reply/" title="Comment Manager with Instant Reply">Absolute Comments WordPress Plugin</a></li>
<li><a href="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/pluginblog/2008/05/30/wp-comment-remix/" title="WP Comment Remix">WP Comment Remix WordPress Plugin</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.digitalramble.com/admin-panel-comment-reply-plugin/" title="Admin Panel Comment Reply Plugin">Admin Panel Comment Reply Plugin</a></li>
<li><a href="http://techie-buzz.com/wordpress-plugins/better-comments-manager-wordpress-plugin-release.html" title="Better Comments Manager Plugin">Better Comments Manager Plugin</a></li>
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<p>I&#8217;m a huge fan of the indespensible <a href="http://internetducttape.com/tools/wordpress/wordpress-comment-ninja/" title="WordPress Comment Ninja Greasemonkey Script">WordPress Comment Ninja Greasemonkey Script</a> works for any WordPress blog including WordPress.com blogs, and I&#8217;d love to see those features added to the WordPress Comment Panel.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve long said that the <a href="http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/12/16/the-number-one-flaw-in-wordpress-comments/" title="Comments">number one flaw in WordPress is the poor comments handling features</a>, so I&#8217;m looking forward to what the development team is working on.</p>
<p>But what about you? There are a ton of WordPress Plugins out there that handle comments, comment spam, moderation, and response. If you were designing the perfect WordPress Comment Panel, which Plugins and features would you love to see included? What can&#8217;t you live without?</p>
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<img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/categories/lorelle.wordpress.com/2960/" /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/tags/lorelle.wordpress.com/2960/" /> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gocomments/lorelle.wordpress.com/2960/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/comments/lorelle.wordpress.com/2960/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godelicious/lorelle.wordpress.com/2960/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/delicious/lorelle.wordpress.com/2960/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gostumble/lorelle.wordpress.com/2960/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/stumble/lorelle.wordpress.com/2960/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godigg/lorelle.wordpress.com/2960/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/digg/lorelle.wordpress.com/2960/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/goreddit/lorelle.wordpress.com/2960/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/reddit/lorelle.wordpress.com/2960/" /></a> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lorelle.wordpress.com&blog=72&post=2960&subd=lorelle&ref=&feed=1" /></div>";}i:23;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:59:"Weblog Tools Collection: WordPress Theme Releases for 09/08";s:4:"guid";s:40:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=4113";s:4:"link";s:87:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/09/08/wordpress-theme-releases-for-0908/";s:11:"description";s:1978:"<p><a href="http://www.codescheme.net/2007/06/06/acms-wordpress-theme/"><strong>ACMS</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://demo.codescheme.net/?wptheme=ACMS"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/acms.png" border="0" alt="acms" width="128" height="86" /></a></p>
<p>It’s a fixed-width, 3 column theme with a content management system look</p>
<p><a href="http://www.retromania.jayhafling.com/2008/09/04/retromania-free-wordpress-theme-10/"><strong>Retromania</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.retromania.jayhafling.com/"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/retromania.jpg" border="0" alt="retromania" width="181" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Retromania is 2 columns green-yellow-red, widget ready wordpress theme.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.simplywp.net/2008/09/06/cool-grey-for-today/"><strong>Cool Grey</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://simplywp.net/demo/index.php?wptheme=cool-grey"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/cool-grey-screen.png" border="0" alt="cool-grey-screen" width="200" height="107" /></a></p>
<p>3 columns theme, using only grey series of colors, widget ready, tested in Wordpress 2.6.1.</p>
<p><a href="http://chrometweaks.org/freebies/google-chrome-tweaks-free-wordpress-theme/"><strong>Chrome Tweaks</strong></a></p>
<p><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/chrome-tweaks-wordpress-theme.jpg" border="0" alt="chrome-tweaks-wordpress-theme" width="137" height="114" /></p>
<p>Three column, widget and gravatar ready blue theme that uses SIFR for headlines.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.thematology.com/2008/09/05/free-wordpress-theme-synthpop/"><strong>Synthpop</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://demo.thematology.com/?wptheme=synthpop"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/synthpop.jpg" border="0" alt="synthpop" width="137" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>2 column fixed-width, free WordPress theme, with righthand sidebar, enabled for widgets.</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:33:40 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Ajay";}s:7:"summary";s:1978:"<p><a href="http://www.codescheme.net/2007/06/06/acms-wordpress-theme/"><strong>ACMS</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://demo.codescheme.net/?wptheme=ACMS"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/acms.png" border="0" alt="acms" width="128" height="86" /></a></p>
<p>It’s a fixed-width, 3 column theme with a content management system look</p>
<p><a href="http://www.retromania.jayhafling.com/2008/09/04/retromania-free-wordpress-theme-10/"><strong>Retromania</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.retromania.jayhafling.com/"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/retromania.jpg" border="0" alt="retromania" width="181" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Retromania is 2 columns green-yellow-red, widget ready wordpress theme.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.simplywp.net/2008/09/06/cool-grey-for-today/"><strong>Cool Grey</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://simplywp.net/demo/index.php?wptheme=cool-grey"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/cool-grey-screen.png" border="0" alt="cool-grey-screen" width="200" height="107" /></a></p>
<p>3 columns theme, using only grey series of colors, widget ready, tested in Wordpress 2.6.1.</p>
<p><a href="http://chrometweaks.org/freebies/google-chrome-tweaks-free-wordpress-theme/"><strong>Chrome Tweaks</strong></a></p>
<p><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/chrome-tweaks-wordpress-theme.jpg" border="0" alt="chrome-tweaks-wordpress-theme" width="137" height="114" /></p>
<p>Three column, widget and gravatar ready blue theme that uses SIFR for headlines.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.thematology.com/2008/09/05/free-wordpress-theme-synthpop/"><strong>Synthpop</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://demo.thematology.com/?wptheme=synthpop"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/synthpop.jpg" border="0" alt="synthpop" width="137" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>2 column fixed-width, free WordPress theme, with righthand sidebar, enabled for widgets.</p>";}i:24;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:47:"Weblog Tools Collection: The Road To Automation";s:4:"guid";s:40:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=4100";s:4:"link";s:76:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/09/07/the-road-to-automation/";s:11:"description";s:4563:"<p><a href="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/automatticlogo.png"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-4101" title="Automattic Logo" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/automatticlogo.png" alt="" width="400" height="41" /></a></p>
<p>When <a href="http://wordpress.org/development/2007/09/wordpress-23/" target="_blank">WordPress 2.3</a> was released into the wild, one of the new features was an update notification which told you when there was a new version of WordPress or a plugin available for download. This was possible thanks to the API service called api.wordpress.org. Earlier this year, I had the privilege of attending WordCamp Dallas where WordPress 2.5 was unveiled to the world. I&#8217;ll personally never forget that day, but when Matt showcased the automatic plugin upgrader, it confirmed my suspicions back when 2.3 was released as to where at least some aspects of WordPress were headed.</p>
<p>During some downtime at the event, I pulled Matt aside and asked if him if the team was going to end up heavily using the API to not only upgrade plugins, but upgrade the core and also install themes. I don&#8217;t remember exactly what he said, but never the less, that is indeed where WordPress is heading. Thanks to this API, the future of WordPress from an end users point of view looks great.</p>
<p>WordPress 2.5 introduced automatic plugin upgrades. A time saving feature that the masses have loved. WordPress 2.7 is poised to really take advantage of the plugin API that the WordPress team has built thus far, allowing for the browsing and installation of plugins right from your administration panel. Another feature which may or may not be finalized in time for 2.7 is the core upgrade functionality. Again, thanks to the API for WordPress.org, upgrading WordPress could be as simple as a click of a button. The next item to incorporate into WordPress is the theme repository.</p>
<p>Although no definitive proof showcases the theme repository being integrated into the WordPress back end, I feel that it is only natural to incorporate it much like the plugin repository. What I say here is speculative, but based on the discussions that I have read, the plan is to allow users to browse around the theme repository and if they come across a theme they like, you&#8217;ll be able to click an install button which will unpack the theme automatically leaving only the step of activating the theme. I&#8217;ve mentioned this idea to others and they bring up the subject of theme upgrades. Because themes can be edited with the addition or subtraction of functions, I don&#8217;t believe upgrading themes will be as user friendly as upgrading plugins. However, unless a theme author completely revamps a theme, I don&#8217;t see the need to have an upgrade theme feature added to WordPress. Instead, the theme author should update the theme, change the version number and then, the theme repository API should notify the end user within the WordPress administration panel that a new version of their theme is available. A link within the message would direct the user to that themes entry within the repository from which they could read the change log. It would then be up to the end user on whether they want to apply the updates or not.</p>
<p>Based on my experience in dealing with WordPress end users, the three most difficult tasks when operating a WordPress powered site is upgrading WordPress, browsing and then installing themes, and last but not least, installing or upgrading plugins. Thanks to the hard work of the WordPress developers and associated volunteers, the API has provided us with the opportunity to use a piece of software where the three most difficult tasks to perform when using WordPress are practically automated. At the click of a button, you&#8217;ll be able to install a plugin, upgrade a plugin, upgrade to a new version of WordPress or install a theme. I may be wrong, but WordPress may be the first publishing system to provide this type of functionality to its user base.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve had this feeling for quite a long time that WordPress was eventually going to provide these features as a means of making it as easy as possible to keep everything up to date. I suppose I may have a WordPress instinct built into me? At any rate, this is the road that the development team has decided to travel and I am happy to be part of the ride.</p>
<p><strong>Are you looking forward to these three mundane tasks (possibly) being turned into simple mouse clicks?</strong></p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:31:19 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:13:"Jeff Chandler";}s:7:"summary";s:4563:"<p><a href="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/automatticlogo.png"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-4101" title="Automattic Logo" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/automatticlogo.png" alt="" width="400" height="41" /></a></p>
<p>When <a href="http://wordpress.org/development/2007/09/wordpress-23/" target="_blank">WordPress 2.3</a> was released into the wild, one of the new features was an update notification which told you when there was a new version of WordPress or a plugin available for download. This was possible thanks to the API service called api.wordpress.org. Earlier this year, I had the privilege of attending WordCamp Dallas where WordPress 2.5 was unveiled to the world. I&#8217;ll personally never forget that day, but when Matt showcased the automatic plugin upgrader, it confirmed my suspicions back when 2.3 was released as to where at least some aspects of WordPress were headed.</p>
<p>During some downtime at the event, I pulled Matt aside and asked if him if the team was going to end up heavily using the API to not only upgrade plugins, but upgrade the core and also install themes. I don&#8217;t remember exactly what he said, but never the less, that is indeed where WordPress is heading. Thanks to this API, the future of WordPress from an end users point of view looks great.</p>
<p>WordPress 2.5 introduced automatic plugin upgrades. A time saving feature that the masses have loved. WordPress 2.7 is poised to really take advantage of the plugin API that the WordPress team has built thus far, allowing for the browsing and installation of plugins right from your administration panel. Another feature which may or may not be finalized in time for 2.7 is the core upgrade functionality. Again, thanks to the API for WordPress.org, upgrading WordPress could be as simple as a click of a button. The next item to incorporate into WordPress is the theme repository.</p>
<p>Although no definitive proof showcases the theme repository being integrated into the WordPress back end, I feel that it is only natural to incorporate it much like the plugin repository. What I say here is speculative, but based on the discussions that I have read, the plan is to allow users to browse around the theme repository and if they come across a theme they like, you&#8217;ll be able to click an install button which will unpack the theme automatically leaving only the step of activating the theme. I&#8217;ve mentioned this idea to others and they bring up the subject of theme upgrades. Because themes can be edited with the addition or subtraction of functions, I don&#8217;t believe upgrading themes will be as user friendly as upgrading plugins. However, unless a theme author completely revamps a theme, I don&#8217;t see the need to have an upgrade theme feature added to WordPress. Instead, the theme author should update the theme, change the version number and then, the theme repository API should notify the end user within the WordPress administration panel that a new version of their theme is available. A link within the message would direct the user to that themes entry within the repository from which they could read the change log. It would then be up to the end user on whether they want to apply the updates or not.</p>
<p>Based on my experience in dealing with WordPress end users, the three most difficult tasks when operating a WordPress powered site is upgrading WordPress, browsing and then installing themes, and last but not least, installing or upgrading plugins. Thanks to the hard work of the WordPress developers and associated volunteers, the API has provided us with the opportunity to use a piece of software where the three most difficult tasks to perform when using WordPress are practically automated. At the click of a button, you&#8217;ll be able to install a plugin, upgrade a plugin, upgrade to a new version of WordPress or install a theme. I may be wrong, but WordPress may be the first publishing system to provide this type of functionality to its user base.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve had this feeling for quite a long time that WordPress was eventually going to provide these features as a means of making it as easy as possible to keep everything up to date. I suppose I may have a WordPress instinct built into me? At any rate, this is the road that the development team has decided to travel and I am happy to be part of the ride.</p>
<p><strong>Are you looking forward to these three mundane tasks (possibly) being turned into simple mouse clicks?</strong></p>";}i:25;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:22:"Matt: NFL on WordPress";s:4:"guid";s:38:"http://ma.tt/2008/09/nfl-on-wordpress/";s:4:"link";s:38:"http://ma.tt/2008/09/nfl-on-wordpress/";s:11:"description";s:227:"<p>The <a href="http://blogs.nfl.com/">new NFL blogs</a> are on WordPress and hosted on VIP. <a href="http://publisherblog.automattic.com/2008/09/04/nfl-selects-wordpresscom-vip/">Check out this info and video about it</a>.</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sun, 07 Sep 2008 07:43:38 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Matt";}s:7:"summary";s:227:"<p>The <a href="http://blogs.nfl.com/">new NFL blogs</a> are on WordPress and hosted on VIP. <a href="http://publisherblog.automattic.com/2008/09/04/nfl-selects-wordpresscom-vip/">Check out this info and video about it</a>.</p>";}i:26;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:75:"Weblog Tools Collection: 1000 things I’ve learned about blogging from OJB";s:4:"guid";s:110:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/09/06/1000-things-i%e2%80%99ve-learned-about-blogging-from-ojb/";s:4:"link";s:110:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/09/06/1000-things-i%e2%80%99ve-learned-about-blogging-from-ojb/";s:11:"description";s:910:"<p><a href="http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2008/09/05/1000-things-ive-learned-about-blogging/">1000 things I’ve learned about blogging from the Online Journalism Blog</a>.: An interesting and long-ish list of lessons that the author (<em>I could not figure out who wrote this article from their list of authors. I am assuming it was Paul Bradshaw. Multi-author blogs really, really need to think about adding the name of the author to their templates/themes.</em>) has learned from blogging.</p>
<p>Some of them are absolute gems such as &#8220;<em>First knowledge, then analysis, then ideas</em>&#8221; and &#8220;<em>A blog without comments is broken</em>&#8220;. More food for thought would come from the conversations surrounding such a list. I will add one of my own. If you consider others&#8217; opinions, you will have involved and returning readers.</p>
<p>What have you learned about blogging?</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:31:55 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"Mark Ghosh";}s:7:"summary";s:910:"<p><a href="http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2008/09/05/1000-things-ive-learned-about-blogging/">1000 things I’ve learned about blogging from the Online Journalism Blog</a>.: An interesting and long-ish list of lessons that the author (<em>I could not figure out who wrote this article from their list of authors. I am assuming it was Paul Bradshaw. Multi-author blogs really, really need to think about adding the name of the author to their templates/themes.</em>) has learned from blogging.</p>
<p>Some of them are absolute gems such as &#8220;<em>First knowledge, then analysis, then ideas</em>&#8221; and &#8220;<em>A blog without comments is broken</em>&#8220;. More food for thought would come from the conversations surrounding such a list. I will add one of my own. If you consider others&#8217; opinions, you will have involved and returning readers.</p>
<p>What have you learned about blogging?</p>";}i:27;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:30:"Alex King: Twitter Tools 1.5b3";s:4:"guid";s:54:"http://alexking.org/blog/2008/09/06/twitter-tools-15b3";s:4:"link";s:54:"http://alexking.org/blog/2008/09/06/twitter-tools-15b3";s:11:"description";s:2276:"<p>I&#8217;ve got a new beta version of Twitter Tools ready for testing. Twitter Tools is a <a href="http://wordpress.org/" rel="external">WordPress</a> plugin that creates an integration between your blog and your <a href="http://twitter.com" rel="external">Twitter</a> account.</p>
<p>This release is just the same as <a href="http://alexking.org/blog/2008/08/27/twitter-tools-15b2">1.5b2</a>, but fixes the <a href="http://alexking.org/blog/2008/09/06/wordpress-26x-duplicate-custom-field-issue">duplicate custom field issue</a> for people running WordPress 2.6+.</p>
<p>Hopefully this will be ready for a full release shortly, with only minor changes (if any). I guess we&#8217;ll find out soon. <img src="http://alexking.org/wp/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" class="wp-smiley" /> </p>
<p>The download and more information are available on my <a href="http://alexking.org/projects/wordpress">WordPress Plugins page</a>.</p>
<p>If you have any trouble with this, please open a thread in the <a href="http://wordpress.org/support/" rel="external">WP Support Forums</a> and <a href="http://alexking.org/contact">e-mail</a> me a link to the thread.</p>
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<p>This release is just the same as <a href="http://alexking.org/blog/2008/08/27/twitter-tools-15b2">1.5b2</a>, but fixes the <a href="http://alexking.org/blog/2008/09/06/wordpress-26x-duplicate-custom-field-issue">duplicate custom field issue</a> for people running WordPress 2.6+.</p>
<p>Hopefully this will be ready for a full release shortly, with only minor changes (if any). I guess we&#8217;ll find out soon. <img src="http://alexking.org/wp/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" class="wp-smiley" /> </p>
<p>The download and more information are available on my <a href="http://alexking.org/projects/wordpress">WordPress Plugins page</a>.</p>
<p>If you have any trouble with this, please open a thread in the <a href="http://wordpress.org/support/" rel="external">WP Support Forums</a> and <a href="http://alexking.org/contact">e-mail</a> me a link to the thread.</p>
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<p>The issue is a change in the activity happening in the <code>save_post</code> hook. I&#8217;d probably consider this change in WP to be a bug or regression - but it&#8217;s out there now in 2.6.x, so as plugin developers we have to work around it (even it a better solution is found in a future WP release).</p>
<hr />
<p>I received a couple of bug reports from people recently that Twitter Tools was creating duplicate custom fields for them. This struck me as odd, as that code hasn&#8217;t changed and it&#8217;s pretty darn simple. Turns out it was WordPress that had changed, and Twitter Tools (and probably many other plugins) now need to adapt.</p>
<h4>The Problem</h4>
<p>After publishing a post, future edits to that post would cause additional, duplicate custom fields to be added to the post. Here is an example:</p>
<p class="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexkingorg/2831277536/" title="Duplicate Custom Fields by alexkingorg, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3247/2831277536_ac3d03e108_m.jpg" width="222" height="240" alt="Duplicate Custom Fields" /></a></p>
<h4>The Cause</h4>
<p>It took be a little while to debug this. The code is simple:</p>
<div class="code"><code>function aktt_store_post_options($post_id) {<br />
  [&#8230;]<br />
  if (!update_post_meta($post_id, &#8216;aktt_notify_twitter&#8217;, $notify)) {<br />
    add_post_meta($post_id, &#8216;aktt_notify_twitter&#8217;, $notify);<br />
  }<br />
}<br />
add_action(&#8217;save_post&#8217;, &#8216;aktt_store_post_options&#8217;, 1);</code></div>
<p>This code fires when a post is saved, and updates the custom fields appropriately.<sup><a href="http://alexking.org/blog/feed?cat=16#fn1220637686015n" id="fn1220637686015" class="footnote">1</a></sup> The <code>aktt_store_post_options</code> function is attached to the <code>save_post</code> hook, so that code is executed when a post is saved.</p>
<p>The <code>save_post</code> hook actually sends two parameters <code>$post_id</code> (just the ID) and <code>$post</code> (the full post data). I&#8217;d chosen to use just the <code>$post_id</code> parameter here because I only needed to store the post ID along with the custom field key and value.</p>
<p>This works great on versions of WordPress prior to 2.6, but a new feature in WP 2.6 changed that. The new feature in question is: post revisions.</p>
<p>With the post revision feature, post revisions are saved along with the post - also triggering the <code>save_post</code> hook. For these, the <code>$post_id</code> (for an already published post) being passed to my function is the id of the post <em>revision</em>, not the original post id. As a result, my function is checking to see if the newly created revision (not the original post) has this custom field and adding it when it doesn&#8217;t find it.</p>
<p>WordPress then seems to aggregate the custom fields from all revisions into the display for the post on the Write page in the admin interface. I haven&#8217;t looked into the details of this yet, but that&#8217;s a fair guess. The point is that these custom fields are being added to post id 12, 13, 14, etc. but all being displayed for post id 12.</p>
<p>This isn&#8217;t what we want.</p>
<h4>The Solution</h4>
<p>The solution is to look at the post itself instead of just the post id. Several changes need to be made to do this.</p>
<p>The code that attaches my function to the <code>save_post</code> hook needs to be changed to request both parameters instead of just the post id:</p>
<div class="code"><code>add_action('save_post', 'aktt_store_post_options', 1, 2);</code></div>
<p>The last parameter tells it to give my function 2 parameters. Now my function will get the full post info, not just the post id.</p>
<p>Now my code needs to get smarter.</p>
<p>A post revision in WP 2.6 has a couple of things we can look for:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>$post->post_type</code> - this will be set to &#8216;revision&#8217; for post revisions.</li>
<li><code>$post->post_parent</code> - this will be set to the post id of the original post.</li>
<li><code>$post->post_status</code> - this will be set to &#8216;inherit&#8217; for post revisions.</li>
<li><code>$post->ancestors</code> - this is an array of post ids - I&#8217;ve only seen it have a single item in the array so far, but I haven&#8217;t looked through the code around it.</li>
</ul>
<p>I think we can just work with the <code>$post->post_type</code> in this situation - we just add some code at the top of the function:</p>
<div class="code"><code>function aktt_store_post_options($post_id, $post) {<br />
  if ($post->post_type == &#8216;revision&#8217;) {<br />
    return;<br />
  }<br />
  [&#8230;]<br />
  if (!update_post_meta($post_id, &#8216;aktt_notify_twitter&#8217;, $notify)) {<br />
    add_post_meta($post_id, &#8216;aktt_notify_twitter&#8217;, $notify);<br />
  }<br />
}</code></div>
<p>Now we won&#8217;t do anything for revision posts, but the regular posts get the proper post meta treatments.</p>
<p>Here is the full replacement for the original code (top of post):</p>
<div class="code"><code>function aktt_store_post_options($post_id, $post) {<br />
  if ($post->post_type == &#8216;revision&#8217;) {<br />
    return;<br />
  }<br />
  [&#8230;]<br />
  if (!update_post_meta($post_id, &#8216;aktt_notify_twitter&#8217;, $notify)) {<br />
    add_post_meta($post_id, &#8216;aktt_notify_twitter&#8217;, $notify);<br />
  }<br />
}<br />
add_action(&#8217;save_post&#8217;, &#8216;aktt_store_post_options&#8217;, 1, 2);</code></div>
<h4>Conclusion</h4>
<p>Prior to WP 2.6, you could expect that the data coming through the <code>save_post</code> hook was a post. The post could have various states (draft, published, etc.) but it was a single logical data type. In WP 2.6.x, you need to account for a new data type coming through the <code>save_post</code> hook: revisions.</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t think revisions should be sent through the same <code>save_post</code> hook that normal posts are sent through. I think that sending them through a new <code>save_revision</code> hook would have been a better solution (and still would be). But since WP 2.6.x does treat them this way, our plugins need to handle the situation gracefully.</p>
<p>Remember this is in issue in WP 2.6+ only, so when working around it make sure your code is conditional so that it is backwards compatible with WP 2.5.x, 2.3.x, etc.</p>
<p>This change is already committed to the <a href="http://dev.wp-plugins.org/browser/twitter-tools/" rel="external">SVN repository for Twitter Tools</a>, I&#8217;ll get a new beta out soon.</p>
<ol class="footnotes">
<li id="fn1220637686015n">Note that the <code>update_post_meta</code> function was changed in WP 2.5 or 2.6 to also do an add if needed, but does not do this in WP 2.3. [<a href="http://alexking.org/blog/feed?cat=16#fn1220637686015">back</a>]</li>
</ol>
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<p>The issue is a change in the activity happening in the <code>save_post</code> hook. I&#8217;d probably consider this change in WP to be a bug or regression - but it&#8217;s out there now in 2.6.x, so as plugin developers we have to work around it (even it a better solution is found in a future WP release).</p>
<hr />
<p>I received a couple of bug reports from people recently that Twitter Tools was creating duplicate custom fields for them. This struck me as odd, as that code hasn&#8217;t changed and it&#8217;s pretty darn simple. Turns out it was WordPress that had changed, and Twitter Tools (and probably many other plugins) now need to adapt.</p>
<h4>The Problem</h4>
<p>After publishing a post, future edits to that post would cause additional, duplicate custom fields to be added to the post. Here is an example:</p>
<p class="center"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexkingorg/2831277536/" title="Duplicate Custom Fields by alexkingorg, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3247/2831277536_ac3d03e108_m.jpg" width="222" height="240" alt="Duplicate Custom Fields" /></a></p>
<h4>The Cause</h4>
<p>It took be a little while to debug this. The code is simple:</p>
<div class="code"><code>function aktt_store_post_options($post_id) {<br />
  [&#8230;]<br />
  if (!update_post_meta($post_id, &#8216;aktt_notify_twitter&#8217;, $notify)) {<br />
    add_post_meta($post_id, &#8216;aktt_notify_twitter&#8217;, $notify);<br />
  }<br />
}<br />
add_action(&#8217;save_post&#8217;, &#8216;aktt_store_post_options&#8217;, 1);</code></div>
<p>This code fires when a post is saved, and updates the custom fields appropriately.<sup><a href="http://alexking.org/blog/feed?cat=16#fn1220637686015n" id="fn1220637686015" class="footnote">1</a></sup> The <code>aktt_store_post_options</code> function is attached to the <code>save_post</code> hook, so that code is executed when a post is saved.</p>
<p>The <code>save_post</code> hook actually sends two parameters <code>$post_id</code> (just the ID) and <code>$post</code> (the full post data). I&#8217;d chosen to use just the <code>$post_id</code> parameter here because I only needed to store the post ID along with the custom field key and value.</p>
<p>This works great on versions of WordPress prior to 2.6, but a new feature in WP 2.6 changed that. The new feature in question is: post revisions.</p>
<p>With the post revision feature, post revisions are saved along with the post - also triggering the <code>save_post</code> hook. For these, the <code>$post_id</code> (for an already published post) being passed to my function is the id of the post <em>revision</em>, not the original post id. As a result, my function is checking to see if the newly created revision (not the original post) has this custom field and adding it when it doesn&#8217;t find it.</p>
<p>WordPress then seems to aggregate the custom fields from all revisions into the display for the post on the Write page in the admin interface. I haven&#8217;t looked into the details of this yet, but that&#8217;s a fair guess. The point is that these custom fields are being added to post id 12, 13, 14, etc. but all being displayed for post id 12.</p>
<p>This isn&#8217;t what we want.</p>
<h4>The Solution</h4>
<p>The solution is to look at the post itself instead of just the post id. Several changes need to be made to do this.</p>
<p>The code that attaches my function to the <code>save_post</code> hook needs to be changed to request both parameters instead of just the post id:</p>
<div class="code"><code>add_action('save_post', 'aktt_store_post_options', 1, 2);</code></div>
<p>The last parameter tells it to give my function 2 parameters. Now my function will get the full post info, not just the post id.</p>
<p>Now my code needs to get smarter.</p>
<p>A post revision in WP 2.6 has a couple of things we can look for:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>$post->post_type</code> - this will be set to &#8216;revision&#8217; for post revisions.</li>
<li><code>$post->post_parent</code> - this will be set to the post id of the original post.</li>
<li><code>$post->post_status</code> - this will be set to &#8216;inherit&#8217; for post revisions.</li>
<li><code>$post->ancestors</code> - this is an array of post ids - I&#8217;ve only seen it have a single item in the array so far, but I haven&#8217;t looked through the code around it.</li>
</ul>
<p>I think we can just work with the <code>$post->post_type</code> in this situation - we just add some code at the top of the function:</p>
<div class="code"><code>function aktt_store_post_options($post_id, $post) {<br />
  if ($post->post_type == &#8216;revision&#8217;) {<br />
    return;<br />
  }<br />
  [&#8230;]<br />
  if (!update_post_meta($post_id, &#8216;aktt_notify_twitter&#8217;, $notify)) {<br />
    add_post_meta($post_id, &#8216;aktt_notify_twitter&#8217;, $notify);<br />
  }<br />
}</code></div>
<p>Now we won&#8217;t do anything for revision posts, but the regular posts get the proper post meta treatments.</p>
<p>Here is the full replacement for the original code (top of post):</p>
<div class="code"><code>function aktt_store_post_options($post_id, $post) {<br />
  if ($post->post_type == &#8216;revision&#8217;) {<br />
    return;<br />
  }<br />
  [&#8230;]<br />
  if (!update_post_meta($post_id, &#8216;aktt_notify_twitter&#8217;, $notify)) {<br />
    add_post_meta($post_id, &#8216;aktt_notify_twitter&#8217;, $notify);<br />
  }<br />
}<br />
add_action(&#8217;save_post&#8217;, &#8216;aktt_store_post_options&#8217;, 1, 2);</code></div>
<h4>Conclusion</h4>
<p>Prior to WP 2.6, you could expect that the data coming through the <code>save_post</code> hook was a post. The post could have various states (draft, published, etc.) but it was a single logical data type. In WP 2.6.x, you need to account for a new data type coming through the <code>save_post</code> hook: revisions.</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t think revisions should be sent through the same <code>save_post</code> hook that normal posts are sent through. I think that sending them through a new <code>save_revision</code> hook would have been a better solution (and still would be). But since WP 2.6.x does treat them this way, our plugins need to handle the situation gracefully.</p>
<p>Remember this is in issue in WP 2.6+ only, so when working around it make sure your code is conditional so that it is backwards compatible with WP 2.5.x, 2.3.x, etc.</p>
<p>This change is already committed to the <a href="http://dev.wp-plugins.org/browser/twitter-tools/" rel="external">SVN repository for Twitter Tools</a>, I&#8217;ll get a new beta out soon.</p>
<ol class="footnotes">
<li id="fn1220637686015n">Note that the <code>update_post_meta</code> function was changed in WP 2.5 or 2.6 to also do an add if needed, but does not do this in WP 2.3. [<a href="http://alexking.org/blog/feed?cat=16#fn1220637686015">back</a>]</li>
</ol>
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<p>Just simply click one of the new buttons that this plugin adds to the write screen (rich editor included) and then paste the URL that the video is located at into the prompt box — easy as that. You can fully configure how the videos are displayed (width, height, colors, alignment on the page) and much more. Your site will even stay (X)HTML valid unlike with the code provided by most video sites.</p>
<p><a href="http://watershedstudio.com/portfolio/software-development/wordpress-category-posts-plugin/"><strong>WordPress Category Posts</strong></a></p>
<p>WordPress Category Posts is a plugin for WordPress that creates a linked list of the posts in a specific category.</p>
<p><a href="http://bhawmik.com/wp_plugin.aspx"><strong>Web Collage</strong></a></p>
<p>Webcollage displays a collage or quilt of screen shots of the websites that you link or specify in your Wordpress blogroll. After installing and activating the plugin, insert the tag &#8220;[webcollage]&#8221; (without quotes) in any post or page where you&#8217;d like to display the collage. Webcollage uses artviper.net&#8217;s screen shot generation service.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.neotrinity.at/projects/#wordpress_timezonecalculator">TimeZoneCalculator</a></strong></p>
<p>Calculates different times and dates in time zones with respect to daylight saving on basis of UTC.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.techytuts.com/uncategorized/wordpress-plugin-rss-post-editor.html"><strong>RSS Post Editor</strong></a></p>
<p>This plugin allows you to add content RSS feed articles so that users have to subscribe to your feeds to view such content. helping you increase your RSS Reader base.</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Sat, 06 Sep 2008 12:51:25 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Ajay";}s:7:"summary";s:1801:"<p><a href="http://www.viper007bond.com/wordpress-plugins/vipers-video-quicktags/"><strong>Vipers Video Quicktags</strong></a></p>
<p>Just simply click one of the new buttons that this plugin adds to the write screen (rich editor included) and then paste the URL that the video is located at into the prompt box — easy as that. You can fully configure how the videos are displayed (width, height, colors, alignment on the page) and much more. Your site will even stay (X)HTML valid unlike with the code provided by most video sites.</p>
<p><a href="http://watershedstudio.com/portfolio/software-development/wordpress-category-posts-plugin/"><strong>WordPress Category Posts</strong></a></p>
<p>WordPress Category Posts is a plugin for WordPress that creates a linked list of the posts in a specific category.</p>
<p><a href="http://bhawmik.com/wp_plugin.aspx"><strong>Web Collage</strong></a></p>
<p>Webcollage displays a collage or quilt of screen shots of the websites that you link or specify in your Wordpress blogroll. After installing and activating the plugin, insert the tag &#8220;[webcollage]&#8221; (without quotes) in any post or page where you&#8217;d like to display the collage. Webcollage uses artviper.net&#8217;s screen shot generation service.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.neotrinity.at/projects/#wordpress_timezonecalculator">TimeZoneCalculator</a></strong></p>
<p>Calculates different times and dates in time zones with respect to daylight saving on basis of UTC.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.techytuts.com/uncategorized/wordpress-plugin-rss-post-editor.html"><strong>RSS Post Editor</strong></a></p>
<p>This plugin allows you to add content RSS feed articles so that users have to subscribe to your feeds to view such content. helping you increase your RSS Reader base.</p>";}i:30;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:59:"Weblog Tools Collection: WordPress Theme Releases for 09/05";s:4:"guid";s:40:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=4098";s:4:"link";s:87:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/09/05/wordpress-theme-releases-for-0905/";s:11:"description";s:1750:"<p><a href="http://www.herdo.com/wordpress-themes/live"><strong>Live</strong></a></p>
<p><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/nature.png" border="0" alt="nature" width="152" height="114" /></p>
<p>Three column, green, yellow and white widget ready theme</p>
<p><a href="http://www.onewaylinks.co.uk/free-multi-blog-header-wordpress-theme/"><strong>Multi Header</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.onewaylinks.co.uk/themes/multi-header/"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/wp-theme-with-city-header.jpg" border="0" alt="WP_theme_with_city_header" width="109" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Two column theme with 39 inbuilt headers</p>
<p><a href="http://ericulous.com/2008/09/04/wp-theme-eco-nature/"><strong>Eco Nature</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://ericulous.com/demo/index.php?wptheme=Eco%20Nature%20Premium"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/econature.png" border="0" alt="econature" width="129" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Two column WordPress theme based on the colors of nature</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dailyblogtips.com/vistalicious-wordpress-theme-released/"><strong>Vistalicious</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.dailyblogtips.com/demos/index.php?wptheme=Vistalicious"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/vistalicious.png" border="0" alt="vistalicious" width="129" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Vistalicious is a clean theme with two columns and a green flavored background. It is advertising ready and easily customizable.</p>
<p>If you are new to WordPress themes, you might want to take a look at <a href="http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2008/09/first-wordpress-theme/">12 Essential Tips to Build Your First Wordpress Theme</a></p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:52:04 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Ajay";}s:7:"summary";s:1750:"<p><a href="http://www.herdo.com/wordpress-themes/live"><strong>Live</strong></a></p>
<p><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/nature.png" border="0" alt="nature" width="152" height="114" /></p>
<p>Three column, green, yellow and white widget ready theme</p>
<p><a href="http://www.onewaylinks.co.uk/free-multi-blog-header-wordpress-theme/"><strong>Multi Header</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.onewaylinks.co.uk/themes/multi-header/"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/wp-theme-with-city-header.jpg" border="0" alt="WP_theme_with_city_header" width="109" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Two column theme with 39 inbuilt headers</p>
<p><a href="http://ericulous.com/2008/09/04/wp-theme-eco-nature/"><strong>Eco Nature</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://ericulous.com/demo/index.php?wptheme=Eco%20Nature%20Premium"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/econature.png" border="0" alt="econature" width="129" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Two column WordPress theme based on the colors of nature</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dailyblogtips.com/vistalicious-wordpress-theme-released/"><strong>Vistalicious</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.dailyblogtips.com/demos/index.php?wptheme=Vistalicious"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/vistalicious.png" border="0" alt="vistalicious" width="129" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Vistalicious is a clean theme with two columns and a green flavored background. It is advertising ready and easily customizable.</p>
<p>If you are new to WordPress themes, you might want to take a look at <a href="http://www.quickonlinetips.com/archives/2008/09/first-wordpress-theme/">12 Essential Tips to Build Your First Wordpress Theme</a></p>";}i:31;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:26:"Matt: Martha Stewart on WP";s:4:"guid";s:42:"http://ma.tt/2008/09/martha-stewart-on-wp/";s:4:"link";s:42:"http://ma.tt/2008/09/martha-stewart-on-wp/";s:11:"description";s:504:"<p>&#8220;As my blog has grown in popularity, we realized we were ready to switch to a platform offering more programming options.  After careful research, that new platform will be Wordpress, which we hope to launch tomorrow with an exciting photo gallery from my most recent trip to Mexico.&#8221; &#8212; <a href="http://www.themarthablog.com/2008/09/blog-upgrade-news.html">Martha Stewart</a>. <em>Ms. Stewart was previously on Typepad.</em> Hat tip: <a href="http://joeclark.org/">Joe Clark</a>.</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:27:26 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Matt";}s:7:"summary";s:504:"<p>&#8220;As my blog has grown in popularity, we realized we were ready to switch to a platform offering more programming options.  After careful research, that new platform will be Wordpress, which we hope to launch tomorrow with an exciting photo gallery from my most recent trip to Mexico.&#8221; &#8212; <a href="http://www.themarthablog.com/2008/09/blog-upgrade-news.html">Martha Stewart</a>. <em>Ms. Stewart was previously on Typepad.</em> Hat tip: <a href="http://joeclark.org/">Joe Clark</a>.</p>";}i:32;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:91:"Weblog Tools Collection: Child Themes for WordPress: A pictorial introduction for beginners";s:4:"guid";s:119:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/09/04/child-themes-for-wordpress-a-pictorial-introduction-for-beginners/";s:4:"link";s:119:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/09/04/child-themes-for-wordpress-a-pictorial-introduction-for-beginners/";s:11:"description";s:800:"<p><a href="http://op111.net/p53">How to make a “child themeâ€ for WordPress. A pictorial introduction for beginners</a>: Demetris has put together a comprehensive, step by step pictorial instruction set for creating your own Child Themes for WordPress. He assures me that the set of instructions are easy to follow. Child themes are WordPress themes that behave like parent themes (or a main theme on which the child is based) and inherits all the characteristics of parent themes including options pages.</p>
<p>If you like a theme, want to make small changes to the way it looks but do not want to make changes to the core theme files (for future updates etc.), child themes are the way to go. Remember to send Demetris a thank you if you like the work he has put into this documentation.</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Thu, 04 Sep 2008 22:46:02 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"Mark Ghosh";}s:7:"summary";s:800:"<p><a href="http://op111.net/p53">How to make a “child themeâ€ for WordPress. A pictorial introduction for beginners</a>: Demetris has put together a comprehensive, step by step pictorial instruction set for creating your own Child Themes for WordPress. He assures me that the set of instructions are easy to follow. Child themes are WordPress themes that behave like parent themes (or a main theme on which the child is based) and inherits all the characteristics of parent themes including options pages.</p>
<p>If you like a theme, want to make small changes to the way it looks but do not want to make changes to the core theme files (for future updates etc.), child themes are the way to go. Remember to send Demetris a thank you if you like the work he has put into this documentation.</p>";}i:33;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:60:"Weblog Tools Collection: WordPress Plugin Releases for 09/04";s:4:"guid";s:40:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=4090";s:4:"link";s:88:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/09/04/wordpress-plugin-releases-for-0904/";s:11:"description";s:2308:"<p><a href="http://www.openx.org/openx-plugin-for-wordpress"><strong>OpenX Plugin</strong></a></p>
<p>Integrate <a href="http://www.openx.org/">OpenX</a> on your blog</p>
<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/auto-blogroll/"><strong>Auto Blogroll</strong></a></p>
<p>This plug-in makes easier for website links exchange, you only need to set up pr value minimum limit at background, to achieve link exchange without need of manual check in front.</p>
<p><a href="http://gaboink.net/2008/05/facebook-badge-wordpress-plugin/"><strong>Facebook Badge</strong></a></p>
<p>With the Facelook Plugin you can easily display a facebook Badge in the Sider Bar of your on a self-hosted WordPress Blog without having to hard-code your WordPress template or use the sometimes unreliable Text Widget.</p>
<p><a href="http://wpmu.org/plugin-submission-featplug/"><strong>Featplug</strong></a></p>
<p>Featplug is a Wordpress plugin that can mine your blog&#8217;s content and generate &#8216;featured content&#8217; section for your site using the suitable stories. Output can be rendered as slideshows or banners.</p>
<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/post-ticker/"><strong>Post Ticker</strong></a></p>
<p>Displays a scrolling list of post titles and excerpts with links to post.</p>
<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/addfreestats/"><strong>Add Free Stats</strong></a></p>
<p>AddFreeStats.com allows you to select the button displayed on your blog pages. Invisible or visible: this is your choice! and It&#8217;s absolutely free!</p>
<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/rss-includes-pages/"><strong>RSS Include Pages</strong></a></p>
<p>Modifies RSS feeds so that they include pages and not just posts. Deactivating the plugin restores RSS feeds to their default state.</p>
<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/favicon-images-for-comments/"><strong>Favicon Images for Comments</strong></a></p>
<p>Favicon Images for WordPress Comments lets you add favicon images to your blog comments using the URL of your visitor&#8217;s website.</p>
<p><a href="http://fullthrottledevelopment.com/signature-manager"><strong>Signature Manager</strong></a></p>
<p>Gives each author on your blog the ability to setup a signature and to include it at the bottom of their posts.</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:11:30 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Ajay";}s:7:"summary";s:2308:"<p><a href="http://www.openx.org/openx-plugin-for-wordpress"><strong>OpenX Plugin</strong></a></p>
<p>Integrate <a href="http://www.openx.org/">OpenX</a> on your blog</p>
<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/auto-blogroll/"><strong>Auto Blogroll</strong></a></p>
<p>This plug-in makes easier for website links exchange, you only need to set up pr value minimum limit at background, to achieve link exchange without need of manual check in front.</p>
<p><a href="http://gaboink.net/2008/05/facebook-badge-wordpress-plugin/"><strong>Facebook Badge</strong></a></p>
<p>With the Facelook Plugin you can easily display a facebook Badge in the Sider Bar of your on a self-hosted WordPress Blog without having to hard-code your WordPress template or use the sometimes unreliable Text Widget.</p>
<p><a href="http://wpmu.org/plugin-submission-featplug/"><strong>Featplug</strong></a></p>
<p>Featplug is a Wordpress plugin that can mine your blog&#8217;s content and generate &#8216;featured content&#8217; section for your site using the suitable stories. Output can be rendered as slideshows or banners.</p>
<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/post-ticker/"><strong>Post Ticker</strong></a></p>
<p>Displays a scrolling list of post titles and excerpts with links to post.</p>
<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/addfreestats/"><strong>Add Free Stats</strong></a></p>
<p>AddFreeStats.com allows you to select the button displayed on your blog pages. Invisible or visible: this is your choice! and It&#8217;s absolutely free!</p>
<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/rss-includes-pages/"><strong>RSS Include Pages</strong></a></p>
<p>Modifies RSS feeds so that they include pages and not just posts. Deactivating the plugin restores RSS feeds to their default state.</p>
<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/favicon-images-for-comments/"><strong>Favicon Images for Comments</strong></a></p>
<p>Favicon Images for WordPress Comments lets you add favicon images to your blog comments using the URL of your visitor&#8217;s website.</p>
<p><a href="http://fullthrottledevelopment.com/signature-manager"><strong>Signature Manager</strong></a></p>
<p>Gives each author on your blog the ability to setup a signature and to include it at the bottom of their posts.</p>";}i:34;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:78:"Lorelle on WP: Do You Remember Your First Blog Post? If You Do, You Could Win!";s:4:"guid";s:36:"http://lorelle.wordpress.com/?p=2952";s:4:"link";s:101:"http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2008/09/04/do-you-remember-your-first-blog-post-if-you-do-you-could-win/";s:11:"description";s:8367:"<div class="snap_preview"><br /><p><a href="http://www.successful-blog.com/1/bring-back-that-brand-new-blogging-feeling-event/" title="Bring Back That “Brand Newâ€ Blogging Feeling Event!!">Liz Strauss is holding the &#8220;Bring Back That &#8216;Brand New&#8217; Blogging Feeling Event&#8221; contest</a> and giving you a chance to win a premium WordPress Theme from Blog Design Studio and a copy of her ebook. Whether you win or not, it&#8217;s a chance to really push your blogging creativity.</p>
<p>The challenge is to take a picture of something that shows that &#8220;brand new feeling&#8221; such as you feel when you published that very first blog post. That&#8217;s right, your first. Can you remember back that far? (I can&#8217;t <img src="http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif" alt=":D" class="wp-smiley" /> ) Compose a one sentence caption and head over to the <a href="http://www.successful-blog.com/brand-new-blog-event/" title="BRAND NEW BLOGGING FEELING EVENT.">contact form</a> to upload the photo and your contact information.</p>
<p>There are so many emotions tangled up with that very first blog post, how would you display that in a photograph? I&#8217;m fascinated by the concept and eager to see what people come up with. Bloggers are such creative folks, and the almost USD $4,000 value of the prizes is definitely an incentive.</p>
<p>I gave it some thought and here is my version of that &#8220;brand new blogging feeling event&#8221; dredged from the depths of my memory.</p>
<p><img src="http://lorelle.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/brandnewblogfeeling-lorelle.jpg?w=360&#038;h=330" alt="" title="Brand New Blogging Feeling by Lorelle VanFossen" width="360" height="330" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-2954" /></p>
<p>When I began &#8220;blogging&#8221; the name soon became &#8220;online journaling&#8221; as we ventured forth with the first web pages and websites in the world. We didn&#8217;t call them web pages back then. They were &#8220;homepages&#8221; and these were our &#8220;homesites&#8221; as the web wasn&#8217;t the Web but the beginnings of the Internet in those rough and tumble days. It was a new world, a new universe, and technology that was part of the rush into space. Since we couldn&#8217;t seem to push our government to support travel through outer space, we plunged into cyberspace along what would come to be known as the Information Highway. It wasn&#8217;t a smooth ride but this was the future and we were on board our virtual space ships, navigating by keyboard, mouse, and browser, ready for our grand adventure to seek out new life and new adventures. To boldly go where no Internet Connection would ever be lost!</p>
<p>I didn&#8217;t realize how far this galactic journey would take me, deep into the wilderness of HTML, web design, CSS, SEO, JavaScript, PHP, the rugged beginnings of <a href="http://www.wordpress.org/" title="WordPress" rel="tag">WordPress</a>, the stumbling steps of social networking and social media, tags, categories, comment spam, blog trolls&#8230;in a way, much like the journey in <a href="http://www.infocom-if.org/downloads/downloads.html">Zork</a>, the original of the popular <a href="http://www.ifarchive.org/" title="Interactive Fiction Archives">IF Games (Interactive Fiction)</a> text-based adventure games. A rough journey of exploration and discovery, with a few trolls and grues to fight off.</p>
<p>There will be 50 winners choose to receive a premium WordPress Theme from <a href="http://blogdesignstudio.com/" title="Blog Design Studio" rel="tag">Blog Design Studio</a> and a copy of the ebook <a href="http://www.lizstrauss.com/lizs-products/" title="Insider’s Guide to the Conversation eBook!!">Insider’s Guide to the Conversation eBook</a> by Liz Strauss.</p>
<p>There is also a bonus round. Be the first fifty to <em>follow the directions exactly</em> and submit &#8220;clever pictures&#8221; and you will be featured on her blog, <a href="http://www.successful-blog.com/" title="Liz Strauss - Successful and Outstanding Bloggers" rel="tag">Successful and Outstanding Bloggers</a> with a link back to your blog.</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t forget that Liz Strauss is also the honoree of one of the most popular new WordPress Plugins, the <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/liz-comment-counter-by-ozh/" title="Liz Strauss Comment Counter by Ozh WordPress Plugin">Liz Strauss Comment Counter by Ozh WordPress Plugin</a>, a nice addition to your blog&#8217;s sidebar. I wrote about it recently <a href="http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2008/08/23/my-comment-count-is-bigger-than-your-comment-count/" title="My Comment Count is Bigger Than Your Comment Count!">on my blog</a> and on the <a href="http://www.blogherald.com/2008/08/25/the-liz-strauss-comment-counter-plugin-stirs-comment-controversy/" title="The Liz Strauss Comment Counter Plugin Stirs Comment Controversy">Blog Herald</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Remember to submit your entry to the competition in order to participate and win.</strong></p>
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<img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/categories/lorelle.wordpress.com/2952/" /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/tags/lorelle.wordpress.com/2952/" /> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gocomments/lorelle.wordpress.com/2952/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/comments/lorelle.wordpress.com/2952/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godelicious/lorelle.wordpress.com/2952/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/delicious/lorelle.wordpress.com/2952/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gostumble/lorelle.wordpress.com/2952/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/stumble/lorelle.wordpress.com/2952/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godigg/lorelle.wordpress.com/2952/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/digg/lorelle.wordpress.com/2952/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/goreddit/lorelle.wordpress.com/2952/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/reddit/lorelle.wordpress.com/2952/" /></a> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lorelle.wordpress.com&blog=72&post=2952&subd=lorelle&ref=&feed=1" /></div>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:02:32 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:17:"Lorelle VanFossen";}s:7:"summary";s:8367:"<div class="snap_preview"><br /><p><a href="http://www.successful-blog.com/1/bring-back-that-brand-new-blogging-feeling-event/" title="Bring Back That “Brand Newâ€ Blogging Feeling Event!!">Liz Strauss is holding the &#8220;Bring Back That &#8216;Brand New&#8217; Blogging Feeling Event&#8221; contest</a> and giving you a chance to win a premium WordPress Theme from Blog Design Studio and a copy of her ebook. Whether you win or not, it&#8217;s a chance to really push your blogging creativity.</p>
<p>The challenge is to take a picture of something that shows that &#8220;brand new feeling&#8221; such as you feel when you published that very first blog post. That&#8217;s right, your first. Can you remember back that far? (I can&#8217;t <img src="http://s.wordpress.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif" alt=":D" class="wp-smiley" /> ) Compose a one sentence caption and head over to the <a href="http://www.successful-blog.com/brand-new-blog-event/" title="BRAND NEW BLOGGING FEELING EVENT.">contact form</a> to upload the photo and your contact information.</p>
<p>There are so many emotions tangled up with that very first blog post, how would you display that in a photograph? I&#8217;m fascinated by the concept and eager to see what people come up with. Bloggers are such creative folks, and the almost USD $4,000 value of the prizes is definitely an incentive.</p>
<p>I gave it some thought and here is my version of that &#8220;brand new blogging feeling event&#8221; dredged from the depths of my memory.</p>
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<p>When I began &#8220;blogging&#8221; the name soon became &#8220;online journaling&#8221; as we ventured forth with the first web pages and websites in the world. We didn&#8217;t call them web pages back then. They were &#8220;homepages&#8221; and these were our &#8220;homesites&#8221; as the web wasn&#8217;t the Web but the beginnings of the Internet in those rough and tumble days. It was a new world, a new universe, and technology that was part of the rush into space. Since we couldn&#8217;t seem to push our government to support travel through outer space, we plunged into cyberspace along what would come to be known as the Information Highway. It wasn&#8217;t a smooth ride but this was the future and we were on board our virtual space ships, navigating by keyboard, mouse, and browser, ready for our grand adventure to seek out new life and new adventures. To boldly go where no Internet Connection would ever be lost!</p>
<p>I didn&#8217;t realize how far this galactic journey would take me, deep into the wilderness of HTML, web design, CSS, SEO, JavaScript, PHP, the rugged beginnings of <a href="http://www.wordpress.org/" title="WordPress" rel="tag">WordPress</a>, the stumbling steps of social networking and social media, tags, categories, comment spam, blog trolls&#8230;in a way, much like the journey in <a href="http://www.infocom-if.org/downloads/downloads.html">Zork</a>, the original of the popular <a href="http://www.ifarchive.org/" title="Interactive Fiction Archives">IF Games (Interactive Fiction)</a> text-based adventure games. A rough journey of exploration and discovery, with a few trolls and grues to fight off.</p>
<p>There will be 50 winners choose to receive a premium WordPress Theme from <a href="http://blogdesignstudio.com/" title="Blog Design Studio" rel="tag">Blog Design Studio</a> and a copy of the ebook <a href="http://www.lizstrauss.com/lizs-products/" title="Insider’s Guide to the Conversation eBook!!">Insider’s Guide to the Conversation eBook</a> by Liz Strauss.</p>
<p>There is also a bonus round. Be the first fifty to <em>follow the directions exactly</em> and submit &#8220;clever pictures&#8221; and you will be featured on her blog, <a href="http://www.successful-blog.com/" title="Liz Strauss - Successful and Outstanding Bloggers" rel="tag">Successful and Outstanding Bloggers</a> with a link back to your blog.</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t forget that Liz Strauss is also the honoree of one of the most popular new WordPress Plugins, the <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/liz-comment-counter-by-ozh/" title="Liz Strauss Comment Counter by Ozh WordPress Plugin">Liz Strauss Comment Counter by Ozh WordPress Plugin</a>, a nice addition to your blog&#8217;s sidebar. I wrote about it recently <a href="http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2008/08/23/my-comment-count-is-bigger-than-your-comment-count/" title="My Comment Count is Bigger Than Your Comment Count!">on my blog</a> and on the <a href="http://www.blogherald.com/2008/08/25/the-liz-strauss-comment-counter-plugin-stirs-comment-controversy/" title="The Liz Strauss Comment Counter Plugin Stirs Comment Controversy">Blog Herald</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Remember to submit your entry to the competition in order to participate and win.</strong></p>
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<p>If you haven&#8217;t already heard, <a href="http://birmingham.wordcamp.org/">WordCamp Birmingham</a> is coming up on September 27 &amp; 28, 2008. And for those of you not in the States, that&#8217;s <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham,_Alabama">Birmingham, Alabama</a>, not <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham">England</a>. If you are in, or can travel to, the Southeast U.S., you won&#8217;t want to miss the first WordCamp in the Deep South! And besides the great tech stuff at WordCamp, there are <a href="http://birmingham.wordcamp.org/faq/what-to-do/">other fun events in Birmingham</a> that weekend, too.</p>
<p>Oh, and did I mention that I am one of the <a href="http://birmingham.wordcamp.org/schedule/speakers/">Speakers</a> (*gulp*)? I will be speaking on &#8220;The Future of WordPress&#8221;. This will be the first time I&#8217;ve given a presentation of this type, so I&#8217;m quite nervous about it. If anyone has any public speaking tips that don&#8217;t involve imagining people in their underwear, let me know. Or, if you have any particular points that you think I should address, I&#8217;d be interested in hearing those, too. I don&#8217;t know that I&#8217;ll be able to discuss everything that everyone wants, and I don&#8217;t claim to have a crystal ball that tells me any more about the timeline of WordPress features than anyone else. But I have some ideas of what I want to touch on, both in general and in the specific.</p>
<p>If you make it to the event, please feel free to find me and say hi! I&#8217;m really looking forward to meeting people and putting faces with names. I also figure I&#8217;ll be reconfiguring my blogroll, with a bunch of new XFN &#8216;met&#8217; links. <img src="http://dougal.gunters.org/wordpress/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" class="wp-smiley" /> I&#8217;m not sure whether or not I&#8217;ll be there for the entire event, but I hope to have a better idea once the schedule is filled in, and I have my travel plans finalized.</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:43:12 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:6:"Dougal";}s:7:"summary";s:2307:"<div class="pull-quote"><img class="size-full wp-image-1075" title="WordCamp Birmingham" src="http://dougal.gunters.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/gobham_copy_attendee.gif" alt="WordCamp Birmingham September 27-28, 2008" width="211" height="177" /></div>
<p>If you haven&#8217;t already heard, <a href="http://birmingham.wordcamp.org/">WordCamp Birmingham</a> is coming up on September 27 &amp; 28, 2008. And for those of you not in the States, that&#8217;s <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham,_Alabama">Birmingham, Alabama</a>, not <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham">England</a>. If you are in, or can travel to, the Southeast U.S., you won&#8217;t want to miss the first WordCamp in the Deep South! And besides the great tech stuff at WordCamp, there are <a href="http://birmingham.wordcamp.org/faq/what-to-do/">other fun events in Birmingham</a> that weekend, too.</p>
<p>Oh, and did I mention that I am one of the <a href="http://birmingham.wordcamp.org/schedule/speakers/">Speakers</a> (*gulp*)? I will be speaking on &#8220;The Future of WordPress&#8221;. This will be the first time I&#8217;ve given a presentation of this type, so I&#8217;m quite nervous about it. If anyone has any public speaking tips that don&#8217;t involve imagining people in their underwear, let me know. Or, if you have any particular points that you think I should address, I&#8217;d be interested in hearing those, too. I don&#8217;t know that I&#8217;ll be able to discuss everything that everyone wants, and I don&#8217;t claim to have a crystal ball that tells me any more about the timeline of WordPress features than anyone else. But I have some ideas of what I want to touch on, both in general and in the specific.</p>
<p>If you make it to the event, please feel free to find me and say hi! I&#8217;m really looking forward to meeting people and putting faces with names. I also figure I&#8217;ll be reconfiguring my blogroll, with a bunch of new XFN &#8216;met&#8217; links. <img src="http://dougal.gunters.org/wordpress/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" alt=":)" class="wp-smiley" /> I&#8217;m not sure whether or not I&#8217;ll be there for the entire event, but I hope to have a better idea once the schedule is filled in, and I have my travel plans finalized.</p>";}i:36;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:87:"Lorelle on WP: Blogs Offer Communication, Information, and Connections During Disasters";s:4:"guid";s:36:"http://lorelle.wordpress.com/?p=2930";s:4:"link";s:111:"http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2008/09/03/blogs-offer-communication-information-and-connections-during-disasters/";s:11:"description";s:24162:"<div class="snap_preview"><br /><p><div id="attachment_2931" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Gustav08onCuba.jpg"><img src="http://lorelle.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/hurricanegustavphoto.jpg?w=280&#038;h=344" alt="Hurricane Gustav satellite photo" width="280" height="344" class="size-full wp-image-2931" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Hurricane Gustav satellite photo</p></div><a href="http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/" title="Plagiarism Today">Jonathan Bailey of Plagiarism Today</a> just called me from Northern Louisiana to report that he and his family have survived the evacuation from their home in Shreveport, Louisiana, though Hurricane Gustav appears to have done more damage where they evacuated to rather than where they left from.</p>
<p>Jonathan and I were both victims of Hurricane Katrina three years ago when that storm ripped our lives apart in its wake, and <a href="http://www.wordpress.org/" title="WordPress" rel="tag">WordPress</a> played an important role in our lives then as well as now. I was in Mobile, Alabama, at the time, having just started <a href="http://lorelle.wordpress.com/" title="Lorelle on WordPress" rel="tag">Lorelle on WordPress</a> on the brand new <a href="http://www.wordpress.com/" title="WordPress.com free blogs" rel="tag">WordPress.com</a> a week or so before the hurricane hit the Gulf Coast, causing destruction over tens of thousands of square miles along the coast and deep into the country. The hurricane&#8217;s storm surge plowed 22 feet of water up the Dog River to where we lived, bringing destruction in it&#8217;s wake and retreat. Tornado force winds ripped out trees and turned them into missiles. Nary a <a href="http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/08/28/one-year-anniversary-review-hurricane-katrina/" title="Hurricane Katrina">sign, building, nor person was safe</a> with the winds and the force of the storm surge waters.</p>
<p>While running from the storm to Atlanta at the last minute when the score <a href="http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2005/09/05/visual-impact-of-hurricane-katrina/" title="Visual Impact of Hurricane Katrina">turned from Category 4 to Category 5</a>, only to have Katrina follow us and beat us down, causing death and destruction in <a href="http://lorelle.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/oceanspringsdamagedhouse.jpg"><img src="http://lorelle.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/oceanspringsdamagedhouse.jpg?w=300&#038;h=224" alt="" width="300" height="224" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-2933" /></a>Atlanta a few days later, <a href="http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2005/08/29/blogs-about-hurricane-katrina/" title="Blogs About Hurricane Katrina">I blogged about many of the first blogs about Hurricane Katrina</a> and about how <a href="http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2005/09/11/blogging-katrina-upclose-and-personal/" title="Blogging Katrina Up Close and Personal">blogs helped</a> and <a href="http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2005/09/19/the-blog-rumor-heard-around-the-world-blaming-katrina/" title="The Blog Rumor Heard Around the World - Blaming Katrina">impacted our lives</a> in the <a href="http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2005/09/23/katrina-katrina-hurricane-katrina-everywhere-you-look/" title="Katrina, Katrina, Hurricane Katrina Everywhere You Look">wake of the storm</a>. Katrina also impacted <a href="http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2005/09/19/katrina-comment-spam-assaults-blogs/" title="Katrina Comment Spam Assaults Blogs">bloggers hit by spammer abusing Katrina fascination with their comment spams</a> within a couple weeks of the hurricane&#8217;s landfall.</p>
<p>In <a href="http://www.blogherald.com/2008/09/01/blogging-in-a-disaster/" title="Blogging in a Disaster">Blogging in a Disaster</a> on the <a href="http://www.blogherald.com/" title="Blog Herald" rel="tag">Blog Herald</a>, Jonathan Bailey reported on how he continues to blog even as an evacuee, maintaining his online work as well as staying in touch and reporting on his own hurricane experience. He offers some great tips, including a new one I wished I&#8217;d had during my own disaster experiences. He recommends your site is hosted on the server cloud or grid, which I <a href="http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2008/07/01/lessons-from-ltpact-2008-cloud-servers-and-gambling/" title="Cloud Servers and Gambling">spoke about recently</a>:<br />
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<blockquote><p><strong>3. Move Data to The Cloud</strong></p>
<p>Any information that you need to run your site, put it in a secure place on the Web. Remember that you will likely be using a strange computer so any URLs that you can’t remember and type by hand, put those on the Web too. If you use a program to store your passwords, store a cache of those on the Web also. Obviously, you’ll want to encrypt and secure such information before posting it.</p>
<p>Even if you have your own browser on a thumb drive, as recommended above, it is best to make sure everything is in multiple places. I have been repeatedly saved by my private bookmarks on Diigo.</p></blockquote>
<p>Today, we have more resources for backups and protecting our site, so take advantage of them now in safe times, as well as for disaster protection and backups. For those with blogs on the cloud or grid and using cache Plugins and the latest version of <a href="http://www.wordpress.org/" title="WordPress" rel="tag">WordPress</a> with improved cache, their sites could easily flex and withstand the sudden influx of traffic without crashing or breaking bandwidth restrictions. </p>
<p>In addition to Jonathan&#8217;s tips on blogging a disaster, I&#8217;d add:</p>
<ul>
<li>Bring cameras, video, and audio recording equipment to preserve your memories and experiences for uploading to your blog and for your own records.</li>
<li>Bring more than plenty of all the appropriate batteries for your various equipment. </li>
<li>Have your blog setup with image, audio, and video uploading WordPress Plugins installed and be familiar with how they work.</li>
<li>Sign up in advance with video, audio, and image hosting services so you can quickly upload, store, and link to those images from within your blog.</li>
<li>Backup your evacuation and escape routes. Have at least two backup plans for evacuation and escape, before evacuating and for during the evacuation. Evacuation routes shift as the storm changes its course, and the storm may suddenly change speed, arriving ahead of schedule or behind. Be prepared to move fast and stay long.</li>
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<h3>Blogs Offer Communication, Information, and Connections During Disasters</h3>
<p><a href="http://lorelle.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/hwy90bridgetoriver.jpg"><img src="http://lorelle.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/hwy90bridgetoriver.jpg?w=300&#038;h=224" alt="" width="300" height="224" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-2932" /></a>In the days leading up to Hurricane Katrina, blogs served up information and first hand experiences of the wait for the massive hurricane. People provided resources for help, evacuation, and reports on what they were doing to prepare for the hurricane. With the fast and easy set up for a <a href="http://www.wordpress.org/" title="WordPress" rel="tag">WordPress</a> blog, and the newly created <a href="http://www.wordpress.com/" title="WordPress.com free blogs" rel="tag">WordPress.com</a> free blog hosting service, many of those Hurricane Katrina blogs were powered by WordPress, as are many blogs with Hurricane Gustav news and reports.</p>
<p>During the hurricane, a few blogs, typically ones supported by news agencies and the media with generators and situated in defensible and protected locations, kept us up-to-date with the disaster as it happened from their perspective, as did the media in general. </p>
<p>I remember watching weather reporters hanging onto railings as debris flew all around them, microphones clutched in their white knuckled hands screaming and shouting to be recorded over the strong winds and crashing water sounds. I thought then as I do now, &#8220;We don&#8217;t need to have a blow by blow report <em>that bad</em>. We can wait.&#8221; But the media needed the sensational perspective to keep watchers glued to their televisions and websites for the up-to-the-minute status of the ent. And some bloggers tried to emulate the journalists, putting their lives at risk. </p>
<p>With uploading and embedding of video with WordPress Plugins like <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/podpress/#post-566" title="PodPress plugin">PodPress</a> as well as the <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/smart-youtube/" title="Smart YouTube">Smart YouTube</a>, <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/nextgen-gallery/" title="NextGEN Gallery">NextGEN Gallery</a>, <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/tantan-flickr/" title="Flickr Photo Album">Flickr Photo Album</a>, and the popular <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/vipers-video-quicktags/" title="Viper's Video Quicktags">Viper&#8217;s Video Quicktags</a>, it&#8217;s fast and simple to add video of all types to your WordPress blog. However, never risk your life for the sake of images for your blog. Leave that to the professionals - whom we hope are better trained and skilled at surviving the hazards mother nature throws their way.</p>
<p>With debris covering the highways and access points, it took a while for rescue and recovery services to get into many areas, as well as for evacuees to return. For those still connected to the web with generators and satellite or still working cell phones, blogs brought information faster than most news and government agencies. They also spread rumors like wild fire.</p>
<p>After the hurricane, blogs played a huge role in not only reporting on the activity, but exaggerating it. In my article series <a href="http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/19/i-want-to-start-a-controversy/" title="I Want To Start a Controversy">on controversies and blogs</a>, I wrote about <a href="http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/23/finding-conspiracy-blogs-and-the-truth/" title="Finding Conspiracy Blogs…and The Truth">how the events in the New Orleans Astrodome</a> were exaggerated and turned into an urban legend due to a blogger faking the story:</p>
<blockquote><p>Hurricane Katrina brought of a lot conspiracy theories and hoaxes into play, including a huge one which played into the <a href="http://www.snopes.com/katrina/personal/volunteer.asp" title="New Orleans Astrodome myth" rel="tag">New Orleans Astrodome myth</a> in the wake of the disaster. Since it was easy to believe that people will descend into violence and “uglyâ€ at the drop of a social hat, and that the government is useless in such situations, many believed what was reported as an “eye-witness accountâ€ instead of looking at all the information before judging. Supposedly eye witness accounts reported on horrors that were later found to be untrue, and there is a lot of confusion over who actually wrote this and whether or not they were even there. Yet, many bloggers continue to point to these as proof of whatever theory they support on what happened in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and the dikes breaking.</p></blockquote>
<p>We&#8217;ll have to watch out for Gustav scams, but in general, blogs did more good than bad as many bloggers stepped up to help by checking out their neighborhoods and communities and reporting on the status of individual homes and businesses, by helping to connect families and friends separated by the storm, by recruiting and directing volunteers and donations for delivery to the needy all along the Gulf Coast, not just to New Orleans. Bloggers pitched in, reported, helped, and aided others all over the country, including opening their homes up to those in need.</p>
<p><a href="http://lorelle.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/peopleokayhousegone.jpg"><img src="http://lorelle.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/peopleokayhousegone.jpg?w=224&#038;h=300" alt="" width="224" height="300" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-2939" /></a>Learning from the past, many popular and high traffic blogs jumped up to offer links, resources, and references to help with those confronting or trying to comprehend Hurricane Gustav including <a href="http://blog.wired.com/geekdad/2008/08/hurricane-gusta.html" title="Hurricane Gustav **Updated** | Geekdad from Wired.com">HGeekdad from Wired.com</a>, <a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/hurricane_gustav_on_the_web_reference_guide.php" title="A Reference Guide for Our Readers ...">Read/Write/Web</a>, and others.</p>
<p>Social media in general, including microblogs like Twitter, Friendfeed, and Tumblr, played a huge role in preparation, response, and reaction to Hurricane Gustav. According to <a href="http://www.weberence.com/2008/08/31/gustav-hurricane-on-twitter/" title="Weberence.com">Weberence.com</a>, Hurricane Gustav is the first major US hurricane covered by microblogging services like Twitter. Within a short time, a specific <a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=Gustav" title="Twitter Search Gustav">Twitter Search for Gustav</a> became a popular search and feed. <a href="http://noturnonred.org/2008/08/30/hurricane-gustav-home-depot-and-twitter/" title="Hurricane Gustav, Home Depot, and Twitter - No Turn On Red">No Turn on Red reported</a> on how <a href="http://twitter.com/thehomedepot" title="Home Depot Twitter account">Home Depot is using their Twitter account</a> for tips on how to prepare for the upcoming hurricane, <a href="http://noturnonred.org/2008/08/31/more-corporations-offering-gustav-information-on-twitter/" title="More Corporations Offering Gustav Information on Twitter">one of many using Twitter</a> this way. <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/SmartHome/story?id=5703281&amp;page=1" title="Social Media Proves Itself as Emergency Tool">Ki Mae Heussner of ABC News even covered the impact of social media</a> as an &#8220;emergency tool&#8221; for reporting on the hurricane.</p>
<p>Legitimate news media used Twitter, too. The <a href="http://twitter.com/NOLAnews/" title="Tweets from NOLA.com">New Orleans Times-Picayune (NOLA.com)</a>, the <a href="http://twitter.com/USATWeatherGuys" title="USA Today Weather Guys' tweets">USA Today Weather Guys</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/GustavReporter" title="Chicago Tribune reporters on Hurricane Gustav">Reporters from the Chicago Tribune</a>, and even the <a href="http://twitter.com/RedCross" title="Tweets from the Red Cross">Red Cross</a> all used Twitter to microblog the news, tips, resources, references, and information. </p>
<p>Jazzy Chad created the <a href="http://www.jazzychad.com/twitter/gustav/widget.php" title="Hurricane Gustav Twitter Widget">Hurricane Gustav Twitter Widget</a> if you wanted to track Hurricane Gustav news on your blog through Twitter.</p>
<p>A <a href="http://friendfeed.com/rooms/hurricane" title="FriendFeed Hurricane Room">FriendFeed Hurricane Room</a> for chatting was also started, incorporating Twitter and Friendfeed and online chatting. </p>
<p>A Facebook page was created called the <a href="http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=25689101658" title="Hurricane Gustav Digital Support Brigade (Facebook)">Hurricane Gustav Digital Support Brigade</a> to help connect those seeking help and information on the storm.</p>
<p><a href="http://gustav08.ning.com/" title="Gustav Information Center">Gustav Information Center</a> on Ning became a major resource for many, including <a href="http://www.fcw.com/online/news/153664-1.html" title="FCW News on Hurricane Gustav">media and government sources</a>. It featured a forum, blog posts, Twitter, news, links, video, photos, and a variety of feeds from all over with information on the hurricane, responses, and services, as well as individual bloggers covering the hurricane on their blogs, much in the style of the upcoming WordPress Theme for social media, <a href="http://buddypress.org/" title="BuddyPress project">BuddyPress</a>. Another <a href="http://www.youcit.com/hurricanegustav/" title="Hurricane Gustav aggregator">Hurricane Gustav aggregator</a> was created to collect information from Twitter, Google, YouTube, Flickr, and more.</p>
<p>Weather bloggers were in their prime, many using <a href="http://www.wunderground.com/blog/index.html?range=updated" title="WunderBlogs">Wunderground&#8217;s WunderBlogs</a> network to link together their blogs. <a href="http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/show.html" title="Dr. Jeff Masters' Weather Blog">Dr. Jeff Masters&#8217; Weather Blog</a>, <a href="http://www.wunderground.com/blog/RickyRood/show.html" title="Climate Change Blog">Climate Change Blog</a>, <a href="http://www.wunderground.com/blog/MikeTheiss/show.html" title="Ultimate Chase Photo Blog">Ultimate Chase Photo Blog</a>, <a href="http://www.wunderground.com/blog/sullivanweather/show.html" title="Northeast Weather Blog">Northeast Weather Blog</a>, <a href="http://www.wunderground.com/blog/LRandyB/show.html" title="Tropical Weather Discussion">Tropical Weather Discussion</a>, <a href="http://www.wunderground.com/blog/StormW/show.html" title="StormW's Tropical Forecast Desk">StormW&#8217;s Tropical Forecast Desk</a>, <a href="http://www.wunderground.com/blog/vortfix/show.html" title="vortfix">vortfix</a>, <a href="http://www.wunderground.com/blog/Tazmanian/show.html" title="Tazmanian">Tazmanian</a>, <a href="http://www.wunderground.com/blog/vortfix/show.html" title="vortfix">vortfix</a>, <a href="http://www.wunderground.com/blog/mysticmoondancer/show.html" title="mysticmoondancer">mysticmoondancer</a>, and <a href="http://www.wunderground.com/blog/cyclonebuster/show.html" title="cyclonebuster">cyclonebuster</a> had hundreds of comments, the comments often containing more information than their blog posts as many discussed the reality on the ground versus the satellite and weather images and reports and their perceptions of the information posted. The <a href="http://pajamasmedia.com/weathernerd/" title="The Weather Nerd">The Weather Nerd</a> and <a href="http://www.behindtheweather.com/" title="BehindtheWeather.com">BehindtheWeather.com</a> were recommended by many for coverage of the storm. </p>
<p>Within minutes of the first announcement that Gustav was heading towards landfall, a Wikipedia page for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Gustav_%282008%29" title="Hurricane Gustav">Hurricane Gustav</a> was created and updated through the storm&#8217;s course, and will continue to be updated as more information is added as the facts come in.</p>
<p>Today, we have more sources than ever to track what is going on with a disaster as well as a way for individuals to express themselves before, during, and after disasters. </p>
<p>For the bloggers living, working, and surviving in disaster areas, they have a lot to teach us about how blogs can help and serve our online community. Those who want to help from outside the impacted areas are learning more about how to integrate multiple media and blog sources into a single aggregator without impinging upon copyrights, creating central clearing houses for news and information. The more we learn about how useful blogs are in a disaster, the more our blogs will improve overall. </p>
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<img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/categories/lorelle.wordpress.com/2930/" /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/tags/lorelle.wordpress.com/2930/" /> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gocomments/lorelle.wordpress.com/2930/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/comments/lorelle.wordpress.com/2930/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godelicious/lorelle.wordpress.com/2930/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/delicious/lorelle.wordpress.com/2930/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gostumble/lorelle.wordpress.com/2930/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/stumble/lorelle.wordpress.com/2930/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godigg/lorelle.wordpress.com/2930/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/digg/lorelle.wordpress.com/2930/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/goreddit/lorelle.wordpress.com/2930/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/reddit/lorelle.wordpress.com/2930/" /></a> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lorelle.wordpress.com&blog=72&post=2930&subd=lorelle&ref=&feed=1" /></div>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:54:24 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:17:"Lorelle VanFossen";}s:7:"summary";s:24162:"<div class="snap_preview"><br /><p><div id="attachment_2931" class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Gustav08onCuba.jpg"><img src="http://lorelle.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/hurricanegustavphoto.jpg?w=280&#038;h=344" alt="Hurricane Gustav satellite photo" width="280" height="344" class="size-full wp-image-2931" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Hurricane Gustav satellite photo</p></div><a href="http://www.plagiarismtoday.com/" title="Plagiarism Today">Jonathan Bailey of Plagiarism Today</a> just called me from Northern Louisiana to report that he and his family have survived the evacuation from their home in Shreveport, Louisiana, though Hurricane Gustav appears to have done more damage where they evacuated to rather than where they left from.</p>
<p>Jonathan and I were both victims of Hurricane Katrina three years ago when that storm ripped our lives apart in its wake, and <a href="http://www.wordpress.org/" title="WordPress" rel="tag">WordPress</a> played an important role in our lives then as well as now. I was in Mobile, Alabama, at the time, having just started <a href="http://lorelle.wordpress.com/" title="Lorelle on WordPress" rel="tag">Lorelle on WordPress</a> on the brand new <a href="http://www.wordpress.com/" title="WordPress.com free blogs" rel="tag">WordPress.com</a> a week or so before the hurricane hit the Gulf Coast, causing destruction over tens of thousands of square miles along the coast and deep into the country. The hurricane&#8217;s storm surge plowed 22 feet of water up the Dog River to where we lived, bringing destruction in it&#8217;s wake and retreat. Tornado force winds ripped out trees and turned them into missiles. Nary a <a href="http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2006/08/28/one-year-anniversary-review-hurricane-katrina/" title="Hurricane Katrina">sign, building, nor person was safe</a> with the winds and the force of the storm surge waters.</p>
<p>While running from the storm to Atlanta at the last minute when the score <a href="http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2005/09/05/visual-impact-of-hurricane-katrina/" title="Visual Impact of Hurricane Katrina">turned from Category 4 to Category 5</a>, only to have Katrina follow us and beat us down, causing death and destruction in <a href="http://lorelle.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/oceanspringsdamagedhouse.jpg"><img src="http://lorelle.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/oceanspringsdamagedhouse.jpg?w=300&#038;h=224" alt="" width="300" height="224" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-2933" /></a>Atlanta a few days later, <a href="http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2005/08/29/blogs-about-hurricane-katrina/" title="Blogs About Hurricane Katrina">I blogged about many of the first blogs about Hurricane Katrina</a> and about how <a href="http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2005/09/11/blogging-katrina-upclose-and-personal/" title="Blogging Katrina Up Close and Personal">blogs helped</a> and <a href="http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2005/09/19/the-blog-rumor-heard-around-the-world-blaming-katrina/" title="The Blog Rumor Heard Around the World - Blaming Katrina">impacted our lives</a> in the <a href="http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2005/09/23/katrina-katrina-hurricane-katrina-everywhere-you-look/" title="Katrina, Katrina, Hurricane Katrina Everywhere You Look">wake of the storm</a>. Katrina also impacted <a href="http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2005/09/19/katrina-comment-spam-assaults-blogs/" title="Katrina Comment Spam Assaults Blogs">bloggers hit by spammer abusing Katrina fascination with their comment spams</a> within a couple weeks of the hurricane&#8217;s landfall.</p>
<p>In <a href="http://www.blogherald.com/2008/09/01/blogging-in-a-disaster/" title="Blogging in a Disaster">Blogging in a Disaster</a> on the <a href="http://www.blogherald.com/" title="Blog Herald" rel="tag">Blog Herald</a>, Jonathan Bailey reported on how he continues to blog even as an evacuee, maintaining his online work as well as staying in touch and reporting on his own hurricane experience. He offers some great tips, including a new one I wished I&#8217;d had during my own disaster experiences. He recommends your site is hosted on the server cloud or grid, which I <a href="http://lorelle.wordpress.com/2008/07/01/lessons-from-ltpact-2008-cloud-servers-and-gambling/" title="Cloud Servers and Gambling">spoke about recently</a>:<br />
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<blockquote><p><strong>3. Move Data to The Cloud</strong></p>
<p>Any information that you need to run your site, put it in a secure place on the Web. Remember that you will likely be using a strange computer so any URLs that you can’t remember and type by hand, put those on the Web too. If you use a program to store your passwords, store a cache of those on the Web also. Obviously, you’ll want to encrypt and secure such information before posting it.</p>
<p>Even if you have your own browser on a thumb drive, as recommended above, it is best to make sure everything is in multiple places. I have been repeatedly saved by my private bookmarks on Diigo.</p></blockquote>
<p>Today, we have more resources for backups and protecting our site, so take advantage of them now in safe times, as well as for disaster protection and backups. For those with blogs on the cloud or grid and using cache Plugins and the latest version of <a href="http://www.wordpress.org/" title="WordPress" rel="tag">WordPress</a> with improved cache, their sites could easily flex and withstand the sudden influx of traffic without crashing or breaking bandwidth restrictions. </p>
<p>In addition to Jonathan&#8217;s tips on blogging a disaster, I&#8217;d add:</p>
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<li>Bring cameras, video, and audio recording equipment to preserve your memories and experiences for uploading to your blog and for your own records.</li>
<li>Bring more than plenty of all the appropriate batteries for your various equipment. </li>
<li>Have your blog setup with image, audio, and video uploading WordPress Plugins installed and be familiar with how they work.</li>
<li>Sign up in advance with video, audio, and image hosting services so you can quickly upload, store, and link to those images from within your blog.</li>
<li>Backup your evacuation and escape routes. Have at least two backup plans for evacuation and escape, before evacuating and for during the evacuation. Evacuation routes shift as the storm changes its course, and the storm may suddenly change speed, arriving ahead of schedule or behind. Be prepared to move fast and stay long.</li>
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<h3>Blogs Offer Communication, Information, and Connections During Disasters</h3>
<p><a href="http://lorelle.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/hwy90bridgetoriver.jpg"><img src="http://lorelle.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/hwy90bridgetoriver.jpg?w=300&#038;h=224" alt="" width="300" height="224" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-2932" /></a>In the days leading up to Hurricane Katrina, blogs served up information and first hand experiences of the wait for the massive hurricane. People provided resources for help, evacuation, and reports on what they were doing to prepare for the hurricane. With the fast and easy set up for a <a href="http://www.wordpress.org/" title="WordPress" rel="tag">WordPress</a> blog, and the newly created <a href="http://www.wordpress.com/" title="WordPress.com free blogs" rel="tag">WordPress.com</a> free blog hosting service, many of those Hurricane Katrina blogs were powered by WordPress, as are many blogs with Hurricane Gustav news and reports.</p>
<p>During the hurricane, a few blogs, typically ones supported by news agencies and the media with generators and situated in defensible and protected locations, kept us up-to-date with the disaster as it happened from their perspective, as did the media in general. </p>
<p>I remember watching weather reporters hanging onto railings as debris flew all around them, microphones clutched in their white knuckled hands screaming and shouting to be recorded over the strong winds and crashing water sounds. I thought then as I do now, &#8220;We don&#8217;t need to have a blow by blow report <em>that bad</em>. We can wait.&#8221; But the media needed the sensational perspective to keep watchers glued to their televisions and websites for the up-to-the-minute status of the ent. And some bloggers tried to emulate the journalists, putting their lives at risk. </p>
<p>With uploading and embedding of video with WordPress Plugins like <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/podpress/#post-566" title="PodPress plugin">PodPress</a> as well as the <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/smart-youtube/" title="Smart YouTube">Smart YouTube</a>, <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/nextgen-gallery/" title="NextGEN Gallery">NextGEN Gallery</a>, <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/tantan-flickr/" title="Flickr Photo Album">Flickr Photo Album</a>, and the popular <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/vipers-video-quicktags/" title="Viper's Video Quicktags">Viper&#8217;s Video Quicktags</a>, it&#8217;s fast and simple to add video of all types to your WordPress blog. However, never risk your life for the sake of images for your blog. Leave that to the professionals - whom we hope are better trained and skilled at surviving the hazards mother nature throws their way.</p>
<p>With debris covering the highways and access points, it took a while for rescue and recovery services to get into many areas, as well as for evacuees to return. For those still connected to the web with generators and satellite or still working cell phones, blogs brought information faster than most news and government agencies. They also spread rumors like wild fire.</p>
<p>After the hurricane, blogs played a huge role in not only reporting on the activity, but exaggerating it. In my article series <a href="http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/19/i-want-to-start-a-controversy/" title="I Want To Start a Controversy">on controversies and blogs</a>, I wrote about <a href="http://www.blogherald.com/2007/11/23/finding-conspiracy-blogs-and-the-truth/" title="Finding Conspiracy Blogs…and The Truth">how the events in the New Orleans Astrodome</a> were exaggerated and turned into an urban legend due to a blogger faking the story:</p>
<blockquote><p>Hurricane Katrina brought of a lot conspiracy theories and hoaxes into play, including a huge one which played into the <a href="http://www.snopes.com/katrina/personal/volunteer.asp" title="New Orleans Astrodome myth" rel="tag">New Orleans Astrodome myth</a> in the wake of the disaster. Since it was easy to believe that people will descend into violence and “uglyâ€ at the drop of a social hat, and that the government is useless in such situations, many believed what was reported as an “eye-witness accountâ€ instead of looking at all the information before judging. Supposedly eye witness accounts reported on horrors that were later found to be untrue, and there is a lot of confusion over who actually wrote this and whether or not they were even there. Yet, many bloggers continue to point to these as proof of whatever theory they support on what happened in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and the dikes breaking.</p></blockquote>
<p>We&#8217;ll have to watch out for Gustav scams, but in general, blogs did more good than bad as many bloggers stepped up to help by checking out their neighborhoods and communities and reporting on the status of individual homes and businesses, by helping to connect families and friends separated by the storm, by recruiting and directing volunteers and donations for delivery to the needy all along the Gulf Coast, not just to New Orleans. Bloggers pitched in, reported, helped, and aided others all over the country, including opening their homes up to those in need.</p>
<p><a href="http://lorelle.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/peopleokayhousegone.jpg"><img src="http://lorelle.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/peopleokayhousegone.jpg?w=224&#038;h=300" alt="" width="224" height="300" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-2939" /></a>Learning from the past, many popular and high traffic blogs jumped up to offer links, resources, and references to help with those confronting or trying to comprehend Hurricane Gustav including <a href="http://blog.wired.com/geekdad/2008/08/hurricane-gusta.html" title="Hurricane Gustav **Updated** | Geekdad from Wired.com">HGeekdad from Wired.com</a>, <a href="http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/hurricane_gustav_on_the_web_reference_guide.php" title="A Reference Guide for Our Readers ...">Read/Write/Web</a>, and others.</p>
<p>Social media in general, including microblogs like Twitter, Friendfeed, and Tumblr, played a huge role in preparation, response, and reaction to Hurricane Gustav. According to <a href="http://www.weberence.com/2008/08/31/gustav-hurricane-on-twitter/" title="Weberence.com">Weberence.com</a>, Hurricane Gustav is the first major US hurricane covered by microblogging services like Twitter. Within a short time, a specific <a href="http://search.twitter.com/search?q=Gustav" title="Twitter Search Gustav">Twitter Search for Gustav</a> became a popular search and feed. <a href="http://noturnonred.org/2008/08/30/hurricane-gustav-home-depot-and-twitter/" title="Hurricane Gustav, Home Depot, and Twitter - No Turn On Red">No Turn on Red reported</a> on how <a href="http://twitter.com/thehomedepot" title="Home Depot Twitter account">Home Depot is using their Twitter account</a> for tips on how to prepare for the upcoming hurricane, <a href="http://noturnonred.org/2008/08/31/more-corporations-offering-gustav-information-on-twitter/" title="More Corporations Offering Gustav Information on Twitter">one of many using Twitter</a> this way. <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/SmartHome/story?id=5703281&amp;page=1" title="Social Media Proves Itself as Emergency Tool">Ki Mae Heussner of ABC News even covered the impact of social media</a> as an &#8220;emergency tool&#8221; for reporting on the hurricane.</p>
<p>Legitimate news media used Twitter, too. The <a href="http://twitter.com/NOLAnews/" title="Tweets from NOLA.com">New Orleans Times-Picayune (NOLA.com)</a>, the <a href="http://twitter.com/USATWeatherGuys" title="USA Today Weather Guys' tweets">USA Today Weather Guys</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/GustavReporter" title="Chicago Tribune reporters on Hurricane Gustav">Reporters from the Chicago Tribune</a>, and even the <a href="http://twitter.com/RedCross" title="Tweets from the Red Cross">Red Cross</a> all used Twitter to microblog the news, tips, resources, references, and information. </p>
<p>Jazzy Chad created the <a href="http://www.jazzychad.com/twitter/gustav/widget.php" title="Hurricane Gustav Twitter Widget">Hurricane Gustav Twitter Widget</a> if you wanted to track Hurricane Gustav news on your blog through Twitter.</p>
<p>A <a href="http://friendfeed.com/rooms/hurricane" title="FriendFeed Hurricane Room">FriendFeed Hurricane Room</a> for chatting was also started, incorporating Twitter and Friendfeed and online chatting. </p>
<p>A Facebook page was created called the <a href="http://www.new.facebook.com/group.php?gid=25689101658" title="Hurricane Gustav Digital Support Brigade (Facebook)">Hurricane Gustav Digital Support Brigade</a> to help connect those seeking help and information on the storm.</p>
<p><a href="http://gustav08.ning.com/" title="Gustav Information Center">Gustav Information Center</a> on Ning became a major resource for many, including <a href="http://www.fcw.com/online/news/153664-1.html" title="FCW News on Hurricane Gustav">media and government sources</a>. It featured a forum, blog posts, Twitter, news, links, video, photos, and a variety of feeds from all over with information on the hurricane, responses, and services, as well as individual bloggers covering the hurricane on their blogs, much in the style of the upcoming WordPress Theme for social media, <a href="http://buddypress.org/" title="BuddyPress project">BuddyPress</a>. Another <a href="http://www.youcit.com/hurricanegustav/" title="Hurricane Gustav aggregator">Hurricane Gustav aggregator</a> was created to collect information from Twitter, Google, YouTube, Flickr, and more.</p>
<p>Weather bloggers were in their prime, many using <a href="http://www.wunderground.com/blog/index.html?range=updated" title="WunderBlogs">Wunderground&#8217;s WunderBlogs</a> network to link together their blogs. <a href="http://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/show.html" title="Dr. Jeff Masters' Weather Blog">Dr. Jeff Masters&#8217; Weather Blog</a>, <a href="http://www.wunderground.com/blog/RickyRood/show.html" title="Climate Change Blog">Climate Change Blog</a>, <a href="http://www.wunderground.com/blog/MikeTheiss/show.html" title="Ultimate Chase Photo Blog">Ultimate Chase Photo Blog</a>, <a href="http://www.wunderground.com/blog/sullivanweather/show.html" title="Northeast Weather Blog">Northeast Weather Blog</a>, <a href="http://www.wunderground.com/blog/LRandyB/show.html" title="Tropical Weather Discussion">Tropical Weather Discussion</a>, <a href="http://www.wunderground.com/blog/StormW/show.html" title="StormW's Tropical Forecast Desk">StormW&#8217;s Tropical Forecast Desk</a>, <a href="http://www.wunderground.com/blog/vortfix/show.html" title="vortfix">vortfix</a>, <a href="http://www.wunderground.com/blog/Tazmanian/show.html" title="Tazmanian">Tazmanian</a>, <a href="http://www.wunderground.com/blog/vortfix/show.html" title="vortfix">vortfix</a>, <a href="http://www.wunderground.com/blog/mysticmoondancer/show.html" title="mysticmoondancer">mysticmoondancer</a>, and <a href="http://www.wunderground.com/blog/cyclonebuster/show.html" title="cyclonebuster">cyclonebuster</a> had hundreds of comments, the comments often containing more information than their blog posts as many discussed the reality on the ground versus the satellite and weather images and reports and their perceptions of the information posted. The <a href="http://pajamasmedia.com/weathernerd/" title="The Weather Nerd">The Weather Nerd</a> and <a href="http://www.behindtheweather.com/" title="BehindtheWeather.com">BehindtheWeather.com</a> were recommended by many for coverage of the storm. </p>
<p>Within minutes of the first announcement that Gustav was heading towards landfall, a Wikipedia page for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Gustav_%282008%29" title="Hurricane Gustav">Hurricane Gustav</a> was created and updated through the storm&#8217;s course, and will continue to be updated as more information is added as the facts come in.</p>
<p>Today, we have more sources than ever to track what is going on with a disaster as well as a way for individuals to express themselves before, during, and after disasters. </p>
<p>For the bloggers living, working, and surviving in disaster areas, they have a lot to teach us about how blogs can help and serve our online community. Those who want to help from outside the impacted areas are learning more about how to integrate multiple media and blog sources into a single aggregator without impinging upon copyrights, creating central clearing houses for news and information. The more we learn about how useful blogs are in a disaster, the more our blogs will improve overall. </p>
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<p>The object-cache plugin is a bit of code added to WordPress which communicates with a caching service in order to reduce the number of database queries it needs to make when building your pages. Together, this helps reduce the <acronym>CPU</acronym> load on your web server.</p>
<p><a href="http://dailyfreeware.net/plugins/"><strong>Paopaobing Smiley plugin</strong></a></p>
<p>Funny and cute smiley plugin for your blog</p>
<p><a href="http://richardxthripp.thripp.com/tweet-this"><strong>Tweet This</strong></a></p>
<p>A plugin that adds a Twitter icon to every post and page, so your readers can share your blog entries on their Twitter accounts with ease.</p>
<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/youtuber/"><strong>Youtuber</strong></a></p>
<p>Youtuber lets you embed YouTube videos in your posts very easily, and offers a few benefits over simply copying in YouTube&#8217;s embed code.</p>
<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/multiple-category-selection-widget/"><strong>Multiple Category Selection Widget</strong></a></p>
<p>Turn your Wordpress post categories into a search powerhouse! This plugin gives you the ability to provide your users with a widget full of dropdowns based upon parent categories and their sub-categories.</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:58:53 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Ajay";}s:7:"summary";s:1437:"<p><a href="http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2008/08/29/xcache-object-cache-plugin-for-wordpress-25"><strong>XCache Object Cache Plugin for WordPress 2.5+</strong></a></p>
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<p><a href="http://dailyfreeware.net/plugins/"><strong>Paopaobing Smiley plugin</strong></a></p>
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<p>A plugin that adds a Twitter icon to every post and page, so your readers can share your blog entries on their Twitter accounts with ease.</p>
<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/youtuber/"><strong>Youtuber</strong></a></p>
<p>Youtuber lets you embed YouTube videos in your posts very easily, and offers a few benefits over simply copying in YouTube&#8217;s embed code.</p>
<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/multiple-category-selection-widget/"><strong>Multiple Category Selection Widget</strong></a></p>
<p>Turn your Wordpress post categories into a search powerhouse! This plugin gives you the ability to provide your users with a widget full of dropdowns based upon parent categories and their sub-categories.</p>";}i:38;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:47:"Lloyd: WordCamp Shirt, Do You Do Spelling Bees?";s:4:"guid";s:30:"http://foolswisdom.com/?p=1522";s:4:"link";s:62:"http://foolswisdom.com/wordcamp-shirt-do-you-do-spelling-bees/";s:11:"description";s:6095:"<p>One of the many things that <a href="http://headrush.typepad.com/">Kathy Seirra</a>’s <a href="http://foolswisdom.com/wordcamp-kicking-ass-passionate-video/">session at WordCamp SF 2008</a> has me thinking about is what does WordPress say about us using it. And what do WordPress shirts say about the us wearing them.</p>
<p>About half way through her session she talks about  &#8220;T-Shirt First Development (<a href="http://www.guykawasaki.com/">Guy Kawasaki</a>)&#8221;. I have about 7 WordPress shirts. Occasionally, the ones with the WordPress logo will lead to a conversation &#8212; even here in quiet Victoria &#8212; with a blogger or web developer, but the ones that spark the most conversations are the WordCamp ones.</p>
<p>Here are some photos from <a href="http://flickr.com/">Flickr</a> of people rocking each year&#8217;s WordCamp SF shirts:</p>
<div class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/61939218@N00/357424343/"><img title="Joshua Wiltshire in WordCamp 2006 Shirt" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/146/357424343_8a1b3a810e_m.jpg" alt="" width="240" height="180" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Joshua Wiltshire in WordCamp 2006 Tee</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27403767@N00/872848414/"><img title="Chris Heuer in WordCamp 2007 Shirt" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1347/872848414_3ca9584d05_m.jpg" alt="" width="240" height="159" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Chris Heuer in WordCamp SF 2007 Tee.  Photo by Laughing Squid.</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37996646802@N01/2779958048/"><img title="Alan Levine in WordCamp 2008 Shirt" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3286/2779958048_5700171b14_m.jpg" alt="" width="240" height="180" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Alan Levine in WordCamp SF 2008 Tee.</p></div>
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<p>Although <a href="http://wordcamp.org/">WordCamps</a> are happening all over the world, understandably, for most, shirts are not in the budget.</p>
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<div class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/michaelcummings/2768701571/"><img title="#mightaswell" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3210/2768701571_820736f39d.jpg" alt="Shirt not in the budget." width="500" height="375" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Shirt not in the budget for Dane Hurtubise. Photo by Michael Cummings.</p></div>
<p>I have found only one photo of a WordCamp tee from another WordCamp:</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8286547@N07/2790478860/"><img title="WordCamp South Africa 2008 T-Shirts" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3026/2790478860_ba766ae8b6.jpg" alt="WordCamp South Africa 2008 Tee" width="500" height="375" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">WordCamp South Africa 2008 Tee</p></div>
<p>When wearing a WordCamp shirt, conversations with strangers often start, &#8220;WordCamp, do you do spelling bees?&#8221; After I get over my initial little bit of embarrassment, I explain &#8220;WordCamps are WordPress conferences. WordPress is the blogging software that I use and contribute to.&#8221; It&#8217;s a great ice breaker, and lets me pimp the Press.</p>
<p>I haven&#8217;t had any particular funny conversations or found myself in any strange situations, but I like to imagine that others have.</p>
<p><a href="http://kriskrug.com/">Kris Krug</a> captured what looks like master of creating conversations <a href="http://blog.stealthmode.com/">Francine Hardaway</a> giving everyone a flash of WordCamp during her  <a href="http://www.gnomedex.com/">Gnomedex</a> session:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kk/2787606611/"><img class="aligncenter" title="Francene - Gnomedex 2008 " src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3207/2787606611_61630590bf.jpg" alt="" width="333" height="500" /></a></p>
<p>Jokes. Kris&#8217;s <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kk/2788463092/in/set-72157606889580388/">next</a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kk/2788464166/in/set-72157606889580388/">photos</a> reveal that Francine was doing an on stage costume change, or maybe transforming from mild mannered Francine (can&#8217;t imagine) to part of <a href="http://www.gnomedex.com/meet-generation-y/">Generation Y</a> (which her session was about). I can&#8217;t wait for the video!</p>
<p>Has a WordCamp shirt taken you to any strange places?</p>
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Photos Used (because WordPress captions feature doesn&#8217;t yet support links):</small></p>
<ol>
<li><small><a href="http://jwiltshire.org/">Joshua Wiltshire</a> self-portrait.</small></li>
<li><small><a href="http://www.chrisheuer.com/">Chris Heuer</a> photo by <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/">Scott Beale</a>.</small></li>
<li><small><a href="http://cogdogblog.com/">Alan Levine</a> self-portrait.</small></li>
<li><small><a href="http://imdane.com/">Dane Hurtubise</a> photo by <a href="http://idreaminpictures.com/">Michael Cummings</a>.</small></li>
<li><small>Photo by Flickr member <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8286547@N07/">StrategyOnline</a>.<br />
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<li><small><a href="http://blog.stealthmode.com/">Francine Hardaway</a> photo by <a href="http://kriskrug.com/">Kris Krug</a>.</small></li>
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<p><strong>Thursday Update:</strong> <a href="http://aizadgreat.com/">Aiza</a> sent me a link to &#8220;<a href="http://workwithria.wordpress.com/2008/09/02/wordcamp-preparations/">WordCamp [Philippines] Preparation</a>&#8221;</p>
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<div class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://workwithria.wordpress.com/2008/09/02/wordcamp-preparations/"><img title="WordCamp Philippines 2008 Shirt" src="http://workwithria.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/wordcamp-stuff-15.jpg?w=333&amp;h=500" alt="WordCamp Philippines 2008 Tee." width="333" height="444" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">WordCamp Philippines 2008 Tee.</p></div>
<p><small></small></p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:01:56 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:5:"Lloyd";}s:7:"summary";s:6095:"<p>One of the many things that <a href="http://headrush.typepad.com/">Kathy Seirra</a>’s <a href="http://foolswisdom.com/wordcamp-kicking-ass-passionate-video/">session at WordCamp SF 2008</a> has me thinking about is what does WordPress say about us using it. And what do WordPress shirts say about the us wearing them.</p>
<p>About half way through her session she talks about  &#8220;T-Shirt First Development (<a href="http://www.guykawasaki.com/">Guy Kawasaki</a>)&#8221;. I have about 7 WordPress shirts. Occasionally, the ones with the WordPress logo will lead to a conversation &#8212; even here in quiet Victoria &#8212; with a blogger or web developer, but the ones that spark the most conversations are the WordCamp ones.</p>
<p>Here are some photos from <a href="http://flickr.com/">Flickr</a> of people rocking each year&#8217;s WordCamp SF shirts:</p>
<div class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/61939218@N00/357424343/"><img title="Joshua Wiltshire in WordCamp 2006 Shirt" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/146/357424343_8a1b3a810e_m.jpg" alt="" width="240" height="180" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Joshua Wiltshire in WordCamp 2006 Tee</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27403767@N00/872848414/"><img title="Chris Heuer in WordCamp 2007 Shirt" src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1347/872848414_3ca9584d05_m.jpg" alt="" width="240" height="159" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Chris Heuer in WordCamp SF 2007 Tee.  Photo by Laughing Squid.</p></div>
<div class="wp-caption alignright"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/37996646802@N01/2779958048/"><img title="Alan Levine in WordCamp 2008 Shirt" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3286/2779958048_5700171b14_m.jpg" alt="" width="240" height="180" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Alan Levine in WordCamp SF 2008 Tee.</p></div>
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<p>Although <a href="http://wordcamp.org/">WordCamps</a> are happening all over the world, understandably, for most, shirts are not in the budget.</p>
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<div class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://flickr.com/photos/michaelcummings/2768701571/"><img title="#mightaswell" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3210/2768701571_820736f39d.jpg" alt="Shirt not in the budget." width="500" height="375" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Shirt not in the budget for Dane Hurtubise. Photo by Michael Cummings.</p></div>
<p>I have found only one photo of a WordCamp tee from another WordCamp:</p>
<div class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8286547@N07/2790478860/"><img title="WordCamp South Africa 2008 T-Shirts" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3026/2790478860_ba766ae8b6.jpg" alt="WordCamp South Africa 2008 Tee" width="500" height="375" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">WordCamp South Africa 2008 Tee</p></div>
<p>When wearing a WordCamp shirt, conversations with strangers often start, &#8220;WordCamp, do you do spelling bees?&#8221; After I get over my initial little bit of embarrassment, I explain &#8220;WordCamps are WordPress conferences. WordPress is the blogging software that I use and contribute to.&#8221; It&#8217;s a great ice breaker, and lets me pimp the Press.</p>
<p>I haven&#8217;t had any particular funny conversations or found myself in any strange situations, but I like to imagine that others have.</p>
<p><a href="http://kriskrug.com/">Kris Krug</a> captured what looks like master of creating conversations <a href="http://blog.stealthmode.com/">Francine Hardaway</a> giving everyone a flash of WordCamp during her  <a href="http://www.gnomedex.com/">Gnomedex</a> session:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kk/2787606611/"><img class="aligncenter" title="Francene - Gnomedex 2008 " src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3207/2787606611_61630590bf.jpg" alt="" width="333" height="500" /></a></p>
<p>Jokes. Kris&#8217;s <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kk/2788463092/in/set-72157606889580388/">next</a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/kk/2788464166/in/set-72157606889580388/">photos</a> reveal that Francine was doing an on stage costume change, or maybe transforming from mild mannered Francine (can&#8217;t imagine) to part of <a href="http://www.gnomedex.com/meet-generation-y/">Generation Y</a> (which her session was about). I can&#8217;t wait for the video!</p>
<p>Has a WordCamp shirt taken you to any strange places?</p>
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Photos Used (because WordPress captions feature doesn&#8217;t yet support links):</small></p>
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<li><small><a href="http://jwiltshire.org/">Joshua Wiltshire</a> self-portrait.</small></li>
<li><small><a href="http://www.chrisheuer.com/">Chris Heuer</a> photo by <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/">Scott Beale</a>.</small></li>
<li><small><a href="http://cogdogblog.com/">Alan Levine</a> self-portrait.</small></li>
<li><small><a href="http://imdane.com/">Dane Hurtubise</a> photo by <a href="http://idreaminpictures.com/">Michael Cummings</a>.</small></li>
<li><small>Photo by Flickr member <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8286547@N07/">StrategyOnline</a>.<br />
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<li><small><a href="http://blog.stealthmode.com/">Francine Hardaway</a> photo by <a href="http://kriskrug.com/">Kris Krug</a>.</small></li>
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<p><strong>Thursday Update:</strong> <a href="http://aizadgreat.com/">Aiza</a> sent me a link to &#8220;<a href="http://workwithria.wordpress.com/2008/09/02/wordcamp-preparations/">WordCamp [Philippines] Preparation</a>&#8221;</p>
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<div class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="http://workwithria.wordpress.com/2008/09/02/wordcamp-preparations/"><img title="WordCamp Philippines 2008 Shirt" src="http://workwithria.files.wordpress.com/2008/09/wordcamp-stuff-15.jpg?w=333&amp;h=500" alt="WordCamp Philippines 2008 Tee." width="333" height="444" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">WordCamp Philippines 2008 Tee.</p></div>
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<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8948/" title="mcm_8948"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8948-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8950/" title="mcm_8950"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8950-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8952/" title="mcm_8952"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8952-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Wed, 03 Sep 2008 08:00:53 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Matt";}s:7:"summary";s:15294:"<p>Arriving in Davao from Manila, dinner, and drinks.</p>
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<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8865/" title="mcm_8865"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8865-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
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<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8872/" title="mcm_8872"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8872-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8873/" title="mcm_8873"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8873-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8874/" title="mcm_8874"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8874-139x210.jpg" width="139" height="210" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
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<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8876/" title="mcm_8876"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8876-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8877/" title="mcm_8877"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8877-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8878/" title="mcm_8878"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8878-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8879/" title="mcm_8879"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8879-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8880/" title="mcm_8880"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8880-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8881/" title="mcm_8881"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8881-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8884/" title="mcm_8884"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8884-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8886/" title="mcm_8886"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8886-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8888/" title="mcm_8888"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8888-139x210.jpg" width="139" height="210" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8890/" title="mcm_8890"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8890-139x210.jpg" width="139" height="210" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8891/" title="mcm_8891"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8891-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8892/" title="mcm_8892"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8892-139x210.jpg" width="139" height="210" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8895/" title="mcm_8895"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8895-139x210.jpg" width="139" height="210" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8896/" title="mcm_8896"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8896-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8897/" title="mcm_8897"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8897-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8899/" title="mcm_8899"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8899-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8900/" title="mcm_8900"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8900-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8903/" title="mcm_8903"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8903-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8904/" title="mcm_8904"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8904-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8905/" title="mcm_8905"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8905-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8908/" title="mcm_8908"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8908-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8909/" title="mcm_8909"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8909-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8910/" title="mcm_8910"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8910-139x210.jpg" width="139" height="210" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8911/" title="mcm_8911"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8911-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8914/" title="mcm_8914"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8914-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8915/" title="mcm_8915"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8915-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8916/" title="mcm_8916"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8916-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8917/" title="mcm_8917"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8917-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8919/" title="mcm_8919"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8919-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
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<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8928/" title="mcm_8928"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8928-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
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<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8938/" title="mcm_8938"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8938-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
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<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8947/" title="mcm_8947"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8947-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8948/" title="mcm_8948"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8948-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8950/" title="mcm_8950"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8950-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>
<a href="http://ma.tt/2008/09/day-in-davao/mcm_8952/" title="mcm_8952"><img src="http://s.ma.tt/files/2008/09/mcm_8952-195x129.jpg" width="195" height="129" class="attachment-thumbnail" alt="" /></a>";}i:40;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:32:"Matt: Social Media Bible Podcast";s:4:"guid";s:48:"http://ma.tt/2008/09/social-media-bible-podcast/";s:4:"link";s:48:"http://ma.tt/2008/09/social-media-bible-podcast/";s:11:"description";s:145:"<p><a href="http://thesocialmediabible.com/2008/08/29/matt-mullenweg-founder-ceo-of-wordpress/">The Social Media Bible Podcast interview</a>.</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:22:31 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Matt";}s:7:"summary";s:145:"<p><a href="http://thesocialmediabible.com/2008/08/29/matt-mullenweg-founder-ceo-of-wordpress/">The Social Media Bible Podcast interview</a>.</p>";}i:41;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:20:"Matt: In Philippines";s:4:"guid";s:20:"http://ma.tt/?p=7547";s:4:"link";s:36:"http://ma.tt/2008/09/in-philippines/";s:11:"description";s:380:"<p>Landed in the Philippines a few hours ago. Looking forward to meeting WordPress users in Davao and Manila! In other news, the immigration/customs forms here <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/photomatt/2823117536/">are sponsored by a booze company</a>. Smartly, though, they use carbon copy so you don&#8217;t have to write the exact same thing twice, like you do in the US.</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:18:26 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Matt";}s:7:"summary";s:380:"<p>Landed in the Philippines a few hours ago. Looking forward to meeting WordPress users in Davao and Manila! In other news, the immigration/customs forms here <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/photomatt/2823117536/">are sponsored by a booze company</a>. Smartly, though, they use carbon copy so you don&#8217;t have to write the exact same thing twice, like you do in the US.</p>";}i:42;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:32:"Gravatar: Better Image Detection";s:4:"guid";s:35:"http://gravatar.wordpress.com/?p=67";s:4:"link";s:59:"http://blog.gravatar.com/2008/09/02/better-image-detection/";s:11:"description";s:1877:"<div class="snap_preview"><br /><p>Just a quick note on a subtle improvement&#8230;</p>
<p>In the past when you have uploaded an image to gravatar.com that was not a png, jpeg, or gif, we presented you with a big fat error page (which nobody, ourselves included, likes to see.)  So as of now we do some back end trickery to attempt to get any image you try to use into a format that we can handle.  It wont work with every possible image type, but most of the really commonly attempted ones should be handled (such as svg, bmp, and tif!)</p>
<p>Happy uploading!</p>
<img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/categories/gravatar.wordpress.com/67/" /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/tags/gravatar.wordpress.com/67/" /> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gocomments/gravatar.wordpress.com/67/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/comments/gravatar.wordpress.com/67/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godelicious/gravatar.wordpress.com/67/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/delicious/gravatar.wordpress.com/67/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gostumble/gravatar.wordpress.com/67/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/stumble/gravatar.wordpress.com/67/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godigg/gravatar.wordpress.com/67/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/digg/gravatar.wordpress.com/67/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/goreddit/gravatar.wordpress.com/67/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/reddit/gravatar.wordpress.com/67/" /></a> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.gravatar.com&blog=1886259&post=67&subd=gravatar&ref=&feed=1" /></div>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:30:40 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:11:"apokalyptik";}s:7:"summary";s:1877:"<div class="snap_preview"><br /><p>Just a quick note on a subtle improvement&#8230;</p>
<p>In the past when you have uploaded an image to gravatar.com that was not a png, jpeg, or gif, we presented you with a big fat error page (which nobody, ourselves included, likes to see.)  So as of now we do some back end trickery to attempt to get any image you try to use into a format that we can handle.  It wont work with every possible image type, but most of the really commonly attempted ones should be handled (such as svg, bmp, and tif!)</p>
<p>Happy uploading!</p>
<img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/categories/gravatar.wordpress.com/67/" /> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/tags/gravatar.wordpress.com/67/" /> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gocomments/gravatar.wordpress.com/67/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/comments/gravatar.wordpress.com/67/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godelicious/gravatar.wordpress.com/67/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/delicious/gravatar.wordpress.com/67/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gostumble/gravatar.wordpress.com/67/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/stumble/gravatar.wordpress.com/67/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/godigg/gravatar.wordpress.com/67/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/digg/gravatar.wordpress.com/67/" /></a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/goreddit/gravatar.wordpress.com/67/"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/reddit/gravatar.wordpress.com/67/" /></a> <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.gravatar.com&blog=1886259&post=67&subd=gravatar&ref=&feed=1" /></div>";}i:43;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:27:"Donncha: WordPress MU 2.6.1";s:4:"guid";s:29:"http://ocaoimh.ie/?p=89493984";s:4:"link";s:46:"http://ocaoimh.ie/2008/09/02/wordpress-mu-261/";s:11:"description";s:1536:"<p><a href="http://mu.wordpress.org/">WordPress MU</a> version 2.6.1 has just been released. This is a sync of the <a href="http://wordpress.org/development/2008/08/wordpress-261/">WordPress maintenance release</a> that saw the light of day a few weeks ago.</p>
<p>This is a required upgrade as it fixes a number of critical bugs, particularly in deleting users and blogs. Upgrading is as easy as copying over the files of your current install.</p>
<p>For a more comprehensive list of changes, check the <a href="http://trac.mu.wordpress.org/timeline">timeline</a>, but in short, yes you do need to upgrade!</p>
<p><a href="http://mu.wordpress.org/">WordPress MU</a> is a multi blog version of WordPress that runs many sites such as <a href="http://blogs.linux.ie/">Linux.ie Blogs</a> and <a href="http://wordpress.com/">WordPress.com</a>. If you run the single blog version of WordPress you can probably ignore this message.</p>
<p><img src="http://ocaoimh.ie/?voyeur=1" /></p><p><strong>Related Posts</strong><ul><li><a href="http://ocaoimh.ie/2005/08/17/whats-this-wordpresscom-thing-anyway/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: What&#8217;s this WordPress.com thing anyway?">What&#8217;s this WordPress.com thing anyway?</a></li><li><a href="http://ocaoimh.ie/2008/01/26/wordpress-mu-132/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: WordPress MU 1.3.2">WordPress MU 1.3.2</a></li><li><a href="http://ocaoimh.ie/2008/02/05/wordpress-mu-133/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: WordPress MU 1.3.3">WordPress MU 1.3.3</a></li></ul></p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:05:01 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:7:"Donncha";}s:7:"summary";s:1536:"<p><a href="http://mu.wordpress.org/">WordPress MU</a> version 2.6.1 has just been released. This is a sync of the <a href="http://wordpress.org/development/2008/08/wordpress-261/">WordPress maintenance release</a> that saw the light of day a few weeks ago.</p>
<p>This is a required upgrade as it fixes a number of critical bugs, particularly in deleting users and blogs. Upgrading is as easy as copying over the files of your current install.</p>
<p>For a more comprehensive list of changes, check the <a href="http://trac.mu.wordpress.org/timeline">timeline</a>, but in short, yes you do need to upgrade!</p>
<p><a href="http://mu.wordpress.org/">WordPress MU</a> is a multi blog version of WordPress that runs many sites such as <a href="http://blogs.linux.ie/">Linux.ie Blogs</a> and <a href="http://wordpress.com/">WordPress.com</a>. If you run the single blog version of WordPress you can probably ignore this message.</p>
<p><img src="http://ocaoimh.ie/?voyeur=1" /></p><p><strong>Related Posts</strong><ul><li><a href="http://ocaoimh.ie/2005/08/17/whats-this-wordpresscom-thing-anyway/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: What&#8217;s this WordPress.com thing anyway?">What&#8217;s this WordPress.com thing anyway?</a></li><li><a href="http://ocaoimh.ie/2008/01/26/wordpress-mu-132/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: WordPress MU 1.3.2">WordPress MU 1.3.2</a></li><li><a href="http://ocaoimh.ie/2008/02/05/wordpress-mu-133/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: WordPress MU 1.3.3">WordPress MU 1.3.3</a></li></ul></p>";}i:44;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:62:"Dougal Campbell: XCache Object Cache Plugin for WordPress 2.5+";s:4:"guid";s:33:"http://dougal.gunters.org/?p=1041";s:4:"link";s:85:"http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2008/08/29/xcache-object-cache-plugin-for-wordpress-25";s:11:"description";s:4887:"<div>
	<p><a rel="nofollow" title="Download version 0.7d of xcache-plugin.zip" href="http://dougal.gunters.org/download/xcache-plugin.zip"><img src="http://dougal.gunters.org/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/drain-hole/images/download.png" alt="download" width="128" height="128" /></a></p>

	<table class="download">
		<tr>
			<th>Download:</th>
			<td><a rel="nofollow" title="Download version 0.7d of xcache-plugin.zip" href="http://dougal.gunters.org/download/xcache-plugin.zip">xcache-plugin.zip</a></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<th>Version:</th>
			<td>0.7d</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<th>Updated:</th>
			<td>8/29/2008</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<th>Size:</th>
			<td>1.94 <acronym title="Kilobyte"><span class="caps">KB</span></acronym></td>
		</tr>
	</table>
	
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<br />
This is another one of those articles that will be of interest to a minority of <a href="http://wordpress.org/">WordPress</a> users. In particular, if you use the <a href="http://xcache.lighttpd.net/">XCache <acronym title="Php Hypertext Processor"><span class="caps">PHP</span></acronym> opcode cache</a> and <a href="http://neosmart.net/blog/2007/xcache-and-eaccelerator-plugins-for-wordpress/">Neosmart&#8217;s XCache object-cache plugin for WordPress</a>. For those of you who don&#8217;t know what the heck I&#8217;m babbling about, a <acronym title="Php Hypertext Processor"><span class="caps">PHP</span></acronym> opcode cache is a bit of software which helps your web server do less work when turning all your <acronym title="Php Hypertext Processor"><span class="caps">PHP</span></acronym> code into web pages that a browser can render. The object-cache plugin is a bit of code added to WordPress which communicates with a caching service in order to reduce the number of database queries it needs to make when building your pages. Together, this helps reduce the <acronym title="Central Processing Unit"><span class="caps">CPU</span></acronym> load on your web server.</p>
<p>When WordPress 2.5 was released, it introduced some changes to the object cache <acronym title="Application Interface"><span class="caps">API</span></acronym>. Specifically, it introduced &#8216;global groups&#8217; and &#8216;non-persistent groups&#8217;, which are just ways for WP to organize and optimize the data it stores in the cache. However, if you didn&#8217;t have an updated version of your object-cache.php plugin, you&#8217;d start to see some &#8216;quirks&#8217; in your system. The things I noticed the most were that my comment moderation counts and plugin update counts would not update properly when I flagged comments or upgraded my plugins. I had hoped that Neosmart would update the plugin, but I never saw any news about it, so I ended up just disabling the object-cache on my site.</p>
<p>Then recently, I had to do some work on the <a title="memcache daemon" href="http://www.danga.com/memcached/">memcached</a> version of the object-cache plugin for a client. This inspired me to go ahead and take a look at the code myself, and update the XCache plugin. By looking at the changes to the memcached plugin, I was able to see that it really wasn&#8217;t very hard to make similar changes to the XCache plugin.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve sent my changes to the author of the original plugin, but until any official update comes out, you&#8217;re welcome to download my changes.</p>
<p><strong>NOTE</strong>: this is <em>not</em> a normal WordPress plugin, it does not go in your <code>plugins</code> directory! Install the &#8216;<code>object-cache.php</code>&#8216; file directly in your &#8216;<code>wp-content</code>&#8216; directory! <del datetime="2008-09-04T22:23:54+00:00">You must also add the following line to your <code>wp-config.php</code> file, just before the comment that says &#8217;stop editing&#8217;:</del></p>
<p><code><del datetime="2008-09-04T22:23:54+00:00">define(&#8217;ENABLE_CACHE&#8217;, &#8216;yes&#8217;);</del><ins datetime="2008-09-04T22:23:54+00:00">This is no longer required in newer versions of WordPress.</ins></code></p>
<p>For more information, see my previous article, <a title="How to use the WP object cache in your own plugin code." href="http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2006/07/21/using-the-wordpress-object-cache">Using the WordPress Object Cache</a>.</p>
<p><del datetime="2008-09-11T21:40:37+00:00"><ins datetime="2008-09-03T00:20:04+00:00"><strong>UPDATE 2008-09-02</strong>: After seeing comments about people getting errors, I took a closer look and found a couple of typos. Version 0.7c should clear those up.</ins></del></p>
<p><ins datetime="2008-09-11T21:40:37+00:00"><strong>UPDATE 2008-09-11</strong>: Updated to version 0.7d, which should do a better job of creating unique keys, even on servers with multiple installations of WP / WPMU. Testers wanted!</ins></p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:00:22 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:6:"Dougal";}s:7:"summary";s:4887:"<div>
	<p><a rel="nofollow" title="Download version 0.7d of xcache-plugin.zip" href="http://dougal.gunters.org/download/xcache-plugin.zip"><img src="http://dougal.gunters.org/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/drain-hole/images/download.png" alt="download" width="128" height="128" /></a></p>

	<table class="download">
		<tr>
			<th>Download:</th>
			<td><a rel="nofollow" title="Download version 0.7d of xcache-plugin.zip" href="http://dougal.gunters.org/download/xcache-plugin.zip">xcache-plugin.zip</a></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<th>Version:</th>
			<td>0.7d</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<th>Updated:</th>
			<td>8/29/2008</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<th>Size:</th>
			<td>1.94 <acronym title="Kilobyte"><span class="caps">KB</span></acronym></td>
		</tr>
	</table>
	
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<br />
This is another one of those articles that will be of interest to a minority of <a href="http://wordpress.org/">WordPress</a> users. In particular, if you use the <a href="http://xcache.lighttpd.net/">XCache <acronym title="Php Hypertext Processor"><span class="caps">PHP</span></acronym> opcode cache</a> and <a href="http://neosmart.net/blog/2007/xcache-and-eaccelerator-plugins-for-wordpress/">Neosmart&#8217;s XCache object-cache plugin for WordPress</a>. For those of you who don&#8217;t know what the heck I&#8217;m babbling about, a <acronym title="Php Hypertext Processor"><span class="caps">PHP</span></acronym> opcode cache is a bit of software which helps your web server do less work when turning all your <acronym title="Php Hypertext Processor"><span class="caps">PHP</span></acronym> code into web pages that a browser can render. The object-cache plugin is a bit of code added to WordPress which communicates with a caching service in order to reduce the number of database queries it needs to make when building your pages. Together, this helps reduce the <acronym title="Central Processing Unit"><span class="caps">CPU</span></acronym> load on your web server.</p>
<p>When WordPress 2.5 was released, it introduced some changes to the object cache <acronym title="Application Interface"><span class="caps">API</span></acronym>. Specifically, it introduced &#8216;global groups&#8217; and &#8216;non-persistent groups&#8217;, which are just ways for WP to organize and optimize the data it stores in the cache. However, if you didn&#8217;t have an updated version of your object-cache.php plugin, you&#8217;d start to see some &#8216;quirks&#8217; in your system. The things I noticed the most were that my comment moderation counts and plugin update counts would not update properly when I flagged comments or upgraded my plugins. I had hoped that Neosmart would update the plugin, but I never saw any news about it, so I ended up just disabling the object-cache on my site.</p>
<p>Then recently, I had to do some work on the <a title="memcache daemon" href="http://www.danga.com/memcached/">memcached</a> version of the object-cache plugin for a client. This inspired me to go ahead and take a look at the code myself, and update the XCache plugin. By looking at the changes to the memcached plugin, I was able to see that it really wasn&#8217;t very hard to make similar changes to the XCache plugin.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve sent my changes to the author of the original plugin, but until any official update comes out, you&#8217;re welcome to download my changes.</p>
<p><strong>NOTE</strong>: this is <em>not</em> a normal WordPress plugin, it does not go in your <code>plugins</code> directory! Install the &#8216;<code>object-cache.php</code>&#8216; file directly in your &#8216;<code>wp-content</code>&#8216; directory! <del datetime="2008-09-04T22:23:54+00:00">You must also add the following line to your <code>wp-config.php</code> file, just before the comment that says &#8217;stop editing&#8217;:</del></p>
<p><code><del datetime="2008-09-04T22:23:54+00:00">define(&#8217;ENABLE_CACHE&#8217;, &#8216;yes&#8217;);</del><ins datetime="2008-09-04T22:23:54+00:00">This is no longer required in newer versions of WordPress.</ins></code></p>
<p>For more information, see my previous article, <a title="How to use the WP object cache in your own plugin code." href="http://dougal.gunters.org/blog/2006/07/21/using-the-wordpress-object-cache">Using the WordPress Object Cache</a>.</p>
<p><del datetime="2008-09-11T21:40:37+00:00"><ins datetime="2008-09-03T00:20:04+00:00"><strong>UPDATE 2008-09-02</strong>: After seeing comments about people getting errors, I took a closer look and found a couple of typos. Version 0.7c should clear those up.</ins></del></p>
<p><ins datetime="2008-09-11T21:40:37+00:00"><strong>UPDATE 2008-09-11</strong>: Updated to version 0.7d, which should do a better job of creating unique keys, even on servers with multiple installations of WP / WPMU. Testers wanted!</ins></p>";}i:45;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:52:"Weblog Tools Collection: First Look At WordPress 2.7";s:4:"guid";s:40:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=4040";s:4:"link";s:80:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/09/02/first-look-at-wordpress-27/";s:11:"description";s:14986:"<p>Although tentatively scheduled for <a title="http://wordpress.org/about/roadmap/" href="http://wordpress.org/about/roadmap/" target="_blank">November</a>, WordPress 2.7 looks to be as big of a release since WordPress 2.5, perhaps even bigger. <strong>Before reading the rest of this post, please keep in mind that what you see in the following screenshots is by no means a representation of the final product. Also keep in mind that WordPress 2.7 should not be used on a live blog as 2.7 is no where near stable. What you see here is not necessarily what you&#8217;ll get. This post will highlight WordPress 2.7 at its current stage of development. Please keep this in mind as you read through the post and make comments. </strong>Also, click on any of the thumbnails to see the full size of the image.</p>
<h2>Back End User Interface:</h2>
<p><a href="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/08/userinterface.png"><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4042" title="WordPress 2.7 Backend User Interface" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/08/userinterface-150x150.png" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a></p>
<p>Right from the get go, you&#8217;ll notice that just about every facet of the dashboard has been changed. There is now a left hand side navigational column. This column is displayed no matter which part of the administration panel you are viewing. From what I have read on the WP-Hackers mailing list, the decision to go with a side column for navigation was to cut down on the amount of vertical scrolling. This will also allow plugin authors more room to use the top navigation column. After using this version of WordPress, I have noticed that I don&#8217;t scroll up or down as much as I used to. One thing worthy of noting is that, when a navigational item contains child elements, clicking on the parent initiates a smooth drop down animation. While this means some elements of the administration area will require an extra mouse click, I don&#8217;t find it to be that big of a deal. I imagine if people raise a ruckus about this, the team may decide to initiate the drop down effect during a mouse over.</p>
<p>Although this feature was not available in this prototype, each content block within the dashboard contains an edit link. I&#8217;m not sure if these will be drag and drop-able like Widgets but at least you&#8217;ll be able to edit their contents or configure them. Speaking of the dashboard, you&#8217;ll notice in the screenshot that there is a new block labeled QuickPress. QuickPress is a quick and easy way to publish posts. Although in this iteration, it does not give you the chance to attach a category. So far, it seems to me as though QuickPress could serve to be a quick and easy draft manager/creator.</p>
<p>On the left hand side, we have a box labeled <strong>InBox</strong>. Again, I am not sure what the plans are for this area of the dashboard. Any details for this feature are speculative at this point. However, I think it would be pretty cool if it served as a private messaging area. A simple way to contact other WordPress site administrators. Sure, we could use email or IM to accomplish this goal, but doing it from within WordPress sounds pretty good to me.</p>
<p>As an aside, the black headers for the various blocks in the dashboard appear more stylish to me versus the light blue colored ones in the current implementation.</p>
<p>Before we move on, we need to acknowledge the <strong>WordPress admin bar</strong> at the top of the administration area. This bar looks and works similar to the way in which the WordPress.com admin bar works. <strong>My Account</strong> acts as a profile link as it takes you directly to your account profile. <strong>New Post</strong> takes you straight to the <strong>Write Panel</strong> and of course, you can see how many new comments you have in the moderation queue which will take you to the comment management panel when clicked on.</p>
<p>Last but not least, it is important to notice that some of the naming conventions have changed in terms of navigation. For example, Templates have taken the place of Design. There is also a brand new menu item called Utilities. So far, this link houses the following items: <strong>InBox, Tags, Categories, Link Categories, Users, Import, and Export</strong>. This addition seems pretty logical to me. Instead of clicking on the Management tab where you would then gain access to manage content, there is now a parent navigational menu item called Content. Underneath of this element you&#8217;ll find links for <strong>Posts, Comments, Media Library, Links, and Pages.</strong></p>
<p>I&#8217;ve had discussions with a few people already about why the change from Design to Template has taken place as I don&#8217;t understand why it has changed. Templates seem like they would be a good fit underneath Design. Now, we have the possibility of Themes showing up underneath Templates.</p>
<h2>The Write Panel:</h2>
<p><a href="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/08/writepanel1.png"><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4044" title="Write Panel In 2.7" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/08/writepanel1-150x150.png" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a></p>
<p>The Write Panel in WordPress 2.7 has gone through an overhaul as well. I think you&#8217;ll really enjoy the fact that drag and drop elements are back. You can now drag elements to the sidebar or to the bottom of the panel. I am thoroughly excited for this element alone. We can now configure the write panel so it is best suited for our needs instead of using a static configuration. There is a cool new tab on the right-hand sidebar called settings.</p>
<p><a href="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/08/writepanelsettings.png"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-4045" title="WordPress 2.7 Write Panel Settings" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/08/writepanelsettings.png" alt="" width="342" height="119" /></a></p>
<p>If you click on this tab, you&#8217;ll be able to select which elements are displayed and which ones are hidden. An extra bonus in terms of configuring the write panel! Not only can you configure the layout to your liking, you can even exclude the non used items from showing up. With todays average monitor resolutions being as big as they are, these two changes to the write panel may end the need for vertical scrolling. This was a major complaint with the WordPress 2.5 write panel.</p>
<p>Here is what the Write Panel looks like with all of the settings turned off:</p>
<p><a href="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/08/emptywritepanel.png"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-4047" title="WordPress 2.7 Write Panel With Settings Turned Off" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/08/emptywritepanel-300x137.png" alt="" width="300" height="137" /></a></p>
<p>One last thing about the write panel that I noticed. Instead of the add media buttons that are present within todays WordPress write panel, this version showcases a single Add Media button. For now, this only supports the addition of images into posts but I imagine the other media functionality will be added before its release.</p>
<p><a href="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/08/stickypost.png"><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4059" title="Stickypost In WordPress 2.7" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/08/stickypost-150x150.png" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a></p>
<p>Another item worthy of mentioning is that the <strong>Publish tab</strong> now includes an additional option that will allow you to stick a post to the front page. Subsequent posts will be published underneath of this sticky post until the sticky option item is unchecked.</p>
<h2>Even More Plugin Goodness:</h2>
<p>Browsing and installing plugins from the respository looks to become even more convenient now that you can do both from the WordPress back end.</p>
<p><a href="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/08/pluginbrowser.png"><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4049" title="WordPress 2.7 Plugin Browser/Installer" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/08/pluginbrowser-150x150.png" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a></p>
<p>WordPress 2.7 essentially brings all of the features of the plugin repository and makes them accessible in the back end. The plugin installation area presents you with a myriad of different ways in which to search the respository for plugins. For example, you can search by <strong>Term, Tag, or Author</strong>. I tested the search function by selecting Term and then looking for WP Ajax Edit Comments which is a plugin written by our own Ronald Huereca. The search was fast but didn&#8217;t show the plugin I searched for as the first result. In fact, the plugin was listed on page four at the bottom. This is a good example as to why the Plugin repository search needs to be improved. There is no reason why a plugin should not be listed as the first result if you type in its exact name into the search field.</p>
<p><a href="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/08/pluginsearch.png"><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4050" title="WordPress 2.7 Plugin Search In Action" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/08/pluginsearch-150x150.png" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a></p>
<p>Each search result provides a <strong>version number, rating, description and an install link</strong>. When I clicked on the install link, the detailed plugin information page opened in a Lightbox sort of fashion providing me with a button from which to install from. Clicking the install link from the detailed information page will initiate the download of the plugin. The plugin will automatically be unpacked and installed into WordPress. This is what a successful plugin installation screen looks like in 2.7.</p>
<p><a href="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/08/successfulinstall.png"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-4051" title="Successful Plugin Install" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/08/successfulinstall-300x162.png" alt="" width="300" height="162" /></a></p>
<p>If the plugin was installed successfully, the only thing you&#8217;ll have left to do is activate and then configure it.</p>
<p><span>Although this is great for end users, plugin authors will be pleased to know that they will be able to upload plugins to the repository from the WordPress back end.</span> The Upload Plugin feature in the backend will allow the uploading of plugin archives to your own site while installing them directly from the zip file. This feature was not present in the prototype version but it appears as though the uploading will utilize SwfUpload if available and will unzip .zip packages.</p>
<p>The whole idea of being able to install and upgrade plugins automatically from within WordPress is cool but to see it become a reality is awesome. We can thank the team for building a quality plugin repository API for allowing much of this to happen. I have a feeling that the theme repository and the back end of WordPress will end up going down a similar route with a future version of WordPress.</p>
<h2>More Image Settings:</h2>
<p>Within the Miscellaneous section of settings, there are now a few more options for customizing the display of images within posts. You can now configure <strong>a large image size, default image size, default image alignment, and default image links</strong>. Very nice, time saving options.</p>
<p><a href="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/08/moreimageoptions.png"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-4052" title="More Configuration Options For Images" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/08/moreimageoptions-300x203.png" alt="" width="300" height="203" /></a></p>
<h2>Plugin Users/Authors:</h2>
<p>If you happen to test WordPress 2.7 either on a live site or a local install, please check to see which plugins you have installed work or break with the new version. Then, add your results to the WordPress <a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Plugins/Plugin_Compatibility/2.7">2.7 Plugin Compatibility page</a> within the Codex.  Note to contributors: Please include the version number of the plugin you tested. This will help both WordPress users and plugin developers determine what needs to be addressed.</p>
<h2>Make This The Best Release Ever:</h2>
<p>There are a number of ways in which you can help make this the best release of WordPress thus far. First, there are the mailing lists which you can subscribe and participate in.</p>
<p><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Mailing_Lists#Testers">WP-Testers Mailing List</a> - You can download the pre-releases of WordPress and test them, so that the WordPress developers can fix problems before the new version is made available to the public. If you would like to get involved in this effort, join this mailing list, where new releases are announced and discussed.</p>
<p><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Mailing_Lists#Hackers">WP-Hackers Mailing List</a> -  All contributions, ideas and suggestions are welcome at the mailing list. Sometimes, requests are also made on the list asking for the help of volunteers to assist in the improvement and development of specific functionality.</p>
<p>Occasionally there are also bug days on the <strong>#wordpress-bugs</strong> IRC channel. You can read about what happens in a bug day in <a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Bug_Hunts">WordPress Bug Hunts</a>, and subscribe to either the wp-hackers or wp-testers mailing list to find out when they happen.</p>
<p>Also, bookmark this <a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_2.7">Codex page dedicated to WordPress 2.7</a>. It will be updated as the day of release gets closer.</p>
<h2>Conclusion:</h2>
<p>Considering WordPress 2.5 was released not too long ago, seeing another User Interface design in the administration panel frustrated me a little at first. I was just beginning to get used to the way the 2.5 admin area looks and feels. However, I <em>must</em> admit that the more I use this new design, the more I enjoy using it. There might be a few users who are upset with the left hand navigation column being displayed on every page. I know I was, especially on the Write panel where I felt squeezed in. However, after using the test version for a little while, I am actually starting to appreciate the vertical navigational column as I don&#8217;t need to scroll my mouse wheel up and down as much as I used to. The re-introduction of drag and drop elements within the Write panel is a huge sigh of relief.</p>
<p>Overall, I really like what I&#8217;ve seen thus far in this very, very early build of WordPress 2.7. There is still a lot of time before 2.7 is released. Things can and probably will change from now until then but as of right now, things are looking really good.</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:15:06 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:13:"Jeff Chandler";}s:7:"summary";s:14986:"<p>Although tentatively scheduled for <a title="http://wordpress.org/about/roadmap/" href="http://wordpress.org/about/roadmap/" target="_blank">November</a>, WordPress 2.7 looks to be as big of a release since WordPress 2.5, perhaps even bigger. <strong>Before reading the rest of this post, please keep in mind that what you see in the following screenshots is by no means a representation of the final product. Also keep in mind that WordPress 2.7 should not be used on a live blog as 2.7 is no where near stable. What you see here is not necessarily what you&#8217;ll get. This post will highlight WordPress 2.7 at its current stage of development. Please keep this in mind as you read through the post and make comments. </strong>Also, click on any of the thumbnails to see the full size of the image.</p>
<h2>Back End User Interface:</h2>
<p><a href="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/08/userinterface.png"><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4042" title="WordPress 2.7 Backend User Interface" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/08/userinterface-150x150.png" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a></p>
<p>Right from the get go, you&#8217;ll notice that just about every facet of the dashboard has been changed. There is now a left hand side navigational column. This column is displayed no matter which part of the administration panel you are viewing. From what I have read on the WP-Hackers mailing list, the decision to go with a side column for navigation was to cut down on the amount of vertical scrolling. This will also allow plugin authors more room to use the top navigation column. After using this version of WordPress, I have noticed that I don&#8217;t scroll up or down as much as I used to. One thing worthy of noting is that, when a navigational item contains child elements, clicking on the parent initiates a smooth drop down animation. While this means some elements of the administration area will require an extra mouse click, I don&#8217;t find it to be that big of a deal. I imagine if people raise a ruckus about this, the team may decide to initiate the drop down effect during a mouse over.</p>
<p>Although this feature was not available in this prototype, each content block within the dashboard contains an edit link. I&#8217;m not sure if these will be drag and drop-able like Widgets but at least you&#8217;ll be able to edit their contents or configure them. Speaking of the dashboard, you&#8217;ll notice in the screenshot that there is a new block labeled QuickPress. QuickPress is a quick and easy way to publish posts. Although in this iteration, it does not give you the chance to attach a category. So far, it seems to me as though QuickPress could serve to be a quick and easy draft manager/creator.</p>
<p>On the left hand side, we have a box labeled <strong>InBox</strong>. Again, I am not sure what the plans are for this area of the dashboard. Any details for this feature are speculative at this point. However, I think it would be pretty cool if it served as a private messaging area. A simple way to contact other WordPress site administrators. Sure, we could use email or IM to accomplish this goal, but doing it from within WordPress sounds pretty good to me.</p>
<p>As an aside, the black headers for the various blocks in the dashboard appear more stylish to me versus the light blue colored ones in the current implementation.</p>
<p>Before we move on, we need to acknowledge the <strong>WordPress admin bar</strong> at the top of the administration area. This bar looks and works similar to the way in which the WordPress.com admin bar works. <strong>My Account</strong> acts as a profile link as it takes you directly to your account profile. <strong>New Post</strong> takes you straight to the <strong>Write Panel</strong> and of course, you can see how many new comments you have in the moderation queue which will take you to the comment management panel when clicked on.</p>
<p>Last but not least, it is important to notice that some of the naming conventions have changed in terms of navigation. For example, Templates have taken the place of Design. There is also a brand new menu item called Utilities. So far, this link houses the following items: <strong>InBox, Tags, Categories, Link Categories, Users, Import, and Export</strong>. This addition seems pretty logical to me. Instead of clicking on the Management tab where you would then gain access to manage content, there is now a parent navigational menu item called Content. Underneath of this element you&#8217;ll find links for <strong>Posts, Comments, Media Library, Links, and Pages.</strong></p>
<p>I&#8217;ve had discussions with a few people already about why the change from Design to Template has taken place as I don&#8217;t understand why it has changed. Templates seem like they would be a good fit underneath Design. Now, we have the possibility of Themes showing up underneath Templates.</p>
<h2>The Write Panel:</h2>
<p><a href="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/08/writepanel1.png"><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4044" title="Write Panel In 2.7" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/08/writepanel1-150x150.png" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a></p>
<p>The Write Panel in WordPress 2.7 has gone through an overhaul as well. I think you&#8217;ll really enjoy the fact that drag and drop elements are back. You can now drag elements to the sidebar or to the bottom of the panel. I am thoroughly excited for this element alone. We can now configure the write panel so it is best suited for our needs instead of using a static configuration. There is a cool new tab on the right-hand sidebar called settings.</p>
<p><a href="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/08/writepanelsettings.png"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-4045" title="WordPress 2.7 Write Panel Settings" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/08/writepanelsettings.png" alt="" width="342" height="119" /></a></p>
<p>If you click on this tab, you&#8217;ll be able to select which elements are displayed and which ones are hidden. An extra bonus in terms of configuring the write panel! Not only can you configure the layout to your liking, you can even exclude the non used items from showing up. With todays average monitor resolutions being as big as they are, these two changes to the write panel may end the need for vertical scrolling. This was a major complaint with the WordPress 2.5 write panel.</p>
<p>Here is what the Write Panel looks like with all of the settings turned off:</p>
<p><a href="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/08/emptywritepanel.png"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-4047" title="WordPress 2.7 Write Panel With Settings Turned Off" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/08/emptywritepanel-300x137.png" alt="" width="300" height="137" /></a></p>
<p>One last thing about the write panel that I noticed. Instead of the add media buttons that are present within todays WordPress write panel, this version showcases a single Add Media button. For now, this only supports the addition of images into posts but I imagine the other media functionality will be added before its release.</p>
<p><a href="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/08/stickypost.png"><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4059" title="Stickypost In WordPress 2.7" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/08/stickypost-150x150.png" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a></p>
<p>Another item worthy of mentioning is that the <strong>Publish tab</strong> now includes an additional option that will allow you to stick a post to the front page. Subsequent posts will be published underneath of this sticky post until the sticky option item is unchecked.</p>
<h2>Even More Plugin Goodness:</h2>
<p>Browsing and installing plugins from the respository looks to become even more convenient now that you can do both from the WordPress back end.</p>
<p><a href="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/08/pluginbrowser.png"><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4049" title="WordPress 2.7 Plugin Browser/Installer" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/08/pluginbrowser-150x150.png" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a></p>
<p>WordPress 2.7 essentially brings all of the features of the plugin repository and makes them accessible in the back end. The plugin installation area presents you with a myriad of different ways in which to search the respository for plugins. For example, you can search by <strong>Term, Tag, or Author</strong>. I tested the search function by selecting Term and then looking for WP Ajax Edit Comments which is a plugin written by our own Ronald Huereca. The search was fast but didn&#8217;t show the plugin I searched for as the first result. In fact, the plugin was listed on page four at the bottom. This is a good example as to why the Plugin repository search needs to be improved. There is no reason why a plugin should not be listed as the first result if you type in its exact name into the search field.</p>
<p><a href="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/08/pluginsearch.png"><img class="alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-4050" title="WordPress 2.7 Plugin Search In Action" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/08/pluginsearch-150x150.png" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a></p>
<p>Each search result provides a <strong>version number, rating, description and an install link</strong>. When I clicked on the install link, the detailed plugin information page opened in a Lightbox sort of fashion providing me with a button from which to install from. Clicking the install link from the detailed information page will initiate the download of the plugin. The plugin will automatically be unpacked and installed into WordPress. This is what a successful plugin installation screen looks like in 2.7.</p>
<p><a href="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/08/successfulinstall.png"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-4051" title="Successful Plugin Install" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/08/successfulinstall-300x162.png" alt="" width="300" height="162" /></a></p>
<p>If the plugin was installed successfully, the only thing you&#8217;ll have left to do is activate and then configure it.</p>
<p><span>Although this is great for end users, plugin authors will be pleased to know that they will be able to upload plugins to the repository from the WordPress back end.</span> The Upload Plugin feature in the backend will allow the uploading of plugin archives to your own site while installing them directly from the zip file. This feature was not present in the prototype version but it appears as though the uploading will utilize SwfUpload if available and will unzip .zip packages.</p>
<p>The whole idea of being able to install and upgrade plugins automatically from within WordPress is cool but to see it become a reality is awesome. We can thank the team for building a quality plugin repository API for allowing much of this to happen. I have a feeling that the theme repository and the back end of WordPress will end up going down a similar route with a future version of WordPress.</p>
<h2>More Image Settings:</h2>
<p>Within the Miscellaneous section of settings, there are now a few more options for customizing the display of images within posts. You can now configure <strong>a large image size, default image size, default image alignment, and default image links</strong>. Very nice, time saving options.</p>
<p><a href="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/08/moreimageoptions.png"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-4052" title="More Configuration Options For Images" src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/08/moreimageoptions-300x203.png" alt="" width="300" height="203" /></a></p>
<h2>Plugin Users/Authors:</h2>
<p>If you happen to test WordPress 2.7 either on a live site or a local install, please check to see which plugins you have installed work or break with the new version. Then, add your results to the WordPress <a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Plugins/Plugin_Compatibility/2.7">2.7 Plugin Compatibility page</a> within the Codex.  Note to contributors: Please include the version number of the plugin you tested. This will help both WordPress users and plugin developers determine what needs to be addressed.</p>
<h2>Make This The Best Release Ever:</h2>
<p>There are a number of ways in which you can help make this the best release of WordPress thus far. First, there are the mailing lists which you can subscribe and participate in.</p>
<p><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Mailing_Lists#Testers">WP-Testers Mailing List</a> - You can download the pre-releases of WordPress and test them, so that the WordPress developers can fix problems before the new version is made available to the public. If you would like to get involved in this effort, join this mailing list, where new releases are announced and discussed.</p>
<p><a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Mailing_Lists#Hackers">WP-Hackers Mailing List</a> -  All contributions, ideas and suggestions are welcome at the mailing list. Sometimes, requests are also made on the list asking for the help of volunteers to assist in the improvement and development of specific functionality.</p>
<p>Occasionally there are also bug days on the <strong>#wordpress-bugs</strong> IRC channel. You can read about what happens in a bug day in <a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Bug_Hunts">WordPress Bug Hunts</a>, and subscribe to either the wp-hackers or wp-testers mailing list to find out when they happen.</p>
<p>Also, bookmark this <a href="http://codex.wordpress.org/Version_2.7">Codex page dedicated to WordPress 2.7</a>. It will be updated as the day of release gets closer.</p>
<h2>Conclusion:</h2>
<p>Considering WordPress 2.5 was released not too long ago, seeing another User Interface design in the administration panel frustrated me a little at first. I was just beginning to get used to the way the 2.5 admin area looks and feels. However, I <em>must</em> admit that the more I use this new design, the more I enjoy using it. There might be a few users who are upset with the left hand navigation column being displayed on every page. I know I was, especially on the Write panel where I felt squeezed in. However, after using the test version for a little while, I am actually starting to appreciate the vertical navigational column as I don&#8217;t need to scroll my mouse wheel up and down as much as I used to. The re-introduction of drag and drop elements within the Write panel is a huge sigh of relief.</p>
<p>Overall, I really like what I&#8217;ve seen thus far in this very, very early build of WordPress 2.7. There is still a lot of time before 2.7 is released. Things can and probably will change from now until then but as of right now, things are looking really good.</p>";}i:46;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:59:"Weblog Tools Collection: WordPress Theme Releases for 09/02";s:4:"guid";s:40:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=4082";s:4:"link";s:87:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/09/02/wordpress-theme-releases-for-0902/";s:11:"description";s:4187:"<p><a href="http://blog.raptxt.it/temi/tema-wordpress-keepitsimple/"><strong>Keep It Simple</strong></a></p>
<p><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/keepitsimple.jpg" border="0" alt="keepitsimple" width="172" height="114" /></p>
<p>Two columns, widget ready, elegant theme.</p>
<p><a href="http://deuced.net/fatmary/"><strong>Fat Mary</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://deuced.net/fatmary/?wptheme=Fat+Mary"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/fatmary.jpg" border="0" alt="fatmary" width="186" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Fat Mary is a green-like, three column, rounded corners theme with the header and footer in the main column.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.urbanlife.jayhafling.com/"><strong>Urban Life</strong></a></p>
<p><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/urbanlife.jpg" border="0" alt="UrbanLife" width="177" height="114" /></p>
<p>Urban Life is 2 columns green-gray, widget ready WordPress theme.</p>
<p><a href="http://resourcepile.com/square-splatter-free-wordpress-theme-has-arrived/"><strong>Square Splatter</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://dev.kerplunc.com/wordpress/?wptheme=Square%20Splatter"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/squaresplatter.jpg" border="0" alt="SquareSplatter" width="186" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Single column theme with information at the bottom</p>
<p><a href="http://gaboink.net/prologue-gaboogle-wordpress-theme/"><strong>Prologue Gaboogle</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://gaboink.net/themes/wordpress/gaboogle/"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/gaboogle-prologue-out-205x249.gif" border="0" alt="gaboogle-prologue-out-205x249" width="94" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Inspired by social networks such as twitter, Jaiku, plurk, and Pownce, the Prologue Gaboogle? WordPress theme is an extended version of Automatic’s Prologue theme for WordPress. It’s perfect for bloggers wanting to offer social streaming with a few of the standard WordPress bells and whistles readily available.</p>
<p><a href="http://3oneseven.com/02/scuba-wp-theme/"><strong>Scuba</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://wp.3oneseven.com/index.php?wptheme=Scuba"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/scuba.jpg" border="0" alt="scuba" width="80" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Scuba consists of a fixed two column outfit with a header image rotator built in: widgetized sidebar and footer columns, built in are recent comments with gravatars, related posts, social bookmarking enabled. Flickr is enabled in the themes options panel.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.thematology.com/2008/08/29/free-wordpress-theme-horoscope/"><strong>Horoscope</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://demo.thematology.com/?wptheme=horoscope"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/horoscope.png" border="0" alt="horoscope" width="145" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Two column fixed-width, free WordPress theme, with righthand sidebar, enabled for widgets - dark background&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="http://thebuckmaker.com/fireandice/"><strong>Fire And Ice</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://thebuckmaker.com/index.php?wptheme=FireAndIce"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/fireandice.png" border="0" alt="fireandice" width="152" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Two column, dark colored theme with a left sidebar and flames on both sides</p>
<p><a href="http://www.blogsdna.com/774/blogsdna-lab-xeiro-11-professional-wordpress-theme.htm"><strong>Xeiro</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://xeiro.blogsdna.com/"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/xeiro.png" border="0" alt="xeiro" width="100" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Three column blue and white widget, adsense and gravatar ready theme.</p>
<p><a href="http://theme.clarktech.no-ip.com/2008/08/26/web-20-simplified-theme/"><strong>Web 2.0 Simplified</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://demo.clarktech.no-ip.com/index.php?wptheme=Web+20+Simplified"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/web20simplified.jpg" border="0" alt="web20simplified" width="193" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Three column, blue and white, widget and gravatar ready theme.</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Tue, 02 Sep 2008 11:53:26 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Ajay";}s:7:"summary";s:4187:"<p><a href="http://blog.raptxt.it/temi/tema-wordpress-keepitsimple/"><strong>Keep It Simple</strong></a></p>
<p><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/keepitsimple.jpg" border="0" alt="keepitsimple" width="172" height="114" /></p>
<p>Two columns, widget ready, elegant theme.</p>
<p><a href="http://deuced.net/fatmary/"><strong>Fat Mary</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://deuced.net/fatmary/?wptheme=Fat+Mary"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/fatmary.jpg" border="0" alt="fatmary" width="186" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Fat Mary is a green-like, three column, rounded corners theme with the header and footer in the main column.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.urbanlife.jayhafling.com/"><strong>Urban Life</strong></a></p>
<p><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/urbanlife.jpg" border="0" alt="UrbanLife" width="177" height="114" /></p>
<p>Urban Life is 2 columns green-gray, widget ready WordPress theme.</p>
<p><a href="http://resourcepile.com/square-splatter-free-wordpress-theme-has-arrived/"><strong>Square Splatter</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://dev.kerplunc.com/wordpress/?wptheme=Square%20Splatter"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/squaresplatter.jpg" border="0" alt="SquareSplatter" width="186" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Single column theme with information at the bottom</p>
<p><a href="http://gaboink.net/prologue-gaboogle-wordpress-theme/"><strong>Prologue Gaboogle</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://gaboink.net/themes/wordpress/gaboogle/"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/gaboogle-prologue-out-205x249.gif" border="0" alt="gaboogle-prologue-out-205x249" width="94" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Inspired by social networks such as twitter, Jaiku, plurk, and Pownce, the Prologue Gaboogle? WordPress theme is an extended version of Automatic’s Prologue theme for WordPress. It’s perfect for bloggers wanting to offer social streaming with a few of the standard WordPress bells and whistles readily available.</p>
<p><a href="http://3oneseven.com/02/scuba-wp-theme/"><strong>Scuba</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://wp.3oneseven.com/index.php?wptheme=Scuba"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/scuba.jpg" border="0" alt="scuba" width="80" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Scuba consists of a fixed two column outfit with a header image rotator built in: widgetized sidebar and footer columns, built in are recent comments with gravatars, related posts, social bookmarking enabled. Flickr is enabled in the themes options panel.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.thematology.com/2008/08/29/free-wordpress-theme-horoscope/"><strong>Horoscope</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://demo.thematology.com/?wptheme=horoscope"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/horoscope.png" border="0" alt="horoscope" width="145" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Two column fixed-width, free WordPress theme, with righthand sidebar, enabled for widgets - dark background&#8230;</p>
<p><a href="http://thebuckmaker.com/fireandice/"><strong>Fire And Ice</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://thebuckmaker.com/index.php?wptheme=FireAndIce"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/fireandice.png" border="0" alt="fireandice" width="152" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Two column, dark colored theme with a left sidebar and flames on both sides</p>
<p><a href="http://www.blogsdna.com/774/blogsdna-lab-xeiro-11-professional-wordpress-theme.htm"><strong>Xeiro</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://xeiro.blogsdna.com/"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/xeiro.png" border="0" alt="xeiro" width="100" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Three column blue and white widget, adsense and gravatar ready theme.</p>
<p><a href="http://theme.clarktech.no-ip.com/2008/08/26/web-20-simplified-theme/"><strong>Web 2.0 Simplified</strong></a></p>
<p><a href="http://demo.clarktech.no-ip.com/index.php?wptheme=Web+20+Simplified"><img src="http://weblogtoolscollection.com/b2-img/2008/09/web20simplified.jpg" border="0" alt="web20simplified" width="193" height="114" /></a></p>
<p>Three column, blue and white, widget and gravatar ready theme.</p>";}i:47;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:49:"Weblog Tools Collection: Mark Surman on WordPress";s:4:"guid";s:78:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/09/01/mark-surman-on-wordpress/";s:4:"link";s:78:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/09/01/mark-surman-on-wordpress/";s:11:"description";s:832:"<p><a href="http://commonspace.wordpress.com/">commonspace</a>: Mark Surman, <a href="http://commonspace.wordpress.com/2008/07/21/me-and-mozilla/">incumbent</a> <a href="http://blog.lizardwrangler.com/2008/07/17/mark-surman-and-the-mozilla-foundation/">Executive Director</a> of the Mozilla Foundation is now blogging on WordPress (.com) after <a href="http://commonspace.typepad.com/commonspace/2008/09/moving-to-wordpress-finally.html">having mostly successfully moved his Typepad blog to WordPress</a>. If you take a look around Mark&#8217;s blog and read his musings, the incessant flow of energy, the unending passion for the Open Source movement and the push for <em>community, conversation and collaboration</em> in various forms become quite evident.</p>
<p>Good luck in him in his new position and welcome to WordPress!</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:44:48 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:10:"Mark Ghosh";}s:7:"summary";s:832:"<p><a href="http://commonspace.wordpress.com/">commonspace</a>: Mark Surman, <a href="http://commonspace.wordpress.com/2008/07/21/me-and-mozilla/">incumbent</a> <a href="http://blog.lizardwrangler.com/2008/07/17/mark-surman-and-the-mozilla-foundation/">Executive Director</a> of the Mozilla Foundation is now blogging on WordPress (.com) after <a href="http://commonspace.typepad.com/commonspace/2008/09/moving-to-wordpress-finally.html">having mostly successfully moved his Typepad blog to WordPress</a>. If you take a look around Mark&#8217;s blog and read his musings, the incessant flow of energy, the unending passion for the Open Source movement and the push for <em>community, conversation and collaboration</em> in various forms become quite evident.</p>
<p>Good luck in him in his new position and welcome to WordPress!</p>";}i:48;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:60:"Weblog Tools Collection: WordPress Plugin Releases for 09/01";s:4:"guid";s:40:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/?p=4065";s:4:"link";s:88:"http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2008/09/01/wordpress-plugin-releases-for-0901/";s:11:"description";s:1846:"<p><a href="http://www.askapache.com/seo/404-google-wordpress-plugin.html"><strong>Apache Google 404</strong></a></p>
<p>AskApache Google 404 is a must-have WordPress plugin that uses some ajax and a couple tricks to display a very helpful and SEO Error Page.  The default displays Google Search Results for images, news, blogs, videos, web, custom search engine, and your own site.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.viper007bond.com/wordpress-plugins/regenerate-thumbnails/"><strong>Regenerate Thumbnails</strong></a></p>
<p>Regenerate all attachment thumbnails in one-click. Useful if you change your thumbnail dimensions (either the small one or the medium one) after uploading images.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.bencoleman.co.uk/wordpress-widget-amazon-wishlists/"><strong>Amazon Wishlists</strong></a></p>
<p>Show the contents of any Amazon wishlist in the sidebar on your blog</p>
<p><a href="http://scribu.net/projects/smart-archives-reloaded.html"><strong>Smart Archives Reloaded</strong></a></p>
<p>Customize how your archives page should look like</p>
<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-scribd/"><strong>WP-Scribd</strong></a></p>
<p>Add Scribd docs inside a post</p>
<p><a href="http://code.google.com/p/mippin-dev/wiki/WordPressPlugin"><strong>Mobilize by Mippin</strong></a></p>
<p>The Mobilize by Mippin Wordpress Plugin is a configuration free add on. Once installed any cell phone accessing your URL will be redirected to the Mippin rendering of your blog.</p>
<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/agenda/"><strong>Agenda</strong></a></p>
<p>Create and manipulate events like you do on Google Calendar.</p>
<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/search-engine-keywords/"><strong>Search Engine Keywords</strong></a></p>
<p>Display a custom message to users coming to your site from search engines.</p>";s:7:"pubdate";s:31:"Mon, 01 Sep 2008 17:44:13 +0000";s:2:"dc";a:1:{s:7:"creator";s:4:"Ajay";}s:7:"summary";s:1846:"<p><a href="http://www.askapache.com/seo/404-google-wordpress-plugin.html"><strong>Apache Google 404</strong></a></p>
<p>AskApache Google 404 is a must-have WordPress plugin that uses some ajax and a couple tricks to display a very helpful and SEO Error Page.  The default displays Google Search Results for images, news, blogs, videos, web, custom search engine, and your own site.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.viper007bond.com/wordpress-plugins/regenerate-thumbnails/"><strong>Regenerate Thumbnails</strong></a></p>
<p>Regenerate all attachment thumbnails in one-click. Useful if you change your thumbnail dimensions (either the small one or the medium one) after uploading images.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.bencoleman.co.uk/wordpress-widget-amazon-wishlists/"><strong>Amazon Wishlists</strong></a></p>
<p>Show the contents of any Amazon wishlist in the sidebar on your blog</p>
<p><a href="http://scribu.net/projects/smart-archives-reloaded.html"><strong>Smart Archives Reloaded</strong></a></p>
<p>Customize how your archives page should look like</p>
<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-scribd/"><strong>WP-Scribd</strong></a></p>
<p>Add Scribd docs inside a post</p>
<p><a href="http://code.google.com/p/mippin-dev/wiki/WordPressPlugin"><strong>Mobilize by Mippin</strong></a></p>
<p>The Mobilize by Mippin Wordpress Plugin is a configuration free add on. Once installed any cell phone accessing your URL will be redirected to the Mippin rendering of your blog.</p>
<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/agenda/"><strong>Agenda</strong></a></p>
<p>Create and manipulate events like you do on Google Calendar.</p>
<p><a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/search-engine-keywords/"><strong>Search Engine Keywords</strong></a></p>
<p>Display a custom message to users coming to your site from search engines.</p>";}i:49;a:7:{s:5:"title";s:49:"Mark Jaquith: Upcoming events I’ll be attending";s:4:"guid";s:39:"http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/?p=179";s:4:"link";s:77:"http://markjaquith.wordpress.com/2008/08/30/upcoming-events-ill-be-attending/";s:11:"description";s:2611:"<div class="snap_preview"><br /><p>Here&#8217;s a list of upcoming blogging/WordPress/tech events that I&#8217;m planning on attending:</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://blogorlando.com/">Blog Orlando</a> - September 27th<br />
This event has been a bunch of fun the last two years &#8212; wouldn&#8217;t miss it. I&#8217;ll be speaking on &#8220;Advanced WordPress&#8221;</li>
<li><a href="http://wordcamptoronto.com/">WordCamp Toronto</a> - October 4th and 5th<br />
Will be attending, and may be speaking too.</li>
<li><a href="http://barcamptampabay.com/">BarCamp Tampa Bay</a> - October 11th and 12th<br />
The tech/blogging community in Tampa has recently started to get more organized, and this should be a good way of meeting more of the local people.</li>
<li><a href="http://cltwordcamp.wordpress.com/">WordCamp Charlotte</a> - November 15th<br />
I&#8217;ll be giving the keynote presentation at this WordCamp event.</li>
</ul>
<p>Hope to see you at one of those events!  And if you&#8217;re in New York City, be sure to check out <a href="http://newyork.wordcamp.org/">WordCamp New York</a>, on October 5th (hey, there&#8217;s a testament to WordPress&#8217; gaining popularity &#8212; there are two WordPress camps on the same day!)</p>
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<ul>
<li><a href="http://blogorlando.com/">Blog Orlando</a> - September 27th<br />
This event has been a bunch of fun the last two years &#8212; wouldn&#8217;t miss it. I&#8217;ll be speaking on &#8220;Advanced WordPress&#8221;</li>
<li><a href="http://wordcamptoronto.com/">WordCamp Toronto</a> - October 4th and 5th<br />
Will be attending, and may be speaking too.</li>
<li><a href="http://barcamptampabay.com/">BarCamp Tampa Bay</a> - October 11th and 12th<br />
The tech/blogging community in Tampa has recently started to get more organized, and this should be a good way of meeting more of the local people.</li>
<li><a href="http://cltwordcamp.wordpress.com/">WordCamp Charlotte</a> - November 15th<br />
I&#8217;ll be giving the keynote presentation at this WordCamp event.</li>
</ul>
<p>Hope to see you at one of those events!  And if you&#8217;re in New York City, be sure to check out <a href="http://newyork.wordcamp.org/">WordCamp New York</a>, on October 5th (hey, there&#8217;s a testament to WordPress&#8217; gaining popularity &#8212; there are two WordPress camps on the same day!)</p>
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