This week on the WordCast Podcast the team explains what’s new in WordPress 3.1.1, why people are switching back to Firefox 4, and discuss Adobe’s subscription model for their Creative Suite software (read: really cheap access to Adobe Photoshop!).
We also touch on the upcoming SOBCon 2011 (the must-attend online business conference) and WordCamp Developers taking place soon in Vancouver, BC.
Tune in and leave a comment because… you know… we like your comments.
We’ve been working on something really big here over at Onswipe HQ for the past few months with the awesome team at Automattic. As of today, all WordPress.com powered blogs will be using the tech we’ve built for the best browsing experience possible on iPad.
With the launch of Apple’s iPad we have seen the future of computing and it is touch. Nothing matches the visceral feel of navigating your digital world with your hands. The past four months we’ve been working closely with OnSwipe to bring your iPad visitors our vision of what a blog can look like re-imagined for a touch experience.
Our iPad-optimized view is app-like in its functionality, but pure HTML5 goodness on the backend: it supports touch interactions, swiping, rotation, and many other features of the iPad. Like when we launched our smartphone-optimized WP-Touch integration in 2009 (now responsible for over 150 million page views a month) this is immediately available and active on the over 18 million blogs on WordPress.com.
This post will be updated as more WordPress 3.2 information is revealed. Don’t forget to check back regularly and to spread-the-word by clicking on the “Tweet” or “Like” buttons at the bottom of this post!
Konstantin Kovshenin, talented WordPress developer and Chief Technical Officer at Frumatic, recently joined us on WordCast Conversations to discuss his work with robotics and his passion for WordPress, WordPress Plugins, APIs, and the WordPress Community he hopes to ignite in Russia.
A WordPress fan and web developer for over five years, Kovshenin thrives within the code of the web, but he’s also fascinated by the social web, the marketing, mashups, and social network development.
March heralds the launch of free WordPress theme Minimal Georgia, Konstantin’s first foray into the WordPress themes arena, giving him the title of theme wrangler. Noteworthy is Konstantin’s revealation of the process to getting his theme added to the WordPress Themes directory from the making of Minimal Georgia to the WordPress theme submission and reviewing process. Read more…
WordCamp Melbourne 2011 has come and gone but not forgotten. From the vibrant Australian community that has formed in its aftermath to the exciting hive of activity taking place now from record-breaking WordPress Melbourne User Group numbers to the planning of WordCamp Melbourne 2012 and WordCamp Gold Coast 2011, this is the perfect moment to reflect on the impetus of it all, WordCamp Melbourne 2011.
WordCamp Melbourne 2011 was an absolute success and continues to make waves long after the event. From its presenters’ slides featuring on the front page of SlideShare for over 3 days to the hive of activity taking place on the #wcmelb Twitter hashtag, the community growing out of this year’s WordCamp bodes well for the emerging tech community in Australia and it’s neighbours. Read more…
One of the greatest things at WordCamp Melbourne 2011 was the number of people attending who: (1) were new to WordPress; (2) wanted to learn more about WordPress; and (3) wanted to build a business online. Andrew Davis, Founder of Boxless, falls into the last category.
A self-described ”non-techie”, Andrew uses WordPress to build websites for himself and for his clients. His company, Boxless, focuses on cloud computing for small to medium businesses and helps businesses implement web-based systems (whether its for email or customer relationship management), website development, online advertising or social media marketing. Not bad for a WordPress enthusiast who began only 12 months ago. Read more…
In a soon-to-be-released WordCast Conversations interview with Lisa Sabin-Wilson, author of the WordPress For Dummies series, Sabin-Wilson revealed her upcoming foray into the highly competitive premium WordPress themes market in conjunction with Cory Miller’s iThemes.
The cleverly titled Allure Themes is marketed towards today’s smart and stylish women. Sabin-Wilson revealed today that Allure Themes will provide some theme previews before official opening its doors in March 2011.
Historically, premium WordPress themes have been a source of strong contention for the WordPress community due to their perceived contravention of the GPL (general public license) terms. The debate surrounding GPL, Thesis theme and WordPress quickly spiralled into a very public and very ugly fight and is only one such example of the controversy that surrounds premium WordPress themes.
One thing is clear. The premium WordPress theme market, although crowded, is still young and the business models are still growing and forming.
What are you thoughts on the premium WordPress theme market? Are all WordPress themes open source? Are premium WordPress themes a GPL fallacy? The jury is still out there. In the mean time, more on this topic in WordPress and GPL: Why You Can’t Stop Piracy.
Friday, March 18, 2011: The previews for the first batch of premium WordPress themes are online.
Matt Mullenweg, founding developer of the popular open-source blogging software WordPress, recently disclosed that the WordPress mobile blogging application needed a little more work at 2011′s SXSW conference. Hot on the heels of this disclosure comes WordPress for iOS 2.7 after three months of development.
This update includes:
Over 100 bug fixes resulting in better performance and fewer crashes;
A move to Core Data, an improved way of managing information locally on the device resulting in increased reliability;
An update in the methods used to communicate over XML-RPC resulting in increased reliability;
An update to the Post Editor interface to make it easier to write and edit posts and pages;
Ability to upload multiple media objects simultaneously;
“Pull to refresh” functionality; and
Tappable emails and URLs in the comment view.
Want to grab a copy of the update? All you need to do is jump onto the app store to download your free copy today. Are you a fan? Let us know in the comments.
Finding a keynote an hour before WordCamp begins, sourcing Wi-Fi Internet 48 hours before the official WordCamp kickoff, and minimal sleep are just some examples of the drama that afflicts WordCamp organizers worldwide and no-one knows this more keenly than WordCamp Melbourne 2011 Organizer Brent Shepherd who put out the above-mentioned WordCamp-related fires with understated flair and self-deprecating humour.
WordCamp Mlebourne 2011 is the first WordCamp Brent has organized and given the resounding success of this year’s WordCamp, hopefully there will be more to come. An adrenaline-fueled Brent takes five minutes out from running WordCamp Melbourne 2011 to share some great insights about what it takes to organize your very own WordCamp. Read more…
dd32 is an online alias that many in the WordPress community are familiar with. Known worldwide as a core contributor to the open source WordPress platform, dd32 is a strong advocate for giving back to the WordPress community and getting involved in any way possible; but just who is this mysterious person?
Out of the wood-works and onto the WordCamp Melbourne 2011 stage, dd32 revealed himself to be none other than Dion Hulse, a 23-year-old, rural Australian who has been working with WordPress for approximately five years. Read more…
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This week on the WordCast Podcast the team explains what’s new in WordPress 3.1.1, why people are switching back to Firefox 4, and discuss Adobe’s subscription model for their Creative Suite software (read: really cheap access to Adobe Photoshop!).
This post will be updated as more WordPress 3.2 information is revealed. Don’t forget to check back regularly and to spread-the-word by clicking on the “Tweet” or “Like” buttons at the bottom of this post!
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