Archive for September, 2008

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WordPress 2.7 Design Survey #2: Search, Favorites, Future Publish

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Did you get a chance to weigh in on how to structure the navigation in the next version of WordPress two weeks ago? Another round of mini-mockups and multiple choice questions awaits the first 5000 respondents. The WordPress 2.7 UI Survey #2 is now available to take your opinions regarding:

Where to put the search box
Where […]


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WordPress 2.7 UI Survey #2: Search box, Favorites menu, Future Publish

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Another round of mini-mockups and multiple choice questions awaits the first 5000 respondents. WordPress 2.7 UI Survey #2 is now available to take your opinions regarding:

Where to put the search box
Where to put the Add New Post button/favorites menu
How to label the Future Publish/Edit Timestamp function

The survey (hosted by the good guys over at PollDaddy.com) […]


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Automattic Acquires Intense Debate

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I’m pleased to announce that Intense Debate is now an Automattic joint.
Intense Debate is a richly interactive comment system that includes cool features like threading, reply by email, voting, reputation, and global profiles.
For more details on the product and our plans, check out my blog, Toni’s blog, and Jon’s blog at Intense Debate.
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The Journalist, Revised

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If you admire clean and classic journalism style, you probably became a fast fan of The Journalist theme. Well today The Journalist got a bit of a makeover, care of Lucian Marin, that might make you fall in love even more:
The bar that contains your tags, categories and post info is now more subtle, and […]


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Go (Even More) Ad-Free

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About two years ago, we announced that we were running some experimental Google ads on post and tag pages. It was an announcement that was necessary because, as it turned out, they were so discrete you didn’t even notice them.
As we said in our original post:

The ad code tries hard not to intrude or […]


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Protect Your Blog with SSL

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As kids, we all loved Sesame Street’s Cookie Monster. (Who couldn’t relate to a guy who loves snacks?!) But now there’s another CookieMonster on the street, and he’s not so nice.
This CookieMonster is a toolkit that tricks your browser into handing over sensitive information, and it’s one of a number of new tactics used to […]


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WordPress 2.7 Navigation Options Survey

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WordPress 2.7 is currently in development and as some people already know, it features a revised layout with a left-hand navigation column that was designed in response to user feedback regarding the use of screen real estate. Because the navigation came straight from the Crazyhorse prototype that was developed quickly for usability testing, it is […]


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WordPress 2.7 Navigation Options Survey

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WordPress 2.7 is currently in development and as some people already know, it features a revised layout with a left-hand navigation column that was designed in response to user feedback regarding the use of screen real estate. Because the navigation came straight from the Crazyhorse prototype that was developed quickly for usability testing, it is […]


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DePo Masthead Theme Launch

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I’m excited to announce DePo Masthead, designed by Derek Powazek.
This is one beautiful theme that draws on classic magazine design. The style is minimal, yet bold and detail-oriented. There is more here than meets the eye.
So, what’s different about this theme? It’s got lots of dynamic features. The header font changes size depending on the […]


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WordPress.com FAQ Screencasts

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We’ve been working with NYT lately on a whole bunch of short (as in a minute long) screencasts addressing  key features and frequently asked questions about WordPress.
As of now you’ll find around forty new short tutorial videos dotted throughout the WordPress.com FAQ, and there are a truckload more on the way. So if you (or […]