This post was written as part of the How to Write a WordPress Plugin series.
If you are convinced that you would like to investigate the possibility of creating your own WordPress plugin, it may be hard to think of that idea that will allow you to take the plunge. Fortunately, there are many places [...]

This post was written as part of the How to Write a WordPress Plugin series.
While writing the “How to Write a Plugin” series, I thought it would be beneficial to list some reasons why WordPress users would want to write a WordPress plugin in the first place.
Listed below are seven reasons why a WordPress [...]

This post was written as part of the How to Write a WordPress Plugin series.
For any WordPress user, plugins are essential. WordPress Plugins allow those with little to no programming skills to extend the functionality of their blog. Plugins come in all shapes and sizes, and there is a plugin that does just [...]

The concept of “Spec Work” is one that is constantly thrown around in the design world, and became even more evident during our refresh contest, in which, despite a large reader base, we received just one entry. For this article (or more of a opinionated piece), I take a look at why people hate spec [...]

Topping off the last two days of Reader Appreciation Week, we have the last two random commenter featured sites.
First up with comment number 668 was our very own Ronalfy. Of course, the place of featuring would be the other place he writes - his personal blog. He recently ran multiple contests for R.A.W., so if [...]

Here we are with Day 3 of our Reader Appreciation Week random featured commenter showcase. Today’s lucky comment number was 1102, which belonged to our good friend Matt Davies, who we have even interviewed way back in October. Since then his site has been redesigned, so be sure to take a look at today’s featured [...]

Today’s featured site for Reader Appreciation Week came via comment number 657, by Jonathan Landrum. The link lead to his personal blog, which talks about him being a Missionary in Thailand. It’s definitely interesting, so please have a look.

Check back tomorrow for Day 3’s featured site, or learn what all this is about.

The first Reader Appreciation Week featured site is Kokopelli, a personal weblog. Coming in at comment number 324, KP features a seemingly two column layout (split between black and white), with each side pulling it’s own different posts. It’s powered by, what else - Wordpress, my favorite blogging / cms system around.

Be sure to check [...]

Earlier this morning, the Wordpress team put out two new versions to their two separate product lines of Wordpress currently supported. The 2.1.x series was updated to 2.1.3, while the 2.0 release was updated to 2.0.10. Both releases fixed minor security issues. Keep in mind, Wordpress 2.2 is due in a few weeks, assuming they’re [...]

In Google’s annual April Fools joke regarding the launch of a new product or service, they have once again stepped it up this year by offering free broadband through fiber optic cables running into your toilet. The FAQ’s on the TiSP site cover a couple important questions, including what to do if you can not [...]