Should Links be removed from WordPress?

WPBeginner held a poll for their readers asking what feature they would choose to remove from WordPress. They were surprised that no one mentioned Links, and started a discussion around it on their blog. Personally, I’m a fan of the custom post type route, maybe using a plugin. You just finished reading Should Links be [...]

WordPress 3.3 will flip the (Java)script on you

Developers, assemble! There’s some great news for you coming from the WordPress 3.3 front. There have been some Javascript updates and additions. These blessings come in the form of: jQuery 1.6.4 and jQuery UI 1.8.16, the WordPress Editor API, refactoring of Quicktags, a new multi-file uploader, and some native WordPress function updates. The addition of [...]

Catalyst team announces their upcoming theme marketplace

The Catalyst Theme team has announced their intentions to launch a Catalyst Marketplace for their community. The marketplace isn’t ready yet, but it should be up in just under a month. The new marketplace will be a place for The Catalyst Marketplace won’t enforce any exclusivity restrictions on those who submit themes. Founder Eric Hamm [...]

Thord Daniel Hedengren loathes shortcodes

Thord is frustrated by shortcodes, and based on how most developers implement them I can understand his frustration. Maybe I refer to them too often, but my functionality plugin and custom options screen posts come to mind. I’ll expand on this another time, but in short: I have much love for shortcodes and think they [...]

The new WordPress for iOS has some of the features you’ve been waiting for.

In the land of mobile blogging, there was an update for WordPress for iOS. And it brought much rejoicing. That’s right, folks. Version 2.9 of WordPress for iOS is out. This time around, a few new features have been added. A shiny new content editor has appeared. It allows you to format text, make bulleted [...]

iThemes Educational Program will provide nearly $100,000 in resources to educators

iThemes has announced a new Education Program initiative which they will use to bring what they offer to the education community. They are starting off this new program by offering nearly $100,000 in WordPress resources to educators. iThemes is offering their entire inventory of WordPress products and training for free to a pilot group of [...]

Bundle up for WordCamp Edmonton, November 18 and 19

Who’s ready for a road trip to the beautiful Edmonton, Canada? Pack your sweatshirts and coats and prepare yourself for a two day WordCamp event from November 18th to the 19th. Registration is now open for a just $40. The conference is calling all first-time bloggers, professionals, content creators, developers and designers to gather and [...]

WooCommerce launches as a free plugin, new e-commerce monthly fee on the way

WooThemes has launched WooCommerce, a free e-commerce plugin along with a handful of paid themes and extensions. WooCommerce has been the joint effort of Mike Jolley and Jay Koster of the newly launched WooLabs, which started up after WooThemes announced they would be forking Jigoshop into WooCommerce a month ago. WooCommerce itself can be used [...]

Video insight into the world of WooCommerce

Click here to view the embedded video. Earlier today WooThemes released their highly awaited WooCommerce. The video above walks through the new plugin and what it has to offer. Do you think this video shows off the best parts of WooCommerce? You just finished reading Video insight into the world of WooCommerce on WPCandy. Please [...]

So you want to be a theme designer?

Justin Tadlock of DevPress.com has begun a series of tutorials on how you too can become a theme designer, taking you right back to the basics, and holding your hand along the way. Part one of the series is already up, covering initial theme setup. You just finished reading So you want to be a theme [...]

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