WordPress Tavern is a site focused on all things WordPress. On top of that, we also cover BuddyPress, bbPress, any project under the Automattic umbrella etc. WordPress Tavern is a warm and inviting community where those interested in the software can hang out with fellow WordPressers to engage in enlightening discussions. On WPTavern, you’ll find reviews, news, screencasts, guest blog posts from some great community members and much more. Be sure to subscribe to the RSS Feed because you won’t want to miss a days worth of information.
History:
First off, welcome to WordPress Tavern. So how did this site come to be?
On November 19th, 2008 Kyle Eslick of WPhacks.com published a blog post where he offered the domain names WordPressTavern.com and WPTavern.com to sale to his audience first. He then offered the domains for sale on various sites but apparently, no one took the bait.
Two months later as I was working my late night shift at the grocery store, an idea popped into my head. The idea was to create my own WordPress centric site which I could use to foster a community while at the same time, write about the software and community I love. I figured WPTavern was a great name as Taverns seem to have a sense of community around them. Also, Taverns in my mind are places to hang out, have friendly discussions with a warm and inviting atmosphere. I wanted to replicate those feelings through WPTavern.com and that is one of my goals for this site.
I contacted Kyle regarding the domains in December of 2008 and found out they were still available. I was shocked to be honest considering how good the domain name sounds. So in late December, I published a post on my personal blog, Jeffc.me and laid out my ideas to see what my audience had to say. They unanimously told me to GO FOR IT. And so, here is my project.