Displaying 1 To 13 Of 13 Comments Should The Admin Bar Have A ‘More’ Menu? @Justin Tadlock – Agreed. Context is key. For example, last week at WordCamp Philly Jason Coleman developed a plugin during the event called Don’t Break the Code. It allows for disabling of the visual editor on a post by post basis. In a discussion about how to go about the plugin, instead of adding another metabox to the posting screen, it was decided that moving the controls to the Screen Options would make more sense. So, the plugin avoided adding yet another metabox to the screen, and moved the controls to a place that people look to make changes to the way WordPress screens operate. Win win. » Posted By Ryan Imel On November 17, 2011 @ 5:46 PM Thanks for the coverage Jeff. Just wanted to point out a couple of things. You mention that WPCandy was “surviving ad free” via the Powered By system, and then “reality has sunk in” and now there are ads. That’s not quite how it went; the site was doing well, beyond “surviving.” I might not have made it clear enough in my announcement post, so that’s likely my mistake. The site was doing well — like you said, I’ve been working on it full time since January. But the way the old system was structured left little room for growth. I’d like WPCandy to be a full time team rather than just a full time me. This puts the site on track for that. @Steven Gliebe – Thanks for the support Steven, I appreciate it. @Kevin Paquet – Sorry to hear that. If you figure out what bugs you about the site/me, let me know. @Dave Doolin – Thanks Dave, it was nice meeting you. » Posted By Ryan Imel On September 6, 2011 @ 2:50 PM Please Adopt This Plugin – Comment Quicktags Reloaded Thanks for bringing this type of functionality to my attention, Jeff. I hadn’t even considered adding something like this to WPCandy. It’s the little touches that make the difference, don’t you think? :) » Posted By Ryan Imel On March 23, 2011 @ 1:15 AM It looks like a good time, Ashley and I will be there. » Posted By Ryan Imel On December 16, 2009 @ 10:46 PM Interview With Ryan Imel Of CommentBits.com @Kevin Paquet -Fair enough Kevin. I didn’t expect it to be for everyone. » Posted By Ryan Imel On July 11, 2009 @ 8:12 AM @matt mcinvale – Thanks Matt :) » Posted By Ryan Imel On July 10, 2009 @ 6:14 PM @Kim: Yes Kim, every style includes trackbacks, and it sounds like they work the same way, in a list right below the comment form. I’ll go add that to the features list at CommentBits to avoid any future confusion. Thanks! @Conorp: It was based on some initial user feedback that I switched from the bundled rate to a Lifetime Pass. I’d like to be able to freely talk about new styles coming along without causing people to hold off on buying a combo pack because they know something is coming next week. This way, they can buy a combo pack with the peace of mind they won’t be missing out on anything. BTW, the discount code Jeff mentions in the post will get you 1/2 off that $50 Lifetime Pass. But just for the next 24 hours ;) » Posted By Ryan Imel On July 10, 2009 @ 11:05 AM @Paul Thanks Paul, I’m glad you think so. Thanks again for posting this interview Jeff. It’s kind of fun to be one of the guys producing stuff worth talking about, rather than talking about everyone else’s stuff :) » Posted By Ryan Imel On July 9, 2009 @ 9:49 PM Is WordPress Information Too Fragmented? It’s definitely encouraging to me that there are people willing to pay for quality resources. Blog-wise, unfortunately the more I think about it the more I think bloggers coming together on this topic is not very possible. Too many interests, too much pride over individual blogs. And rightly so, on both counts. » Posted By Ryan Imel On June 3, 2009 @ 8:18 AM @Brad: I’m far more interested in the possibilities and implications of collab at this point, moreso than when I started the discussion about a printed publication. And I think the lack of more in depth, timeless materials is due to the lack of time that some WordPress bloggers can devote to the craft. After all, we have to pay the bills. @Ozh: I agree with you about the different voices. Absolutely. But are the two ideas (having a more central place for all of these bloggers, and having more unique voices) mutually exclusive? Could there be a stronger central location where these different editorial and creative voices could exist? » Posted By Ryan Imel On June 3, 2009 @ 7:42 AM Reading your post I reflected a bit on our conversation the other night. (By the way, you’re welcome for the blogging fodder ;) .) One things sticks out to me now: your statement about everyone who’s blogging about WordPress making money that’s good enough for them in their individual efforts. I just don’t think that’s the case. Until advertising reaches a larger magnitude, one that has critical mass, I don’t think $50, $100, $200 ads here and there are really enough for most of us, which is why this blogging thing is an “also I” kind of project, instead of something we can really spend a good deal of our time on. For now I’m still sitting on my conclusion: the best thing for all of us is to combine forces. Suck it up, take the dive, and trust in the collective effort. Any takers? » Posted By Ryan Imel On June 3, 2009 @ 6:31 AM WPDesigner Breathes And Then Dies I can’t believe that that much money was actually transferred over that site. I mean, it was a valuable website, for sure, but let’s be real. I think we’ll see Potato pop back up again. Hopefully with an explanation for all this crap. » Posted By Ryan Imel On February 26, 2009 @ 1:15 AM Six Ways In Which WordPress Could Die I’d say the only real “threat” is that someone else shows up doing it better. Aside from that, not much could rock their boat. Third parties come and go, but they came around originally because of WordPress’s success. Change in license couldn’t happen, no way. Anything else is just too unlikely to be concerned with. Matt is really young and (if his pictures are any proof) very healthy; he’s not going anywhere. @Angsuman Chakraborty – Also, they offer a premium service on WordPress.com, so there is some revenue coming through that project at least. Also, how should the WordPress team leaders be more cooperative to commercial WP developers? » Posted By Ryan Imel On February 13, 2009 @ 6:36 AMComments Posted By Ryan Imel
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