If you’re planning on going to WordCamp Toronto 2011 and have yet to purchase tickets, think about participating in this contest being held by Miroslav Glavic. The rules are simple. All you have to do is leave a comment on the post and explain how attending the event will help you. Each winner will receive one ticket to the event. Of course, the winners will need to pay for their own accommodations and travel costs to get there. Winners will be chosen on October 19th. ∞
WPWeekly Episode 55 – WordCamp Toronto/Columbus Recap
In episode 55, we had a roundtable discussion of sorts centered around the various WordCamps we attended over the past two weekends. David Peralty and Jeremy Clarke discussed WordCamp Toronto, I talked about WordCamp Columbus and Brad Williams talked about his experience at WordCamp Mid-Atlantic. We discussed the good, the bad, and the ugly regarding our experiences. If you’re thinking about organizing a WordCamp event, be sure to tune in and take a listen as you might be able to pick up a thing or two to help improve your event.
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WPTavern Listener Poll:
Last weeks poll question was: Do you think Premium themes have helped or harmed the WordPress community?
Out of a total of 20 votes 12 of you said Helped, 4 of you voted Harmed and 4 of you wanted to know what kind of question that was.
This Weeks Poll Question Is: With 2.8 on the horizon, did you enjoy going six months without upgrading to a major version of WordPress?
Plugin Picks Of The Week:
Jeff - CryptX – With CryptX you can hide all your email addresses, with and without a mailto-link, by converting them using javascript or UNICODE. Although you can choose to add a mailto-link to all unlinked email addresses with only one click at the settings.
David – Time Press – Easily add a timeline to your blog to present a new dimension for viewing your blog archive. Also has Twitter support.
Last Weeks WordPress Trivia Question:
Which version of WordPress introduced the ability to manage static pages?
WordPress Trivia Answer:
1.5
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Trifecta Of WordCamps
Fresh off our one week break, this week we’ll be going crazy with our thoughts and opinions of WordCamps we attended. I attended WordCamp Columbus, David attended WordCamp Toronto, and Brad Williams who will be calling in will be talking about his experience at WordCamp Mid-Atlantic. If you are a WordCamp organizer or are thinking of putting one together, you should tune into this show to pick up tips and tricks to help you put on a better event.
WPWeekly Episode 54 – Warmup For WordCamp Toronto
In this episode, David and I discussed WordCamp Toronto which started yesterday and will last until Sunday May 10th. So far, it looks like not all things are going according to plan at the event as the venue has awkward placement of outlets, no dedicated video or audio equipment and expensive food. Hopefully, David has a better time the rest of the weekend.
We also briefly discussed the fact that we may go six entire months before the first major release of WordPress for 2009. A stark contrast to the past two years where by this time of year, we would be gearing up for the second major release. Also worthy of note is that so far, the need to push out a point release such as 2.7.2 has not occurred. Hope you enjoy this weeks episode.
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Stories Discussed:
WordCamp Toronto
The Synergy Project
Joomla And WordPress Together At Last
WordPress Plugin Competition Underway
What Will You Put Up With Regarding Plugin Authors And How They Justify Their Time?
WordPress Tavern Listener Poll:
Each week from now on, I’ll be featuring a new listener poll question on WPTavern.com The poll is located in the sidebar on the right hand side of the site.
Last weeks poll question was: Do you take into consideration whether a theme is licensed under the GPL or not before you purchase it?
Out of a total of 27 votes, 13 of you said yes, 8 of you said no and 6 of you voted don’t care
This Weeks Poll Question Is: Do you think Premium themes have helped or harmed the WordPress community?
Plugin Picks Of The Week:
Jeff – Thumbnail Viewer – Thumbnail Viewer is simply used to overlay images on a page, similar to Lightbox JS. The javascript is from the Image Thumbnail Viewer code from DynamicDrive. The javascript included in Thumbnail Viewer from DynamicDrive is much faster than Lightbox JS, although not as feature packed, which is the entire point.Thumbnail Viewer works with the following image formats: png gif jpeg jpg bmp
David – Comment Geo Maps
WordPress Trivia Question:
Which version of WordPress introduced the ability to manage static pages?
Announcements:
On May 16th from 9am-5pm, join me at WordCamp Columbus taking place at Columbus State Community College. so far, there are over 100 people scheduled to be in attendance including Lorelle, Jane Wells, Noel Jackson, Mark Ghosh and more. Tickets cost $25.99 and I believe there are a few more left.
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