Bit of a late one this, but WordPress 2.9 came out before Christmas. Well worth the upgrade – especially for the image handling stuff and the ease of embedding flash content like YouTube videos.
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WP Sauce
I threw this together this morning, it’s called WP Sauce:
It simply pulls together the stuff people are bookmarking in Delicious about WordPress.
I have added pretty much zero value to this, however, all the hard work was done by Steph and released by his department for folk to use. The script is called Bookmarklist.
The best way to use the site is to dig down in the results with the tag cloud in the top right of the screen. So, if it is WordPress themes you are after, just click themes in the tag cloud. Likewise with plugins, or maybe tutorial.
Hopefully this will be a useful resource, not least because it will keep itself updated more or less automatically. After all, no-one’s going to stop bookmarking WordPress stuff for a while, are they?
Sarah Brown blog – No 10 team just does it
Great work from the webbies at Number 10. Wanting a way to let Sarah Brown discuss some of the activities going on around the G8 summit, they produced a great quick-and-dirty solution by hosting a blog using the free WordPress.com platform.
It’s perfect for a time limited site like this, and what’s more they have managed to get it looking great too.
An awesome example of JFDI in action!
Videopress
Video hosting is always a bit of a bother, as no one service does it all, as far as I am aware.
I did a fair bit of social reporting last week, and am already running into difficulties in finding a hosting solution that can cope with the size of the files I am wanting to upload; and which is accessible within the organisations that need to see them.
It turns out that my usual favourite choice, Vimeo, is blocked in a hell of a lot of places.
Well, VideoPress looks like it might be worth looking into. It’s been created by Automattic, the guys behind WordPress and various other cool things. It’s a video upload and hosting service that uses WordPress.com as its back end, as far as I can tell. But you can embed your videos wherever you like.
Here’s a video explaining more.
WordCampUK 2009: 18-19 July
WordCampUK – the only event in the UK dedicated to the joys of WordPress – will be taking place in Cardiff this year, on 18 and 19 July. You can find out all the details on the official blog, which has been beautifully put together by Simon Wheatley and Laura Kalbag.
To find out what some of the sessions will likely be about, check out the wiki page which lists the ideas that people have had.
The two big draws for me will be the chance to hear from Matt Mullenweg, founding developer of WordPress and the company that supports it Automattic. The other will be my old friend Simon Dickson, who will no doubt provided another of his highly motivating rants.
If you are interested in finding out more about WordPress and its possibilities, there is no easier way of finding all the people that matter in the same room. Well worth £35 in my book (and only £25 if you’re quick!). Book here, now.
And yes, I am aware that this blog has become rather event-heavy of late. Sorry. Normal, more creative, service to be resumed shortly…