The WordPress community is eagerly awaiting WordPress version 3.0, due any day now. Currently in its second beta release, WP 3.0 will have lots of new features. One big change is that the WordPress default and Kubrick themes will no longer be included. The are being replaced by a new theme called Twenty Ten. Another [...]
BuddyPress Now Available on WordPress — No WPMU Required!
January 7, 2010 by
Good news for people who want to have a social network feature on their WordPress site. BuddyPress, the suite of WordPress plugins and themes designed to work with WPMU, the multi-user version of WordPress, is now available in a version for regular WordPress sites. BuddyPress adds features like a user profile, ability to add friends, [...]
WordPress 2.9 Released
December 19, 2009 by
WordPress version 2.9 was released on the 18th of December after much anticipation. (But then it seems all new versions of WordPress contain sufficient goodies as to make the wait worth it. ) There are indeed some great new features in WordPress 2.9. Here are a few that I think are going to really make [...]
TheGreenFamilia Featured in Studiopress Showcase
November 15, 2009 by
Woo hoo! TheGreenFamilia.co.uk is now featured in the Studiopress showcase of sites: http://www.studiopress.com/showcase/lifestyle/the-green-familia.htm I’m happy that the extensive tweaking we did on this site, in combination with the beautiful graphics created by Sharon at comarni.com, is worthy of this honor. Thanks to Brian at Studiopress
Wibiya Toolbar: Are You Helping Your Visitors or Just Irritating Them?
October 15, 2009 by
Lately when I visit a WordPress site, I’m being greeted by a small annoyance. It’s called a Wibiya toolbar and it sits at the bottom of your browser bar on sites where it has been installed. On the toolbar are links to recent posts, random posts, Twitter, your Facebook community, if you have one, and [...]