Category Archives: CoolStuff

WordPress Maintenance Mode Without a Plugin Part 3

A few months ago I wrote part 1 and part 2 of WordPress Maintenance Mode Without a Plugin. Part 1 covered the basics of using the .maintenance file, and part 2 covered styling the maintenance page using wp-content/maintenance.php. Part 3 … Continue reading

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There will be a WordPress meetup held at the Automattic office at Pier 38 on August 11. I’ll be in San Francisco for the OpenSourceWorld Expo and will be attending the meetup. Numerous folks from Automattic should be there and … Continue reading

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Ajax Plugin Helper WordPress Plugin Released

I am proud to announce that the [plugin name] WordPress plugin has been released. [plugin description] Read more about this plugin at [plugin homepage_url].

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WordPress Maintenance Mode Without a Plugin Part 2

A few days ago I wrote a post about WordPress Maintenance Mode Without a Plugin. A common question that I got afterwards was whether or not the maintenance page could be styled. The answer, is yes it can be. After … Continue reading

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Congratulations to the WordPress Community for a Successful 2.8 Release

With WordPress 2.8 having been released and amassing over 64,000 downloads in the first 12 hours, I wanted to take a few moments to give my congratulations to the WordPress team for another great release. Many thanks go out to … Continue reading

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