Category Archives: WordPress

BuddyPress Website Live

BuddyPress Website Live By Ryan

Matt Mullenweg, owner of Automattic and self prescribed Head of Bug Creation for WordPress, announcedlast night at his blog that the new website for BuddyPress, an extension for WordPress MU that will expand its social network capabilities, is now live and ready for human consumption. Matt announced that Automattic was taking BuddyPress under their wing only a month ago, so no time [...]

Sandbox Releases Version for WordPress 2.5.x

Sandbox Releases Version for WordPress 2.5.x By Ryan

Scott Wallick over at Plaintxt.org has released an updated version of his Sandbox for WordPress 2.5.x.
Right from the horse’s mouth, Sandbox is:
The Sandbox is a theme for themers. It has the ability to be easily skinned, so beginners will feel comfortable styling it since they only need to know CSS. More experienced designers will drool [...]

WordPress 2.5 Design Decisions

WordPress 2.5 Design Decisions By Ryan

I am very happy that the decision was made to update the design and architecture of the WordPress Dashboard and Administration; the outcome is exceptional. Sticking with Happy Cog was the right way to go, specifically due to the excellent work that Jason Santa Maria did with the logo a while back.
I will admit that [...]

WordPress 2.5 RC2 and a Screencast by Mullenweg

WordPress 2.5 RC2 and a Screencast by Mullenweg By Ryan

Up at the WordPress blog is a post from Matt Mullenweg announcing the availability of Release Candidate 2 for WordPress 2.5. The most interesting is his screencast walk through of the new gallery feature, for uploading photos and galleries straight into posts.
Matt claims to have uploaded over 1,000 photos using the gallery feature so far. [...]