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News and insights about WordPress and its ecosystem by Post Status staff and contributors for our members and the WordPress community.

WordPress theme development options

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Brian Krogsgard
Here's a pretty good post on Smashing Magazine that offers an overview of various development options when you're getting started with theme development. However, I wish the author would've given more attention to forkable themes like _s.

Joost de Valk releases local SEO plugin

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Brian Krogsgard
Joost de Valk has released a local SEO extension for his WordPress SEO plugin. This marks the second commercial extension for WordPress SEO, after the Video one released recently.

Should Automattic switch to Drupal?

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Brian Krogsgard
Haha. I can't even type that title seriously. Matt Mullenweg got a pretty hilarious emailĀ telling him perhaps he should consider switching Automattic properties to Drupal. Better get ready.

Fundify lets you self host a kickstarter style campaign

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Brian Krogsgard
Fundify is an interesting take on a WordPress theme and plugin. Developed by Appthemer, it allows you to create your own Kickstarter or IndieGoGo style crowdfunding campaigns. It integrates Easy Digital Downloads for sales, and t's available on Themeforest for…

Change all WordPress site URLs the easy way

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Brian Krogsgard
When moving your WordPress website, the site's URL can be saved in the database in many places. Find the easy way to change all of the URLs using a PHP script to search and replace the database for your development…

Blue twenty thirteen

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Brian Krogsgard
As much as it sounds like something Peyton Manning would say before hiking the ball, in fact I'm referencing the blue version of the new default twenty thirteen theme that Otto made as a child theme to the standard orange.

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