5 WordPress Theme Trends that I’d Like to See for 2013
Brian Krogsgard
An in depth look at 5 trends that I'd like to see happen in WordPress Themes for 2013.
Trigger plugin activation on new site in a WordPress Network
Brian Krogsgard
Trigger plugin activation function on new WordPress Network site.
WP Daily’s Community Resource Library
John Saddington
We're trying to build a community-led and curated resource library for users.
WP Roller – Roll Your Own Custom WordPress Installer
John Saddington
Saves time. Period. Not sure why someone didn't think of this before... unless there are others that I'm not aware of!
Blue twenty thirteen
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.
Passing Arguments to Callback Functions
Brian Krogsgard
This post explores methods which can be used to pass arguments to callback functions without resorting to global variables. Additional input is welcome.
FooTable Plugin now available for free in WordPress.org repo
Brian Krogsgard
After we released the FooTable jQuery plugin (which is also available from GitHub), we had no idea it would become so popular. So the next obvious progression was to create a WordPress plugin, and it is now available for free…
From Developer to Marketer
Brian Krogsgard
Thomas Griffin, developer of the Soliloquy Slider for WordPress talks about his transition from developer to marketer.
Creating a widget
Brian Krogsgard
Widgets are one of WordPress's most powerful features. They are very easy to create but are often created in a wrong way. This posts explains the how to create a basic widget the right way.
WP App Store removes top-level menu item from their plugin
Brian Krogsgard
Based on customer feedback, we’ve removed the top-level menu item and added submenu items under Plugins and Appearance. Good move? Bad move?
Automate Git to SVN with Scatter
Brian Krogsgard
Evan Solomon has completely rewritten a command line automation tool for deploying to SVN with Git. It's called Scatter, and it looks pretty awesome. He's also got usage examples and a fully updated readme. This looks like a nice way…
Theme Hook Alliance and the _s theme
Brian Krogsgard
I'm happy to see that standard hooks are being put into the _s theme. I really like the initiative of the theme hook alliance. If it receives wide adoption, it could really improve overall flexibility for plugins interacting with themes.
WP History – links manager
Brian Krogsgard
Siobhan McKeown has begun her journey of documenting the history of WordPress, and she's already stumbled across this fun little story about an early cease and desist letter.
Matt Mullenweg at SXSW
Brian Krogsgard
Matt Mullenweg did a short interview with TechCrunch after his SXSW presentation, and he talks about Automattic operating as a remote company, making money without ads, and some of his daily reads. I'm real excited to learn NextDraft (an inspiration behind…
WordPress theme design trends for 2013
Brian Krogsgard
Simon Ward, of Pingable, shares 20 design trends he sees in WordPress themes this year. I think his take is mostly accurate, even if I'm not a big fan of some of them. h/t Mike Schinkel.
Drastic changes to the WordPress UI
Brian Krogsgard
Matt Mullenweg posted on the Make WordPress UI blog about some drastic changes that are being experimented with, by way of the MP6 plugin. I look forward to seeing how these evolve, and hope they extend beyond simple aesthetic changes…
