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March 4, 2009

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What I Learned From WordCamp Denver

While I didn’t attend the event, I kept a close eye on Twitter for the WordCamp Denver hashtag as well as tuned into the BitWireLive video stream that was produced by Dave Moyer. As it turns out, WiFi connectivity during the event was not the greatest, especially during the sessions that took place before lunch. I received a tweet from one of the event organizers who told me one of the WAP devices was failing under heavy load which was the cause of most of the network issues. However, they must have fixed it because after lunch, the volume of Tweets really picked up. Here are my cliff notes of what I learned during the event in no particular order.
- By Jeffro on WP Tavern
WordCast 46: WordCamp Denver Wrap-Up

Lorelle and Dave had an amazing time at WordCamp Denver, and are bringing you a very special edition this week to talk all about what happened here in the mile-high city, and what we think should happen all around the world with WordPress and WordCamps. Normal episodes will resume next week.
- By Dave Moyer on WordCast

How to: Get all users having a specific role

When developing plugins or advanced WordPress theme, sometimes it can be useful to get all the users belonging to a specific role, for exemple, all administrators. My friend John Kolbert just wrote a great function to do that.
- By Jean-Baptiste Jung on WP Recpies
Create a Dummy Site to Test Plugins & Themes

Most of us WordPress users often like to test out new themes and plugins for our blogs, and I know that some of us often just upload the plugin to our main blog installation, without testing the plugin with the theme, or combination of plugins, on a ‘dummy’ site. So we propose to demonstrate how to setup a ‘dummy’ installation or your blog to test new plugins and themes you may wish to use on your WordPress installation. Even I’m a culprit of not testing before enabling a new plugin/theme.
- By Andrew on WP Thoughts
7 Wordpress Theme Trends & How To Implement Them Yourself

- By Ralph on For the lose
15 Useful Twitter Hacks and Plug-Ins For WordPress

Since its launch in 2006, Twitter has grown to create what most people would call a social media revolution. By the very nature of the short messages it hosts, Twitter is a wonderful marketing and promotion tool that no serious blogger can ignore.
- By Jean-Baptiste Jung on Smashing Magazine

5 Plugins to Keep WordPress Secure

- By Mr. I. on Daily Blog Tips
Widgets Reset: WordPress Plugin

Have your widgets ever been stuck in another widget area? Have they ever disappeared when you switched WordPress themes?
- By Justin Tadlock

How To: Find the Right WordPress Theme

Although WP Hacks was originally setup with WordPress Hacks in mind, based upon our readers needs we’ve invested a lot of time over the past year and a half into researching WordPress themes and providing you with a large selection of WordPress theme galleries.
- By Kyle Eslick on WP Hacks
Take Your WordPress Theme to the Next Level

Everyone seems to be creating WP themes for public consumption. Make yours stand out among the rest!
- By Siddharth on In the Woods

9 Power Blogging Strategies from a Master Programmer

Being a programmer, I have worked with a lot of smart programmers and a lot of stupid programmers. Many times I see site builders, especially bloggers, make the same mistakes with their web sites.
- By Robert Plank on DavidRisley.com

Using PayPal’s Instant Payment Notification with PHP

Today we are going to combine Paypal with PHP to allow for the easy processing of payments on your website.
- By Philo on Nettuts

How To Use Icons To Support Content In Web Design

Why use icons? Design is all about communication: it doesn’t matter how important or exciting the information that you’re sharing is if you fail to hook your visitors. When initially viewing a website, most users will first scan the page for visually interesting content, and only after something grabs their attention will they actually begin reading. Icons are a simple, effective way to draw users into the content of your website.
- By Nathan Barry on Smashing Magazine