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March 12, 2009

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Contributing to WordPress, Part I: Development

A week or two ago at WordCamp Denver, I gave a presentation about some plans to create more opportunities for people to contribute to the WordPress open source project. The icon design contest was such a success that it seems clear we need to come up with ways for non-developers to contribute their talents and skills to WordPress. Since the launch of 2.7, we’ve been working out what kinds of contribution opportunities would make sense, and we’ve come up with a handful.
- By Jane Wells on WordPress Development Blog
Heart Blogging design contest

You may know of Infectious as those guys who make the cool vinyl decals for cars. Now they have laptop and iPhone skins, too, and WordPress has partnered with Infectious for the launch with the “I <3 Blogging” contest.
- By Matt Mullenweg

Install WordPress With Simple Scripts

Installing WordPress can be a very daunting task for those with limited knowledge. Especially if you try to read the official guide. Uploading the files in the proper location and then setting up a database and getting the correct information in the configuration file. So much for the famous 5 minute install huh? If you have picked the correct hosting account then you might be lucky enough to be able to install WordPress with a few clicks of your mouse.
- By Jeff on WordPress Max

Would you like to review plugins on WLTC?

It’s been more than two months since we began our Weekly Plugin Review. During this time, we’ve reviewed nine plugins. All of these posts received a good number of comments, with many requesting more features and with others being mini reviews of the commenter’s experience.
- By Ajay on Weblog Tools Collection

Diving into PHP

As some of you might know, I’ve been running a weekly video series on the ThemeForest Blog that teaches new developers exactly how to work with PHP. Once or twice a week, I release a new “episode” that builds upon the previous days. To expand our viewership, I’ve decided to release “Day 13? here. Be sure to subscribe to In the Woods to stay up to date on each new release.
- By Jeffrey Way on Nettuts
8 awesome JQuery tips and tricks

Who doesn’t like JQuery? This fast and easy to use Javascript framework became very popular in 2008. In the following article, I have compiled a list of 8 absolutely useful JQuery hacks, tips and tricks.
- By Jean-Baptiste Jung on Cats Who Code