Tag Archives: WordPress

A WordPress hosting cooperative

Posted on 04 Aug 2010 by Callum

Maybe you make WordPress sites for cash. Maybe you design themes or write plugins. Then, after your work is done, your clients (or friends, lovers, etc) need to be supported. Somebody needs to keep WordPress and her plugins up to … Continue reading →

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Switching to twentyten

Posted on 26 Jun 2010 by Callum

I’ve just upgraded to WordPress 3.0 and switched to the brand new default theme called twentyten. If you’re reading this in your feed reader, come by and check out the new look. I’ll update my picture (people seem shocked when … Continue reading →

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Proposing WP Flavours

Posted on 17 Dec 2009 by Callum

Instigated in part by this discussion, I think the time has come to start forking WordPress. I think there is space for a few different forks, or flavours, of WordPress. I can imagine flavours focused on security, privacy and probably … Continue reading →

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bbPress 0.9 and WordPressMU 2.7

Posted on 17 May 2009 by Callum

I’ve just integrated cookie logins between bbPress 0.9.04 and WordPressMU 2.7.1 fort the second time. It took me a while to remember all the steps that were necessary the first time, so I’m documenting them here. This is a quick … Continue reading →

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Trying a new theme

Posted on 30 Apr 2009 by Callum

I’m trying a new theme on the blog. I’m going for a lighter, simpler look more focused on the content and less on the blog. What do you think? If you’re reading this in a feed reader, come check out … Continue reading →

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Thinking bigger

Posted on 20 Sep 2008 by Callum

I think Seth Godin’s is my favourite blog. His posts are short, concise and usually thought provoking. Seth avoids the mistake of writing too much, too often, and writing crap just to keep the content flowing. Today Seth talks about … Continue reading →

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StraightPress is born

Posted on 03 Sep 2008 by Callum

After much deliberating and some procrastination, I have a new business name, StraightPress. I’m working with Alan on the finishing touches for our tagline(s). They should be ready by the end of the week. In the meantime, I’ve whipped up … Continue reading →

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WP Mail SMTP v0.7

Posted on 03 May 2008 by Callum

I released version 0.7 of the WP Mail SMTP plugin a couple of days ago. To make support a little more manageable I’m going to switch the comments from the plugin page to a post for each version. So please … Continue reading →

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WP Mail SMTP v0.6 released

Posted on 30 Apr 2008 by Callum

Just released a new version of the WP Mail SMTP plugin. There were a stream of similar questions about one particular error message over the last few months. Hopefully this new version will provide more detailed debugging output. I’d recommend … Continue reading →

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Cape Town January OpenCoffeClub meet

Posted on 08 Feb 2008 by Callum

I went to the February Cape Town OpenCoffeeClub meet yesterday. I had lunch with Nur (Nomade One) beforehand. We had a really interesting conversation around religion, values, ethics and business. I look forward to meeting Nur again. Internet at the … Continue reading →

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Upgrade to 2.3

Posted on 07 Oct 2007 by Callum

I successfully upgraded to WordPress 2.3 today. There were one or two glitches to start with, thankfully I had a full backup and was able to restore it quickly. Second time round it went fine. I’m now using WordPress’s own … Continue reading →

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WordPress Options Pages

Posted on 12 Sep 2007 by Callum

I’ve just written an article on the WordPress Codex (wiki) about how to create options pages and have WordPress handle all the saving / updating / magic for you. I discovered the technique the other day and I think it’s … Continue reading →

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Burn Your Feeds, Burn Your Profits

Posted on 07 Sep 2007 by Callum

I’m surprised by the continued success of Feedburner, the popular blog feed stats service. On the one hand, you get a great stats package, offload some traffic from your blog server, and it’s free. However, for those benefits, you give … Continue reading →

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WP Mail SMTP v0.3

Posted on 06 Sep 2007 by Callum

A few people reported problems with the WP Mail SMTP plugin. I’ve resolved a few bugs and added a new feature that allows you to set the From name and email address of all mail sent by the wp_mail() function. … Continue reading →

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WordPress Optimisation

Posted on 04 Sep 2007 by Callum

I’ve written an article on WordPress Optimisation on the WordPress Codex (Wiki). It covers the general areas where WordPress performance can be improved. I plan to expand on the work with more detailed discussions of the individual areas.

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First Published WordPress Plugin

Posted on 30 Aug 2007 by Callum

I just whipped up a very simple little WordPress plugin called WP Mail SMTP. It’s not my first plugin, I’ve created quite a few for clients, but it’s the first one that I’ve published in my own name.  It’s already … Continue reading →

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