Archive for 'wordpress'
New project adds iCal feed to WordPress 3
I've been working with well known LibDem blogger Mark Pack, whose day job is with PR company Mandate, to migrate the website of the Cancer Campaigning Group over to WordPress. It's a fairly modest little site, and I was under orders to keep the design broadly as-was. But it's got one specific feature I'm very [...] read on »
Guardian launches WordPress syndication plugin
On the very day that the Times puts up its paywall, the Guardian goes the complete opposite direction - and unveils a WordPress plugin intended to gets its content out there, on as many other people's sites as possible, free of charge. Once you've installed the plugin, and signed up for an API key, you [...] read on »
Proud to be sponsoring WordCamp UK (again)
Puffbox is proud to confirm that we will again be sponsoring WordCamp UK, the annual gathering of the nation's users and developers of WordPress. As things stand, we're the only sponsor to have supported the event in each of its three years of existence. This year's event takes place on 17-18 July - yes, just [...] read on »
Why WordPress 3.0 is a big deal
The latest release of WordPress pushed the version number from 2.9 to 3.0. Usually that 'point-zero' means it's a significant release: but you'd be forgiven if you ran the automatic updater, and struggled to see what was different. Sure, the admin interface is a little brighter, and a few of the labels have changed. But [...] read on »
Remember to say thank-you
A bit of a tricky moment this morning. As you might have spotted, Downing Street has launched an initiative asking 'public sector workers' to help the government find ways to implement the massive spending cuts proposed in Tuesday's budget 'in a way that is fair and responsible'. And as has become the norm for such [...] read on »
Another national newspaper goes WordPress
Just to note that the Independent has switched its blogs from Livejournal to WordPress. Why? According to online editor Martin King, there was a simple reason for the move: 'to make them better.' Clearly a man after my own heart. He writes: 'We are demonstrating that globally standard programs can free mainstream journalism from the [...] read on »
Commentable Coalition plan
Out of the blue last week, I got a call from COI: was I available for an immediate, rapid turnaround WordPress job? I was a bit startled, and detail was lacking; but since this was precisely the kind of rapid-response thinking I've been trying to foster around WordPress for a couple of years, I couldn't [...] read on »
Our emergency theme helps Defra relaunch
The biggest surprise about the transition to the new coalition administration is how few surprises there actually were. A quick tour of the departmental websites reveals, for the most part, the exact same websites that were there before - albeit a little lighter on content, and with new faces in the About Us section. It's [...] read on »
Why WordPress is a good fit for government
One way or another, it's going to be a momentous week for UK government. A lot of people will be leaving their Whitehall offices on Thursday evening, not quite sure who they're going to be working for - in terms of the boss, and the organisation - on Friday morning. I've had calls from literally [...] read on »
Taking Slugger O'Toole to the next level
If you have any interest in Northern Ireland politics, you'll be familiar with Slugger O'Toole. It's by far the best known blog in the province, and manages to pull off the impressive feat of appealing to both sides of the sectarian divide - even to the point of winning awards at ceremonies in both the [...] read on »