Comments for Matt Mullenweg http://ma.tt Unlucky in Cards Sat, 26 May 2012 13:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4-RC1 Comment on Pando Notes by Andrew http://ma.tt/2012/05/pando-notes/#comment-565214 Andrew Sat, 26 May 2012 13:00:00 +0000 http://ma.tt/?p=40606#comment-565214 I was watching the live stream, and thoroughly enjoyed myself. There was lots of food for thought. I was kind of hoping you'd be able to stick around NYC long enough for WordCamp on June 9-10th, though. I was watching the live stream, and thoroughly enjoyed myself. There was lots of food for thought. I was kind of hoping you’d be able to stick around NYC long enough for WordCamp on June 9-10th, though.

]]> Comment on Pando Notes by Lloyd Dewolf http://ma.tt/2012/05/pando-notes/#comment-565149 Lloyd Dewolf Fri, 25 May 2012 20:51:34 +0000 http://ma.tt/?p=40606#comment-565149 PS. the random photo was http://s.ma.tt/blog-content/themes/matt2010/images/frame1.png which works frightening well in the Random Photo box! PS. the random photo was http://s.ma.tt/blog-content/themes/matt2010/images/frame1.png which works frightening well in the Random Photo box!

]]> Comment on Pando Notes by Lloyd Dewolf http://ma.tt/2012/05/pando-notes/#comment-565147 Lloyd Dewolf Fri, 25 May 2012 20:45:28 +0000 http://ma.tt/?p=40606#comment-565147 I agree you are right on about in-stream advertising, I fear though they will hear the magazine example quote, and directly translate that, doh! I agree you are right on about in-stream advertising, I fear though they will hear the magazine example quote, and directly translate that, doh!

]]> Comment on Radically Simplified WordPress by Matt http://ma.tt/2012/05/simpler/#comment-565142 Matt Fri, 25 May 2012 19:41:07 +0000 http://ma.tt/?p=40589#comment-565142 You should check out the Pods plugin. You should check out the Pods plugin.

]]> Comment on Radically Simplified WordPress by Matt http://ma.tt/2012/05/simpler/#comment-565141 Matt Fri, 25 May 2012 19:40:37 +0000 http://ma.tt/?p=40589#comment-565141 I don't like wpappstore, and I'm not sure why anybody would install it. I don’t like wpappstore, and I’m not sure why anybody would install it.

]]> Comment on Radically Simplified WordPress by Matt http://ma.tt/2012/05/simpler/#comment-565128 Matt Fri, 25 May 2012 17:52:17 +0000 http://ma.tt/?p=40589#comment-565128 I love Path too. I love Path too.

]]> Comment on Radically Simplified WordPress by Matt http://ma.tt/2012/05/simpler/#comment-565125 Matt Fri, 25 May 2012 17:26:42 +0000 http://ma.tt/?p=40589#comment-565125 I've thought about that a lot. I’ve thought about that a lot.

]]> Comment on Radically Simplified WordPress by Matt http://ma.tt/2012/05/simpler/#comment-565124 Matt Fri, 25 May 2012 17:25:53 +0000 http://ma.tt/?p=40589#comment-565124 I don't think we can dumb it down, but we do try to make it a bit easier with every release. I don’t think we can dumb it down, but we do try to make it a bit easier with every release.

]]> Comment on Radically Simplified WordPress by Matt http://ma.tt/2012/05/simpler/#comment-565121 Matt Fri, 25 May 2012 17:07:05 +0000 http://ma.tt/?p=40589#comment-565121 I think a lot of people are in the same boat as you -- think of these as alternative ways to use WordPress. I think a lot of people are in the same boat as you — think of these as alternative ways to use WordPress.

]]> Comment on Radically Simplified WordPress by Matt Mullenweg on a much more simple WordPress by Colin Devroe http://ma.tt/2012/05/simpler/#comment-565114 Matt Mullenweg on a much more simple WordPress by Colin Devroe Fri, 25 May 2012 16:03:53 +0000 http://ma.tt/?p=40589#comment-565114 [...] Matt Mullenweg on what tablets should mean to WordPress: How we democratize publishing on that sort of platform will not and should not work like [...] [...] Matt Mullenweg on what tablets should mean to WordPress: How we democratize publishing on that sort of platform will not and should not work like [...]

]]> Comment on Radically Simplified WordPress by Hiya http://ma.tt/2012/05/simpler/#comment-565100 Hiya Fri, 25 May 2012 13:54:37 +0000 http://ma.tt/?p=40589#comment-565100 The only two things lacking in Wordpress (as a CMS compared to Drupal) are "Views" and "Content types". On the level of a social layer, which is omnipresent now courtesy the slavery to FB, WP is lacking in dev of Buddypress, listing of friends (BP allows only friends, no subtypes) and a WP/BP "like/fav/star" button that can be added by any site like a G+ button. The only two things lacking in WordPress (as a CMS compared to Drupal) are “Views” and “Content types”.

On the level of a social layer, which is omnipresent now courtesy the slavery to FB, WP is lacking in dev of Buddypress, listing of friends (BP allows only friends, no subtypes) and a WP/BP “like/fav/star” button that can be added by any site like a G+ button.

]]> Comment on Radically Simplified WordPress by Marc Heatley (@marcheatley) http://ma.tt/2012/05/simpler/#comment-565094 Marc Heatley (@marcheatley) Fri, 25 May 2012 13:18:31 +0000 http://ma.tt/?p=40589#comment-565094 The dashboard for admins is far from complex, but for authors and editors it could definitely be trimmed down. It should be (or continue to be) about choice. Let the admin trim the interface down accordingly. or something... The dashboard for admins is far from complex, but for authors and editors it could definitely be trimmed down.

It should be (or continue to be) about choice. Let the admin trim the interface down accordingly.

or something…

]]> Comment on Radically Simplified WordPress by Desire Athow http://ma.tt/2012/05/simpler/#comment-565075 Desire Athow Fri, 25 May 2012 10:30:45 +0000 http://ma.tt/?p=40589#comment-565075 Hey Matt, what are your thoughts about wpappstore? Or, put it in other words, the allure of getting WordPress as a mote integrated, almost OS-like, content production platform. I'd be also keen to know whether you plan to integrate some of the recent acquisitions on WP (like ATD or Plinky). Hey Matt, what are your thoughts about wpappstore? Or, put it in other words, the allure of getting WordPress as a mote integrated, almost OS-like, content production platform. I’d be also keen to know whether you plan to integrate some of the recent acquisitions on WP (like ATD or Plinky).

]]> Comment on Radically Simplified WordPress by Sosyal Medyacılar -Sosyal Medya Bloğu » WordPress sadeleşiyor, mobile yöneliyor http://ma.tt/2012/05/simpler/#comment-565055 Sosyal Medyacılar -Sosyal Medya Bloğu » WordPress sadeleşiyor, mobile yöneliyor Fri, 25 May 2012 08:23:16 +0000 http://ma.tt/?p=40589#comment-565055 [...] şeklinde bir benzetme de yaptı. Sosyal ağlardaki paylaşımların da bir nevi bloglamak olduğunu söyleyen Mullenweg, WordPress’in P2 temasını şirket içi Twitter olarak kullandıklarını da sözlerine ekledi. [...] [...] şeklinde bir benzetme de yaptı. Sosyal ağlardaki paylaşımların da bir nevi bloglamak olduğunu söyleyen Mullenweg, WordPress’in P2 temasını şirket içi Twitter olarak kullandıklarını da sözlerine ekledi. [...]

]]> Comment on Radically Simplified WordPress by WordPress sarà più semplice e ottimizzato per il mobile | Edit - Il blog di HTML.it http://ma.tt/2012/05/simpler/#comment-565053 WordPress sarà più semplice e ottimizzato per il mobile | Edit - Il blog di HTML.it Fri, 25 May 2012 08:11:21 +0000 http://ma.tt/?p=40589#comment-565053 [...] Mullenweg, creatore di WordPress e fondatore di Automattic, ha recentemente pubblicato un post nel quale afferma che la sua piattaforma è in procinto di affrontare un’importante [...] [...] Mullenweg, creatore di WordPress e fondatore di Automattic, ha recentemente pubblicato un post nel quale afferma che la sua piattaforma è in procinto di affrontare un’importante [...]

]]> Comment on Radically Simplified WordPress by Wordpress : vers un service plus social et mobile ? | Le blog des nouvelles technologies : Web, Technologies, Développement, Interopérabilité http://ma.tt/2012/05/simpler/#comment-565048 Wordpress : vers un service plus social et mobile ? | Le blog des nouvelles technologies : Web, Technologies, Développement, Interopérabilité Fri, 25 May 2012 07:30:28 +0000 http://ma.tt/?p=40589#comment-565048 [...] son blog, Mullenweg va encore un peu plus loin, en discutant de ce qu’il appelle la [...] [...] son blog, Mullenweg va encore un peu plus loin, en discutant de ce qu’il appelle la [...]

]]> Comment on Radically Simplified WordPress by Benjamin LUPU http://ma.tt/2012/05/simpler/#comment-565045 Benjamin LUPU Fri, 25 May 2012 06:54:31 +0000 http://ma.tt/?p=40589#comment-565045 Brilliant ! This move is scary of course because we're so confortably sitted in our armchairs. :-) But at the end shaking the tree will be great. Also, it's going to be interesting how you (the community ?) are going to manage the current user base (we're talking of millions of happy people). I'm thinking of compatibility issues as WordPress is the core tool for many business. Do you imagine a kind of transition phase ? Brilliant ! This move is scary of course because we’re so confortably sitted in our armchairs. :-) But at the end shaking the tree will be great. Also, it’s going to be interesting how you (the community ?) are going to manage the current user base (we’re talking of millions of happy people). I’m thinking of compatibility issues as WordPress is the core tool for many business. Do you imagine a kind of transition phase ?

]]> Comment on Radically Simplified WordPress by Joseph Dowdy http://ma.tt/2012/05/simpler/#comment-564982 Joseph Dowdy Thu, 24 May 2012 22:40:28 +0000 http://ma.tt/?p=40589#comment-564982 Like anything technological which requires usability from users at all levels, it's best to provide people with a simple control panel and also an advanced control panel. Think about your basic calculator app; it's basic or advanced. Even an advanced user enjoys using the basic view to get things done quickly (or via mobile) and when they have more time, screen real estate or horsepower, they can do more heavy lifting with more controls by going to the advanced side of the house. It's not a modular approach you need for basic/mobile versus advanced. But it would be nice if you could access the advanced controls directly through the basic interface, but that could still create overwhelm for the basic user and would also be too much for a mobile interface for an advanced user. Like anything technological which requires usability from users at all levels, it’s best to provide people with a simple control panel and also an advanced control panel. Think about your basic calculator app; it’s basic or advanced. Even an advanced user enjoys using the basic view to get things done quickly (or via mobile) and when they have more time, screen real estate or horsepower, they can do more heavy lifting with more controls by going to the advanced side of the house. It’s not a modular approach you need for basic/mobile versus advanced. But it would be nice if you could access the advanced controls directly through the basic interface, but that could still create overwhelm for the basic user and would also be too much for a mobile interface for an advanced user.

]]> Comment on Radically Simplified WordPress by WordPress prepara una versión “radicalmente simplificada” | GENIUSBARTILIMI.COM http://ma.tt/2012/05/simpler/#comment-564979 WordPress prepara una versión “radicalmente simplificada” | GENIUSBARTILIMI.COM Thu, 24 May 2012 22:23:17 +0000 http://ma.tt/?p=40589#comment-564979 [...] afirma el propio Mullenweg en su blog, la gran relevancia de dispositivos como los tablets ha hecho que quieran ofrecer una versión [...] [...] afirma el propio Mullenweg en su blog, la gran relevancia de dispositivos como los tablets ha hecho que quieran ofrecer una versión [...]

]]> Comment on Radically Simplified WordPress by Charlie http://ma.tt/2012/05/simpler/#comment-564969 Charlie Thu, 24 May 2012 21:09:03 +0000 http://ma.tt/?p=40589#comment-564969 John Borthwick reputedly said “A tablet is an incredible device that you can put in front of babies or 95-year-olds and they know how to use it.” Well, I didn't have a 95-year-old available so I tried a 92-year-old man and a baby girl. Borthwick is on hyperbolic crack. The learning curve on tablets is not appreciably different from any other GUI device. Look, babies have to be taught how to nurse properly - there are no "intuitive" interfaces, full stop. John Borthwick reputedly said “A tablet is an incredible device that you can put in front of babies or 95-year-olds and they know how to use it.”

Well, I didn’t have a 95-year-old available so I tried a 92-year-old man and a baby girl.

Borthwick is on hyperbolic crack. The learning curve on tablets is not appreciably different from any other GUI device.

Look, babies have to be taught how to nurse properly – there are no “intuitive” interfaces, full stop.

]]> Comment on Radically Simplified WordPress by Mark Del Degan http://ma.tt/2012/05/simpler/#comment-564945 Mark Del Degan Thu, 24 May 2012 18:17:22 +0000 http://ma.tt/?p=40589#comment-564945 As a wordpress user since 08' I appreciate the move toward a full blown CMS in recent years, and I run everything from personal blogs to ecommerce stores on wordpress. However, I am hearing on podcasts, and the tech community that wordpress is a tad complicated. Personally, I don't feel that. But, I think this is a great move to take down the learning curve, and leave a much more simplified and easier barrier to entry so people can just publish. As a wordpress user since 08′ I appreciate the move toward a full blown CMS in recent years, and I run everything from personal blogs to ecommerce stores on wordpress.

However, I am hearing on podcasts, and the tech community that wordpress is a tad complicated. Personally, I don’t feel that. But, I think this is a great move to take down the learning curve, and leave a much more simplified and easier barrier to entry so people can just publish.

]]> Comment on Radically Simplified WordPress by Kirsten Lambertsen http://ma.tt/2012/05/simpler/#comment-564944 Kirsten Lambertsen Thu, 24 May 2012 18:02:43 +0000 http://ma.tt/?p=40589#comment-564944 You really were the best interview. I hadn't seen you before, and you far exceeded my best expectations! You should start a whole other blog about how you've managed to stay SO genuine and grounded despite all your success. As someone who hangs out on forums with bloggers all day, I'm excited about the direction you're going with WP. Many newbies are frightened of WP because it's developed a little bit of a rep for being for developers not content creators. Yet, all the power-bloggers swear by running your own WP install. You really were the best interview. I hadn’t seen you before, and you far exceeded my best expectations! You should start a whole other blog about how you’ve managed to stay SO genuine and grounded despite all your success.

As someone who hangs out on forums with bloggers all day, I’m excited about the direction you’re going with WP. Many newbies are frightened of WP because it’s developed a little bit of a rep for being for developers not content creators. Yet, all the power-bloggers swear by running your own WP install.

]]> Comment on Radically Simplified WordPress by Syed Balkhi http://ma.tt/2012/05/simpler/#comment-564942 Syed Balkhi Thu, 24 May 2012 17:44:57 +0000 http://ma.tt/?p=40589#comment-564942 I've been using WordPress since 2006, and I think it has come a long way. I think you are right about revamping the interface to make it easier. However, it is needed to be done without losing the current functionality. If I were to re-do the admin interface, I would have "multiple views". A simple screen view and an advanced screen view giving the user the ability to switch back and forth if necessary. Keeping the simple view toggle on would allow for users to see more of an app-style interface. Basic functions on the dashboard (clutter free). If the user wants to write post, they will be directed to a page with no left menu... only the right hand side meta-boxes for categories and such. Advanced view would have more options. It can even look like the current admin interface. I’ve been using WordPress since 2006, and I think it has come a long way. I think you are right about revamping the interface to make it easier. However, it is needed to be done without losing the current functionality. If I were to re-do the admin interface, I would have “multiple views”. A simple screen view and an advanced screen view giving the user the ability to switch back and forth if necessary. Keeping the simple view toggle on would allow for users to see more of an app-style interface. Basic functions on the dashboard (clutter free). If the user wants to write post, they will be directed to a page with no left menu… only the right hand side meta-boxes for categories and such.

Advanced view would have more options. It can even look like the current admin interface.

]]> Comment on Radically Simplified WordPress by Michaelina http://ma.tt/2012/05/simpler/#comment-564941 Michaelina Thu, 24 May 2012 17:43:09 +0000 http://ma.tt/?p=40589#comment-564941 Ah, excellent news, the very functionality I've been testing in my first WordPress site, on my new Xoom. Ah, excellent news, the very functionality I’ve been testing in my first WordPress site, on my new Xoom.

]]> Comment on Radically Simplified WordPress by George Stephanis http://ma.tt/2012/05/simpler/#comment-564933 George Stephanis Thu, 24 May 2012 17:00:42 +0000 http://ma.tt/?p=40589#comment-564933 Count me in. I was talking to Helenyhou on IRC a couple weeks ago about the same idea. If Gandalf was the code-name for the new Theme Wizard, what should we call the 'mobile' admin ... Shadowfax? Count me in. I was talking to Helenyhou on IRC a couple weeks ago about the same idea.

If Gandalf was the code-name for the new Theme Wizard, what should we call the ‘mobile’ admin … Shadowfax?

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