This ZDNet article says Safari doesn’t work with WordPress as well as IE. I’m assuming he’s referring to the quicktags which just can’t be done in Safari because of JS limitations, but is anyone else having issues using WordPress with Safari?
Category Archives: WordPress
Jimmy Wales
Jimmy Wales, founder of Wikipedia, is blogging with WordPress now. Hat tip: Joi and Jean-Luc.
1.3 Cleanup
A few comments about some of the code changes in 1.3. Very nice to see people appreciating some of the hard work we’ve put into this iteration. In a perfect world we could stop the clock and rewrite large portions of the code from scratch, but that would take a long time and break a lot of things in the process. All programmers want to do this, it’s our weakness, but every time I get this urge I think of Netscape and how devastating their rewrite downtime was. We’re making some substantial changes but doing it gradually while introducing new features and responding to users needs.
For example, in 1.3 “the loop” is called very differently but it’s completely backward compatible with everyone’s 1.2 loop code. We deprecate things over time so any structural changes that need to be made come gradually for people upgrading, there’s nothing to drastic every time. This also saves a huge amount of time in support. (Regular users don’t want to have to redo their templates, hackers don’t want to relearn code they already knew.) Same for the new theme system we’re introducing, it adds a lot of flexibility, radically changing how the front end of WordPress operates (like plugins for templates and styles) but all the new stuff is completely optional. I’ve transitioned most of my custom code into a personal “theme” that makse upgrading a lot easier for me (which is good because I do it almost daily).
Next time you get the urge to rewrite from scratch think about the testing your code has gone through, all the edge cases that have already been addressed, the existing installed base, and how many new bugs you’ll introduce with the from-scratch code.
Squarespace
Squarespace has a fantastic site but the software is underwhelming, as are their “featured” sites. Searching around shows about 500 sites visibly powered by them. Anyone know anyone actually using it? I think there are some good ideas there WordPress could learn from.
TextMate
TextMate is the hot new editor for OS X. I’m working on a new project which is very code heavy and repetitive and this might be just the thing. I haven’t found an editor I love on OS X yet, I’ve just been using SubEthaEdit in the interim. What’s even cooler, of course, is that they’re using WordPress for their Textmate blog. I’ll buy the software just for that.
Download Stats
WordPress 1.2 was downloaded over a hundred thousand times. About two-thirds of that was through the new download system where we can track stats better. It’ll be interesting to see the download rate of 1.2.1 (and subsequently 1.3).
WP 1.2.1
WordPress 1.2.1, bug and security fix.
Another Beaut
A really nice looking WordPress site, Phono Phunk. Lots of details in the design and CSS, subtle and effective.
WordPress Category Map
WordPress Category Map in the style of extisp.icio.us.
Best and Brightest
The Best and Brightest, Glamorous Life #33. Who says Zeldman gets linked less?
Zeldman has had a profound influence on the way I think about the web. I started taking web craft seriously because of Zeldman. WordPress exists because of Zeldman. I am where I am today because of Jeffrey Zeldman. This isn’t hyperbole, just statement of fact.
I think now is an excellent time for people to take a walk through his archives and highlight their favorite articles, something I’ll do myself at least once a day every day this week. If you’re doing something similar leave a comment so I can follow along. It’ll be interesting to see what people were most influenced by from one of the most influential fathers of today’s web.
Flickr and WP
Son writes in that WordPress is listed on the front page of Flickr. Though I don’t use it myself for a few reasons, Flickr constantly wows me with its features, architecture, and innovation. I’m watching the service as it evolves out of beta with interest. Also one of their developers, Cal, has been helping out with WP a bit lately.
Very Pretty
This is neat: Fernando Graphicos has taken Michael’s Kubrick and built a few other very well-excuted graphic designs on top of it. Take a look:
It’s great to see one labor of love inspiring another. I can’t wait to see what these talented people do when the theme system for 1.3 is released.
Badnarik for President
The libertarian candidate for President is using WordPress for his official campaign blog. Next time around we’ll get those silly Democrats and Republicans.
Software Appeal
“WordPress is sexy.” Well if anyone could, Kitta would know.
WP Meetup
September’s WordPress meetup is coming up. The new Meetup site is fantastic, it addresses everything I didn’t like about them before.
Recognizing WP
Steal From the Best
When Blogger ditched the banner ads for that small tasteful bar at the top that was both attractive and functional, I loved it. Now I’m going down my blogroll and I noticed Hanni has created a version of the blogger nav bar for WordPress. It’s got the WP logo, a search box, a Press It link, et cetera. I haven’t even looked at how she’s doing it yet, but very cool!
The World is on Fire
72 hours later: The world is on fire, from Blake Ross. It mentions WordPress, the number of referrals we send should go up when 1.3 comes out with the Firefox button in the footer. People have asked why we’re supporting Firefox like we do, but it’s just one underdog open-source project helping another.
Crash Internet Explorer
Eric Meyer discovers how to lock up a Windows computer using only CSS. On IM the other night he blamed it on WordPress. I’m not crazy about IE, but I wouldn’t go that far. (Opera people hush.)
WordPress on CNET
WordPress and the plugin I blogged about the other day are mentioned in the News.com article Microsoft flip-flop may signal blog clog. I believe this is the first time WP has been mentioned by them. Thanks to Son for writing in about this.