http://wprocker.com WP Rocker - Fresh Links, News and Updates from WordPress wprocker.com http://wprocker.com/story/59421/ WordPress developer and self-described “prolific plugin developer” Scott Reilly has joined Audrey Capital, Matt Mullenweg’s angel investment and research company. Reilly joins Audrey’s other developers Andrew Nacin and Samuel (Otto) Wood to work on WordPress.org and whatever .. Sat, 19 May 2012 19:47:00 -0500 WPCandy http://wprocker.com/story/59421/ http://wprocker.com/story/59420/ WordCamp Seattle and WordCamp Austin are happening this weekend. Actually, they’re happening right now. Since it’s far too late to snag a ticket and run over there (far, far too late), I suggest you attend the events in whatever way you can:WordCamp Seattle: #wcsea hashtag on Twitter an.. Sat, 19 May 2012 11:07:00 -0500 WPCandy http://wprocker.com/story/59420/ http://wprocker.com/story/59419/ “I’m just a huge supporter of having all these small businesses built around WordPress, whether individuals or small companies,” Pete Davies told me over the phone. “And I know there’s stuff that people struggle with everyday, and stuff you can’t help them with in.. Sat, 19 May 2012 10:47:00 -0500 WPCandy http://wprocker.com/story/59419/ http://wprocker.com/story/59417/ Trying out new themes is fun, isn’t it? I think so! The thing about changing my blog’s theme that has traditionally bugged me, though, is the 10-15 minutes right after you click “Activate” when you have to rush through uploading a new custom header, maybe resetting the backgr.. Fri, 18 May 2012 14:31:00 -0500 WordPress.com http://wprocker.com/story/59417/ http://wprocker.com/story/59415/ For the third year now I’m over in Memphis for the World Championship of BBQ, joined by Otto, Nacin, Scott, and Rose. Last year due to flooding the festival was moved to a fairgrounds inland, but there’s nothing quite like being right on the Mississippi with the sweet aroma of pork all a.. Fri, 18 May 2012 11:30:00 -0500 Matt Mullenweg http://wprocker.com/story/59415/ http://wprocker.com/story/59416/ Mark Jaquith writes How I built “Have Baby. Need Stuff!” — a nice overview of the latest and greatest in modern WP development... Fri, 18 May 2012 11:08:00 -0500 Matt Mullenweg http://wprocker.com/story/59416/ http://wprocker.com/story/59414/ I’m happy to present episode number two of the WPCandy Roundtable Podcast, this time with the BuddyPress Core Team of John James Jacoby, Boone Gorges, and Paul Gibbs. They spoke for just over an hour about issues of interest to them within the BuddyPress community, and where things are going i.. Fri, 18 May 2012 08:29:00 -0500 WPCandy http://wprocker.com/story/59414/ http://wprocker.com/story/59413/ There’s something about this time of year that always makes me wistful for the good old days—the simpler times, if you will—when all that mattered were family, friends, and a whole lotta blogging about everything under the sun. I miss those days, don’t you? Fear not, my fellow bloggi.. Thu, 17 May 2012 09:48:00 -0500 WordPress.com http://wprocker.com/story/59413/ http://wprocker.com/story/59411/ Joe Flood pitches the advantages of using WordPress and assorted plugins as your Intranet, in place of more bloated systems:By using WordPress, you turn “add this information to the Intranet” from a frustrating task into something as simple as blogging. And just think how good your Intranet coul.. Thu, 17 May 2012 05:37:00 -0500 WPCandy http://wprocker.com/story/59411/ http://wprocker.com/story/59410/ This episode of Aftertaste followed WP Late Night #9 and saw the crew discussing potential future shows (particularly for the WPCandy Roundtable Podcast), and how we want to see questions sent in to the WP Late Night show.Oh, and we chose the “Pewed a J” episode title, of course. MP3 fil.. Thu, 17 May 2012 03:38:00 -0500 WPCandy http://wprocker.com/story/59410/ http://wprocker.com/story/59409/ On this week’s episode of WP Late Night we discussed the WordPress Community Summit, security issues and WordPress plugins, and the newly launched WP App Store. And you know you want to listen in to find out where that episode title comes from, right?This episode is sponsored by the Typecase .. Wed, 16 May 2012 21:30:00 -0500 WPCandy http://wprocker.com/story/59409/ http://wprocker.com/story/59408/ Chris Wallace at UpThemes has generously offered up 10 copies of his Typecase Pro plugin (usually $19) for giveaway, in addition to one grand prize of a year’s developer club membership at UpThemes (usually $99) and an UpThemes t-shirt.To enter the giveaway, just leave a comment on this post o.. Wed, 16 May 2012 18:28:00 -0500 WPCandy http://wprocker.com/story/59408/ http://wprocker.com/story/59405/ Siobhan McKeown with an excellent writeup of WordCamp Netherlands 2012 on Smashing Magazine. Killer photos, interviews, and a day by day breakdown. Love it.You just finished reading Diary of WordCamp Netherlands 2012 on WPCandy. Please consider leaving a comment!.. Wed, 16 May 2012 08:53:00 -0500 WPCandy http://wprocker.com/story/59405/ http://wprocker.com/story/59406/ This week’s WPCandy Roundtable will be filled with BuddyPress Core developers: John James Jacoby, Boone Gorges, and Paul Gibbs will be sitting down to chat. If you caught last week’s show with the marketplace theme developers, you’ll know a thing or two about what to expect tomorro.. Wed, 16 May 2012 08:44:00 -0500 WPCandy http://wprocker.com/story/59406/ http://wprocker.com/story/59403/ WP App Store, the project aiming to make plugin and theme purchases easy within the WordPress dashboard — and which we previewed a couple of months ago — quietly launched yesterday (complete with slick intro video). Their plugin is downloadable on their website, which once installed will gi.. Wed, 16 May 2012 07:41:00 -0500 WPCandy http://wprocker.com/story/59403/