Dave Moyer
Editor-in-Chief, WordCast, Founding President of Bitwire Mediahttp://davemoyer.org
Plugin Picks 6: Lifestream
By Dave Moyer, posted Mar 17 2010 at 8:24 am | 1 Comment »
If you’ve got all kinds of social networking sites where you’re posting content, pull it all into your sidebar in a pretty little widget with the Lifestream plugin.
WordCast Conversations 9: Erno Hannink
By Dave Moyer, posted Mar 16 2010 at 1:09 pm | No Comments »
This week on WordCast Conversations, we’re heading to the Netherlands one more time, to chat with Erno Hannink, an independent social media consultant and the lead organizer of WordCamp Netherlands.
Plugin Picks 5: WP Tabbity
By Dave Moyer, posted Mar 15 2010 at 6:00 am | No Comments »
Javascript tab interfaces have become a popular method of displaying content on the web these days. Today on Plugin Picks, Kym and Dave take a look at a WordPress plugin that makes tabs incredibly easy to implement in WordPress blog posts.
Plugin Picks 4: WP Function Reference
By Dave Moyer, posted Mar 10 2010 at 6:00 am | 4 Comments »
For those WordPress users who have trouble remembering all the various PHP functions used when coding extensions for the platform, the WP Function Reference WordPress plugin adds a dashboard widget for quick reference.
WordCast Conversations 8: Anne Helmond on SEO and Social Media
By Dave Moyer, posted Mar 9 2010 at 10:05 am | 1 Comment »
When it comes to the relationship between blogs and search engines, there’s no comparison to the expertise of Anne Helmond, who’s worked for years researching blog software and how it connects to Google and other search sites. This week, she talks to Kym about her research and how it connects to search engine optimization (SEO), WordPress, blogging, and social media.
Plugin Picks 3: WP Google Buzz
By Dave Moyer, posted Mar 8 2010 at 2:00 pm | No Comments »
To kick off the second week of Plugin Picks, Kym and Dave take a look at the WP Google Buzz WordPress plugin which brings the newest social media craze, Google Buzz, to your site by adding a “Buzz This” button to your blog posts.
WordCast Recap: 3/1/10
By Dave Moyer, posted Mar 5 2010 at 3:42 pm | No Comments »
It’s Friday once again! The WordCast network has been bringing you the best WordPress, blogging and social media news, tips, tricks, reviews and how-tos all week long, and we’re bringing the best of the best to you. A new WordPress hack, the THEME TEAM! and more.
WordPress Hack Cloakes Itself to All But Search Engines
By Dave Moyer, posted Mar 5 2010 at 1:36 pm | 1 Comment »
A new WordPress hack is making its way around the net, and it has some new tricks up its sleeve. Read our coverage to learn what’s going on, whether or not your WordPress blog could be affected, and what’s being done to solve the problem.
Automattic Hires Theme Developer Ian Stewart, Forms “Theme Team”
By Dave Moyer, posted Mar 5 2010 at 9:44 am | No Comments »
Yesterday, highly respected WordPress theme developer Ian Stewart announced on his personal blog that he has been hired by Automattic as a Theme Wrangler. What is interesting is the fact that his blog, ThemeShaper, is also joining the company, as a front-end to what he calls a “theme team” being formed there.
Learn to Write WordPress Plugins in 20 Minutes (video)
By Dave Moyer, posted Mar 3 2010 at 9:08 am | No Comments »
At WordCamp Phoenix 2009, John Hawkins shared with users a simple way to get started with a task that’s daunting to most WordPress users: writing a WordPress plugin. While you probably won’t be making huge developmental masterpieces after watching this video, it might be a good kick-start.