I started my first day at Automattic! I'm on my support rotation now, but once I finish up I'll be a Code Wrangler on VaultPress. Umbra, a theme I developed that I'm really excited about, launched on WordPress.org. Another theme I worked on, Museum, was launched on WordPress.com! (You can also get it on WordPress.org) Flatfish, made by Michael Arestad, was launched [...]
Funny observations from the themes on wordpress.org
I wanted to run some more interesting queries against the themes on wordpress.org, so earlier this evening I pulled down the theme data into a local database. Eventually I want to "feature" some nice but maybe not super popular themes, so I've run a few queries to find out how things are rated, what the number of downloads is, [...]
Hiking at Middlesex Fells
Mel & I have been talking about "doing some nature" basically all summer— whether that was going to a beach, or taking a hike, or kayaking… and it never happened. To be fair, between WordCamps and other conferences, meetups, and work, summer was pretty busy. Now that it's fall, and the conference circuit is slowing [...]
WordPress and the Command Line
The slides from my talk at NERDSummit, WordPress and the Command Line. How to use WP-CLI to manage your WordPress site via the command line. From basic management like installing & updating plugins and themes, to scripting a installation workflow, this tool is a WordPress DevOps' best friend.
New theme: Museum
Museum is a free theme crafted to showcase all of your best photographs, drawings, or illustrations. Featuring elegant, museum-inspired typography and ample room for your images, Museum pays special attention to category and media attachment pages to help your collections shine. Read more about it on themes.redradar.net. View on wordpress.org to download.