MSP WordPress User Group #4
Feb/100
This past Thursday (2/4) I attended my first MSP WordPress (WP) user group meeting at The Nerdery. There were four panel sessions but I could only go to two. The four to choose from were:
- Intro to HTML
- Intro to CSS
- WP Widgets
- WP 3.0
WP Widgets
The WP Widgets coding demonstration was instructed by Ray Champagne (@raychampage) who did an awesome job “dumbing it down”, at least for me. Ray showed us some professional examples of how WP can be used in lieu of traditional print media but how to transform that print media into an online web presence. He broke the presentation down into smaller parts:
- What are widgets?
- What does the code look like?
- Coding a simple widget.
- Implementing your widget.
WP 3.0
The WP 3.0 presentation was very enlightening in that I didn’t even know there was a new version of WP coming out and that some of the features will be changing, hopefully for the better 
.
In short, this presentation was more about what changes are going to happen with WP 3.0 but also how anyone can help contribute to the development. Here are some useful links and insight that Mitchell Hislop (@mitchellhislop) provided:
- WordPress Foundation.org -”…founded by Matt Mullenweg to further the mission of the WordPress open source project: to democratize publishing through Open Source, GPL software.” – Also debuting the 2010 WP theme.
- Example of the P2 Theme – A theme for threaded discussion instead of using the standard WP blogging or email.
- The single user version WP and WPμ will be merged. Within the WP settings you will now see a “network” section. This will be the multi-user part of WP.
- WP Mailing lists – Use these mailing lists if you want to stay informed or help out with the various functions of WP.
- Mitchell’s Ultimate WP Starter Pack
In Conclusion…I’m super excited to go to the next one to meet even more people and to learn more about WP!
MPS User Group Info:
Wordpress Plugin for iPhone Users
Nov/090
Tonight I found an awesome plugin for Wordpress that will optimize your blog for mobile users. Specifically, readers that are using an iPhone. Take a look at the following screenshots.
Features:
- Optimized loading compared to loading a “standard” theme.
- Apple-esque icons (comments indicator).
- Clean interface.
- Easy to install (just like any other plugin).
- FREE!
For more info please refer to the plugin website: http://www.bravenewcode.com/wptouch/
Wordpress to Facebook
Nov/090
By popular demand… actually by a friend asking for some insight - here’s how to integrate your personal Wordpress blog into your Facebook account.
- Login to your Facebook account.
- Hover over “Settings” and select “Application Settings” [top menu bar]
- Select “Notes”
- Now in the Notes settings, select “Import a blog”. [top right of the screen]
- Enter your blog’s URL.
- Check the check box. You’re import YOUR blog, right?
- Select “Start Importing”
- Review the content and select “Confirm Import”
Now your blog posts are integrated with your Facebook account. When you write a new blog entry and publish it a little snippet will be placed on your Profile and a new Note will be created.
I can’t take full credit for this.. I found all the steps here: http://wordpress.tv/2009/07/22/import-your-wordpress-blog-into-facebook/
Wordcamp MSP!
