Tag Archives: Wordpress

Start the New Year with new skills

Posted on January 1, 2010 by Bean

UPDATE: Didn’t get registered before classes started? No worries! You can register late through 1/16. There is a $5 late registration fee and you must use this link to register. What are your New Years’ resolutions? Is this the year … Continue reading →

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Is your WordPress blog under attack?

Posted on September 5, 2009 by Bean

A few weeks ago, I warned students about the necessity of keeping their WordPress blog updated. If your blog is hosted on wordpress.com, it is updated. This warning is for self hosted blogs. The latest version, WordPress 2.8.4, closes a … Continue reading →

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Tis the season for… WordCamps

Posted on August 19, 2009 by Bean

Fall is the season for going back to school (at least in the Northern hemisphere) and it the season for WordCamps! WordCamps are informal conferences for WordPress users by WordPress users. Designed for the beginning blogger and the experienced professional, … Continue reading →

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Vote for WordPress 2.8 Features

Posted on January 10, 2009 by Bean

WordPress is constantly seeking to improve and better meet the needs of its users. This is your opportunity to vote on the improvements you would like to see in WordPress 2.8. Do you want faster performance? More built in plug-ins … Continue reading →

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WordPress 2.7 release delayed

Posted on November 1, 2008 by Bean

Two big announcements from WordPress today. Ryan unveiled the WordPress 2.7 Beta 1. Thats the good news, the bad news is that they are delaying the official release of WordPress 2.7 from November 10 to late November. ARRRGH! WordPress really … Continue reading →

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What’s new in WordPress 2.7? Preview wireframes

Posted on October 13, 2008 by Bean

The eagerly anticipated 2.7 WordPress is just around the corner. Ryan Boren announced that feature freeze is scheduled for today. That means that the new version will be ready for release in early to mid November. The last official release … Continue reading →

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Learn to blog: New blogging classes at LVS Online

Posted on October 6, 2008 by Bean

Blogging Basics: Intro to Blogging class   Learn the blogging basics or step up and discover the benefits of the blogosphere in the new blogging classes at LVS Online. Bean has modified her popular Blogging for Fun, Fame and Fortune classes … Continue reading →

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Be heard at WordCamp Portland tonight!

Posted on September 27, 2008 by Bean

Tonight I will be attending a Un-conference with Jane Wells, one of the Usability Engineers at Automatic. She is working on making WordPress increasingly flexible and user friendly.  Her unConference is all about the best and worst of WordPress and … Continue reading →

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13 PROVEN Plug-ins from WordCamp Portland

Posted on September 27, 2008 by Bean

Plug-ins personalize your blog making it as unique as you are. Chris from CDCStudios has tested all of these and incorporates them into his blog as well as his clients. DISQUS Drop in replacement comment management system that allows threaded … Continue reading →

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How has WordPress changed your life?

Posted on September 27, 2008 by Bean

The keynote address at WordCamp Portland is all about How WordPress has changed your life? The Fairy Blog Mother aka Lorelle VanFossen, preached about the glories of WordPress. WordPress lets you concentrate on expression, it allows you to actually blog without a … Continue reading →

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