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Buddypress

jez — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 11:05:55 +0000

This week I have been extensively working with WordpressMU and buddypress.org, pretty much
setting up your own community sites with Wordpress. Highly recommended (however
I do dig their logo that much)

My site(s) are hosted by SolarVPS and their friendly “can do attitude” is why I recommend them. This was posted via email

Changing themes over to GPL

jez — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 22:12:18 +0000

I am in the midst of changing all my themes over to GPL -
particularly interesting is the WTFPL license – http://sam.zoy.org/wtfpl/COPYING

which states:

Everyone is permitted to copy and distribute verbatim or modified
copies of this license document, and changing it is allowed as long
as the name is changed.

DO WHAT THE FUCK YOU WANT TO PUBLIC LICENSE
TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR COPYING, DISTRIBUTION AND MODIFICATION

0. You just DO WHAT THE FUCK YOU WANT TO.

I am almost tempted to use this one, because if GPL is boilt down to its core, this is basically what (as I understand) is meant by it. People, companies, evil can do whatever the crap they like with the work GPL’ed.

If those are the conditions to get my 10 something themes re-listed on the themeviewer for the community, so be it. My PR dropped recently from 6 to 5 anyway, so I am clearly not in for the link juice anyway.

WTF PL’ed themes mean you can also remove the footer link/change whatever you like as desired.
It would be nice however to retain it to show some appreciation.

Keep you posted,
jez

Wordpress 2.7 to be released tomorrow

jez — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:07:52 +0000

Is tomorrow today already (from UK perspective?) – too lazy to do the maths right now, but anyway – personally I do not like Wordpress 2.7 too much right now, the new interface, even though it is slick, is a bit confusing. I have some sites running the nightly built with 2.7, and to my surprise most of the plugins works. However what I dislike is the new template engine. To be honest, for now, I will just be using the old tags… more news when appropriate

Wpdesigner (Small Potato) to refund ThemeClub money via Paypal

jez — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:24:23 +0000

Former WPdesigner.com owner Small Potato has just refunded me $5 via Paypal and included this message:

Message: This is Small Potato. Thank you for supporting me before Wpdesigner.com
was sold. I’m sorry for the trouble and frustration. Please accept this refund for
your themes club registration fee and remember to cancel your subscription to
Wpdesigner.com to avoid renewing your membership.

Noble gesture man and really a shame what this Pavel guy did with the website.

The darkest is before dawn (I am not dead)

jez — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:34:34 +0000

Dear everyone,
sorry for the lack of updates and little activity. As you might have read I moved to London two weeks ago.
As I am working full-time now (not in design) I have had little opportunity to sort out the updated version of h4×3d.com and the new concept.
Be assured, I have things noted down and sketches are almost final, however I do not like to release “alpha” as you know from my themesy.
I am a Leo and think in black or white – either change at once or not at all.

To tease you, here an excerpt of the top left header of the new blog.

I have also had a logo made by a professional logo and brand developer (on basis of a four pages creative brief). You might wonder why I did not do it myself: time for once is a reason, but also it is just as a matter of fact that sometimes you are blind when it comes to your own “design”.

Looking forward to receiving your feedback – changed should be up and implemented within three weeks from now-on.