
As a fun post, here is some WordPress ASCII art for your enjoying pleasure.
Read More...There are a number of a methods to use to create another loop on the same page. So which one is the best to use? Let me explain each one and how they work.
Here are the options we have for “resetting the query”:
rewind_posts()
wp_reset_query()
new WP_Query
How are these three different? Here’s the difference.
rewind_posts() reset the …

After the Deadline is a great plugin for WordPress. We wrote about it late last year, and we’re still really excited to see where this project goes for WordPress.
This particular release isn’t necessarily for WordPress, but it’s for Google Chrome — and I feel like it would be useful for you if you’re a …
WordPress 3.0 Beta 2 has been released.
If you’ve been following the news of WordPress 3.0, you will know that it is a huge release for WordPress. It’s the milestone of merging WordPress and WordPress Multi-User (WPMU) into a single platform.
This is by far one of the best things that has happened to WordPress, to …

The Automattic team recently announced the release of the WordPress plugin named “Geolocation.” This plugin is valuable for those folks who create posts from their mobile devices, like their iPhone or Blackberry.
Here’s a screenshot of what it looks like:
But I see two issues with it. When I tested it out, it first didn’t …
Read More...This weekend, I presented on Essential Plugins and Optimization at WordCamp Orange County.
Here is my presentation.
Any questions or comments or plugins that you suggest, please leave them in the comments.
Thanks!
Essential Plugins by Jonathan Dingman

Facebook just announced that they are launching the “like” plugin for any page around the web.
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So a few weeks ago I picked up my new plates. WRDPRSS. I’m really excited about them :)
The general response I’ve gotten from my friends and family is “you’re such a nerd” and you now what, that’s exactly right, I certainly am a nerd :)
Here are what the plates look like:
And one of my …
Read More...Here’s a nice little bit of code that can come in very handy.
If you’re looking to limit the_excerpt() or get_the_excerpt() by a specific word count, here is a great code snippet that you can throw into functions.php that will do just that.
function my_excerpt_length($text){
return 20;
}
add_filter(‘excerpt_length’, ‘my_excerpt_length’);
function new_excerpt_more($more) {
return ‘…’;
}
add_filter(‘excerpt_more’, ‘new_excerpt_more’);
Any questions or feedback, please leave them …
![Matt Mullenweg on WordPress [VIDEO]](http://wpvibe.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/matt-mullenweg-interview.jpg)
Here’s a great interview with Matt Mullenweg and he discusses his thoughts on WordPress 3.0 and then goes into some Q&A from the WPGirls at WPNight in Sweden.
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