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• Introducing the Monster Widget May 16, 2012
  An important part of the theme development process is testing. As a member of the Theme Team at Automattic I can say that we like to test everything we can! One thing that we have observed is that widget testing … Continue reading → […]
  Michael Fields
• Our very own Ian Stewart was a special guest on the ShopTalk Podcast. April 27, 2012
  Recently, Ian Stewart was a special guest on the podcast by Chris Coyier and Dave Rupert, ShopTalk. Ian discussed many web topics, including WordPress (obviously!) and answered questions from listeners. http://shoptalkshow.com/episodes/016-with-ian-stewart/ […]
  Takashi Irie
• Theme Options Gallery: The Best (and the Worst) Theme Options Screens Around April 27, 2012
  Man, theme options. There aren’t many more topics in WordPress theme development that inspire more discussion these days than theme options. If you haven’t seen it yet, check out Konstantin Kovshenin’s Theme Options Gallery. Konstantin reviews the best and worst … Continue reading → […]
  Ian Stewart
• Let’s Talk about Semantics April 19, 2012
  If you’re interested in HTML Semantics and are looking for a good place to start learning more about it and what it means start out with this post at HTML5 Doctor, Let’s Talk about Semantics. At the very least, you’ll … Continue reading → […]
  Ian Stewart
• Tighter and leaner WordPress templates with get_template_part() April 19, 2012
  If you’re interested in learning more about how to use get_template_part() in your themes and why you might want to, designer and developer, Terry Sutton, has a great post up called Tighter and leaner WordPress templates with get_template_part(). It’s well … Continue reading → […]
  Ian Stewart
• Next Saturday is Now Available for WP.org Sites April 17, 2012
  Next Saturday — a bold and playful theme that adds a touch of childlike innocence to your blog – is now available in the official WordPress Themes Directory. It was originally designed by Ian Mintz and brought to WordPress by … Continue reading → […]
  Michelle Langston
• 10 Beautiful WordPress Themes from the Official Directory March 13, 2012
  We are obviously theme junkies here and everyday we check the official free theme directory. It’s only March now but many free themes have already became available since the new year. To highlight the great themes there I picked up … Continue reading → […]
  Takashi Irie
• Sundance is Now Available for WP.org Sites March 13, 2012
  Sundance — a brand new free video theme brought to you by the team here at Automattic is now available in the official WordPress Themes Directory. […]
  Takashi Irie
• WordPress Query Comprehensive Reference March 13, 2012
  There are a couple of spots that I always keep handy when looking for information about WordPress’ query handling. Consider this Gist an addition to my list: WordPress Query Comprehensive Reference Which helpful, recent resources do you use for information … Continue reading → […]
  Philip Arthur Moore
• Internationalization: You’re Probably Doing It Wrong March 1, 2012
  Fun fact of the day: about 37% of WordPress downloads are for non-English, localized versions. So as a plugin or theme author, you should be thinking of localization and internationalization (L10N and I18N) as pretty much a fact of life … Continue reading → […]
  Philip Arthur Moore