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  • IRC Meeting: July 17, 2013

    Long time no meetupMeetup All local/regional gatherings that are officially a part of the WordPress world but are not WordCamps are organized through https://www.meetup.com/. A meetup is typically a chance for local WordPress users to get together and share new ideas and seek help from one another. Searching for ‘WordPress’ on meetup.com will help you…

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  • GSoC – Week 5: That moment when everything starts coming together.

    DEVELOPING THE NEW POST UIUI UI is an acronym for User Interface – the layout of the page the user interacts with. Think ‘how are they doing that’ and less about what they are doing. ———————————————— Picking up work from last week, this week I finally managed to get over the initial inertia that had…

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  • Typography

    For the sake of brand consistency, here are some handy references and examples for the correct uses of typography on the WordPress apps: Open Sans WordPress uses Open Sans as the default text face. Open Sans is a humanist sans serif typeface designed by Steve Matteson, Type Director of Ascender Corp. This version contains the…

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  • Dev chat summary for July 17, 2013

    Chat log. Agenda Current projects (iOSiOS The operating system used on iPhones and iPads., Android, Other platforms) Move dev chat time Mobile handbook review What’s Next Current projects (iOS, Android, Other platforms) WPiOS: We’re preparing to submit version 3.6.4 to Apple. This version adds G+ integration and fixes a few errors. We’re announcing the native…

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  • Seeking 2 moderators for jobs.WordPress.net

    We’re looking for two moderators to take on jobs.wordpress.net. What is jobs.wordpress.net? jobs.wordpress.net is a site where people can list WordPress jobs. There is no charge for people to list jobs. Jobs include everything from one-off contracts to full-time positions. It was set up by Mark Ghosh (from WeblogToolsCollection) but he’s decided to take a…

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  • JSON REST API: Version 0.3

    Time for another release of the JSONJSON JSON, or JavaScript Object Notation, is a minimal, readable format for structuring data. It is used primarily to transmit data between a server and web application, as an alternative to XML. REST APIREST API The REST API is an acronym for the RESTful Application Program Interface (API) that…

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  • Profiles – Weekly Update 5

    Hi Everyone! As you know, I’m working on enhancing profiles.wordpress.orgWordPress.org The community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location for community conversations and organization. https://wordpress.org/ as a part of GSoC’13…

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  • Review Incentive Trial Program

    With the recent changes to the Theme Review infrastructure, we are now much more easily able to track Theme review and approval of new Themes, previously reviewed Themes, and updates to currently approved Themes.  While we have a much higher volume of tickets being closed than we have had in the past, we end up…

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  • Code Revisions: Week 4

    Version 0.4 of the Code RevisionsRevisions The WordPress revisions system stores a record of each saved draft or published update. The revision system allows you to see what changes were made in each revision by dragging a slider (or using the Next/Previous buttons). The display indicates what has changed in each revision. pluginPlugin A plugin…

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  • Migration update: WXR importer

    This week, I began work on the next phase of my project: fixing up the WXR importer plugin. A number of developers, including Jon Cave, Peter Westwood, and Andrew Nacin have been maintaining this pluginPlugin A plugin is a piece of software containing a group of functions that can be added to a WordPress website.…

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