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Quayle For Congress on WordPress

Ben Quayle for Congress Web Site

Thrilled to see a site that I worked pretty hard on finally launched and live:  Quayle For Congress.    Ben Quayle is the son of former Vice-President, Dan Quayle; and he is running for Congress in the state of Arizona.  I completed this project in partnership with Red Yawp Digital – - they provided the PSDs and I developed the site using WordPress with custom post types and jQuery work.

The Economy of WordPress (speaking of that … need work in 2012??)

First, big thanks to WordPress for keeping me busy and in business.  I recently completed a video interview (publish date T.B.A.) where I was asked about the WordPress economy and the commercial ecosystem that has evolved around the WordPress platform.  One of the points I made in my answer was that if it were not for the insane popularity and success of the WordPress software, as well as its open source nature and the GPL, …

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Allure Themes: New Theme Releases and an Upgrade

Been busy, busy over at Allure Themes.  Since I last update here, I’ve released 4 new themes: Khaki, Hallowed, Bella and So Pink!  Today, I also released version 1.2 of the Allure Foundation, which brings several new features and enhancements.  Oh, and since I updated here last – I’ve switched from being a PC user to a Mac user.  It wasn’t painful – will update more about that switch at a later date.

A theme and a book release – my day is done

Today saw the official release of the 4th Edition of my book: WordPress For Dummies (an entire MONTH early) …  Free themes, bonus content, and all!  Today also saw the release of a brand new theme over at Allure Themes called Varied.  I think I’ve done enough damage for one day – enjoy your weekend!

WordPress For Dummies 4th Edition with BONUS Themes

WordPress For Dummies 4th Edition with 5 BONUS Themes

This summer, I finished writing the 4th Edition of my WordPress For Dummies book (John Wiley & Sons) and it covers up to WordPress version 3.2.  This time around my editor, Amy Fandrei and I decided to do something a little different with this release, to offer my readers a bit more value that what they’ve been used to with previous editions of the book.  This time around – aside from the usual value of …

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