Jefferson Graham of USA TODAY talks blogging with Matt Mullenweg, CEO of Automattic and co-creator of WordPress.
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How Does a Gravatar Work?
If you read a lot of blogs, you’re probably already familiar with gravatars — custom images that represent certain commenters. These images are a kind of personal logo that identifies them and says something about their personality.
Here’s how gravatars work….
WordPress as a Content Management System
Though WordPress is by far the leader when it comes to blogging software, it has made significant strides in the last two years towards becoming a quality Content Management System as well. This means that those who love WordPress can now easily bridge the gap between blogging and a website designed for news by setting up their blog as a CMS.
What is a CMS? I would define a CMS using WordPress to create a website that does not display your posts in reverse chronological order. In other words, a CMS is using WordPress for something other than blogging.
Some examples of WordPress as a CMS:
- News or Magazine-Style WordPress Site/Theme
- Building a Portfolio Site
- eCommerce Site
- Picture Gallery
- Photoblog
- Video Blog
- Directory
20 Most Important Features of WordPress 2.7
WordPress is quickly becoming the standard software for the majority of blogs. This fact makes every major release of the software seem like a huge event, but the thing is that this time it is. WordPress 2.7 comes with a huge number of changes, a good chunk of them making some older plugins redundant. This will be a huge upgrade for all blog owners.
The following lists 20 of the biggest changes, but all together there have been over 400 changes to the program with version 2.7. (2.7.1 just came out recently).
Your First Blog Post is Important…
From the reader’s point of view, I would want to see four areas covered in your first blog post:
1 – Who you are. Tell me about your business, but also introduce me to the blog’s writers. Share pictures. The more information about yourself and your business that you are willing to share, the easier it will be for me as a reader to trust you.
2 – Why you are blogging. Possibly the most important question you can answer, because it will force you to spell out your intentions to your audience. And as always, consider your audience when answering this question, ask yourself, ‘Why would someone come to this blog, what would they be looking for?’