News & Articles

• The Redhat of Drupal (ma.tt)
  Matt Mullenweg got a really, really funny email telling him he should consider switching Automattic websites to Drupal.
• We Sit Down (Virtually) With Cozmoslabs (techniki.com)
  The TechNiki guys recently sat down with Cristian Antohe from Cozmoslabs to talk about their work with WordPress.
• What Features are Coming in WordPress 3.6 (www.wpbeginner.com)
  It was just a few months ago when WordPress 3.5 was released. Well, the next major release, WordPress 3.6, is already underway. WordPress 3.6 is expected to be released in late April 2013. In this article, will be discussed the features that are coming in WordPress 3.6
• Using Grunt to Speed Up & Standardize your WordPress Theme Development (mondaybynoon.com)
  In our industry, the name of the game is speed. Grunt is labeled as The JavaScript Task Runner. It’s a piece of software powered by node.js that lets you build certain routines that run on the command line. Grunt is an amazing framework of sorts that you can essentially turn into anything you want it to be.
• Finding The Right WordPress Support System (tommcfarlin.com)
  Tom McFarlin enjoys the challenge of finding the best tools possible not only for himself but for potential customers as well, and this is what raises his next issue: Finding the right WordPress support system.
• Why should I care about WordPress Frameworks? (chrislema.com)
  In essence, a framework enables greater consistency and speed for developers, which could translate to lower costs to develop, which could translate to lower costs for end users. There’s another reason why developers code frameworks and that is that it allows them to focus on core features and functionality and let others create beautiful designs.
• Why we don’t support old WordPress versions (wprealm.com)
  Joost de Valk posted an interesting article about their support policy. Specifically, about not supporting old WordPress versions. Joost explained the top 4 reasons people invoke for not upgrading.

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Plugin News

• WordPress Email Confirmation for New Users (www.cozmoslabs.com)
  WordPress Email Confirmation for new users has been around in Profile Builder for quite some time, however something was missing from it.
• How To Hide and Control WordPress Widgets: 5 Plugins (www.wpjedi.com)
  We all rely on widgets to add content blocks to our sites. WordPress widgets are very easy to work with and come in all flavors. You could enable and disable them easily. But what if you want to exert more control on how they show up on your site?
• Top 25 Most Downloaded WordPress Plugins (wpforce.com)
  The WordPress.org has over 20,000 plugins available to download. Some awesome, some not so awesome. This article brings you 25 of the most downloaded WordPress plugins in the repository.
• Top 10 WordPress Plugins of the Month — March 2013 Edition (managewp.com)
  Another stellar selection of plugins of the month - March 2013 Edition, from Tom Ewer.
• Easy Media Gallery (wordpress.org)
  Easy Media Gallery for WordPress that's powerful and so easy to create beautiful portfolio or media gallery.
• Calculated Fields Form (wordpress.org)
  Calculated Fields Form is a plugin for creating forms with dynamically calculated fields and display the result.
• WP-AntiSpambot (wordpress.org)
  Adds a shortcode which converts email addresses to HTML entities to block spambots.
• Easy2Map (wordpress.org)
  The easiest tool available for creating custom & great-looking Google Maps. Add multiple pins and customize maps with drag-and-drop simplicity.
• Zone Manager (wordpress.org)
  Curation made easy! Create "zones" then add and order your content!

Theme Releases

Minimal (www.wpexplorer.com)	Hotel Booking (templatic.com)	Noise (ithemes.com)
Bolsa (jigoshop.com)	Liberus (emptynestthemes.com)	Modern Grid (richwp.com)
Rockers (wordpress.org)	Cazuela (wordpress.org)	Ilisa (wordpress.org)
Sensitive (wordpress.org)	tdTasko (wordpress.org)	Visual (wordpress.org)

Theme News

• A Guide To The Options For WordPress Theme Development (wp.smashingmagazine.com)
  At the recent WordCamp Edinburgh, was a discussion about WordPress theme development and the options available to developers when building themes. The overriding conclusion from the session was that there isn't a one-size-fits-all answer and that the best method depends on the needs of the website and the capabilities of the developer.
• 34 Fresh & Premium One Page WordPress Themes (www.wpkube.com)
  If you’re planning to start a new website or blog, than one of the greatest platforms is WordPress. WordPress is the most powerful platform out there for building websites. After installing WordPress, one of the things that most people do is to search for a quality WordPress theme and believe it or not, but choosing a quality WordPress theme is no easy game.

Tutorials

• WordPress Plugin Development Course for Designers – Part 1 (www.1stwebdesigner.com)
  WordPress plugins are a quick and easy solution to wrap your site with additional functionality such as social integration, breadcrumbs, Google Maps, etc. Hiring a developer and creating the custom functionality can be costly for you as a freelance designer. So you should be thinking about learning the skills of plugin development.
• Creating Client Testimonials With Custom Post Types (wp.tutsplus.com)
  Custom Post Types are great for separating your content according to different needs. Especially if your custom content doesn't need all the bells and whistles of a straight-up post. In this tutorial, you'll see how you can quickly create a Custom Post Type for your testimonials that only requires the text editor and three custom meta boxes.
• Making Your WordPress Blog Retina Compatible (themefuse.com)
  Retina displays have been around for quite a while now. Since WordPress version 3.5, there’s built-in Retina support on the WP admin side. In this tutorial you'll learn some essential info about Retina.
• DIY Truly Responsive Images on Your WordPress Website (wpmu.org)
  Responsive Web Design is all the craze at the moment. Watching websites cascade into different layouts as you resize the browser can even be mesmerising. But there’s one facet of RWD that still remains a (properly) unsolved problem. Responsive Images.
• Preparing Strings for Localization in Themes and Plugins (www.wpmayor.com)
  Many plugin and theme developers fail to properly prepare their plugins and themes for localization. In this article you'll learn from some examples how easy it is to prepare strings for localization.
• Creating a widget (www.barrykooij.com)
  In this tutorial you'll how to create a widget. Widgets allow WordPress users to add functionality to their website without requiring any coding experience.