October 28th,2005

WordPressologist Needed

By Jeremy Wright

We’re looking for a, erm, WordPress master (WordPressologist? WordPressian? WordPressmith? WordPressishimo?) to help out with some new work we’re doing. We also have a number of generic PHP needs as well. If the WordPressperson had experience with 1.5, 1.6 and MU that would be grand, but really a solid (no, really, I don’t want to have to explain how WordPress works to whoever applies) understanding of WordPress is the biggest element.

Drop me an email if you’re interested.

The Conversation

John Evans on October 28th, 2005 at 12:51

Well, that counts me out, then :-)

Andy Merrett on October 28th, 2005 at 13:59

Am I missing something? People are talking about WP1.6 but I’ve not seen any release of that yet?

Brian Groce on October 28th, 2005 at 14:05

Don’t worry, WP 1.6 is still in alpha…it’s not suggested for public consumption yet.

It’s usefull for anyone who develops plug-ins though. And for any brave souls who want the “bleeding edge” version.

Jeremy Wright on October 28th, 2005 at 17:51

And for those who are prepping to use WPMU :)

George on October 28th, 2005 at 22:56

WPMU is looking real good. And it’s base on WP 1.6. Still working on getting MU to be use as the main hosting for multiple sites with different domain instead of subdomains.

JErm on October 29th, 2005 at 00:10

I’m no coder but I’m pretty fluent with PHP/MySQL, and if you need a WP skinning person I’m your guy, but if you’re looking for a WP plugin coder, etc I’m shit even though I can install/edit them some.

Let me know! :)

Andy Merrett on October 29th, 2005 at 01:08

Heh I obviously would never qualify as a WPologist - what the heck is WPMU? Is that Wordpress.com? Hmm…

Tom Hanna on October 29th, 2005 at 01:46

Any more details? What’s the time commitment and just how intensely technical is it? I know my way around the WordPress theme system and have fiddled with MU (mostly to the extent of finding it’s not totally compatible with my host). OTOH, I’m not enough the PHP expert to start modifying core files or writing plugins.

Andy - WPMU is the multiuser version. If setup right, it lets people automatically signup for a WordPress powered blog on your site. And yes, it’s what powers WordPress.com (as well as blogsome.com).

John Evans on October 29th, 2005 at 02:19

Yeah, but can you resist the AJAX in MU?

Brian Groce on October 29th, 2005 at 06:01

MU = Multi-user … http://mu.wordpress.org/

If you’re familiar with Movable Type’s setup, that’s the gist. You can manage multiple blogs from one instance of the software instead of the normal 1:1 of WordPress.

Jeremy Wright on October 29th, 2005 at 06:01

Tom: Time commitment is anywhere from 2-10 hours per week in work, through the end of the year most likely. There would be some core file editing happening for a few of the sites (or at least massive, massive plugins) - as a few of the mods are effectively new front ends.

Andy Merrett on October 29th, 2005 at 13:23

D’oh of course. :)

Jesse on October 29th, 2005 at 17:57

I don’t want to have to explain how WordPress works to whoever applies

Crap! That rules me out I guess.

Gerard McGarry on November 2nd, 2005 at 13:20

Hi Jeremy - I’ve got a bit of experience doing various things with WordPress - check out the Scribble Designs website and the Reality TV site I recently designed as examples of work by Scribble.

I’ve also got a WP theme in development at the moment. If you’re interested, feel free to mail me and let me know what you need.

Dermacia on January 18th, 2007 at 06:06

This post, however off-topic it may be, is about Internet freedom. \”Network Neutrality\” — the First Amendment of the Internet — ensures that the public can view the smallest blog just as easily as the largest corporate Web site by preventing Internet companies like AT&T from rigging the playing field for only the highest-paying sites.

But Internet providers like AT&T, Verizon and Comcast are spending millions of dollars lobbying Congress to gut Net Neutrality. If Congress doesn\’t take action now to implement meaningful Net Neutrality provisions, the future of the Internet is at risk.

In the end game, only large companies will afford domains if the communications monopolies have their way with this. This of course isnt new news, but its coming to a head and blogs like this one will be a ghosttown unless all of us figure it our pretty darn quick. I wont post any links, but advise that if you value the internet, and blogs likw this one, that you search Google for \”Network Neutrality\” and educate yourself on this issue as it effects all of us.

Fundraiser on January 18th, 2007 at 16:16

A few questions from a blog idiot

How do you keep the spammers from eating you alive? i\’ve seen blogs with nothing but spam postings.

How do you keep some left wing extremist from posting racist or defamatory rhetoric? and if you cant stop them, what are you legally liabel when they do?

can viruses be posted to blogs?

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