WordCast

We tried, people of the world. We tried to be politically correct, but it’s just not happening. Of course, we’ve got your fix of the latest and greatest news this week, from nonsensical numbering to possible spam tools, but we’re also kicking off a bunch of new segments that we just know you’ll love. It’s all coming up this week on WordCast! Don’t miss it.

Episode 37:

• The Star-Ledger: Blog can help parents stay connected with son in Europe
• Sideblog plugin vs. Tumbler:
• DirectWordPress: Spam tool?
• Vladimir breaks down the many types of hosting
• 2.7 isn’t, and won’t be 3.0. Deal with it. - Matt
• SpeckyBoy has an awesome list of 100+ WordPress videos

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This week’s WordCast has it all: beta versions of WordPress (and easily upgrading to them), plugins that discriminate against your visitors, and even themes that make a gaming site look sexier than Kym’s new song (it’s filtered, don’t worry).

Episode 36:

• 2.7 Beta 3 Released
• Upgrade to beta versions easily with InstantUpgrade
• Project Icon winners released
• WordPress over 3 million hits!
• WordPress for iPhone calling for testers
• WP Greet Box Plugin
• WP Advanced Code editor plugin
• Tip of the Week: Search Engine Optimization
• Kym’s pick: WP Sticky Plugin
• Dave’s pick: eGamer Theme

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WordCast this week is full of laughter and music. Well, really, just two songs. But we play them a lot! How’s that? We’ll also learn about a few more high-profile WordPressers and even rearrange our schedule (just a bit). All that and more on this week’s WordCast.

Episode 35:

• WordPress 2.7 Beta 1 released
• Delicious turned 5!
• Wall Street Journal selects WP for their WSJ Magazine
• Oobject running on WordPress. And it’s a something. We just don’t know what.
• Fake WordPress Version Is a Trojan!
• African blogosphere growing rapidly
• Kym’s pick: WordPress gallery plugin
• Dave’s pick: Custom Widgets plugin

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Jonathan Bailey of Plagiarism Today joins us this week to tackle the latest and greatest in WordPress news. During our entertaining little hour, you’ll learn all about the notorious WordPress carvers, the WordPress showcase, and even about what’s under Kym’s desk!

Episode 34:

• Eric Martin’s WordPress pumpkin
• RevolutionTwo released
• WordPress showcase released
• WP Comment Remix has a severe security vulnerability - UPGRADE NOW!
• WordPress 2.7 Beta 1 is out, and the world is topsy turvey
• LinkedIn adds application support
• Wordpress Theme Design in Photoshop
• Tip of the Week: Comment Keyboard Shortcuts in 2.7
• Kym’s pick: Color Paper theme by SmashMagazine
• There’s a GOOD NEWS BLOG! Dave LOVES it!
• Jonathan’s pick: Comment Approved Notifier plugin
• Dave’s pick: Custom Permalinks plugin
• Voicemail Contest! Ryan of pixopoint.com

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Thanks to Derek K. Miller for our music.

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