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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>Andrew Nacin</title> <atom:link href="http://nacin.com/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>http://nacin.com</link> <description>WordPress Lead Developer</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 21:22:22 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6-alpha-23334</generator> <atom:link rel='hub' href='http://nacin.com/?pushpress=hub'/> <item> <title>Donate to Movember</title> <link>http://nacin.com/2012/11/30/donate-to-movember/</link> <comments>http://nacin.com/2012/11/30/donate-to-movember/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 21:18:48 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andrew Nacin</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://nacin.com/?p=4066</guid> <description><![CDATA[A month of very long days working on WordPress 3.5 has made growing my Movember beard easy. But it’s also meant no time to raise any donations. Help fight prostate and testicular cancer with a small donation? In return, free … <a href="http://nacin.com/2012/11/30/donate-to-movember/">Continue reading →</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[A month of very long days working on WordPress 3.5 has made growing my Movember beard easy. But it’s also meant no time to raise any donations. Help fight prostate and testicular cancer <a href=" http://us.movember.com/mospace/5510373">with a small donation</a>? In return, free copies of WordPress 3.5 for everyone. <a href='http://twitter.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwp.me%2FpQEdq-13A&count=horizontal&related=nacin&text=Donate%20to%20Movember' class='twitter-share-button' data-text='Donate to Movember' data-url='http://wp.me/pQEdq-13A' data-counturl='http://nacin.com/2012/11/30/donate-to-movember/' data-count='horizontal' data-via='nacin' data-related='nacin'></a>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://nacin.com/2012/11/30/donate-to-movember/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>iPads in education</title> <link>http://nacin.com/2012/10/25/ipads-in-education/</link> <comments>http://nacin.com/2012/10/25/ipads-in-education/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 23:25:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andrew Nacin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Apple]]></category> <category><![CDATA[education]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://nacin.com/?p=4030</guid> <description><![CDATA[What a headline from Talking Points Memo: Apple iPad Mini May Cause Problems For Education, McGraw Hill Exec Says. The interview is a doozy, but this whining from McGraw Hill senior vice president Vineet Madan got me: “If I were … <a href="http://nacin.com/2012/10/25/ipads-in-education/">Continue reading →</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[What a headline from Talking Points Memo: <a href="http://idealab.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/10/apple-ipad-mini-education-mcgraw-hill.php">Apple iPad Mini May Cause Problems For Education, McGraw Hill Exec Says</a>. The interview is a doozy, but this whining from McGraw Hill senior vice president Vineet Madan got me: <blockquote>“If I were a teacher who had spent the last pennies of his or her budget buying new iPads for students a few months ago, I don’t know if I’d be too happy waking up and finding out that there’s a new iPad with a completely different connector cable now.”</blockquote> <blockquote>“If you’re operating in a classroom that has iPads, now if you want to upgrade or replace a device, you’re going to have to maintain multiple chargers.”</blockquote> So let me get this straight: They use their budget on iPads, and then find more money to later upgrade the devices, and their concern is the connector cables? Sorry, but why the hell wouldn’t they be happy? They have iPads. Teachers want them because they are incredible educational tools. Do you really think teachers are going to complain about a few connector cables? <a class="simple-footnote" title="And aside from that, who hasn’t juggled multiple chargers? Phones only began to gravitate to micro USB a few years ago. Then there’s cables for portable hard drives, bluetooth devices… I have a bag of old BlackBerry chargers I’ll never be able to use. Man, that was silly — I should have stayed with my BlackBerry Bold and saved myself the trouble. It’s also not like Apple is going to change their connector again anytime soon. The 30-pin connectors long overstayed their welcome and Lightning is clearly built to last." id="return-note-4030-0" href="#note-4030-0">0</a> Someone needs to explain to him the right cable comes with the iPad when you buy it. Do you really think teachers are going to complain when they have iPads to begin with? They don’t care what generation the iPad is. <a class="simple-footnote" title="My friend Andrew Spittle said this post reminded him of Harry Marks quoting a few tech writers throwing a tantrum over their third-generation iPad being out of date. Read to the end." id="return-note-4030-0" href="#note-4030-0">0</a> They just want tools that can make a difference. And what a difference an iPad can make in so many fields, especially the sciences and mathematics. My high school in Connecticut issued laptops to every student. (It was a magnet school with a focus on technology and international studies.) Each grade, 6 through 12, had a different model, which was replaced every few years. That means different power cords, batteries, and spare parts. This is not something to complain about. I’m grateful I had this much access to technology growing up, and I’m ecstatic that my one-day children will be immersed even more. From 1999 – 2006, I went through four laptops. You know how many textbooks — McGraw Hill or otherwise — I was able to access on them? None. That is something to complain about. We should hardly be surprised that a textbook company is trying to temper Apple’s influence with this kind of drama. Many phone companies have lost some control of their domain to Apple. Textbook companies are next. <div class="simple-footnotes">Notes:<ol></ol></div><a href='http://twitter.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwp.me%2FpQEdq-130&count=horizontal&related=nacin&text=iPads%20in%20education' class='twitter-share-button' data-text='iPads in education' data-url='http://wp.me/pQEdq-130' data-counturl='http://nacin.com/2012/10/25/ipads-in-education/' data-count='horizontal' data-via='nacin' data-related='nacin'></a>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://nacin.com/2012/10/25/ipads-in-education/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>9</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Page templates in subdirectories, new in WordPress 3.4</title> <link>http://nacin.com/2012/03/29/page-templates-in-subdirectories-new-in-wordpress-3-4/</link> <comments>http://nacin.com/2012/03/29/page-templates-in-subdirectories-new-in-wordpress-3-4/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:33:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andrew Nacin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[page templates]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WordPress]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WordPress 3.4]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WP_Theme]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://nacin.com/?p=4003</guid> <description><![CDATA[In WordPress 3.4, themes can now place page templates inside a subdirectory of their theme. I’ve spent much of the 3.4 development cycle working on a new API called WP_Theme. But it’s not something you’ll find in the release announcement. … <a href="http://nacin.com/2012/03/29/page-templates-in-subdirectories-new-in-wordpress-3-4/">Continue reading →</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[In WordPress 3.4, themes can now place page templates inside a subdirectory of their theme. I’ve spent much of the 3.4 development cycle <a href="http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/20103">working on a new API</a> called WP_Theme. But it’s not something you’ll find in the release announcement. That’s because the vast majority of plugin and theme developers will never use it, nor should they. It’s an under-the-hood enhancement that was aimed at strengthening our internals, and it enabled us to improve quite a bit. For example, we were able to find huge performance improvements in both memory and speed. And it enhances the ability to localize themes. (More on these changes when I start working on the 3.4 <a href="http://nacin.com/tag/field-guide/">field guide</a>.) It feels nice to be working with a modern, well-written API, even if I’m the only one using it. That’s okay, because <a href="http://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/20318">look how easy it was</a> to add support for page templates in a subdirectory. This is just the beginning. Child themes can override these templates the same as before — the child theme will just need to create the same directory structure to do it. (So, /page-templates/one-column.php needs to be overridden with /page-templates/one-column.php, not /one-column.php.) And yes, we’re only looking one level down. Updated… Caution: Renaming a page template — and that includes moving all of top-level page templates into a directory — will unassign that page template for all pages currently using it. This is a new tool in your toolbox, but use it wisely. <a href='http://twitter.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwp.me%2FpQEdq-12z&count=horizontal&related=nacin&text=Page%20templates%20in%20subdirectories%2C%20new%20in%20WordPress%203.4' class='twitter-share-button' data-text='Page templates in subdirectories, new in WordPress 3.4' data-url='http://wp.me/pQEdq-12z' data-counturl='http://nacin.com/2012/03/29/page-templates-in-subdirectories-new-in-wordpress-3-4/' data-count='horizontal' data-via='nacin' data-related='nacin'></a>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://nacin.com/2012/03/29/page-templates-in-subdirectories-new-in-wordpress-3-4/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>84</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>WordPress: So Easy a Congressman Can Do It</title> <link>http://nacin.com/2012/03/15/wordpress-so-easy-a-congressman-can-do-it/</link> <comments>http://nacin.com/2012/03/15/wordpress-so-easy-a-congressman-can-do-it/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 18:47:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andrew Nacin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[government]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WordPress]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://nacin.com/?p=3995</guid> <description><![CDATA[The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform launched a new site on WordPress today. This is really cool for a few reasons. Rep. Darrell Issa tweeted about it this morning, saying WordPress is “rare” for government and said … <a href="http://nacin.com/2012/03/15/wordpress-so-easy-a-congressman-can-do-it/">Continue reading →</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform <a href="http://oversight.house.gov/">launched a new site</a> on WordPress today. This is really cool for a few reasons. Rep. Darrell Issa tweeted about it this morning, saying WordPress is “rare” for government and said it was “to support fast improvements in response to your feedback.” <blockquote class="twitter-tweet">New <a href="http://t.co/7m7BwixZ" title="http://Oversight.House.Gov">Oversight.House.Gov</a> is built w/ @<a href="https://twitter.com/wordpress">wordpress</a>, rare for govt sites, to support fast improvements in response to your feedback — Darrell Issa (@DarrellIssa) <a href="https://twitter.com/DarrellIssa/status/180331770506518528" data-datetime="2012-03-15T16:36:59+00:00">March 15, 2012</a></blockquote> <script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Government moves at a pace best described as glacially, so for them to recognize that WordPress can help them react quicker, that’s just huge. I’ve learned in D.C. that ease of use and speed of development are very rare things for .gov sites, even those built on open source. Not to mention cost-effectiveness in an age where federal government IT procurement is being <a href="http://ben.balter.com/2011/11/29/towards-a-more-agile-government/">upended</a>. Look, they even created cheesy WordPress-in-government infomercial: <iframe width="584" height="329" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/38PlJ9kMPKY?fs=1&feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> The video takes a shot at bad government websites, and while the new site isn’t the prettiest thing in the world, I like the point they’re getting across: Government can excel on the web using the same free publishing software as many of their constituents. It won’t be rare for long. Related: Ben Balter’s post on <a href="http://ben.balter.com/2012/03/05/wordpress-for-government-and-enterprise/">WordPress and government</a> from last week is making waves. Bonus: The <a href="http://www.consumerfinance.gov/">Consumer Financial Protection Bureau</a> recently gave their WordPress site a new coat of paint. <a href='http://twitter.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwp.me%2FpQEdq-12r&count=horizontal&related=nacin&text=WordPress%3A%20So%20Easy%20a%20Congressman%20Can%20Do%20It' class='twitter-share-button' data-text='WordPress: So Easy a Congressman Can Do It' data-url='http://wp.me/pQEdq-12r' data-counturl='http://nacin.com/2012/03/15/wordpress-so-easy-a-congressman-can-do-it/' data-count='horizontal' data-via='nacin' data-related='nacin'></a>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://nacin.com/2012/03/15/wordpress-so-easy-a-congressman-can-do-it/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>9</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>What WordPress Post Forking could do to Editorial Workflows</title> <link>http://nacin.com/2012/03/01/github-for-journalism/</link> <comments>http://nacin.com/2012/03/01/github-for-journalism/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 23:37:18 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andrew Nacin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Ben Balter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GitHub]]></category> <category><![CDATA[journalism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[revisions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WordPress]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://nacin.com/?p=3991</guid> <description><![CDATA[GitHub for Journalism — What WordPress Post Forking could do to Editorial Workflows, by Ben Balter. Ben was a 2011 Google Summer of Code student, where he wrote a really great WordPress plugin called Document Revisions. Now, he’s set his … <a href="http://nacin.com/2012/03/01/github-for-journalism/">Continue reading →</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://ben.balter.com/2012/02/28/github-for-journalism-what-wordpress-post-forking-could-do-to-editorial-workflows/">GitHub for Journalism — What WordPress Post Forking could do to Editorial Workflows</a>, by Ben Balter. Ben was a 2011 Google Summer of Code student, where he wrote a really great WordPress plugin called <a href="http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-document-revisions/">Document Revisions</a>. Now, he’s set his sights on post revisions, forking, and merging. If he goes through with it, it could be a game-changing project. <a href='http://twitter.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwp.me%2FpQEdq-12n&count=horizontal&related=nacin&text=What%20WordPress%20Post%20Forking%20could%20do%20to%20Editorial%20Workflows' class='twitter-share-button' data-text='What WordPress Post Forking could do to Editorial Workflows' data-url='http://wp.me/pQEdq-12n' data-counturl='http://nacin.com/2012/03/01/github-for-journalism/' data-count='horizontal' data-via='nacin' data-related='nacin'></a>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://nacin.com/2012/03/01/github-for-journalism/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>7</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Donate $100 to Jitterbug and I’ll review your plugin</title> <link>http://nacin.com/2012/03/01/jitterbug-plugin-reviews/</link> <comments>http://nacin.com/2012/03/01/jitterbug-plugin-reviews/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 23:16:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andrew Nacin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Jane]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jitterbug]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Kickstarter]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WordPress]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://nacin.com/?p=3985</guid> <description><![CDATA[Jitterbug Bakery: Eat. Drink. Blog. As I work full time on the WordPress project, I don’t do consulting. But! If you donate $100 to Jane’s Jitterbug Kickstarter project, I’ll do a code review and security audit your WordPress.org-hosted plugin. You’ll … <a href="http://nacin.com/2012/03/01/jitterbug-plugin-reviews/">Continue reading →</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/janeforshort/jitterbug-bakery-eat-drink-blog">Jitterbug Bakery: Eat. Drink. Blog.</a> As I work full time on the WordPress project, I don’t do consulting. But! If you donate $100 to Jane’s Jitterbug Kickstarter project, I’ll do a code review and security audit your WordPress.org-hosted plugin. You’ll get a few hours of my time — quite the bang for your buck. Limited time offer. <img src='http://nacin.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> Other awesome people, including Pete Mall, Lisa Sabin-Wilson, Aaron Campbell, and Ptah Dunbar, are also fair game. <a href='http://twitter.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwp.me%2FpQEdq-12h&count=horizontal&related=nacin&text=Donate%20%24100%20to%20Jitterbug%20and%20I%26%23039%3Bll%20review%20your%20plugin' class='twitter-share-button' data-text='Donate $100 to Jitterbug and I'll review your plugin' data-url='http://wp.me/pQEdq-12h' data-counturl='http://nacin.com/2012/03/01/jitterbug-plugin-reviews/' data-count='horizontal' data-via='nacin' data-related='nacin'></a>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://nacin.com/2012/03/01/jitterbug-plugin-reviews/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Avoiding easy</title> <link>http://nacin.com/2012/02/07/avoiding-easy/</link> <comments>http://nacin.com/2012/02/07/avoiding-easy/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:20:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andrew Nacin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Andrew Spittle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WordPress]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://nacin.com/?p=3967</guid> <description><![CDATA[If a feature or product were legitimately easy the user would not be writing in to support about how stuck they are. Sure, some percentage of users will find questions to ask about any interface. But do you want to … <a href="http://nacin.com/2012/02/07/avoiding-easy/">Continue reading →</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote>If a feature or product were legitimately easy the user would not be writing in to support about how stuck they are. Sure, some percentage of users will find questions to ask about any interface. But do you want to start the conversation by assuming the user falls into that percentage? You venture to learn much more if you assume the software is wrong, not the user. <cite>— Andrew Spittle, <a href="http://andrewspittle.net/2012/01/31/avoiding-easy/">“Avoiding Easy”</a></cite></blockquote> This post by Andrew on avoiding the word “easy” in support is golden, but perhaps predictably, this is the part that stood out when I read it. If your user is confused, chances are, the software is wrong. No bugs necessary. Required reading is what Andrew linked to in this paragraph: <a href="http://joeflood.com/2011/07/13/the-software-is-wrong-not-the-people/">Joe Flood’s blog post</a> about a comment Matt Mullenweg made at WordPress DC last summer, “The software is wrong, not the people.” <a href='http://twitter.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwp.me%2FpQEdq-11Z&count=horizontal&related=nacin&text=Avoiding%20easy' class='twitter-share-button' data-text='Avoiding easy' data-url='http://wp.me/pQEdq-11Z' data-counturl='http://nacin.com/2012/02/07/avoiding-easy/' data-count='horizontal' data-via='nacin' data-related='nacin'></a>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://nacin.com/2012/02/07/avoiding-easy/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>13</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Stop SOPA</title> <link>http://nacin.com/2012/01/10/stop-sopa/</link> <comments>http://nacin.com/2012/01/10/stop-sopa/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 20:11:46 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andrew Nacin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[SOPA]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WordPress]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://nacin.com/?p=3957</guid> <description><![CDATA[WordPress takes a stand: Help Stop SOPA, PIPA.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[WordPress takes a stand: <a href="http://wordpress.org/news/2012/01/help-stop-sopa-pipa/">Help Stop SOPA, PIPA</a>. <a href='http://twitter.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwp.me%2FpQEdq-11P&count=horizontal&related=nacin&text=Stop%20SOPA' class='twitter-share-button' data-text='Stop SOPA' data-url='http://wp.me/pQEdq-11P' data-counturl='http://nacin.com/2012/01/10/stop-sopa/' data-count='horizontal' data-via='nacin' data-related='nacin'></a>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://nacin.com/2012/01/10/stop-sopa/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Jon Stewart, Ron Paul, and WordPress</title> <link>http://nacin.com/2012/01/04/jon-stewart-ron-paul-and-wordpress/</link> <comments>http://nacin.com/2012/01/04/jon-stewart-ron-paul-and-wordpress/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 06:50:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andrew Nacin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Jon Stewart]]></category> <category><![CDATA[quotes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WordPress]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://nacin.com/?p=3937</guid> <description><![CDATA[Did you know that before you could write crazy shit on Tumblr and WordPress, people had to type their crazy shit up on what was called paper — and distribute it by hand, reaching the few paranoid conspiracists within walking … <a href="http://nacin.com/2012/01/04/jon-stewart-ron-paul-and-wordpress/">Continue reading →</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote>Did you know that before you could write crazy shit on Tumblr and WordPress, people had to type their crazy shit up on what was called paper — and distribute it by hand, reaching the few paranoid conspiracists within walking distance. <cite>— Jon Stewart</cite></blockquote> That was The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart on Tuesday night, referring to Ron Paul’s decades-old newsletters. Just another way to describe democratizing publishing. Bonus: <a href="http://www.ronpaul2012.com">Ron Paul’s 2012 website</a> runs WordPress. And he’s <a href="http://wpjourno.com/2011/08/17/presidential-candidates-wordpress-cms/">not the only one</a>. Double Bonus: <a href="http://www.indecisionforever.com/">Comedy Central’s Indecision site</a> is WordPress too. (I knew thedailyshow.com wasn’t, but it didn’t take long to find one that was.) Updated with the clip: <embed src="http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:cms:video:thedailyshow.com:405022" width="512" height="288" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" base="." flashVars=""></embed> <a href="http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-january-3-2012/indecision-2012---romspringa">The Daily Show with Jon Stewart</a> <a href='http://twitter.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwp.me%2FpQEdq-11v&count=horizontal&related=nacin&text=Jon%20Stewart%2C%20Ron%20Paul%2C%20and%20WordPress' class='twitter-share-button' data-text='Jon Stewart, Ron Paul, and WordPress' data-url='http://wp.me/pQEdq-11v' data-counturl='http://nacin.com/2012/01/04/jon-stewart-ron-paul-and-wordpress/' data-count='horizontal' data-via='nacin' data-related='nacin'></a>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://nacin.com/2012/01/04/jon-stewart-ron-paul-and-wordpress/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>18</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Theme Foundry: “Don’t Steal My Theme Options”</title> <link>http://nacin.com/2011/12/27/theme-foundry-dont-steal-my-theme-options/</link> <comments>http://nacin.com/2011/12/27/theme-foundry-dont-steal-my-theme-options/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 20:01:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Andrew Nacin</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[decisions]]></category> <category><![CDATA[options]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Theme Foundry]]></category> <category><![CDATA[WordPress]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://nacin.com/?p=3929</guid> <description><![CDATA[Don’t steal my Theme Options, from The Theme Foundry. It seems at least few people interpreted my post last week as suggesting there should be no options. While I think that software should just work, I also suggested that a … <a href="http://nacin.com/2011/12/27/theme-foundry-dont-steal-my-theme-options/">Continue reading →</a>]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<a href="http://thethemefoundry.com/blog/from-the-workshop-dont-steal-my-theme-options/">Don’t steal my Theme Options</a>, from The Theme Foundry. It seems at least few people interpreted <a href="http://nacin.com/2011/12/18/in-open-source-learn-to-decide/">my post last week</a> as suggesting there should be no options. While I think that software should just work, I also suggested that a half-dozen options could be removed from WordPress, not the other 50-something options. Nonetheless, the Theme Foundry post is a great case study in how you should be approaching options — in a careful, meticulous fashion. “We talked it over, and decided we’d go one-by-one through the options and scrutinize like madmen.” That quote makes me want to go find and don my Theme Foundry t-shirt. <a href='http://twitter.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwp.me%2FpQEdq-11n&count=horizontal&related=nacin&text=Theme%20Foundry%3A%20%26quot%3BDon%26%23039%3Bt%20Steal%20My%20Theme%20Options%26quot%3B' class='twitter-share-button' data-text='Theme Foundry: "Don't Steal My Theme Options"' data-url='http://wp.me/pQEdq-11n' data-counturl='http://nacin.com/2011/12/27/theme-foundry-dont-steal-my-theme-options/' data-count='horizontal' data-via='nacin' data-related='nacin'></a>]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://nacin.com/2011/12/27/theme-foundry-dont-steal-my-theme-options/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>9</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>